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luna@pony.social ("Luna") wrote:

Did you know? I curate a gallery of procedural artworks by various demosceners — each piece was rendered by an executable program no larger than 4096 bytes:

https://executable.graphics/

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

(Geez, I get so jealous watching people seemingly have the best time recreating great music. I have wasted my life (and will continue to do so).)

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

Anyway, on a brighter note, I'm glad to see people keeping the classics alive and passing culture on through the generations. "Call Me" covered by Sing It Live.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1HDaf-4lHE

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

"It turns out, people in tech are particularly bad at distinguishing between paradigm shifts and paradigm sharts. That’s why we have nose-diving cryptocurrencies, dust-collecting monkey JPEG portfolios, and AI-generated children’s books teaching kids about pink, two-headed dinosaurs that never existed."

https://heydonworks.com/article/what-is-utility-first-css/

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

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xeBwjtZF4h4

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

It really doesn't help that a lot of people who are not kings themselves (and almost certainly never will be) seem to support the idea.

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

The concept of "divine right of kings" (in all its various historical and cultural forms) has never gone away since whenever the concept was first formed and unfortunately seems in no danger of going away any time soon.

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

Today's auditing music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qMEDyse-u_U

Gargron ("Eugen Rochko") wrote:

Perhaps my favourite shot off the black and white roll. NYC.

📷 Canon AE-1 Program
🎞️ Ilford HP5 Plus
🔭 Canon FD 50mm/1.8

#BelieveInFilm #AnalogPhotography #FilmPhotography #35mm #NYC #MonochromePhotography #BlackAndWhitePhotography

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

qrper@mastodon.radio ("Thomas (K4SWL)") wrote:

Gordon’s Simple AM-801 Alligator Clip Mod

https://qrper.com/2024/04/gordons-simple-am-801-alligator-clip-mod/

Gargron ("Eugen Rochko") wrote:

New #Dota2 update: Crownfall. Mostly cosmetic items, and looks like some minigames, but not gameplay updates. New lore comic though!

https://www.dota2.com/crownfall

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

Eprint 555 paper effectively retracted:

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• Update on 555: a flaw has been found that has no obvious fix. (remote)

fromjason ("fromjason.xyz 🖤") wrote:

https://lpk.com/meta-rising/

fromjason ("fromjason.xyz 🖤") wrote:

I looked up Jio Platforms. Turns out Meta does own 10% of it. Who knew

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fromjason ("fromjason.xyz 🖤") wrote:

Does Meta have a subsidiary called Meta Cloud? I can't find it. Hallucination?

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fromjason ("fromjason.xyz 🖤") wrote:

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fromjason ("fromjason.xyz 🖤") wrote:

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• That's really cool. What are some of the things Meta is doing to prepare for this new platform as a service? While I don't have access to Meta's internal plans, I can make some educated guesses based on industry trends and Meta's past actions. To prepare for a Platform as a Service (PaaS) feature on Threads, Meta might be: 1. Building out its infrastructure: Scaling up its cloud infrastructure to support the increased demand and traffic that comes with hosting third-party applications. 2 Developing new tools and APls: Creating software development kits (SDKs), application programming interfaces (AP|s), and other tools to make it easy for developers to build, deploy, and integrate their applications with Threads.
• Enhancing security and privacy: Implementing robust security measures to protect user data and ensure the integrity of the platform, as well as developing policies and guidelines for developers to follow. 4. Establishing partnerships and collaborations: Forging alliances with other companies, startups, and organizations to expand the ecosystem and attract a wide range of developers and applications. 5 Investing in artificial intelligence and machine learning: Utilizing Al and ML to improve the platform's performance, scalability, and user experience, as well as offering Al-powered tools and services to developers.
• Investing in artificial intelligence and machine learning: Utilizing Al and ML to improve the platform's performance, scalability, and user experience, as well as offering Al-powered tools and services to developers. Expanding its developer community: Growing its developer relations team, creating documentation and resources, and engaging with the developer community to build awareness and excitement around the new platform. Keep in mind that these are just educated guesses, and Meta's actual preparations may differ. The company is known for its innovative approach and rapid development, so it's likely that they're working on something exciting!

fromjason ("fromjason.xyz 🖤") wrote:

I asked Meta AI about Meta's future cloud services and plans for a Platform as a Service.

Grain of salt. Shits and gigs. Fun responses.

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• how long before Meta pivots to selling cloud services That's a great question! While I don't have any insider information, I can provide some context. Meta has already been offering cloud services through its subsidiary, Meta Cloud, which provides a range of services including cloud computing, storage, and machine learning tools. However, it's possible that Meta may expand or rebrand its cloud offerings in the future. As for when this might happen, it's difficult to predict. Meta has been investing heavily in its cloud infrastructure and has made significant strides in areas like artificial intelligence and data analytics. If I had to guess, l'd say it's likely that Meta will continue to build out its cloud services over the next 1-3 years, potentially with a focus on industry-specific solutions or integrations with its other products and services. But ultimately, only time will tell!
• Smart and cool. Looks like Meta will launch a Platform as a Service feature using Threads.net. How long before that happens? That's a great rumor! While I don't have any insider information, I can provide some context. Threads is a relatively new product from Meta, and it's been growing rapidly. A Platform as a Service (PaaS) feature would be a natural extension of Threads' capabilities, allowing developers to build and deploy their own applications on top of the Threads infrastructure. As for when this might happen, it's difficult to predict, but I can make an educated guess. Given the rapid pace of innovation at Meta, l'd estimate that a PaaS feature for Threads could launch anywhere from 6-18 months from now. However, this is purely speculative, and the actual timeline may be shorter or longer depending on various factors, such as development complexity, market demand, and strategic priorities. Keep an eye on Meta's announcements and developer updates for the latest news!

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igd_news@kolektiva.social ("It's Going Down") wrote:

"Even if these bills fail, they contribute to a climate of intimidation that chills speech and deters people from taking action."

https://inthesetimes.com/article/war-protest-standing-rock-cop-city-repression-criminalize-dissent-political-rights-first-amendment

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JoeA@mas.to wrote:

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• A picture of a corvid. Text: "this user supports crows, ravens, and their agenda corvid haters unfollow immediately" (remote)

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

I am stunned by the absurd excesses of some people objecting to the existence of feeeemales in a game's mythology. Many humans are ridiculously irrational.

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2024/04/18/wokehammer/

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• Numerous Warhammer players are cancelling their subscriptions and announcing a boycott of Games Workshop after the company retconned their Adeptus Custodes faction to add females. (remote)

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uniinnsbruck@social.uibk.ac.at ("Universität Innsbruck") wrote:

Expansion of activities in the Fediverse:

We are opening the university's own Mastodon instance social.uibk.ac.at to all 5,000+ employees today: https://www.uibk.ac.at/en/newsroom/2024/mastodon-for-all-university-employees/

This step is based on the communication team's fundamental commitment to non-profit, data protection-friendly and open-source media - set out in the position paper "Open Science Communication": https://www.uibk.ac.at/de/public-relations/kommunikation/open-science-communication/

#Fediverse #openscicomm #scicomm #foss

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LALegault@newsie.social ("LA Legault ✌🏻") wrote:

Psst, someone tell #democrats that no amount of AIPAC money will save the election if they vote for the #TikTok ban on Saturday. It may just be a bigger election issue than Palestine. #uspol

fromjason ("fromjason.xyz 🖤") wrote:

Anyone else notice some accounts get an automatic phantom boost whenever they post?

I call them boost goblins.

I know specific hashtags are monitored and auto-boosted into private channels, like posts with #Threads and #fediverse in them (notice this post will likely have one of those boosts).

That's weird too.

But there seems to be boost goblins assigned to specific accounts, unbeknownst to the user. Are we monitoring sentiment?

*Jerry Seinfeld voice* What's the deal with boost goblins?

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

I've been thinking a lot about this lately because I've noticed we in tech get to make so many of our own decisions, in a way few other fields enjoy.

Whether I'm talking to a contractor who's going to work on our house, a teacher at my kid's school, or a doctor guiding me through medical issues, I *always* have a say. And in the rare cases I don't, I get a full briefing on the choice and why it had to be made.

I think we forget what a privilege that is, and often, abuse it.

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

I think it's a useful thought experiment, at the very least.

Imagine your users knew everything you do.

How many of them would say "yes, sure, make the decision that's easiest for you. I don't care how long the page takes to load. I don't care how much data is transferred."

How many would disagree?

What would be the commonality in those groups?

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

Have you ever stopped to consider that simply by virtue of being developers, we already make a better salary than a significant portion of our users ever have, and experience technology and the web in a way many of them never will?

Have you ever thought about how often we just ask those people—the ones using shittier phones than we'd ever look at, on shittier networks than we'll ever experience—to pay the price for our privileged decisions?

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

We as developers often get to make our own technology decisions.

But have you ever imagined what it would be like if our *users* could vote on how they wanted the things they use to be built?

Have you ever stopped to think what a massive privilege we enjoy, being allowed to pick what *we* think is best for us, over what any user might pick for themselves, given the requisite understanding?

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

Insightful graffiti.

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2024/04/18/on-a-wall-in-austin/

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

New blog post: We Need to Talk About the State of Calendar Software on Desktop https://nadim.computer/posts/2024-04-18-calendar.html