Paul Sutton @zleap@qoto.org

The Green Party has the same number MPs as Reform. The Green Party has policies that will benefit the country and make the world a better place.
The Green Party should get at least equal airtime and column inches as the vacuous, loud-mouthed divisive Farage.
Message to the media: stop promoting the fascists.
#GreenParty

Parents sue OpenAI over teen's suicide
https://www.axios.com/2025/08/26/parents-sue-openai-chatgpt?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Posted into Health Care @health-care-AxiosNews

We’ve been working on improving On-Screen Keyboard support in computers, mobile devices and TVs as part of the We Care About Your Input - KDE Goals initiative.

Check out what has been done so far in Plasma Virtual Keyboard and tell us what you’d like to see next. 💻️📱📺️

IMPORTANT UPDATE:

🇨🇿 Czech Republic is now OPPOSED to Chat Control, as announced by Prime Minister Petr Fiala:

"On behalf of myself and the entire TOGETHER coalition, I want to say clearly: we will not allow the monitoring of citizens' private correspondence. We do not agree that any emails or messages on platforms such as WhatsApp or Messenger can be monitored. Protecting our children is important, but we have to do it differently."

This now leaves eight undecided member states.

Google asks what we think of their plans to block Android app installs outside of Google Play (unless the developers let Google verify their identity and pay a fee).

Want to tell them your opinion, just submit this form:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfN3UQeNspQsZCO2ITkdzMxv81rJDEGGjO-UIDDY28Rz_GEVA/viewform?usp=dialog

LinkedIn has removed hate speech protections for transgender individuals and no longer lists “misgendering or deadnaming of transgender individuals” as prohibited conduct. This is unacceptable. Stand up against corporate complying-in-advance - see an open letter you can sign, and other suggestions.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1JOQNfj8l2Cb_z1dSjU5GtFB3n8IVf-D06pUIZlE2cnk/edit?usp=sharing

ChatGPT just told me this: "in my experience, AirPods Pro 2, Sony WF-1000XM5, and Bose QuietComfort Ultra earbuds are best for maintaining solid bluetooth connections in urban environments."

IN MY EXPERIENCE!? Think what you mean is "based on the mountains of data and user reports I scraped but didn't cite."

These continuing attempts to humanize AI are getting disturbing. But what really gets under my skin is that it probably works on a ton of people out there, and endears the AI to them.

Hhehe

If a new Linux user asks for a distro recommendation and you suggest Arch, then you've fundamentally misunderstood the words "new user"

"Sideloading" is the rentseeker word for "being able to run software of your choosing on a computing device you purchased". There is no reasonable case for an operating system developer having a say over what programs you run on your hardware.

#Android #Google

I'm sick of journalists saying "we're doing what we can to keep journalists in Gaza safe".

Tell the truth.

Stop quoting Israelis.
Stop giving airtime to their lies.
Stop being a tool of genocide.
Stop ignoring your duty as a journalist.

Call a spade a spade and stop helping genocide.

#Israel #Gaza #Genocide

Check this out – PyPos3DLO, an app based on LibreOffice to create mechanical characters, edit and optimize Poser files, and manipulate WaveFront files: https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2025/08/26/pypos3dlo-python-3d-app-based-on-libreoffice/ #foss #OpenSource

AI industry horrified to face largest copyright class action ever certified
Copyright class actions could financially ruin AI industry, trade groups say.
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/08/ai-industry-horrified-to-face-largest-copyright-class-action-ever-certified/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

SpaceX’s latest Dragon mission will breathe more fire at the space station
"The boost kit will help sustain the orbiting lab's altitude, starting in September."
https://arstechnica.com/space/2025/08/spacexs-latest-dragon-mission-will-breathe-more-fire-at-the-space-station/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

FFmpeg 8.0 is out, and it’s packed: Vulkan-based encoding/decoding (on any GPU that supports Vulkan 1.3), native ProRes RAW decoding, Whisper AI for speech-to-text, and new filters that offload to GPU.

https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/08/ffmpeg-8-vulkan-compute-codecs-professional-video?v1

#FFmpeg #Linux #OpenSource

I just don’t know what to write anymore. Israel is committing genocide with the full support of our countries in the West.

What do I say to my friends in Palestine who don’t know if they’re going to survive the night? That we are morally vacuous? That we are horrible human beings? That we’ve lost any semblance of humanity we might have had? That we deserve their eternal wrath?

What do you say about societies that, far from failing to prevent genocide, support and profit from it?

Zionists love to ask you if their genocidal project deserves to exist. They’re not asking a broad enough question. Does a system that cannot even prevent genocide deserve to exist? What is the purpose of us if we are to exist shackled to the bloody whims of the worst of humanity?

On Mastodon, the beginner hurdle is learning how to engage in conversations.

The next is building trust so people actually respond and connect with you.

#writing #humor #writer #books #Wordle #wordweavers #scribesandmakers #today