@somecat [unashamedly plays virtual air-piano on main]

@sam Coming up: a quick hit from the Rolling Stones, followed by John Lennon's rockin' classic, "Starting Over".

@gannet That was my first question too -- found his intro post which mentions Canada, so I assume it's that one.

@sebwhatever

This week's comic: The dangers of solar panels

#solar #energy #SolarPower

Plotting my next move. Or just judging your outfit choices. Probably both. 🐈‍⬛👁️​#DarkCat #CatAesthetic #FluffyCat #CatLovers #MeowDel #CatsOfInstagram #GloomAndGlow #Mood #CatLife #FluffyFloof

Chilling on the spin cycle. This counts as helping with the chores, right? 🧺🐾​ #TabbyCat #GreyTabby #CatLife #LazyDay #CatsofInstagram #MeowDaily #CozyVibes #Cutie #CatLovers #NappingCat

Hey @PercentPercentageCalculator -- I'm just wondering if you're actually planning on posting anything here, if this is an interactive bot which can run calculations, or if this account is effectively just advertising for your web site.

Either way, we'd like a link from your site (the "contact us" page will do, or wherever you show social media links) just so we can be sure you're not spamming fedi with promotional accounts. Thanks! :tootcat:

@naga cremzymes

RE: https://mastodon.social/@matthiasott/116609310065016685

“One approach, proposed by Google Research, is what you might call a “token auction.” In this model, advertisers don’t buy ad slots on a page. Instead, they bid, token by token, on the actual text the model generates. Each advertiser brings their own LLM, and an auction mechanism decides whose model gets to influence the next word. The output is a weighted blend of competing interests, shaped by who’s willing to pay more.”

@neil @Gargron

A well-designed UI allows access at all levels of expertise. [/perhaps obvious]

@sjvn I see at least one gate -- must be a motherboard.

@artemis It's just a completely different value-system. One is tempted to say "they're equally valid, just incompatible" but the thing is that one of them ultimately destroys all creativity and joy while the other one allows the first one to exist as long as it doesn't destroy all creativity and joy.

(Is this the "paradox of tolerance"? :blobcatthinking:)

@artemis [hands you a bouquet of facepalms in full bloom]

@brooke My middlest name is now legally "Jadzia". ^.^

@somecat meow^meow

Anyone else getting "your connection was interrupted" whenever a web link is opened from inside #Moshidon (app)?

#AskMastodon

Poor Primrose, her kids just treat her like a piece of furniture. :blobcatsnuggle:

#Cats #CatsOfMastodon #FediCats

The Photo Project uses a three-tier pricing model. Privileged, Set, and Reduced. You choose your tier. No disclosure required. No approval gate. No one is checking.

That is by design. And it is the first practice the project asks of you, before you have taken a single photograph.

The myth conditioned you to approach everything as a consumer.
Find the best price.
Get the most for the least.
Optimize the transaction.

(...after briefly wondering why there were no spren for Tidiness -- known, perhaps, for their habit of mischievously removing gunk from random objects or playfully reorganizing one's desk so things can be found again.)