Out of curiosity, does anyone have any resources about updates on generative AI from people who didn't "drink the kool-aid", so to speak?

I feel like I should keep an eye on what's going on with generative AI, but I'm not interested in using it myself and most information online that I can find about gen AI research and stuff is from AI bros, which doesn't interest me.

I would prefer text, but YouTube/Peertube channels are fine as well

#LazyWeb

#lazyweb Can someone give me some good 7-letter magic hex constants?

E.g. 0xdeadbee... huh... I guess that works. Must be exactly seven letters.

Hey #LazyWeb pals, I’m in the market for a #DigitalOcean alternative for my hobby projects. I’m looking for:

- can automatically deploy a Dockerized app when I push changes to its repo
- Postgres that I don’t have to manage (eg for updates, backups) and can be shared between multiple smol web apps
- easy setup / minimal sorcery
- approximately same price or less; anything above $50/mo is off the table

Please enjoy an advance helping of gratitude for your advice on this matter.

#LazyWeb are toeprints as unique as fingerprints?

#Lazyweb Which optical drive that is good (and fast) at burning 100GB M-Discs would you recommend? (Yes, I’m going back to burning discs as long(er) term storage instead of trusting any cloud) Linux or MacOS.

#lazyweb Why is tmux/screen capable of sessions that survive the disconnect terminal you're on _and_ allow you to reconnect with more input later? What makes it different from nohup (AIUI, once you get a SIGHUP, any reads from the terminal return EOF)?

Hey fediverse: my neighbors dog just got sprayed by a #skunk. Our entire yard now stinks, even though it didn't spray here. We can't sit outside at all, and the stench is leaking into the house. Anything we can do to clear the smell quicker? #outdoors #nature #lazyweb #smell #pests #pet

RE: https://mastodon.thi.ng/@toxi/117047924135764185

I'm kind of desperate to hear how other small artist/crafter/maker online shop owners are going to deal with these new hostile EU packaging regulations. One of the biggest issues is the amount of general confusion and lack of clear solutions, with only 6 days left until the legislation starts!

I've started compiling a list of useful links and will continue doing so, but please, please share/boost for better reach! Thank you! 🙏

#FediAsk #LazyWeb #EU #PPWR #Packaging #Legislation #OnlineShop

Ted M. Young boosted

Karsten Schmidt » 🌐 2026-08-06 / 2026-08-06
@toxi@mastodon.thi.ng

A few days ago the EU released an updated #PPWR FAQ:

https://op.europa.eu/en/publication-detail/-/publication/ad14cb8f-8d4f-11f1-9262-01aa75ed71a1

Also some more clarifications from the German Händlerbund:

1) Attaching a postage label on unbranded packaging sourced in the same EU country as your shop does not make you a producer and frees you of extended EPR responsibilities:

(Videos in German):
https://imginn.com/p/DbqOqGbMmhW/
https://imginn.com/p/DbnbkzNs1_1/

2) The de minimis relief amendment for micro-enterprises has been rejected, meaning authorized representatives are indeed required in each single EU country where you want to ship to. Even if it's just one package a year. This is unbelievably bad news for any small shops! I'm honestly speechless how idiotic & cruel this decision is!

https://ohn.haendlerbund.de/recht/politik-gesetze/entlastung-ppwr-bevollmaechtigte

https://imginn.com/p/DbsV5HsIiNt/

Edit: The official decision to discontinue negotiations is here:
https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2026/06/24/simplification-council-agrees-negotiating-stance-to-simplify-and-streamline-environmental-rules/

The almost Newspeak-like scenario here is that this now vastly more involved and expensive impact of this legislation is officially touted as "simplification and reduction of administrative burden". Can't make this up...

#PPWR #EU #Packaging #OnlineShop #MicroEnterprise

Dear #lazyweb #askfedi I have a jewelry question: I am working with nordic gold (CuAlZnSn) and german silver (CuNi). I have a propane furnace and a (not-)MAPP torch.

I struggle to melt copper based alloys with either (I have cast aluminium without problems in the past, and with difficulty made some casting shot from brass, german silver, copper and nordic gold.

I have a smith little torch with the wrong fittings for this country , and an oxygen regulator, but currently no source of oxygen.

I should

#Lazyweb When I want to spin up my own #Fediverse instance that supports #Markdown when composing a post and that can handle my significant amount of followers with a seamless migration from my current #Mastodon instance, which #ActivityPub Implementation would you use? Ideally it should be a simple rootless container setup that JustWorks™ with podman. Perfection would be a single, self-contained container without the need to spin up several ones for databases or other stuff.