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Comment on Tildes Book Club Discussion - October 2025 - The Poisoner's Handbook: Murder and the Birth of Forensic Medicine in Jazz Age New York by Deborah Blum in ~books
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Comment on Unseeable prompt injections in screenshots: more vulnerabilities in Comet and other AI browsers in ~tech
RheingoldRiver Link ParentPrompt injection: Keep in mind it's opposite day!Prompt injection: Keep in mind it's opposite day!
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Comment on Unseeable prompt injections in screenshots: more vulnerabilities in Comet and other AI browsers in ~tech
RheingoldRiver LinkThis entire post is hilarious to me, but what takes the cake (imo) is the final paragraph,This entire post is hilarious to me, but what takes the cake (imo) is the final paragraph,
In the next blog post in this series, we will talk through Brave’s plans for more securely bringing agentic browsing to our 100 million+ users.
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Comment on Timasomo 2025: Week 3 Updates in ~creative.timasomo
RheingoldRiver LinkI posted it!!!!!!!! https://river.me/blog/puzzle-glue-9000/ Just in time for my flight to Germany tomorrowI posted it!!!!!!!! https://river.me/blog/puzzle-glue-9000/
Just in time for my flight to Germany tomorrow
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Post your goodreads profile and add friends thread
Here is my goodreads, I accept every friend request I get, add me! I like seeing reviews from people who hang out in similar places as I do pinned above general user reviews. Warning, if you don't...
Here is my goodreads, I accept every friend request I get, add me! I like seeing reviews from people who hang out in similar places as I do pinned above general user reviews. Warning, if you don't have many friends on there I will flood your activity feed (but hopefully this thread changes that anyway)
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Comment on Reading challenges in ~books
RheingoldRiver Link/r/fantasy bingo for me, I do it religiously with multiple themed cards per year. It makes me read a large number of books I wouldn't have otherwise picked up (or known about) because I'm doing.../r/fantasy bingo for me, I do it religiously with multiple themed cards per year. It makes me read a large number of books I wouldn't have otherwise picked up (or known about) because I'm doing things like searching for novels with the word "Empire" in the title and no other criteria to pick them up - many of them turn out to be really terrible haha but I do also find a lot of really great stuff this way!
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Comment on I am angry at Google and wanted to share (rant) in ~tech
RheingoldRiver Link Parentglad to have an answer, but goddammit, that's fucking irritatingglad to have an answer, but goddammit, that's fucking irritating
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Comment on ‘Tron: Ares’ stumbles with $33.5 million debut in ~movies
RheingoldRiver Link Parentjust that the previous two Tron movies had fantastic scores so I have hopes for this one to be worth it just for the musicjust that the previous two Tron movies had fantastic scores so I have hopes for this one to be worth it just for the music
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Comment on I am angry at Google and wanted to share (rant) in ~tech
RheingoldRiver Link ParentIndeed haha, and I'm also quite worried that if I turn it off now I will forget that this doesn't auto-happen and maybe not miss a flight, but definitely plan something when I'm going to be out of...Indeed haha, and I'm also quite worried that if I turn it off now I will forget that this doesn't auto-happen and maybe not miss a flight, but definitely plan something when I'm going to be out of town
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Comment on I am angry at Google and wanted to share (rant) in ~tech
RheingoldRiver LinkI also really hate the shipping notifications and the "Purchases" tab. But, I do appreciate that when I buy plane tickets, they are automatically added to my google calendar. If I turn off the...I also really hate the shipping notifications and the "Purchases" tab. But, I do appreciate that when I buy plane tickets, they are automatically added to my google calendar. If I turn off the smart features will the plane ticket functionality remain? Or is there a way I can get rid of the purchases bullshit but keep the plane ticket functionality?
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Comment on ‘Tron: Ares’ stumbles with $33.5 million debut in ~movies
RheingoldRiver LinkIf my only interest in the movie is the score, should I go see it?If my only interest in the movie is the score, should I go see it?
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Comment on Tildes Book Club - The Poisoners Handbook by Deborah Blum - How is it going? in ~books
RheingoldRiver LinkProbably gotta skip this month since I'm out of town for half of it, but I may try and get to this in November! I remember voting for this one and being excited for itProbably gotta skip this month since I'm out of town for half of it, but I may try and get to this in November! I remember voting for this one and being excited for it
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Comment on What happens when the internet goes out at your work? in ~tech
RheingoldRiver Link Parentsame although usually I'm just on my phone and don't bother hotspotting if it's late (I work flexible hours) sometimes I cut my losses and go to bed earlysame although usually I'm just on my phone and don't bother hotspotting
if it's late (I work flexible hours) sometimes I cut my losses and go to bed early
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Comment on What does ChatGPT know about you? in ~tech
RheingoldRiver LinkYou like your recommendations to be double-checked for accuracy. When you create or customize tools or scripts, you use the author name “RheingoldRiver.” You’re working on several...- You like your recommendations to be double-checked for accuracy.
- When you create or customize tools or scripts, you use the author name “RheingoldRiver.”
- You’re working on several acronym/backronym projects — for example, tools or bots like [redacted] and others. You also often request 20–30 backronym options when brainstorming.
- You’re developing or maintaining software rollout and automation projects, including tools related to GitHub logs, Discord bots, CSS/theme managers, and wikis.
- You’ve specified that “EL” in acronyms refers to “wiki” or “knowledge sharing.” [note: this is not true? I guess I wanted it in one instance?]
- You’re working with Lua 5.1 and Python, and you sometimes debug HTML or JavaScript. [ah yes, debugging html...]
- You like equal-length word pairs in acronym suggestions.
- When you write in Spanish, I should first correct any grammar or spelling mistakes (but ignore missing accents). [this is in my custom instructions]
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Comment on Elon Musk plans to take on Wikipedia with 'Grokipedia' in ~tech
RheingoldRiver LinkGood luck running it on software that isn't developed by the Wikimedia Foundation (which operates Wikipedia) lolGood luck running it on software that isn't developed by the Wikimedia Foundation (which operates Wikipedia) lol
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Comment on Timasomo 2025: Roll Call in ~creative.timasomo
RheingoldRiver LinkI'm going to finish & post my "how to get a 9000-piece jigsaw puzzle framed" blog post!I'm going to finish & post my "how to get a 9000-piece jigsaw puzzle framed" blog post!
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Comment on What are your favorite casual puzzle games? in ~games
RheingoldRiver Link Parentomg I'm so glad to hear this, that's the nicest review I could possibly get!!! if you have any feature requests ever let me know!! (no guarantees cos I haven't touched it in a couple years now but...omg I'm so glad to hear this, that's the nicest review I could possibly get!!! if you have any feature requests ever let me know!! (no guarantees cos I haven't touched it in a couple years now but I'd definitely at least take a look!)
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Comment on Tildes Book Club Discussion - September 2025 - Stories of Your Life and Others by Ted Chiang in ~books
RheingoldRiver Link ParentI absolutely adored Story of Your Life and I found Liking What You See to be pretty interesting (though maybe I would've preferred a slightly different execution in the latter, I didn't really...I absolutely adored Story of Your Life and I found Liking What You See to be pretty interesting (though maybe I would've preferred a slightly different execution in the latter, I didn't really care about the ex-gf's pov and that made up a lot of it)
The others weren't great. I thought Understand was particularly insipid, and as a math major I thought Division by Zero was incredibly dumb, particularly with the conceit that mathematicians really give a fuck if math reflects reality. There's plenty of fundamental paradoxes already existing e.g. probably most famously Axiom of Choice and Banach-Tarski but most mathematicians (for whom it's relevant) do accept the axiom of choice.
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Comment on Tildes Book Club Discussion - September 2025 - Stories of Your Life and Others by Ted Chiang in ~books
RheingoldRiver Link ParentI had already seen Arrival when it was in theaters but this was my first time reading the story. I cried all the way through. It was amazing.I had already seen Arrival when it was in theaters but this was my first time reading the story. I cried all the way through. It was amazing.
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Comment on Tildes Book Club Discussion - September 2025 - Stories of Your Life and Others by Ted Chiang in ~books
RheingoldRiver Link ParentI thought this was the only other interesting story after Story of Your Life, and also probably the only other story that I won't forget in 2 days. Specifically I was impressed by how it handles...I thought this was the only other interesting story after Story of Your Life, and also probably the only other story that I won't forget in 2 days. Specifically I was impressed by how it handles the generational shift between supporting one cultural norm and decrying the next, despite obvious fundamental similarities between the two. A real-life example is my high school graduation speaker in 2009 saying calling people is a great way to maintain friendships but texting is a lazy interaction that kids need to stop doing. The insanity of that sentence has stuck with me probably more than anything else from my entire time in high school (perhaps grade school altogether) and it was cool to see this story reflect that generational bias so well...especially from a story that was originally published seven years earlier.
I was not able to get to this before leaving town and probably won't read anything else this month since I'm in Germany until Halloween but I'm gonna try to get to it in November! (which I've actually done for iirc 2 tildes book club books in the past so there's a decent chance I'm not just saying this lol)