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Reblogged by fromjason ("fromjason.xyz 🖤"):

Viss wrote:

go to the cloud they said
it'll be fine they said

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

kattni@octodon.social ("Kattni") wrote:

Craig Maloney's obituary and services. The celebration of life will be beginning at 5:30pm Eastern Daylight Time, Saturday April 13, 2024, and will be livestreamed on the main linked website. @craigmaloney

https://www.sawyerfuller.com/obituaries/Craig-S-Maloney?obId=31125380#/obituaryInfo

fromjason ("fromjason.xyz 🖤") wrote:

Yup Apple services are down https://www.apple.com/support/systemstatus/

fromjason ("fromjason.xyz 🖤") wrote:

I think Apple is down? App Store and Apple TV won't load on any devices

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

This may seem cynical but it’s really been like this for the past few months.

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

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

The Guardian quotes Israeli intelligence saying they use AI to identify Hamas operatives for bombing, and have permission to kill civilians. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/apr/03/israel-gaza-ai-database-hamas-airstrikes

Reblogged by fromjason ("fromjason.xyz 🖤"):

latte@mastodon.online ("a new hope :blobcatcoffee:") wrote:

a new homepage, version noir

https://anhvn.com/

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

@tylergaw Your site is rad.

Reblogged by fromjason ("fromjason.xyz 🖤"):

sara@hachyderm.io ("Sara Safavi") wrote:

accidentally wrote "saad" instead of "saas" in a text to my partner; they immediately coined "Software as a Disappointment"

and honestly, where is the lie

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

Why can't these fanatics even define the things they hat the most?

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2024/04/03/oh-no-please-dont-send-chaya-raichik-on-tour/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XirePtZHY9E

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

from thebatch@deeplearning.ai email newsletter:

“Cathie Wood, author of ARK Invest’s “Big Ideas 2024” report, estimated that training costs are falling at a very rapid 75 percent annually, around half due to algorithmic improvements and half due to compute hardware improvements. Nvidia’s progress paints an optimistic picture of further gains. It also signals the difficulty of trying to use model training to build a moat around a business.”

Reblogged by fromjason ("fromjason.xyz 🖤"):

avoidthehack@infosec.exchange ("Avoid the Hack! :donor:") wrote:

Netflix reportedly spent over $100 million for access to #Facebook users' private #data

This was accomplished via multiple APIs. These APIs gave #Netflix access to data like app and non-app friends and private messages between users.

About that “we never sell your information to third parties” …

#privacymatters #api #privacy

https://alternativeto.net/news/2024/4/netflix-reportedly-spent-over-100-million-for-access-to-facebook-users-private-data/

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

jasonkoebler ("Jason Koebler") wrote:

Bullying in open source software is a massive security risk, as shown by the Xz backdoor, a near-miss at F-Droid, and as repeatedly pointed out by @Mer__edith, @eighthave, and so many others over the years:

https://www.404media.co/xz-backdoor-bullying-in-open-source-software-is-a-massive-security-vulnerability/

fromjason ("fromjason.xyz 🖤") wrote:

Been thinking about maybe guest blogging for other blogs as a way to get out of my comfort zone and reach new readers.

Has anyone done this? What should I know? Is this a dumb idea?

Reblogged by bcantrill ("Bryan Cantrill"):

jay@macaw.social ("Jay Holler") wrote:

Damn this is gonna be good!!!
https://mastodon.social/@bcantrill/112204524870760762

Reblogged by keul@fosstodon.org ("Luca Fabbri"):

castarco@hachyderm.io ("Andreu Casablanca 🐀") wrote:

This is wild (not the attack itself, but the fact that it is possible to do something like this in 2024 so easily):
https://lutrasecurity.com/en/articles/kobold-letters/

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

heydon@front-end.social ("Large Heydon Collider") wrote:

I would like to join @ellyloel in willing the term "web designer" back into existence. Personally, I hate how "frontend developer" became a thing and suddenly someone else was responsible for design. "You can code? You're a developer, put the typography and the colors down!" People can do more than one thing sometimes. Not always.

Gargron ("Eugen Rochko") wrote:

The fact that you can follow the president of the United States (@potus) from your Mastodon account instead of being forced to have an X or Threads account for it is a huge W in my book. Of course our team is fully available to help if they'd want to set up Mastodon on whitehouse.gov. I believe governments should not rely on 3rd party platforms to connect with their constituents.

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

faho@octodon.social ("Tenacious B") wrote:

We could really make an award show featuring the Worst Takes on the XZ thing.

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stephenfarrow@mstdn.social ("Stephen Farrow") wrote:

Pure poetry.

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

Majestic doggie warrior versus red rocket ball!

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

GIGO definitely applies to AI.

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2024/04/03/72756/

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fromjason ("fromjason.xyz 🖤") wrote:

No matter how many times they promise to carve out exceptions for smaller platforms, even modest changes to section 230 means indie servers disappear under the weight of regulation.

https://www.techdirt.com/2024/04/02/hillary-clinton-joins-the-chorus-of-ignorant-pundits-insisting-section-230-must-go/

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

Now I know why radio is such a dead, sterile wasteland (mostly) -- it's capitalism + christianity.

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2024/04/03/astroturfing-the-airwaves/

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

To think we'd see the day when sober, serious Republican legislators would be freaking out over chemtrails.

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2024/04/03/chemtrails-seriously/

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Reblogged by collinsworth@hachyderm.io ("Josh Collinsworth"):

mhoye wrote:

The sad and hilarious thing is that computer nerds already control the means of production, they're just not doing anything with it other than what they're told.

Reblogged by collinsworth@hachyderm.io ("Josh Collinsworth"):

mekkaokereke@hachyderm.io ("mekka okereke :verified:") wrote:

It's working. DEI is under attack everywhere.

My questions for white folk that do not consider themselves to be racist, and that have Black coworkers...

1. Since the racist attacks started, have you vocalized or verbalized your support of DEI to any of your Black coworkers? Either publicly or one on one?

2. If not why not? If yes, great! But why yes?

3. If not, how do you think this makes your Black co-workers feel about the workplace, and about you?

2/n

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

Turns out that the Windows virtual desktop manager (which I largely wrote for my own use) actually has users, so I spent this morning working on an update that added new features, fixed bugs and updated the low-level API used to interface with WinAPI: https://github.com/nadimkobeissi/binkybox/releases/tag/v0.2.0

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

sheislaurence wrote:

The account and ballastics of the #IDF strike on #WorldCentralKitchen vehicles leave absolutely ZERO room for doubt: #Israel deliberately targeted the aid agency in #Gaza. The clearly marked vehicles were spread out over a 1.5 mile route previously agreed with the IDF. They were targeted in succession, as passengers from the first vehicle were fleeing to the 2nd, then 3rd vehicle. These things don't happen by 'mistake' as #Netanyahu pretends with a smile. https://www.channel4.com/news/three-british-aid-workers-in-gaza-killed-in-israel-airstrike

Reblogged by andreu@andreubotella.com ("Andreu Botella"):

zarfeblong@mastodon.gamedev.place ("Andrew Plotkin") wrote:

I guess the takeaway from the xz backdoor situation is:

If you’re an open-source project maintainer, and somebody starts getting on your case for not doing enough free work for them, you reply “big Jia Tan energy there” and then block them forever.