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pzmyers@octodon.social ("pzmyers 🦑") wrote:
Evolution, as seen through the eyes of a childish, misinformed buffoon.
https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2024/06/20/dembskis-delusion-and-dishonesty-detector/
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tek@freeradical.zone ("Tek is not a convicted felon") wrote:
A friend just pointed out:
"ADHD creates impulse control issues and, consequently, advertising takes advantage of a disability. Ergo, ad blockers are assistive devices and interfering with their operation for commercial gain constitutes a willful violation of the ADA."
Let’s do this.
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shimmeringtrashpile@post.lurk.org wrote:
Cool job posting at ProPublica
We are seeking a computational journalist to join our data team to use their technical knowledge, as well as emerging technologies like artificial intelligence and large language models, to help us investigate the world and unlock stories that would otherwise be out of reach.
Journalism experience is a plus, but we especially encourage applications from people with quantitative/research backgrounds, such as statistics, data science, AI and machine learning. Ability to code well is a must.
Ultimately, we’re looking for someone who would pitch us on ideas that use technology to do things we hadn’t dreamed of doing. That could be renting a boat to test the WiFi networks at Mar-a-Lago, having students scream into black-box hardware or using the power of programming to fingerprint and cluster propaganda videos.
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rbreich@masto.ai ("Robert Reich") wrote:
Louisiana's GOP governor signed a law requiring public school classrooms to display the Ten Commandments.
Project 2025, developed by MAGA allies, has plans to infuse ‘Christian nationalism’ in a Trump second term.
Republicans are coming for the separation of church and state.
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sandlapper37@mstdn.social ("ebbtide") wrote:
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ElleGray@mstdn.social ("elle") wrote:
I've never had a hero or a mentor but there's a huge raccoon on my street who's been stealing boots from backyards and then throwing them at people from high in her tree, and tbh she might be it
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Mastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
“U.S. authorities have been pushing their Taiwanese counterparts to acquire more low-cost loitering munitions and drones as part of a larger asymmetric defense strategy, often referred to as the “porcupine strategy.” Wargames, including those conducted under the auspices of the U.S. military, have continually provided evidence that swarms of relatively cheap networked drones with high degrees of autonomy could have game-changing impacts on any future fight over Taiwan“
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eff ("Electronic Frontier Foundation") wrote:
In recent months EFF has:
👩💻 Pushed for strong net neutrality rules
🚗 Showed how much data modern cars collect from you
🌎 Helped stop countries from blocking speech around the world
Your support helps fund these efforts. Donate today: https://eff.org/summer
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atomicpoet@atomicpoet.org ("Chris Trottier") wrote:
This looks like a really neat sequel to Steamboat Willie – even if it’s a low budget horror film rendered in Unreal Engine.
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moonrabbit@strangeobject.space ("lily") wrote:
🔥 please, this is a desperate post: can anyone in #france give a home to a gentle / timid FIV+ stray cat?
he's at the vet now getting treatment, but if we don't find a home by tomorrow midday, the refuge helping us will drop him back off here. we're moving internationally soon, have 2 cats already, and can't take him. (we've also been told we can't take him bc FIV.)
> he’s a beautiful, sweet boy who deserves a good life.
please boost / SVP boostez
SVP, avec désespoir: est-ce que quelqu'un en #france qui peut donner un foyer aimant à un chat errant mais très gentil qui est FIV+ ?
> > il est au véto pour être traité, mais si nous ne trouvons pas un foyer avant demain midi, le refuge va le relâchez ici. nous déménageons hors de la france bientôt, nous avons deux de nos propres chats, et nous ne pouvons pas le prendre (et apparement c’est pas possible pour voyager avec le FIV). > > il est un garçon beau et doux qui mérite une bonne vie.
🙏 (dépt 16/24)
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- a grey and white cat with folded ears sits at a window. behind him is a garden with grass and plants. further back is a telegraph pole and an old barn. this picture was taken last november. un chat gris et blanc avec des oreilles pliés est assis à l’extérieur par une fenêtre. derrière de lui est un jardin avec des plantes. il y a aussi une vielle grange. ce photo est de novembre dernier. (remote)
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obeto@mas.to ("Biped Earthling") wrote:
@Pineywoozle @wendinoakland @ClintBarton So true.
I was just reading this story.
Incredible how they are allowed to do this with impunity here in the US.
Yet, we'd excoriate them if it was happening abroad. https://www.salon.com/2024/06/18/how-a-semi-secret-right-wing-media-empire-is-blanketing-america-with-lies/
Mastodon FeedReblogged by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
@futurebird @apophis@brain.worm.pink one wonders whether there will be a polymer fossil record or whether those microplastics will be metabolized too quickly in the end
I've been watching live streams of ROV deep submergence vehicles recently and you can find plastic bags at depths of 3km+
Mastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
directly in front of an a/c
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ludicity@mastodon.sprawl.club ("Ludic 🧛") wrote:
Great news everyone! I finally talk about AI hype. Someone finally mentioned LLMs one time too many, and the reckoning is upon us:
https://ludic.mataroa.blog/blog/i-will-fucking-piledrive-you-if-you-mention-ai-again/
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Strandjunker@mstdn.social ("Andrea Junker :verified:") wrote:
Juneteenth is the perfect moment to remind everyone of these two facts:
1. Those who don’t learn from history are doomed to repeat it.
2. Those who prevent history from being taught are plotting to repeat it.Read this out loud. Then read it again. Then teach it to your kids.
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dko@infosec.exchange ("Dan") wrote:
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Mastodon Feedslightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell") wrote:
This is a sick, sad joke, perpetrated first on people who aspire to a better life in tech, and then on folks who rely on the sites they produce. When 2/3 of the time spent on frontend is being wasted on framework du jour, it's no mystery why teams lack the confidence to evaluate other, better options.
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Mastodon Feedslightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell") wrote:
This is an *absolute banger* of a long read about the omnishambles of Lambda School:
https://www.sandofsky.com/lambda-school/
It caused me to look up their current "web developer" syllabus; I think we can draw a straight line to the *horrible* education that otherwise great people are getting at overpriced diploma mills to the shockingly poor results in contemporary web products:
https://www.bloomtech.com/courses/full-stack-web-development#curriculum
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redoak@social.coop ("Red Oak") wrote:
Oh tell all your children that Hell ain't no dream; old Satan he lives in that Turing machine
Mastodon Feedrmrenner ("The Old Gay Gristle Fest") wrote:
For the month of June, Cinelimite has put up a bunch of short films made in the early 80s by queer activists in Paraíba. English subs https://www.cinelimite.com/programs-2/a-onda-de-filmes-queer-em-super-8-da-paraiba
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remi@universeodon.com ("Remi") wrote:
Well after 14 years I'm laid off from Viavi. This has been a particular nightmare for me for 14 years since I was a victim of the 2008 financial meltdown and laid off then and couldn't find work for all of 2009. It was rough.
But anyway, locally fantastic staff and great people to work with. Higher management, no comment as I am negatively biased. We made some cool stuff and I will miss seeing how my current baby will turn out.
Anyhow I don't really know how far this might go, but if someone is looking for a #EE with 25 years experience in digital design primarily with #FPGA and #VHDL (and a smattering of #Verilog), including verification mainly using #OSVVM and #UVVM (the latter modeled after #UVM) please contact me, especially if you can support remote work. I do have a professional office at home, it can be YOURS (along with me of course).
(And if so inclined, boosting this for greater visibility in networks is greatly appreciated.)
Mastodon Feedpzmyers@octodon.social ("pzmyers 🦑") wrote:
Kids, don't have sex in public parks. That's where the predators hang out!
https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2024/06/19/flawless-slasher-movie-content/
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clive@saturation.social ("Clive Thompson") wrote:
A terrific investigation at @WIRED finds that Perplexity scrapes and (sometimes with bullshit added) summarizes web sites that it has been explicitly told, by those web site owners, not to visit
https://www.wired.com/story/perplexity-is-a-bullshit-machine/
Excellent work by @dmehro and @timmarchman
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sandofsky ("Ben Sandofsky") wrote:
It took five years to write, but here's the full story behind Lambda School, Silicon Valley's disastrous foray into for-profit education.
I explain how they burned through $120 million in funding, why Income Share Agreements failed, the crimes committed along the way, and how one developer turned journalist put an end to the fraud.
Mastodon FeedGargron ("Eugen Rochko") wrote:
Probably not a film I'm going to use ever again, but for this shot it sort of worked.
📷 Pentax KX
🎞️ Rollei Retro 80s
🔭 SMC Pentax-M 50mm/1.7
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josephholsten@mstdn.social (": j@fabrica:~/src; :t_blink:") wrote:
@danirabbit Oh, I just discovered @nnedi is on fedi! At this point I read everything she publishes. When people ask me for fiction recommendations, she’s on my sci-fi short list (with NK Jemisin, Anne Leckie, Martha Wells, Arkady Martin, R F Kuang)
Mastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
tell me this is not a cool tool from @simon
cat source/app.d | llm -s "explain this code" | pandoc -o ./explain.html
Mastodon Feedandreu@andreubotella.com ("Andreu Botella") wrote:
In case you want to hear me interviewed by @Meyerweb about the stuff I'm working on related to line-clamp in Chromium, while sounding completely stilted and nervous (and tired from taking care of the organization of the face-to-face), go check this out I guess!
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igalia@floss.social ("Igalia") wrote:
🎙️ New Episode of Igalia Chats: CSS Working Group Face to Face LIVE!
@bkardell and @Meyerweb talked to SEVEN CSS WG members — including @rachelandrew, @Una, @andreu, @mia, and more — during the latest face to face meeting, held last week at Igalia HQ. Get a whole bunch of perspectives on the state of #CSS in just one hour! https://www.igalia.com/chats/css-ftf-live-2024
