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

schalkneethling@hachyderm.io ("Schalk Neethling") wrote:

“Wherever you get your podcasts” is a radical statement. - "What podcasting holds in the promise of its open format is the proof that an open web can still thrive and be relevant, that it can inspire new systems that are similarly open to take root and grow." https://www.anildash.com//2024/02/06/wherever-you-get-podcasts/ @anildash

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

marcofrasca@mastodon.uno ("Marco Frasca :ironman:") wrote:

E Loops non va bene perché “oh no, dark patterns, algoritmi, aiuto!” quando non è nemmeno ancora uscito (!); e il nuovo board di Mastodon non va bene perché ci sarebbe il co-fondatore di Twitter (quindi ere geologiche preMusk) e un esperto di AI… mi obbligate a dare ragione a quelli che dicono che sul Fediverso si piange e basta…

#pesantezza

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

daishi@fosstodon.org ("Daishi Kato") wrote:

Valtio v2.0.0-beta.4 has been released!

https://github.com/pmndrs/valtio/pull/810

We are ready. When React 19 is out, Valtio v2 will be out.

#ReactJS #React #JavaScript #TypeScript #Valtio

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

chaser@mastodon.au ("The Chaser") wrote:

Bears speak out against unfair comparison to men
https://chaser.com.au/general-news/bears-speak-out-against-unfair-comparison-to-men/

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

I mainly know M83 from their excellent "Before the Dawn Heals Us" that I happened to stumble across in a Borders long ago and then promptly shared with everybody that I knew.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Before_the_Dawn_Heals_Us

I haven't kept up with what they've done since, but if this KEXP performance is any indication, the answer is they've continued to be excellent. So if you're looking for a blanket of thick sound to wrap yourself in, check 'em out.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UHNVQ2PHTr4

fromjason ("fromjason.xyz 🖤") wrote:

I just want to make sure there's a clear distinction between a note and an essay. The latter I spend a lot of time on and try to be as thoughtful on the point I'm trying to make. A note is more "oh this thing I noticed is interesting and may or may not be something j explore."

fromjason ("fromjason.xyz 🖤") wrote:

Lately I've been waiting until I have a polished essay before I post to my blog. I think I'll start posting more "notes" in between— 200-500 words on a topic or observation that does not necessarily have a big point, ya know?

What do you think?

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

Yes I'm griping about a video game. It's petty. I know it. But hey, it's UX. It matters.

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

(The jokerless is optional, really. But it still counts as one of the 20 challenges in the game, and it really shouldn't. Balatro jokerless is like trying to beat a Mario game without jumping, or trying to win a chess game starting with only pawns. It's obviously just a big fuck you and it severely irritates me when that kind of thing sits right alongside reasonable, normal game content.)

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

I love Balatro. Love it. But the jokerless challenge absolutely ruins the game for me.

I hate it when stupid masochistic RNG grinding challenges actually count for something. Just make that shit for bragging rights. I want to play the game, not make myself miserable endlessly restarting a near-hopeless scenario that sucks all the fun out of the game.

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

aby@aus.social ("aby darling") wrote:

TIL:
Because of climate crisis, polar bears are migrating as their environments are melting.

They're encountering grizzly bears, and the two are mating - creating a polar-grizzly bear hybrid called either a Grolar or a Pizzly bear (depending on which parent is which).

Grolar and Pizzly bears are SUPER aggressive, and Pizzly bears are fertile.

#ClimateCrisis #Bears

https://www.loe.org/shows/segments.html?programID=21-P13-00041&segmentID=5

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

mpesce@arvr.social ("Mark Pesce") wrote:

Microsoft is working hard to develop stories around AI and why organisations need to adopt it. This one, by Microsoft EVP and Chief Commercial Officer Judson Althoff, provides lots of links to customers who are putting AI to work.

http://windowscopilot.news/2024/04/29/leading-in-the-era-of-ai-how-microsofts-platform-differentiation-and-copilot-empowerment-are-driving-ai-transformation/

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

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

Today in History: Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington is born in Washington, DC, 1899

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

Today in History: "Hair" premiers on Broadway, 1968

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

Today in History: Zipper patented by Gideon Sindback, 1913

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

Today in History: William Randolph Hearst born in San Francisco, 1863

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

Today in History: Jules Henri Poincare born, 1854, founder of topology

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

paninid@mastodon.world ("Sampath Pāṇini ®") wrote:

“A healthy productive people are straight up a better, more productive tax base than bankrupt impoverished people.”

When Trump wins, the country’s markets will react favorably to the certainty during the months-long interregnum, and within hours after the proscriptions start, the economy will tank.

Because a country of 300 million people in constitutional crisis will lack #PsychologicalSafety.

And when the U.S. catches a cold, the world gets a fever.

So, what’s the plan?

Attachments:

• GIF by Paramount Movies (remote)

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

QasimRashid ("Qasim Rashid, Esq.") wrote:

This tragedy hasn’t gotten the attention it deserves.

Frank Tyson, a 51 year old Black man, is dead after police tackled him and pinned him with a knee on his back. He gasped “I can’t breathe” 7 times & cops told him to “Shut the f**k up, you’re fine.”
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/bodycam-video-shows-handcuffed-man-telling-ohio-officers-cant-breathe-rcna149334

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

timnitGebru@dair-community.social ("Timnit Gebru (she/her)") wrote:

""What I’m really calling for is something like tech Zionism,” he said, after comparing his movement to those started by the biblical Abraham, Jesus Christ, Joseph Smith (founder of Mormonism), Theodor Herzl (“spiritual father” of the state of Israel), and Lee Kuan Yew (former authoritarian ruler of Singapore).""

Nothing to see here.
https://newrepublic.com/article/180487/balaji-srinivasan-network-state-plutocrat

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

Who in their right mind doesn’t like watermelons?! 🍉

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

djsundog@toot-lab.reclaim.technology ("DJ Sundog - from the toot-lab") wrote:

Here, here's "Caramel" from 1996.

Attachments:

• The music video for the song, which features shots of Suzanne singing while dancing with a tuxedoed gentleman, watching old movies alone at a drive in, and loitering around an old apartment building longingly. (remote)

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

apolaine@pkm.social ("Andy Polaine") wrote:

We need to stop talking about “AI taking jobs.” AI has no autonomous agency or predetermined destiny in this regard. It masks the true story that corporate leaders who see employees as a cost rather than an asset think they’ll make more money for themselves and shareholders by replacing them with machines. It’s an old story.

fromjason ("fromjason.xyz 🖤") wrote:

Who is next?

Siri, give me some sewing related platform names that start with the letter "M".

#Threads

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• Mammoth app logo and Threads logo side by side are strikingly similar.

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

WetHat@fosstodon.org ("WetHat💦") wrote:

Bluesky backs a project that would let Mastodon apps, like Ivory, work with its network.

Social networks #BlueSky and #Mastodon may soon be accessible from within a single app. BlueSky is backing a project that would connect — or “bridge” — Mastodon requests into Bluesky requests so that consumer apps, like #Ivory, would be compatible with Bluesky, too.

https://techcrunch.com/2024/04/25/bluesky-backs-a-project-that-would-let-mastodon-apps-like-ivory-work-with-its-network/

#SkyBridge #Fediverse #Federation

fromjason ("fromjason.xyz 🖤") wrote:

Re: Bluesky backs a project that would let Mastodon apps, like Ivory, work with its network

What... what is federation? Quickly, now.
https://techcrunch.com/2024/04/25/bluesky-backs-a-project-that-would-let-mastodon-apps-like-ivory-work-with-its-network/

fromjason ("fromjason.xyz 🖤") wrote:

Hi we're a start-up and open source! No that that kind of open source. Open as in house. You can come take a look around but you're not getting any keys.

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

ha ha ha silly me, of course you can't change a color in a PDF

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

chriswho@mstdn.social ("Chris Who") wrote:

Attachments:

• Banksy on Advertising People are taking the piss out of you everyday. They butt into your life, take a cheap shot at you and then disappear. They leer at you from tall buildings and make you feel small. They make flippant comments from buses that imply you're not sexy enough and that all the fun is happening somewhere else. They are on TV making your girlfriend feel inadequate. They have access to the most sophisticated technology the world has ever seen and they bully you with it. They are The Advertisers and they are laughing at you. You, however, are forbidden to touch them. Trademarks, intellectual property rights and copyright law mean advertisers can say what they like wherever they like with total impunity. Fuck that. Any advert in a public space that gives you no choice whether you see it or not is yours. It's yours to take, re-arrange and re-use. You can do whatever you like with it. Asking for permission is like asking to keep a rock someone just threw at your head. You owe the companies nothing. Less than nothing, you especially don't owe them any courtesy. They owe you. They have re-arranged the world to put themselves in front of you. They never asked for your permission, don’t even start asking for theirs. (remote)