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Danny Smith

@stormfoo.com

Professional programmer, amateur musician and game player, hobbyist geek. He/him. Views are my own or more likely Simpsons quotes. Also @stormfoo@mastodon.me.uk and stormfoo.com, formerly @StormFoo and @StormPooper on Twitter.

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Google with AI buttons

Google with AI buttons

Google without AI buttons

Google without AI buttons

I made a filterlist for uBlock Origin to remove Generative AI features on websites. Includes blocks for
* Google AI Summaries
* YouTube Ask button & chat summaries
* GitHub Copilot
* Facebook AI chat
* X's Grok buttons
* Deviantart DreamUp
* Booru AI images
* And more

github.com/Stevoisiak/S...

03.02.2026 00:30 ๐Ÿ‘ 23334 ๐Ÿ” 11640 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 287 ๐Ÿ“Œ 229

Gotchaโ€”letโ€™s dig into that step by step.

1. ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ป๐—ผ ๐—บ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜๐—ต, because I turned you into an amorphous lump of flesh. Youโ€™re not just immobileโ€”youโ€™re immortal, and you feel only anguish.

2. ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐˜€๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—บ. That makes total senseโ€”itโ€™s a natural human impulse, and youโ€™ve been through a lot.

23.01.2026 15:46 ๐Ÿ‘ 18630 ๐Ÿ” 6016 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 196 ๐Ÿ“Œ 108

We have an update on Charlieโ€™s newfound love of printing.

14.01.2026 18:00 ๐Ÿ‘ 3061 ๐Ÿ” 871 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 57 ๐Ÿ“Œ 37

holy fuck itโ€™s real

11.01.2026 03:24 ๐Ÿ‘ 4130 ๐Ÿ” 1008 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 99 ๐Ÿ“Œ 100
mzsibyl_ยฎ โ€บ โ€ข: Al Threads 3d
Tired of the Prompt Thieves in the Al art community.
Seriously, the moment a great prompt is public, someone immediately copies it, shares it, and pretends it's their own genius work.
It's not about gatekeeping, it's about
giving credit where it's due. Stop stealing and start creating! #PromptStealer 1/2

mzsibyl_ยฎ โ€บ โ€ข: Al Threads 3d Tired of the Prompt Thieves in the Al art community. Seriously, the moment a great prompt is public, someone immediately copies it, shares it, and pretends it's their own genius work. It's not about gatekeeping, it's about giving credit where it's due. Stop stealing and start creating! #PromptStealer 1/2

OscarAl
@Artedeingenio
X.com
Never do this:
Passing off someone else's work as your own.
This Grok Imagine effect with the day-to-night transition was created by me โ€” and I'm pretty sure that person knows it.
To make things worse, their copy has more impressions than my original post.
Not cool

OscarAl @Artedeingenio X.com Never do this: Passing off someone else's work as your own. This Grok Imagine effect with the day-to-night transition was created by me โ€” and I'm pretty sure that person knows it. To make things worse, their copy has more impressions than my original post. Not cool

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@Artedeingenio
I don't know what you think, but this seems a bit unfel to me.
My original post with the Saori Kido Athena prompt has 4,000 impressions, while @dvorahfr's post with an image created with my prompt has 30,000.
As for not quoting me as the author, I'm not saying anything, because she has apologised.
I would like to understand that it was an unintentional mistake, although I think I'm well enough known around here to use a prompt of mine without knowing it's mine.
If I wasn't so well known, would there have been a rectification? I am afraid that many small accounts are stolen on a daily basis and nothing happens.
But for a copy to be more widely distributed than the original is a very bad symptom.
Without focusing on anyone, I think that some big accounts hardly create original content and just post other people's content, often without quoting the author, and that's very uncool.
Respect and honesty above all else. Let's play fair.

subscribe @Artedeingenio I don't know what you think, but this seems a bit unfel to me. My original post with the Saori Kido Athena prompt has 4,000 impressions, while @dvorahfr's post with an image created with my prompt has 30,000. As for not quoting me as the author, I'm not saying anything, because she has apologised. I would like to understand that it was an unintentional mistake, although I think I'm well enough known around here to use a prompt of mine without knowing it's mine. If I wasn't so well known, would there have been a rectification? I am afraid that many small accounts are stolen on a daily basis and nothing happens. But for a copy to be more widely distributed than the original is a very bad symptom. Without focusing on anyone, I think that some big accounts hardly create original content and just post other people's content, often without quoting the author, and that's very uncool. Respect and honesty above all else. Let's play fair.

AI sloppers (is that a term?) crying that their prompts are being stolen is more beautiful than anything AI could produce

28.12.2025 23:46 ๐Ÿ‘ 2333 ๐Ÿ” 653 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 88 ๐Ÿ“Œ 149
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another robot highlight for 2025: man wearing humanoid mocap suit kicks himself in the balls

27.12.2025 17:27 ๐Ÿ‘ 47045 ๐Ÿ” 14487 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 953 ๐Ÿ“Œ 3137

heads up that bluesky doesnt show posts from other languages by default on your timeline, and its cutting you off from a lot of the community

go to bsky.app/settings/lan... and deselect any language from this setting, or else you might not see any of the new japanese users at all!

24.12.2025 22:01 ๐Ÿ‘ 7669 ๐Ÿ” 5661 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 83 ๐Ÿ“Œ 123
07.11.2025 20:37 ๐Ÿ‘ 5742 ๐Ÿ” 1786 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 27 ๐Ÿ“Œ 14
Rude
Rude or impolite, including crude language and disrespectful comments, without constructive purpose.
Highlighted Off, darkened Warn, and darkened Hide buttons.

Rude Rude or impolite, including crude language and disrespectful comments, without constructive purpose. Highlighted Off, darkened Warn, and darkened Hide buttons.

If you aren't seeing skeets from some of your fave people, they might have been labeled "Rude" by bsky mods. Idk what they are thinking, I don't need a mommy to tell me who to be buddies with. Anyway, go into Settings > moderation > bluesky moderation (advanced) and turn Rude off.

05.11.2025 07:10 ๐Ÿ‘ 11439 ๐Ÿ” 8236 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 14 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1152
a stern floating head with limbs, posed to look as though he's riding a horse, but there is obviously nothing there. he's horseless.

a stern floating head with limbs, posed to look as though he's riding a horse, but there is obviously nothing there. he's horseless.

the horseless head man

01.11.2025 01:28 ๐Ÿ‘ 1541 ๐Ÿ” 434 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 8 ๐Ÿ“Œ 20

When he says โ€œhit it, Joeโ€, I donโ€™t think first time viewers are going to be prepared for just how hard Joe hits it.

27.10.2025 01:30 ๐Ÿ‘ 5225 ๐Ÿ” 1662 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 52 ๐Ÿ“Œ 11

LUCASARTS PRESENTS
Columbo in:
SCUMM of the Earth
#pixelart

26.10.2025 16:39 ๐Ÿ‘ 6250 ๐Ÿ” 2260 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 58 ๐Ÿ“Œ 34

tired: it's always DNS

inspired: ICANN feel it coming in the air tonight

29.09.2025 11:02 ๐Ÿ‘ 1308 ๐Ÿ” 273 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 18 ๐Ÿ“Œ 8
BBC News headline: Frankenstein is monster success at Venice film festival

BBC News headline: Frankenstein is monster success at Venice film festival

Actually, Frankenstein is a doctor success at the Venice film festival

31.08.2025 12:07 ๐Ÿ‘ 24709 ๐Ÿ” 4655 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 199 ๐Ÿ“Œ 116
A comic on the bridge from Star Trek the Next Generation.
Picard: COMMANDER DATA, PLEASE IDENTIFY THAT ROMULAN VESSEL.
Data: THAT'S A GREAT IDEA CAPTAIN!
IDENTIFYING A VESSEL IS A GREAT PLACE TO START - IN ANY TACTICAL OR STRATEGIC OUTER SPACE SITUATION.
THIS VESSEL APPEARS TO BE A 23rd CENTURY KLINGON BIRD OF
PREY! ๐Ÿš€๐Ÿฆ…โœจ
Picard: ARE YOU SURE?
LIKE I SAID WE'RE... PRETTY SURE IT'S ROMULAN.
Data: ...
Data: OF COURSE! SO SORRY ABOUT THAT, YOU'RE RIGHT!
ON CLOSER EXAMINATION IT'S A ROMULAN VESSEL! CAN I RECOMMEND SOME SOONGโ„ข BRAND PRODUCTS THAT CAN HELP YOU WITH THAT?
Picard cradles his face in his hand in a gesture of frustration.
Data: DID I MENTION THE PLIGHT OF OPRESSED WHITES IN SOUTH AFRICA?

A comic on the bridge from Star Trek the Next Generation. Picard: COMMANDER DATA, PLEASE IDENTIFY THAT ROMULAN VESSEL. Data: THAT'S A GREAT IDEA CAPTAIN! IDENTIFYING A VESSEL IS A GREAT PLACE TO START - IN ANY TACTICAL OR STRATEGIC OUTER SPACE SITUATION. THIS VESSEL APPEARS TO BE A 23rd CENTURY KLINGON BIRD OF PREY! ๐Ÿš€๐Ÿฆ…โœจ Picard: ARE YOU SURE? LIKE I SAID WE'RE... PRETTY SURE IT'S ROMULAN. Data: ... Data: OF COURSE! SO SORRY ABOUT THAT, YOU'RE RIGHT! ON CLOSER EXAMINATION IT'S A ROMULAN VESSEL! CAN I RECOMMEND SOME SOONGโ„ข BRAND PRODUCTS THAT CAN HELP YOU WITH THAT? Picard cradles his face in his hand in a gesture of frustration. Data: DID I MENTION THE PLIGHT OF OPRESSED WHITES IN SOUTH AFRICA?

realistic Star Trek

26.08.2025 17:23 ๐Ÿ‘ 6556 ๐Ÿ” 2500 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 47 ๐Ÿ“Œ 81

Other people have better imposter syndrome than me I bet

13.08.2025 23:54 ๐Ÿ‘ 4611 ๐Ÿ” 874 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 62 ๐Ÿ“Œ 18
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Ashamed of how funny I still find this

01.08.2025 10:34 ๐Ÿ‘ 100 ๐Ÿ” 16 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Preview
We need a maximum working temperature Every summer, temperatures are rising and working in prolonged heat and sun can be dangerous. It can cause a number of health concerns, from dehydration and dizziness to the most serious of illnesses....

Seems like a good time to update UK health and safety guidance to include a maximum working temperature. Incredible that there isn't one already! Petition:
www.megaphone.org.uk/petitions/we...

12.07.2025 07:17 ๐Ÿ‘ 76 ๐Ÿ” 28 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 3

Just realised that is probably him in the bottom right. A tale in four parts, told out of sequence. Really makes you think.

11.07.2025 16:40 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

lofi hip hop mix ๐ŸŽถ beats to murder/exact revenge to

11.07.2025 14:21 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Need to know what the pac man said so I don't use the internet incorrectly.

11.07.2025 14:11 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The guy who stole my diary has died.

My thoughts are with his family.

21.06.2025 05:31 ๐Ÿ‘ 316 ๐Ÿ” 55 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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24.05.2025 18:08 ๐Ÿ‘ 15275 ๐Ÿ” 3803 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 153 ๐Ÿ“Œ 147
Defend the Internet Archive.
Protect the Wayback Machine.
Tell the music labels: Drop the 78s lawsuit.
Sign our open letter on change.org

Defend the Internet Archive. Protect the Wayback Machine. Tell the music labels: Drop the 78s lawsuit. Sign our open letter on change.org

๐Ÿ“ข The Internet Archive needs your help.

At a time when information is being rewritten or erased online, a $700 million lawsuit from major record labels threatens to destroy the Wayback Machine.

Tell the labels to drop the 78s lawsuit.

๐Ÿ‘‰ Sign our open letter: www.change.org/p/defend-the...

๐Ÿงตโฌ‡๏ธ

17.04.2025 16:51 ๐Ÿ‘ 19565 ๐Ÿ” 15720 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 120 ๐Ÿ“Œ 458
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19.01.2025 04:35 ๐Ÿ‘ 4586 ๐Ÿ” 1007 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 29 ๐Ÿ“Œ 28
Printed instructions for microwaving a potato with encircled bullet point, โ€œPotato may whistle in microwave.โ€

Printed instructions for microwaving a potato with encircled bullet point, โ€œPotato may whistle in microwave.โ€

for the potato fears not death

31.12.2024 13:55 ๐Ÿ‘ 23011 ๐Ÿ” 3776 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 595 ๐Ÿ“Œ 287
AvaloniaVisualBasic.Browser

Wow, this is amazing: Visual Basic 6 in the Browser (built with C#):

bandysc.github.io/AvaloniaVisu...

11.11.2024 09:32 ๐Ÿ‘ 6 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

Hello,
This note is to let you know that XP Manchester will no longer have a presence on meetup.com as of 1 December 2024 (due to their ridiculous price increases).

Rest assured the monthly morning lean coffee sessions WILL continue.

04.11.2024 15:39 ๐Ÿ‘ 6 ๐Ÿ” 5 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0