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Reblogged by isagalaev ("Ivan Sagalaev :flag_wbw:"):

coderanger@cloudisland.nz ("Noah K") wrote:

There have been many words written lately about Neal Stephenson and how he "predicted the forthcoming metaverse" in Snow Crash but the Stephenson prediction I can't stop thinking about is from 2008's Anathem about how generative AI almost destroyed their internet. Most of the jargon doesn't matter just know that "reticulum" means internet and "Ita" are IT support. 🧵

Reblogged by slightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell"):

simevidas ("Šime Vidas") wrote:

This works without JavaScript because it’s , and that works without JavaScript because it’s .

Before adding another JS library, ask yourself if HTML can do it.

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• 46d927cfadaa3671.mp4

Lyrilith@nitecrew.rip wrote:

Sometimes you just gotta.... :batcry:

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• Photo of a bat laying on a white surface, its mouth wide open. Next to it a big block of text of just a lot of capital A's, as if the bat is screaming. (remote)

Reblogged by rmrenner ("The Old Gay Gristle Fest"):

moshboy wrote:

gegege no kitarō: yōkaidaimakyō, famicom (1986) https://mobygames.com/game/29725/ninja-kid/cover/group-82750/cover-296240/

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• all sorts of weird and surreal zombie-like undead creatures and an eyeball at the back. there is a green landcape and water in the background. the innocent looking hero is wearing dark blue clothes with a bee-shaded vest. there is a yellow puddle below them.

rmrenner ("The Old Gay Gristle Fest") wrote:

what's kinda funny about twitter's new requirement that you login at least once every 30 days is that if this had been the case from the start, my account would have lasted maybe 3 or 4 months instead of 16 years.

I created my account in March 2007 but didn't visit regularly until I got my first smartphone a few years later.

Reblogged by slightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell"):

phae@status.fberriman.com wrote:

Great serendipity to be in London at the same time as @mwichary! Catching his lecture at St Bride's with @hypertalking and @slightlyoff

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• An open page from the book preview (remote)
• Book preview booklet (remote)
• Marcin on stage (remote)

Reblogged by kornel ("Kornel"):

doot@glitterkitten.co.uk ("tiddy roosevelt") wrote:

banana.duck.rodeo

I should have thought of this sooner as I've got one of these right next to me

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• banana duck plushie (remote)

Reblogged by pzmyers@octodon.social ("pzmyers 🦑"):

Rasta@mstdn.ca wrote:

"Let's not overcomplicate this:
Republicans passed a $2 trillion tax cut for billionaires and corporations.
And now they're refusing to pay for it.
It's really that simple. " Rep Adam Schiff

(Psst: Pass it on! Save it! Boost It)

#USPoli #GOP #Republicans #Boost #Billionaires #Corporations #TaxCuts

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• SCREEN CAP - Rep Adam Schiff Let's not overcomplicate this: Republicans passed a $2 trillion tax cut for billionaires and corporations. And now they're refusing to pay for it. It's really that simple. (remote)

ruben_wolff wrote:

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jeffsonstein ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:

hah! not really…

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lloydmeta ("Lloyd") wrote:

I think before too long, AI will be better than many humans for @ pinging 2-3 people for help in response to a problem or question.

Before long, it will also be able to add on some relevant “high level long term direction” based on related “best practices”.

IMO, people who mostly do that now without any real value add (aka additional insight, decisions or opinions based on concrete trade offs) should heavily consider re-skilling.

pzmyers@octodon.social ("pzmyers 🦑") wrote:

Everyone knew ahead of time that he was going to lie his ass off, including the CNN executives. They just didn't care.

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2023/05/11/cnns-hour-of-lies/

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• Trump on CNN (remote)

Reblogged by rmrenner ("The Old Gay Gristle Fest"):

daviddd@tech.lgbt ("david :apartyblobcat:") wrote:

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• McAfee WebAdvisor Wait! If you uninstall, we'll miss you And worse, you'll miss all the good we do: - undefined - undefined - undefined (remote)

Gargron ("Eugen Rochko") wrote:

Can’t sleep because I’m thinking about work, can’t work because I need sleep.

Gargron ("Eugen Rochko") wrote:

Nothing more humbling than watching a user test of a UI you've designed.

Reblogged by isagalaev ("Ivan Sagalaev :flag_wbw:"):

ColinTheMathmo@mathstodon.xyz ("Colin the Mathmo") wrote:

To me programming is more than an important practical art. It is also a gigantic undertaking in the foundations of knowledge. -- Grace Hopper

jeffsonstein ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:

Summer is real, I guess

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Reblogged by slightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell"):

tkadlec ("Tim Kadlec") wrote:

INP officially moving out of "experimental" mode with the intent to replace FID in March 2024 is very welcome.

Gonna be a harsh reality check though with regards to how we've been building for the web.

https://web.dev/inp-cwv/

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• [This shows the percentage of sites in the top 100k sites that use React and Next.js and have "good" FID scores versus the percentage with "good" INP scores.

 For React.js, 91.6% have good FID, while only 17% have good INP.
 
 For Next.js, 90.8% have good FID while only 11.8% have good INP.][6]

Reblogged by kornel ("Kornel"):

GossiTheDog@cyberplace.social ("Kevin Beaumont") wrote:

Microsoft, one of the world’s most profitable companies - a story in two parts.

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rust@octodon.social ("Rust tips") wrote:

Match against many strings (`match s { "string1" | "string2" | "string100" | "etc" }`) unfortunately compiles to naive linear code, not any smarter than series of `if/else`.

If you need to match text against lots of strings, try https://lib.rs/phf or https://crates.io/crates/fst.

#rustlang

rmrenner ("The Old Gay Gristle Fest") wrote:

I finished up my ZTD replay on Monday and I get why it didn't stick with me. It's fun, but the stakes are limited by the fact that you're just iterating through the tree of all possible decisions.

VLR suffered from this a bit as well, but the effect is intensified in ZTD because you're operating with very limited context for each chunk of events until you've seen most of the game.

nadim@symbolic.software ("Nadim Kobeissi") wrote:

In Bochum for Ruhrsec this week. Interested in discussing applied cryptography, our recent work at Nym and of course indie puzzle adventure games.

Reblogged by blithe ("Blithe"):

searchliaison ("Google Search Liaison") wrote:

Today we’re opening sign-ups to Search Labs for U.S. English users, and we’ll expand availability over time. Tap the Labs icon in the latest version of the Google app or Chrome desktop to join the waitlist or go to http://g.co/Labs. #GoogleIO #Google

pzmyers@octodon.social ("pzmyers 🦑") wrote:

I don't have a spider surplus anymore. I have to raise even more, but now we have a plan for what to do with them all.

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2023/05/10/run-fly-away-little-fellas-i-have-cruel-plans-in-mind/

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• Spiders escaping! (remote)

Reblogged by jeffsonstein ("Jeff Sonstein"):

ScottEdelman@wandering.shop ("Scott Edelman") wrote:

There's been a lot of talk today about Henry Kissinger's upcoming 100th birthday, but I've yet to see Anthony Bourdain's quote about that war criminal scroll by, and it can't be shared enough.

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• “Once you’ve been to Cambodia, you’ll never stop wanting to beat Henry Kissinger to death with your bare hands. You will never again be able to open a newspaper and read about that treacherous, prevaricating, murderous scumbag sitting down for a nice chat with Charlie Rose or attending some black-tie affair for a new glossy magazine without choking. Witness what Henry did in Cambodia – the fruits of his genius for statesmanship – and you will never understand why he’s not sitting in the dock at The Hague next to Milošević.” (remote)

Reblogged by jeffsonstein ("Jeff Sonstein"):

Lomaxcat@c.im wrote:

I think Lulu is judging me and I'm coming up short. #catsofmastodon #cats

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Reblogged by jeffsonstein ("Jeff Sonstein"):

anthracite@dragon.style ("Gracious Anthracite") wrote:

I just dreamt that @cstross was giving a reading from his new book to a packed auditorium. There was a choir. There were actors in cheap costumes, a cat boy spoke up with a few lines, then a bird man expired in an epic bout of jet-propelled flatulence.

Then I woke up.

Reblogged by jeffsonstein ("Jeff Sonstein"):

animalsfarm@superpets.social ("Animals Farm") wrote:

#CatsOfMastodon

I came across a bunch of cat pics so I hope you all like cat pics!

Amos sleeping happily

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• Grey cat with white belly sleeping on back and side with paws up and big smile on his face (remote)

jeffsonstein ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:

[ignore his gender stereotyping, for this has been true since Alexander was a Corporal]

“And any man who shoots his gun at squirrels and then gives it to his young son with orders to clean, any woman who cooks the succulent meal and gives the dishes to her non-cooking daughter to be washed—those grownups know the way an officer feels about Fatigue. The son and daughter can understand the way an enlisted man feels about Fatigue.”

— From Here to Eternity, by James Jones
https://a.co/hGIB1di

NfNitLoop ("Cody Casterline 🏳️‍🌈") wrote:

@bersling I didn’t want to make it a full “learn Deno” post. My main point is: If you’re using Bash because it’s easy to make a single-file script, Deno can do that too, and is better.