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Saturday August 22nd, 2026

the 2038 problem Dan Lyke / comment 0

Coach Sankhavaram ® @paninid@mastodon.world

Some Kobayashi Maru shit

Quote tweeting Computer Facts @computer@facts.computer

they are solving the year 2038 problem by making sure we never make it that far

Aha I finally understand what Dan Lyke / comment 0

Aha! I finally understand what "Monster" energy drinks are for. Using the cans as a size comparison for dick pics on BlueSky. Kinda like those "5 Hour Energy" bottles, come to think of it.

Thanks, internet!

suffering on the inside Dan Lyke / comment 0

The athlete and interviewee completely understood the assignment here: B.C. swimmer (Melanie Buggey) crosses the Strait of Georgia in under nine hours:

How long do you think it's going to take you to fully recover from something this intense?

I don't think I've recovered from childhood, so probably never, but I could get back in the pool in a day or two if I was keen on swimming, which incidentally, as it turns out, I don't think I am right now.

Facebook friend posted about the Dan Lyke / comment 0

A Facebook friend posted about the endorphin high one gets from square dance calling. I replied "Yes. Sometimes I suspect that a cocaine habit would be cheaper and healthier, but...."

Of course Meta suspended my account for advocating drug use.

Good reminder I shouldn't be posting there anyway.

London Falling Dan Lyke / comment 0

A neighbor left a copy of London Falling: A Mysterious Death in a Gilded City and a Family's Search for Truth by Patrick Radden Keefe.

Gripping read about the intersection of oligarchs, Instagram culture, the blurred lines between cops and their informants and the criminals, and... in the end I'm happy to have read it because as a mood piece it makes me happy that I wasn't caught up in the crypto craze, and makes me feel better about not diving into the "AI" land rush either.

Also makes me glad that, as a late teen, I had trouble lying, 'cause that desire to be a part of deals....

Anyway, if you've ever watched a British heist film and thought "this is too far fetched", a compelling read.

Friday August 21st, 2026

D'Addario used Suno for an ad Dan Lyke / comment 0

Imagine having so few musical friends that you couldn't hit one up to do the soundtrack to your low budget ad. Guitar company D’Addario admits that AI music was used in a promotional videoAfter initially denying it, the company now admits that its string demo video was made with Suno.

Via.

vibe bobsled Dan Lyke / comment 0

I like the term and concept of "vibe bobsled": Faulty Towers, vibe sickness, and the vibe bobsled

Edit: Christine Lemmer-Webber @cwebber@social.coop wonders if the recent Linux kernel "completely overwhelmed" feelings are a symptom of vibe bobsledding.


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