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jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
if cats could text you back they would not
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Mastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
such a happy cat
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Mastodon FeedReblogged by slightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell"):
hazelweakly@hachyderm.io ("Hazel Weakly") wrote:
In software we don't build a 10 ton deck when a 2 ton deck would do, we build a Deck Builder Factory that prints out decks that are fully extensible up and down but we build it into a concrete foundation where the only extension options are sideways. Then we bolt on safety join points to the house that prevent you from actually extending the deck at all. Then we only use the printing system once and throw it away. Then we complain that we over engineered the deck. But the deck? Rated for one ton
Mastodon FeedReblogged by bcantrill ("Bryan Cantrill"):
simon@simonwillison.net ("Simon Willison") wrote:
I extracted some of my favorite quotes from the Oxide and Friends podcast episode I recorded with @bcantrill and @ahl and posted them on my blog, along with a detailed description of how I generated the transcript (MacWhisper) and found the quotes (Anthropic's Claude) https://simonwillison.net/2024/Jan/17/oxide-and-friends/
Mastodon FeedReblogged by collinsworth@hachyderm.io ("Josh Collinsworth"):
mia@front-end.social ("Miriam (still)") wrote:
I wish more software was designed to let me be an expert on my own needs. I want to customize anything and everything. I want software to fit into my life, not the other way around. I want to put info in, and get it back out.
I'm tired of software being something I rent from other people, and wait to see what features they allow me to have, until they sell to a new landlord.
Mastodon Feedslightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell") wrote:
As INP hits and the tide goes out regarding JS excesses, keep in mind that the badness you're seeing in the stats isn't new from a user experience perspective. The JS-first approach was *always* bad for *most* sites.
All that's happening is that the embedded badness is becoming slightly legible.
What should you take from this? That the folks who kept telling you "better DX" would lead to better UX have been definitively proven wrong.
Mastodon Feedfromjason ("fromjason.xyz 🖤") wrote:
OpenAI opens the door for military uses but maintains AI weapons ban:
"On Tuesday, ChatGPT developer OpenAI revealed that it is collaborating with the United States Defense Department on cybersecurity projects and exploring ways to prevent veteran suicide, reports Bloomberg."
Kinda just sounds like they’re making a suicide-prevention app for vets with no military application. Not sure why they took that part ... https://micro.fromjason.xyz/2024/01/17/openai-opens-the.html
Mastodon Feedfromjason ("fromjason.xyz 🖤") wrote:
Brb about to leak a memo on how people who don't like me shouldn't leave me bags of cash and I'm very afraid of that prospect
Mastodon Feedfromjason ("fromjason.xyz 🖤") wrote:
Since my #microblog will now include links and the occasional rant, I decided to update my cover image and profile.
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Mastodon FeedReblogged by slightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell"):
jalefkowit@octodon.social ("Jason Lefkowitz") wrote:
Kind of surprised this story hasn't generated more discussion.
Cummins is a company that, among other things, makes automotive engines used in a variety of vehicles. In independent testing, the EPA discovered that the Cummins diesel engines in 630,000 Ram trucks made between 2013 and 2019 had included a "defeat device" to let them pass emissions testing when they should not have.
The Justice Department, EPA and state of California all filed suit, and Cummins eventually agreed to a settlement that requires it to both pay for a recall of all the affected vehicles, and to pay US$1.675 billion in civil penalties. That's the largest penalty ever levied under the Clean Air Act in its history -- larger even than the one Volkswagen had to pay over Dieselgate.
Mastodon FeedReblogged by slightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell"):
ezio@akko.wtf ("Alyssa :yuyueat: :american_megatrans: ") wrote:
Oh but the best part
Dude dumped the rom by CRASHING A GBA AND RECORDING THE CRASH SOUND FOR HOURS https://youtu.be/0-7PSmYYHF0
Yea so it turns out if you crash a gba game and wait long enough, the "crash sound" starts playing the entire address space, so if you take enough recordings and do a majority vote on differences, you can dump a ROM
How the fuck do people figure this shit pit
Mastodon Feedslightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell") wrote:
Not sure I'd be spending $3500 on a head dongle from a company that can't do push notifications right in 2024:
https://infrequently.org/2024/01/the-web-is-the-app-store/#fn-checkbox-compliance-3
Mastodon Feedfromjason ("fromjason.xyz 🖤") wrote:
A quick rant on that 2023 “leaked” Google memo “We Have No Moat And neither does OpenAI”:
"But the uncomfortable truth is, we aren’t positioned to win this arms race and neither is OpenAI. While we’ve been squabbling, a third faction has been quietly eating our lunch."
Boy, does this entire memo smell of bullshit; a red herring; the ol' pit us against the lunch lady routine.
First, it implies #Google and #OpenAI are on equal footing. ... https://micro.fromjason.xyz/2024/01/17/a-quick-rant.html
Mastodon FeedReblogged by slightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell"):
hi_mayank@hachyderm.io ("Mayank") wrote:
omg finally! chrome 121 ships with standard `scrollbar-color` and `scrollbar-width` properties https://chromestatus.com/feature/5665308343795712
that leaves just safari missing all `scrollbar-*` properties (including the incredibly useful `scrollbar-gutter`)
Mastodon Feedcollinsworth@hachyderm.io ("Josh Collinsworth") wrote:
I learned after posting this, from @walpolea, that this is because the `/` actually *is* a division symbol, and so you can just provide the result of the operation if you want, rather than having CSS run the math. (e.g., 1/1=1, 16/9=1.777, etc.)
Mastodon Feedcollinsworth@hachyderm.io ("Josh Collinsworth") wrote:
TIL `aspect-ratio: 1` is a valid shorthand for `aspect-ratio: 1 / 1`.
That's apparently because the second number will be default to 1 if you don't provide it. (So you can also do things like `aspect-ratio: 2` if you want a box that's twice as wide as it is tall, for example.)
Mastodon Feedrmrenner ("The Old Gay Gristle Fest") wrote:
I was looking at NES asm again and I'm freshly annoyed that the 6502 is little-endian but the PPU is big-endian. Make up your mind!!
Mastodon Feedslightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell") wrote:
Good times. Good times.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Inc._v._Samsung_Electronics_Co.
Mastodon FeedReblogged by slightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell"):
simon@simonwillison.net ("Simon Willison") wrote:
I am an expert prompt engineer
(This genuinely worked)
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- ChatGPT: The Python code successfully parsed the provided HTML content and populated the SQLite database with user data. However, it seems that the relationships data is not captured correctly. This issue might be due to the logic used (›-) You: Fix it ChatGPT: Error analyzing There was another issue with the 'current_user (›-) You: Try harder (remote)
Mastodon Feedslightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell") wrote:
Remember when Apple sued Samsung for import injunctions to block competing phones because they had [ checks notes ] rounded corners?
Pepperidge Farms remembers.
https://9to5mac.com/2024/01/17/apple-watch-series-9-ultra-2-ban-part-two/
Mastodon Feedxor@tech.intersects.art ("Parker Higgins") wrote:
(fwiw, I read the Apple documentation a little differently than Max does in that story, but I think the point stands in either case)
Mastodon Feedxor@tech.intersects.art ("Parker Higgins") wrote:
This is a super interesting podcasting story, in part because I don't think anyone would really defend the earlier status quo on the merits (but it was certainly convenient) https://www.semafor.com/article/01/14/2024/the-incredible-shrinking-podcast-industry
Mastodon Feedxor@tech.intersects.art ("Parker Higgins") wrote:
the one where you possess and then consume a cake, also funny
Mastodon Feedxor@tech.intersects.art ("Parker Higgins") wrote:
the funniest misused expression is "divide and conquer"
Mastodon FeedReblogged by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
jeffowski@mastodon.world ("Church of Jeff") wrote:
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Mastodon FeedReblogged by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
69/ Press:
Habba: Do you know if there is a communications team at the WH?
Carroll: I don't know.
Habba: I represent to you that it does -
⚡️👉🏼🔥Judge Kaplan: You're not going to be representing anything, or you'll be a witness.
Mastodon Feedpzmyers@octodon.social ("pzmyers 🦑") wrote:
Today I learned that hydration is important.
Mastodon Feedpzmyers@octodon.social ("pzmyers 🦑") wrote:
What I was like lecturing today:
https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2024/01/17/first-round-of-survivor-morris-cleared/
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drahardja@sfba.social ("Dave Rahardja") wrote:
I guess this is how #Apple does #layoffs these days.
First they require in-person #returnToOffice, then they relocate business units from one location to another, and force those who can’t uproot their lives to leave.
The Apple location in #SanDiego isn’t going away. But they intentionally forced 121 people to choose between moving to #Austin, or lose their jobs. Make no mistake, this is a layoff.
Never mind the fact that #Texas is hostile to anyone with a uterus, or is not cishet—why the hell anyone would move *to* that state? If anything, Apple should be shutting down their Austin office, and paying for people to relocate to a state that better ensures their safety.
“Apple to Shutter 121-Person San Diego AI Team in Reorganization”
Unpaywalled link: https://archive.ph/TnOUv
Mastodon Feedpzmyers@octodon.social ("pzmyers 🦑") wrote:
I guess UK Tories don't space science very seriously.
https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2024/01/17/is-ignorance-a-prerequisite-for-being-a-tory/
