Post by @sb@metroholografix.ca

2026-08-29 13:34 UTC

I have decided to shut down my #mastodon instance, and all my public facing web services. This will happen in 3 months time, on November 29, 2026, to allow everyone to backup and migrate. The reason for this is that I can no longer trust: - the #Linux kernel - #Debian - rails - most #Foss projects Additionally, I'm basically out of storage, it is unaffordable to purchase more, and no one is interested in donating to help. Our bastion of free computing has been poisoned by fascist gen ai slop, and basically NONE of it can be trusted anymore. It's impossible to vet slop from an ecosystem that is welcoming of it. This makes it nearly impossible to update my systems, which makes it harder to pretend it's even remotely secure. I'm fucking devestated - gutted by what has happened to computing, and I just do not have the resources to keep fighting. Fuck all you #LLM boosters into the sun. May you learn the folly of your way and DO SOMETHING TO FIX IT!

Replies (11)

@hyblon@gts.iltabellinoweb.eu 2026-08-29 13:56

@sb@metroholografix.ca I think you're overreacting a little bit too much.

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@cameo007@rheinneckar.social 2026-08-29 14:14

@sb@metroholografix.ca Just a question: what about your PC? Will you stop using it?

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@xChaos@f.cz 2026-08-29 15:41

@sb@metroholografix.ca to clean old statuses without local interactions from federated cache, I can provide you with 2 line script using tootctl utility. Not written by AI, of course :-)

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@snailrageprints@metroholografix.ca 2026-08-29 16:31

@sb@metroholografix.ca Really sad to hear that, though I understand the waves of slop are just getting to be too much to keep treading. Very grateful to have had this rad home to share my art with the fediverse, and I'll miss it greatly.

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@alienghic@timeloop.cafe 2026-08-29 18:29

@sb@metroholografix.ca I share your depression. I don't know what to do about it either.

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@kinetix@humanwords.party 2026-08-29 19:50

@sb@metroholografix.ca Well, I totally understand, and also, that sucks.

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@oemb1905@gnulinux.social 2026-08-29 20:12

@sb@metroholografix.ca gnulinux.social is open if any users need a new home

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@mattiz6276@mastodon.uno 2026-08-29 20:14

@sb@metroholografix.ca Feels like an overreaction. AI still is a tool that can be used responsibly. It’s not like all AI generated code is slop. The important thing is to review and correct it before submitting it.

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@northernscrub@m.dollha.us 2026-08-30 01:02

@sb@metroholografix.ca I've seen a couple people make the move to BSD platforms, although I could have sworn it was openbsd that prohibited LLMs over copyright or licensing concerns. Anyway, even if you shut down your instance, I hope you give it a shot. After Trixie, thats what I'll be doing.

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@waledG@cyberplace.social 2026-10-22 21:36

@sb@metroholografix.ca Please help my family get basic necessities and food. Please, even 100£ would be enough for me and my family. https://chuffed.org/project/208485-give-waleeds-family-a-chance-to-live

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@sdorey@social.sdf.org 2026-08-30 10:21

@sb@metroholografix.ca

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