@nprofile1q... no no, BiT isn't abandoned. i still use it weekly, like it, & am looking fwd to the planned Feb [iirc] release of the next version.

#BackInTime #DropbearPooterising #Linux #LinuxWomen #FOSS

@nprofile1q...

turkish delight mining is one extractive industry for which i'd totes vote!

@nprofile1q... as nightly is two versions ahead of regular, & as the paradigm now is ~monthly updates, i expect you might have it in ~ two months' time. that said, it might be later, if they feel that more work is needed on it. anyway, the important part is, users at some stage "soonish" will have what seems to be a simple to use graphical way to control ai components in their foxes, without needing to go into the bowels via about:config & user.js such as weirdos like me do, heehee.

@nprofile1q... i have been blocking ai via my #userJS for several months, but yesterday was interested to see land in my :firefoxnightly: this new settings tab:

#AltText - new tab in firefox-nightly's Settings, providing multiple ai-component blocking switches. following is the text of that new tab:
AI Controls

You always have a choice in Nightly, including whether to use features enhanced with AI. More controls coming soon. Learn more
Block AI enhancements
Blocking means you won’t see new or current AI enhancements in Nightly, or pop-ups about them. Get more details about what’s included and how to control traditional machine learning features, like search suggestions and recommendations.
On-device AI
These use small AI models that download to your device if you use the feature. This approach helps protect your privacy. Learn more
Translations
Seamlessly browse the web in your preferred language.More translations settings
Image alt text in Nightly PDF viewer
When you add images to PDFs, this adds descriptions to make them accessible.Learn more
Tab group suggestions
Get suggestions to name and organise your tabs.Learn more
Key points in link previews
See a quick summary before opening a link.Learn more
AI chatbot providers in sidebar
Keep a chatbot in view as you browse. Choose from Anthropic Claude, ChatGPT, Copilot, Google Gemini, and Le Chat Mistral. Learn more
Chatbot in sidebar
What the options mean:

Available: You’ll see the feature and can use it.
Enabled: You’ve opted in to use the feature.
Blocked: You won’t see and can’t use the feature. For on-device AI, any models already downloaded are removed.
#FirefoxNightly

my remark: good satire is fabulous at exposing the fundamental lie or hypocrisy, & IMO this one is forensically spot-on!

chaser.com.au/general-news/nat…As Australians are left in horror following the lack of coverage of the attempted bombing of an Invasion Day protest in Perth, many around the nation are pretty sure we can guess the race of the unnamed alleged attacker based on his ability to avoid the ‘terrorist’ label.While the dictionary may suggest that terrorism is when anyone uses unlawful violence for political means, many understand that the application of the term becomes impacted by ‘other factors’, especially in the sort of country that refuses to reckon with its own racism to the point where an Invasion Day protest is needed.

For example, while many may reasonably look at a bomb being thrown at a protest as an ‘alleged terrorist attack’, if the media and politicians get antsy with the term, its usually a giveaway that the suspect is as white as the average newsroom editor or political party leader.

The race of those being targeted can also typically be predicted by the watering down of language when describing the attack. For example if a ‘potential mass casualty event using a bomb’ is described as just ‘an alleged incident involving a device’, that sort of ‘nothing to see here, let’s talk about something else’ mentality is usually reserved for when the attacks happen against Indigenous Australians. With politicians, the media and police getting decades of practice by ignoring First Nations deaths in custody.

Bookies have said they will not pay out any bets on the alleged perpetrators race until offical confirmation, either by the public release of his identity or when the media starts talking about his ‘mental health’.

#auspol #racism

theguardian.com/world/2026/jan…

i transitioned, in straya [but via thailand for a couple of, um, trips, ahem] in the early oughties. at that stage straya was still politically ignorant about trans-peeps... not hostile, just massively ignorant & unhelpful. by comparison, at that time, i recall my view from afar that merka seemed far more advanced in trans awareness, acceptance, & support. my view then might have been very naive, i dunno, but whatever, now that merka is a live fascist hellhole i can't even begin to imagine the daily horrors of being a trans-peep there now. that these would-be asylum-seekers seem destined to be rejected by Netherlands & deported back to merka & hence ICE, is truly nightmarish.

#USPol #TuckFrump #FuckRWNJs #magamorons #FuckChristoFascists #FuckAllReligion #OrangeOaf #HeyFascistCatch #GenderDysphoria #Transmisia #Transphobia #Trans #TransRightsAreHumanRights #FsckThePatriarchy #fsckALLreligion #RWNJs #FsckRWNJs #FsckChristoFacists #ChangeTheSystem #FuckAroundAndFindOut #Misanthropy #TransRepresentation #transwoman #transwomen #transkids

@nprofile1q... nice. also fwiw:

dir.friendica.social/servers
friendica.fediverse.observer/l…

#Friendica

interestingengineering.com/inn…

when peeps speak of "legacy computing" i doubt many had thought of this wonder. pretty bloody amazeballs, afaict.

@nprofile1q... -- a wee "expansion project" for you, perchance?

#engineering #weaving #looms #automation #china #WesternHanDynasty #computer #legacycomputing