@GossiTheDog@cyberplace.social Can I coin the term "scarecity"? By restricting access and hyping Mythos up, Anthropic are using scare tactics and supply/demand scarcity to build hype.
It's impressive, in the most frustrating, potentially unethical, way.
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Hacker, geek, #CTO, misanthrope. #StarTrek #DoctorWho #Linux #Java #Python #HomeAutomation #RaspberryPi #SmartHome #SelfBuild #HomeAssistant #OpenHAB #UnitedKingdom #AWS #BBCMicro #RetroComputing Masthead photo by Barney Livingston.
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Hacker, geek, #CTO, misanthrope. #StarTrek #DoctorWho #Linux #Java #Python #HomeAutomation #RaspberryPi #SmartHome #SelfBuild #HomeAssistant #OpenHAB #UnitedKingdom #AWS #BBCMicro #RetroComputing Masthead photo by Barney Livingston.
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Apr 08, 2026
Is there a word to describe the sense of... disappointment when someone you mentored, someone whose wedding you attended, and someone you're published with - but not spoken to in years - is in the news because of a massive donation to Reform UK?
Sigh.
#UKPol #UKPolitics
Sigh.
#UKPol #UKPolitics
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Hacker, geek, #CTO, misanthrope. #StarTrek #DoctorWho #Linux #Java #Python #HomeAutomation #RaspberryPi #SmartHome #SelfBuild #HomeAssistant #OpenHAB #UnitedKingdom #AWS #BBCMicro #RetroComputing Masthead photo by Barney Livingston.
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Apr 03, 2026
I do still enjoy "This Ole House" #TOTP
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Apr 03, 2026
22 according to whosampled.com
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Apr 03, 2026
"People keep saying Stevie Wonder's finished".
This is the same year as "Happy Birthday".
And it's is3 years before "I Just Called to Say I Love You" - which I don't particularly like, but was certainly popular.
#TOTP
This is the same year as "Happy Birthday".
And it's is3 years before "I Just Called to Say I Love You" - which I don't particularly like, but was certainly popular.
#TOTP
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Apr 03, 2026
Yes, and unnecessarily 80s with weak vocals.
Fuck off. I'd rather have Robson & Jerome's version if I had to.
#TOTP
Fuck off. I'd rather have Robson & Jerome's version if I had to.
#TOTP
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Mar 26, 2026
@fluffy@plush.city I had a similar idea for a chronological edit of the 3 #BackToTheFuture films: starts with Marty arriving in 1885, then most of Part 3, then the arrival in 1955 at Twin Pines Farm etc.
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Feb 28, 2026
@fluffy@plush.city British English:
"one thousand and twenty four"
Voted for the US version as closest.
"one thousand and twenty four"
Voted for the US version as closest.
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Feb 03, 2026
IME, a lot of good information on how to achieve things with the #OpenHAB Rules DSL requires good searching on the OpenHAB forums or mining through the Javadoc.
I thought I'd use Claude over the weekend/last night to help generify some stuff in my config, and it suggested a cool approach whereby I could put metadata against items and then use that metadata in my rules to customise behaviour.
It's also described here: https://forum.aqara.com/t/exploring-openhabs-rule-design-with-metadata-for-enhanced-flexibility/20956
Unfortunately, Claude seems to have just completely made up how to _read_ the metadata (validated against the Javadoc). It then proposed an alternative approach, which again seemed reasonable - but completely made up (again, validated against the Javadoc).
Trying a third time got it to say:
> Let me check what's actually available in OpenHAB for accessing metadata from rules
...and then:
> Unfortunately, accessing item metadata from Rules DSL is quite limited in OpenHAB. The documentation confirms that "Metadata can be added and removed, but not read" from Rules DSL
I know none of this is news; but... yeesh.
I thought I'd use Claude over the weekend/last night to help generify some stuff in my config, and it suggested a cool approach whereby I could put metadata against items and then use that metadata in my rules to customise behaviour.
It's also described here: https://forum.aqara.com/t/exploring-openhabs-rule-design-with-metadata-for-enhanced-flexibility/20956
Unfortunately, Claude seems to have just completely made up how to _read_ the metadata (validated against the Javadoc). It then proposed an alternative approach, which again seemed reasonable - but completely made up (again, validated against the Javadoc).
Trying a third time got it to say:
> Let me check what's actually available in OpenHAB for accessing metadata from rules
...and then:
> Unfortunately, accessing item metadata from Rules DSL is quite limited in OpenHAB. The documentation confirms that "Metadata can be added and removed, but not read" from Rules DSL
I know none of this is news; but... yeesh.
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Hacker, geek, #CTO, misanthrope. #StarTrek #DoctorWho #Linux #Java #Python #HomeAutomation #RaspberryPi #SmartHome #SelfBuild #HomeAssistant #OpenHAB #UnitedKingdom #AWS #BBCMicro #RetroComputing Masthead photo by Barney Livingston.
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Jan 30, 2026
This is the definition of an unnecessary cover, surely.
Only seems like a few weeks ago we had Johnnie & Denise.
I guess they're relying on the Boyzone fans to raise money for Comic Relief.
But can't we just edit in Billy Ocean now? #TOTP
Only seems like a few weeks ago we had Johnnie & Denise.
I guess they're relying on the Boyzone fans to raise money for Comic Relief.
But can't we just edit in Billy Ocean now? #TOTP
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