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jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
Today in History: May 28, 1830
Indian Removal Act Forces Indigenous Peoples to Migrate West https://calendar.eji.org/racial-injustice/may/28
Mastodon FeedMastodon Feedpzmyers@octodon.social ("pzmyers 🦑") wrote:
I played a game. +1, would do it again.
https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2024/05/28/im-a-gamer-now/
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Mastodon Feedrust@octodon.social ("Rust tips") wrote:
If you're making breaking changes to your library, help your users upgrade by keeping the old names with the #[deprecated] annotation.
#[doc(hidden)]
#[deprecated(note = "Renamed to NewStruct")]
pub type OldStruct = NewStruct;The interface doesn't have to be backwards-compatible. It's there to display a helpful note to users upgrading from the old interface, which is easier than searching changelogs or docs for the new interface.
https://play.rust-lang.org/?gist=2e50923f298a52ffd6cdb25cdc59f753
Mastodon Feedpzmyers@octodon.social ("pzmyers 🦑") wrote:
Neuralink is getting desperate and is begging for a miracle.
https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2024/05/28/if-only-magic-worked-neuralink-might-succeed/
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allrite.blog@allrite.blog ("allrite rites") wrote:
I thought keeping a timesheet tracking 30 second intervals was ridiculous until I discovered how much more productive I have become. It’s amazing. I think I’m so focussed that I’m finding that I have completed tasks that I can’t even remember doing.
I’ve spoken to the others on the team and nobody else was asked to keep a timesheet. But the instructions sent to me were quite clear. I won’t be the one on the firing line come the next restructure. Bring it on!
I’ve always loved stories of time travel. Doctor Who, Bill and Ted, Marty McFly. They were my heroes. Imagine having a time machine and travelling back to see the dinosaurs or forwards to a shiny future!
That was the dream. The truth is a lot less fun.
“Unless you sign up for this, you’re out the door.”
Yeah, I’ve got a mortgage and a kid on the way. I can’t afford that.
“We need this yesterday!”
That’s what they always say, but there are only so many hours in a day.
There used to be only so many hours in a day.
Turns out that management go hold of the time machine and thought of a way to squeeze more productivity out of workers. Send us back in time now so we can put twice the effort into our work before.
“Never, ever, meet yourself.”
I knew that rule from the stories. But how to do it?
The timesheet. When you’re sleeping, I’m there. When you are off at lunch, I’m there. When you are pissing in the bathroom, I’m there. I’m there at your desk doing your work.
Who gave you the instructions to use a timesheet?
That was me.
I am you and you are me. You just don’t know it yet.
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Mastodon FeedReblogged by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen"):
@flexion There is something surreal in this big-ass architectural diagram to power a tamagotchi
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Mastodon FeedReblogged by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen"):
icymi, some recent hollering about the hoot scheme-to-wasm compiler over the last couple weeks:
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webhackfest@floss.social ("Web Engines Hackfest") wrote:
The Web Engines Hackfest 2024 is starting next Monday 3rd June, the full schedule (including breakout sessions) is now available on the wiki: https://github.com/Igalia/webengineshackfest/wiki#scheduling
Mastodon FeedGo home PrusaSlicer, you're drunk!
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Mastodon Feedcstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen") wrote:
Old news, but thank goodness for the great oxidation event.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Oxidation_Event
Big stuff. You'd think we'd have national holidays about something like that.
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jmechner@mastodon.art ("Jordan Mechner") wrote:
Hi, I'm Jordan Mechner, creator of Prince of Persia. I've written and drawn a nonfiction graphic novel, "Replay."
It's a memoir of my four decades making games, interwoven with three generations of my family's back story.
(And yes, it has the bit where I videotape my brother in our NY high school parking lot in 1985.)Check it out (links, reviews, and excerpts) at https://jordanmechner.com/en/books/replay
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fesshole ("Fesshole 🧻") wrote:
Approached a person in my office who I thought knew who I was and asked for their advice on something. Part of their answer included the suggestion that I get in touch with me. Didn't know how to react so just advised I would do that and walked away.
Mastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
Today in History: Niccolo Paganini dies in Nice, Italy, 1840
Mastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
Today in History: Louis Durey is born in Paris, France, 1888
Mastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
Today in History: pop-up toaster patented by Charles Strite, 1919
Mastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
Today in History: Golden Gate Bridge opens, 1937
Mastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
Today in History: First joint meeting of U.S. and European ALGOL definition cte., 1958 (and keyboards have not felt safe since)
Mastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
Today in History: Hubert H. Humphrey born, 1911
Mastodon Feedpzmyers@octodon.social ("pzmyers 🦑") wrote:
Two unidentifiable orbweaver babies that selected two different backgrounds for their webs.
https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2024/05/27/red-and-blue/
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Mastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
scientists & engineers are very different creatures
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Mastodon Feedcstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen") wrote:
Oh, I guess... Uh... I guess after all this work we'll have to reconfigure our economic systems to *prevent* things like MS and MS Windows from happening again... Okay. This is harder than I thought. :blobhyperthink:
Mastodon Feedcstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen") wrote:
Oh... Shoot... We'll need to figure out what to do with MS itself... Uh... Ummm.... Errrr... :thonking:
Mastodon Feedcstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen") wrote:
At that point, I assume we'll treat any existing computers with Windows on them as malware and react accordingly. So simple...
Mastodon Feedcstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen") wrote:
Then invent that "Men in Black" flashy thing tech and wipe the knowledge of MS Windows from all our memories...
Mastodon Feedcstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen") wrote:
Also, sneak into all Sys admin offices, and remove all Windows installer USB sticks they have, replace them with OSOSes installers and change their DNS settings so any attempts to download the Windows installers again will fail...
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ashenwave@mastodon.art ("Ashenwave 🌱") wrote:
I wanted to draw something related to the Aurora Borealis but it got away from me and this is what came out👀
I don’t even know how to call this one😅#MastoArt #FediArt #AshenwaveArt #Surrealism #DigitalArt #ArtistsOnMastodon #Fantasy #Psychedelic #Illustration #Art #Space
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Mastodon Feedcstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen") wrote:
Look, we all know defaults matter. Almost all computers come with Windows installed, so if we really want to promote the use of open source OSes (OSOSes), all we need to do is intercept all new computers during shipping, wipe them completely, and install OSOSes on them. And maybe destroy the Windows license tag and probably also the service tags and maybe remove any service tags embedded in the flash memory, and probably some other details I'm missing. It's that simple folks.
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clintruin ("Kid Mania") wrote:
Another World Is Possible
Banksy
2023
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wim_v12e@scholar.social ("Wim🧮") wrote:
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Copilot+ PCs require a 40 TOPS NPU. NPU chipsets are entirely new, so no existing laptop or desktop has them.
There is no evidence that the AI features actually need that capability, and I doubt it.
Also, many laptop GPUs can already deliver around 40 TOPS or more but only NPUs will be supported. So this will lead to forced obsolescence of perfectly good hardware on a huge scale.
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thomas@metalhead.club ("Tom :damnified:") wrote:
I'd like to remind all Mastodon users that you can add a language filter to any follow relationship on Mastodon.
If you follow me and you don't speak German, you can easily remove my German posts from your timeline by adjusting the language settings.
Go to my profile page, select the dot menu and click "Change subscribed languages". Then select the languages that you speak.
This really is a hidden gem 💎 on Mastodon and not many people seem to know this feature :awesome:
