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

molly0xfff@hachyderm.io ("Molly White") wrote:

ngl https://url-parts.glitch.me/ is one of the most useful websites i've come across in a long time

Gargron ("Eugen Rochko") wrote:

Great performance as always. If you can still catch their European tour, you should! #Leprous

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• The band on stage illuminated by red light.

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

phae@status.fberriman.com wrote:

Thierry just made my very exclusive Christmas card list.

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• Thierry Breton of the European Commission saying "Under the DMA, there is no room for threats by gatekeepers to silence developers." (remote)

cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen") wrote:

While I'm under no illusion that the absence of computers would usher in a utopia free of price gouging, abusive arbitrage, and worthless financial shenanigans, my guess is that the use of computers has made all those things worse. I mean, worse for us. Not worse for the people extracting money off those practices.

cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen") wrote:

Susan Crawford talked about how phone companies were optimized for billing, and this morning, while waiting for the kiddo to be returned to us from a medical procedure[1], I was thinking about how much of the modern world seems optimized for billing, and I'm wondering how much of that has been facilitated by availability of cheap communications and computers[2].

[1] No worries. Everything went well, and they are well.
[2] Cheap in the ignoring externalities sense of cheap.

Gargron ("Eugen Rochko") wrote:

Here it is! #Leprous

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• Band on stage

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

Once the RNC gets wind of this brilliant idea, they'll crush the Democrats. Pinky swear.

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2024/03/08/oh-no-dont-hand-the-republicans-a-winning-campaign-strategy/

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• Cartoon: Republicans declaring war on sex. (remote)

Gargron ("Eugen Rochko") wrote:

Now: The Hirsch Effekt. In a bit: The band I’m here for, #Leprous.

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• Orange lights on stage.

jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:

cat heros

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• prompt: An extreme closeup of an anthropomorphic cat dressed as a firefighter. The cat should have expressive, human-like features, wearing a firefighter's helmet and protective gear. The focus is on the cat's face, showing determination and bravery. The helmet should be detailed, with a badge and a visor, reflecting the light. The background should be a blur of orange and red flames, suggesting the cat is in the middle of fighting a fire. The image should capture the essence of courage and readiness, with the cat's eyes gazing directly at the viewer, embodying the spirit of a hero in action. (remote)
• prompt: An extreme closeup of an anthropomorphic cat dressed as a firefighter. The cat should have expressive, human-like features, wearing a firefighter's helmet and protective gear. The focus is on the cat's face, showing determination and bravery. The helmet should be detailed, with a badge and a visor, reflecting the light. The background should be a blur of orange and red flames, suggesting the cat is in the middle of fighting a fire. The image should capture the essence of courage and readiness, with the cat's eyes gazing directly at the viewer, embodying the spirit of a hero in action. (remote)

jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:

logo image poll

jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:

poll: which do you prefer as logo-image for "Argh Studios", an AI-focused design and development house?

jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:

poll: which do you prefer as logo-image for "Argh Studios", an AI-focused design and development house [poll in thread]

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• Moose 0 (remote)
• Moose 1 (remote)

Reblogged by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):

TexasObserver@texasobserver.social ("Texas Observer") wrote:

NEW from @josephinelee: Houstonians Force Anti-LGBTQ Democrat into Runoff with Progressive Challenger https://www.texasobserver.org/thierry-simmons-dutton-norris-houston-democratic-primary-2024/

slightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell") wrote:

Is $1bn/yr not enough to print out copies of the DMA for execs? 'Cause it sure seems like Cupertino's reading this stuff for the very first time, and boy howdy are they BIG MAD:

https://twitter.com/timsweeneyepic/status/1766158416093798866

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

enhance_dev@fosstodon.org wrote:

🗺️ A React Developers Guide to Writing Enhance Components

Frequently, React developers ask us why patterns they have learned while writing components using JSX do not translate into writing web components. In this post, I'll try to capture some common gotchas that developers coming from React or other JavaScript view frameworks may run into when writing plain vanilla web components.

#WebComponents

https://begin.com/blog/posts/2024-03-08-a-react-developers-guide-to-writing-enhance-components

collinsworth@hachyderm.io ("Josh Collinsworth") wrote:

If you blur your background when I can tell there's a pet back there, I *will* report you to HR.

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

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

I still haven't read any of the Dungeon Meshi comics yet but Senshi is the representation I needed for men with overly large beards spilling awkwardly out of inadequate facial coverings

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• A color illustration of the dwarf Senshi from Dungeon Meshi. He's wearing a horned helmet with a cutout that leaves his eyes and nose visible. His moustache overhangs the lower edge of the helmet, making it look almost like he has a steel jaw. The rest of his beard hangs below his helmet, obscuring his entire torso down to his waist.

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

We're not supposed to talk about what's in the freezer. That's private.

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2024/03/08/theyre-not-sending-their-best/

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• Kelvinator freezer (remote)

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

The creationists are back at work trying to corrupt public schools. The Kitzmiller vs Dover trial was just a 20 year setback to them.

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2024/03/08/deja-vu-it-used-to-be-called-teach-the-controversy/

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• The ol' foot-in-the-door strategy (remote)

jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:

okay, 6m-80m on my silly 35 foot endfed "random-wire" antenna is getting out okay this morning...

"okay" means: from 12-30 watts of power are actually radiating out into the aether as little wave-particles, & the ALC reading is manageably low, & the SWR is below 1.4... exact numbers varying depending upon the band

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• 645531c93b78e055.jpg (remote)

jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:

40m JS8 in N Am has lotsa folks on right now #AmateurRadio 📡

jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:

huh, trying the bands whilst drinking a morning cuppa... some replies on 30m, pretty dead shorter than that so far

#AmateurRadio 📡

Reblogged by xor@tech.intersects.art ("Parker Higgins"):

hoffm ("Michael Hoffman") wrote:

ISO good papers/posts to read about software documentation.

I’m interested both in documentation quality and in practices around maintaining documentation.

jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:

"Concerns over shoplifting have captured public attention across the United States and fueled momentum to further criminalize retail theft. This punitive turn is already producing serious consequences for communities.

There is a clear need to support businesses as they seek to recover from the pandemic and subsequent economic downturn. But the current crackdown is not based on actual crime trends nor proven strategies to reduce theft."

https://www.brookings.edu/articles/retail-theft-in-us-cities-separating-fact-from-fiction/

Reblogged by nadim@symbolic.software ("Nadim Kobeissi"):

stroughtonsmith ("Steve Troughton-Smith") wrote:

“But Epic broke the rules” is not a defense of Apple’s behavior. As per the EC, Apple’s developer agreement contains clauses that are now and always have been *illegal*. Epic ‘broke’ the terms of an illegal contract in order to, among other things, test its legality in court and in regulation. We have our answer now: Apple’s terms were illegal. Epic was right to break them. I care nothing for how much money Epic makes, how its leadership tweets, or how Epic’s deals with console makers are worded

Reblogged by nadim@symbolic.software ("Nadim Kobeissi"):

stroughtonsmith ("Steve Troughton-Smith") wrote:

We are all, as developers, signed up to and subject to Apple’s illegal agreement, to the detriment of us, our families, our products and our users. And almost none of us have the resources to challenge any part of that developer agreement without risking all of the above.

“But Epic broke the rules!” “But Tim Sweeney tweets too much!” “But Spotify just wants money!”

Give me a fucking break.

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

Phil Schiller is the mad king of open software publishing, and for the sake of open computing (if you're a free software person) or simply open, competitive and fair markets, he deserves to be fired as quickly as possible. Historically mean-spirited blunders and power-drunkenness

Reblogged by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen"):

Pentapod@mstdn.ca ("Emily C Taylor") wrote:

The perfect AI headline/byline doesn’t exi— oh. #AI #GameDev #EA

https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/ea-ceo-talks-ai-says-the-usual-stuff-before-the-bong-rip-hits-and-he-starts-blabbing-about-a-future-where-3-billion-people-are-creating-eas-games-with-it/

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• Screenshot of a news story from PC Gamer (not, I repeat, NOT a parody site), with a photo of Andrew Wilson standing in front of an EA logo. The headline reads: EA CEO talks AI, says the usual stuff before the bong rip hits and he starts blabbing about a future where 3 billion people are creating EA’s games with it News by Joshua Wolens published about 12 hours ago Andrew Wilson had some bots, EA AI O. (remote)

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

Even great men like Akira Toriyama only get 68 years of life before death. Life is precious, power is a lie. Do what makes you happy as quickly as you can, find the ones you can love, and take care of yourself through sports and fitness.

Reblogged by nadim@symbolic.software ("Nadim Kobeissi"):

stroughtonsmith ("Steve Troughton-Smith") wrote:

Putting Phil Schiller in charge of the App Store is going to be a hundred billion dollar mistake that all-told leaves Apple with a pile of legal, perhaps criminal, liability and a raft of draconian regulations around the world that massively compromise the iOS experience. This was clear years ago; it is *unimaginable* that he’s still calling the shots