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pzmyers@octodon.social ("pzmyers 🦑") wrote:
Finally, I see why Apple's cables cost so much.
https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2023/11/10/a-cable-problem-explained/
Mastodon FeedMastodon FeedReblogged by collinsworth@hachyderm.io ("Josh Collinsworth"):
cstross@wandering.shop ("Charlie Stross") wrote:
Shamelessly stolen from @byelacey.bsky.social; caption of photo is "Link in bio".
Share my misery!
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Mastodon FeedReblogged by xor@tech.intersects.art ("Parker Higgins"):
vruba@everything.happens.horse ("Charlie Loyd") wrote:
“The present IP system can be abused by actors powerful enough to abuse all of our legal systems, therefore we need a much more restrictive IP system” really isn’t clicking for me.
Mastodon FeedWhat Microsoft calls "texture healing" has been implemented as "smart kerning" in
https://commitmono.com
Mastodon Feedpzmyers@octodon.social ("pzmyers 🦑") wrote:
What student advising days are like…
https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2023/11/10/some-days/
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Mastodon FeedGargron ("Eugen Rochko") wrote:
The frame before the first frame. Cumbria.
Canon AE-1 Program
Kodak Portra 400
Helios 44M 58mm/2
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Mastodon FeedReblogged by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen"):
finally got a chance to look at it and evan czapliki's "the economics of programming languages" is as good as everyone says it is https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZ3w_jec1v8
Mastodon FeedReblogged by rmrenner ("The Old Gay Gristle Fest"):
aaronsgiles@corteximplant.com ("Aaron Giles") wrote:
Even though neither Loom nor Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade shipped with Hercules graphics support, the Passport to Adventure demo CD offers a Hercules video option. Which means you can check out both games (along with Secret of Monkey Island, which did support Hercules) in glorious green & black to see what might have been.
(The scaling artifacts on the text are from the original game, not from DREAMM. Guessing they didn't put too much work into cleaning up that stuff for a rather niche market.)
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veltar@piaille.fr ("Veltar") wrote:
La table parfaite n'existe p...
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Mastodon FeedGargron ("Eugen Rochko") wrote:
Looks like @polygon is now officially on Mastodon too 🙂
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sebastianlaube@layer8.space ("Sebastian Laube") wrote:
Remember when browsers used to display an RSS icon in the URL bar when feeds were available on that website?
After the lost decade in social media, can we please bringt that back now?
Mastodon FeedGargron ("Eugen Rochko") wrote:
Something for #FensterFreitag. Cumbria.
Canon AE-1 Program
Kodak Portra 400
Helios 44M 58mm/2#BelieveInFilm #FilmPhotography #AnalogPhotography #35mm #WindowFriday
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bekopharm@social.tchncs.de ("Beko Pharm") wrote:
@fribbledom nice to finally have an idea what a user profile is worth on FB.
Just saying.
Mastodon FeedOn the bright side, Twitter and Facebook's recent shenanigans may be leading to a reevaluation of what these platforms are actually worth, both financially and to us as a society.
I suspect it's a lot less than the going-price in recent years.
Mastodon FeedTell me your entire service is a scam without telling me... OH, you just did.
"Depending on where you purchase it will cost €9.99/month on the web or €12.99/month on iOS and Android."
Mastodon FeedFacebook starts charging $10 per month and I just can't stop laughing right now 🤣
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Mastodon FeedReblogged by slightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell"):
ubernostrum@infosec.exchange ("James Bennett") wrote:
@glyph The hierarchy of open source, laid bare by this post.
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- The "you guys are getting paid?" meme template, but with the following text: Top left panel ("dad"): "We'll rely on our indemnification!" Top right panel ("mom"): "You're getting indemnified for LLM code contributions?" Lower left panel ("daughter"): "You're getting LLM-generated code contributions? Lower right panel ("son"): "You guys are getting contributions?" (remote)
Mastodon FeedReblogged by slightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell"):
briankrebs@infosec.exchange ("BrianKrebs") wrote:
Meanwhile, regulators continue to completely not care about regulating the credit bureaus. Specifically, Experian.
Last summer I wrote about how a ton of Experian accounts were getting hacked when ID thieves would simply create a new account using the target's personal info but with a new phone # and email, and Experian's website would be like, okay, sure, so you're the new owner. No problem. We'll just lock out the old user and give them no way to get back in. Except to, yeah, create another profile. And on it goes.
https://krebsonsecurity.com/2022/07/experian-you-have-some-explaining-to-do/
Well, it looks like Experian is still sitting on its thumbs because someone has hijacked my Experian credit file now.
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Mastodon FeedReblogged by isagalaev ("Ivan Sagalaev :flag_wbw:"):
itamarst@hachyderm.io ("Itamar Turner-Trauring") wrote:
Thinking about it some more, the fundamental flaw with CoPilot is that the goal is to make it faster and easier to generate code.
As a programmer, you don't want to generate code.
You want to solve problems, and the less code involved the better. I don't want tools that will generate repetitive code, I want less repetition.
https://github.blog/2022-09-07-research-quantifying-github-copilots-impact-on-developer-productivity-and-happiness/ shows the problem. "Less mental effort on repetitive tasks", sure, but you should be trying to _prevent_ the repetition, not do more of it.
Mastodon FeedNfNitLoop ("Cody Casterline 🏳️🌈") wrote:
Watching some tech talk from 2023 and the speaker gave out his Twitter handle. 😬 🚩
Mastodon FeedReblogged by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
pyladiescon@fosstodon.org ("PyLadiesCon") wrote:
📢 We're thrilled to announce that Aparna Soneja will be speaker at #PyladiesCon🎉
Don't miss her talk! Get inspired, gain knowledge, and connect with the Python community. 🐍⏰ Track: APAC
Register for PyLadiesCon now:👇
https://conference.pyladies.com
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loum@mastodon.world ("LBM Photography") wrote:
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Mastodon FeedReblogged by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
StillIRise1963@mastodon.world wrote:
If you're NOT thinking about the Senate, you're not thinking.
Mastodon FeedReblogged by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
stilgherrian@eigenmagic.net ("Stilgherrian") wrote:
Have evidence relating to the Optus outage to put to the government? Then the Senate Standing Committee on Environment and Communications wants to hear from you. By next Fri 17 Nov. https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Senate/Environment_and_Communications/OptusNetworkOutage
Mastodon FeedReblogged by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
hananc@tooot.im ("חנן כהן • Hanan Cohen") wrote:
I am a member of an Israeli group called "The Lighthouse for the awareness of #Gaza".
Since 2018 we have met every week, a few Kilometers from the border, to keep alive the hope for peace with Gaza.
Today, the third day of a new war in #israel, I wrote a post in my blog about our story, our present and some thoughts about hope.
Please read and share.
Peace to you all.
Edit: A shocking update. 108 bodies of Israelis were found in Kibbutz Be'eri, mentioned in my post.
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Mastodon FeedReblogged by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
rabbijill@sfba.social ("Rabbi Jill Zimmerman") wrote:
Speaking of hope, in this weeks torah portion, Isaac and Ishmael, the 2 sons of Abraham, who had enmity between them, came together to bury their father. I like to imagine that they wept in each others arms & recognized their brotherhood. May it be so today. Soon. #torah #ChildrenoOAbraham
Mastodon FeedReblogged by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
Yehuda@turtleisland.social wrote:
I hate the U.S. Gov't, and I'm seriously not fond of Joe Biden.
But in a colonizer gov't, you take what you can get. If I'm alive, I'm voting for Biden.
Don't be delusional. Not voting, or not voting for Biden for any reason would be incredibly dumb. You'd just be handing the Presidency, Senate and House to the GOP which would usher in the darkest times anyone now alive has ever seen.
You ain't seen nothing yet, just ask Native and Black people just how bad it can get in the USA...
Mastodon FeedReblogged by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
davidbrin ("David Brin") wrote:
I assert “Machines of Loving Grace” by Richard Brautigan may be the most optimistic writing of any kind. Then a deep dive into AI concepts that (alas) are missed by the bona-fide geniuses who are bringing this new age upon us, at warp speed.
https://re-creative.ca/machines-of-loving-grace/
Mastodon FeedReblogged by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
privacybadger ("Privacy Badger") wrote:
Privacy Badger 2023.10.31 has been released for all supported browsers.
The new version blocks embedded Tweets by default, replacing them with click-to-activate placeholders.
This opt-in approach to loading external but potentially desirable widgets protects privacy while giving you control over when the widgets get to load.
To install Privacy Badger, visit https://privacybadger.org/.
Mastodon FeedReblogged by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
Signal inviting users to test out long-awaited usernames. https://community.signalusers.org/t/public-username-testing-staging-environment/56866