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collinsworth@hachyderm.io ("Josh Collinsworth") wrote:
Really, this is a problem with human discourse, that's larger than online or language. At a certain point of popularity, it becomes more "cool" to dislike something than to like it. It's a sort of virtue signaling.
I guess maybe I hate it because I spent so much of my 20s and 30s being very hipster-ish about music, and knowing now how stupid that was and what great things I missed out on. (Also: who cares?)
Mastodon Feedcollinsworth@hachyderm.io ("Josh Collinsworth") wrote:
I find few things more tiresome in online discourse than when it becomes novel to hate on a once-novel term that's now mainstream.
Example: "enshittification." Once considered novel; now mainstream. Used to be loved; now you can't go a day without somebody saying "'enshittification' has been enshittified."
It's the ultra-online version of hipster-ism. "I used to like that term's early stuff, before it sold out. Now I like this new term, you've probably never heard of it."
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futurebird@sauropods.win ("myrmepropagandist") wrote:
The bald eagle could have easily gone extinct. But we did all sorts of "woke" things protecting it legally, ran conservation and study programs, banned DDT (that was good for other reasons too) and in 2007 they were removed from the endangered species list.
Likewise pine forests could be dead from acid rain.
The ozone could have a huge hole.
We CAN take care of nature when we want to. And the successes have been worth it.
I feel like we forget this, you know?
Mastodon Feedcstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen") wrote:
"Please don't stop writing documentation. Please don't stop writing documentation. Please don't stop writing documentation. Please..."
Mastodon Feedpzmyers@octodon.social ("pzmyers 🦑") wrote:
People still think evolutionary psychology is valid? We still need people to hammer on its absurdity and expose the bullshit artists who promote it.
Mastodon Feedpzmyers@octodon.social ("pzmyers 🦑") wrote:
You're going to need the Pope to rubber-stamp your visitation by the Holy Mother Mary in the future.
https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2024/05/20/what-is-the-vatican-method/
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mwl@io.mwl.io ("Michael W Lucas¹ :flan_mail:") wrote:
And we're off!
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mwlucas/run-your-own-mail-server
Mastodon Feedcstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen") wrote:
Computers weren't a mistake. Computers not owned and controlled by the people operating them and the people impacted by their programming was a mistake.
Corporations weren't a mistake. Corporations owned and controlled by people far removed from the employees and those who are impacted by corporate actions are a mistake.
(Of course, there's a connection between the two besides their similar phrasings.)
Mastodon FeedReblogged by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
StillIRise1963@mastodon.world wrote:
"Unless and until our tax laws are changed and the Supreme Court’s legalization of political bribery is reversed, we’ll continue this disintegrative slide into fascism and the danger of domestic armed conflict.
This fall we’ll have the opportunity to elect politicians who actively oppose oligarchy and fascism while embracing the true spirit of American egalitarianism.”
https://www.rawstory.com/raw-investigates/civil-war-oligarchs/
Mastodon FeedReblogged by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
Noupside@saturation.social ("Renee DiResta") wrote:
🧵 I wrote ab the “is Signal secure?” manufactroversy on X. The Guardian wanted an explainer on why Elon & Jack were “concerned” about Signal. The answer, though, has nothing to do w/Signal’s product. It was part of an extended fight over whether woke NPR should be defunded & the CEO fired. Why? Because the CEO of NPR is on the board of Signal; by the Transitive Property of Bad People, Signal is thus compromised.
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/article/2024/may/18/npr-elon-musk-signal
Mastodon FeedReblogged by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
tayledras ("Tayledras 🐾✌️") wrote:
In case you forgot about Winnie the Pooh...
Mastodon FeedReblogged by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
cstross@wandering.shop ("Charlie Stross") wrote:
Two bits of news: (a) Iran's president and foreign minister found dead at helicopter crash site (https://apnews.com/article/iran-president-ebrahim-raisi-426c6f4ae2dd1f0801c73875bb696f48) and (b) Saudi Arabia's King Salman, 88, has pneumonia (https://www.jewishpress.com/news/middle-east/saudi-arabia/saudi-arabias-king-salman-88-has-pneumonia/2024/05/19/) (His successor is Prince Bonesaw, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman).
If King Salman doesn't make it, middle eastern politics could get very unpredictable. Never mind if (c) Benny Gantz pulls down Netanyahu's coalition the same time … (https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/dozens-killed-wounded-israeli-forces-thrust-deeper-gazas-jabalia-rafah-2024-05-18/)
Mastodon FeedReblogged by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
Pixelfed Groups will bring a whole new dimension and experience, I can't wait to ship this monumental feature!
Mastodon FeedReblogged by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
KE0FFT@mastodon.hams.social wrote:
I found this #QSLCard last night on eBay. I was *at* the 1993 #Chicksands Friendship Fete. I never knew the base had an amateur radio club.
Callsign GB2USA belonged to the late Maj. USAF (Ret.) Everett E. Worrell, Jr., who likely filled out & sent this card over 30 yrs ago.
A B-17 Pilot in WWII, he flew 35 missions over Europe, served 27 years in the USAF, was a Communication Inspector General, a #HamRadio operator & MARS (Military Auxiliary Radio System) member for decades.
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Mastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
poor worm
Mastodon FeedReblogged by slightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell"):
evanw@hachyderm.io ("Evan Wallace") wrote:
I've been studying algorithms for collaborative text editing recently. The best way for me to understand something complex is to implement it myself, so I made my own simple text editing CRDT. It comes with an interactive demo to show what goes on "under the hood":
https://madebyevan.com/algos/crdt-text-buffer/
The code is small enough to understand (only 500 lines including comments). But the internals use optimized block-based storage similar to Yjs (a popular CRDT text library), so it should be pretty realistic.
Mastodon Feedcollinsworth@hachyderm.io ("Josh Collinsworth") wrote:
"How was your experience?"
Idk, go ask your AI. Isn't it supposed to be great at answering questions and replacing humans?
Mastodon Feedcollinsworth@hachyderm.io ("Josh Collinsworth") wrote:
Oh, what's that? You've integrated AI into your product?
And it's capable of answering questions, you say?
Fantastic!
Please redirect all future requests for my feedback to the AI.
Mastodon Feedcstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen") wrote:
By "coming up!" I apparently meant in nearly two weeks time. But I did get to it, and it ended up even hackier than I thought it would as it involved the use of a hack saw. But we're all fine here now. How are you doin'?
Mastodon Feedslightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell") wrote:
@phae @Samsung No lie, this is the on-device UI. No toggle, no way to request an opt-out on-device *where we were already authenticated*. And this is *after* tapping "Do Not Sell My Personal Information". Real work went into making this something other than a simple toggle button:
Mastodon Feedslightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell") wrote:
@collinsworth @phae [ visions of my future self ]
Mastodon Feedcollinsworth@hachyderm.io ("Josh Collinsworth") wrote:
@slightlyoff @phae We got a Samsung Smart TV last year and it is without competition my absolute most regretted tech purchase. Even if it wasn't spyware and adware thinly disguised as a TV, the UI is atrocious, and the controls are unpredictable. It's a UX failure on every level.
I'm seriously considering just factory resetting it, never connecting it to the internet, and doing absolutely all streaming through a third-party device. Wish I'd just done that in the first place.
Mastodon Feedslightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell") wrote:
@phae @Samsung Today in "websites that work better than the Samsung CCPA opt-out flow": California's Secretary of State page for filing a compaint:
https://oag.ca.gov/contact/consumer-complaint-against-business-or-company
Mastodon Feedslightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell") wrote:
@phae Hey @Samsung; y'all know this is unacceptable and likely illegal, right?
Mastodon Feedslightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell") wrote:
Setting up a new Samsung TV that @phae liked, and the horror show that is the privacy UI cannot be overstated. There's no on-device way to opt-out of collection. None.
Instead, you get told to visit a URL (but not taken to it in the built-in Samsung Internet browser) for CCPA requests. That website is here:
https://www.samsung.com/us/privacy/rights/
And as a CA resident, it makes me apoplectic that it simply *fails *at a required login step. This cannot be spirit, or letter, of the law compliant:
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a_smeriglia@mastodon.uno ("Astutillo Smeriglia :verified:") wrote:
Passa una meteora: 200 mila video di tutti i tipi.
Passa un’astronave aliena: un video sgranato a bassa risoluzione.
Mastodon FeedReblogged by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
w3c@w3c.social ("World Wide Web Consortium") wrote:
At our recent AC meeting Hiroshima, Japan 🇯🇵 Yosuke Kaneko, President of the Interplanetary Networking Special Interest Group (IPNSIG), spoke on his thoughts about connecting humanity even beyond the limits of our world.
He spoke about the potential to create a communications network from Earth to the Moon, and even to Mars 🌎 🌖 ✨
🎬 Watch the video: https://youtu.be/H2vDEZFbTw8
Mastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
they rode hard in an ugly war, and died far too young to really enjoy the peaceful fruits of victory
Mastodon FeedLittle #Kitty Big City has all the classics, like the Shiba in a bush.
https://www.littlekittybigcity.com/
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tofugolem ("Tofu Golem") wrote:
We are trained to make excuses for the inexcusable.
