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pzmyers@octodon.social ("pzmyers 🦑") wrote:
Great strides in advertising AI.
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gvy_dvpont ("Guy Dupont") wrote:
On repeat for the foreseeable future
Mastodon Feedcstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen") wrote:
I understand why people make the choice, but in light of decades of development on C compilers and undefined, unspecified, and implementation-defined behaviors, I sometimes wonder about the wisdom of compiling your cool new language with its own special semantics and memory model down to C. 🤔
Mastodon FeedReblogged by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
So long plastic air pillows: Amazon shifting to recycled paper filling for packages in North America
Amazon is moving from putting plastic air pillows in its packages in North America to using recycled paper filling instead, a move that’s more environmentally friendly and is said to secure items in boxes just the same, if not better
https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/long-plastic-air-pillows-amazon-shifting-recycled-paper-111272420
Mastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
Today in History: Jacques Offenbach born in Cologne, Germany, 1819
Mastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
Today in History: Victoria crowned, 1837
Mastodon FeedReblogged by kornel ("Kornel"):
Electric vs. gas
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Mastodon Feed@rust Luma is slightly problematic because it means gamma-compressed grayscale, and it'd be inaccurate to use it for linear light.
OTOH shader folks use RGBA for normals and height maps 🤷
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aral@mastodon.ar.al ("Aral Balkan") wrote:
‘Encryption is deeply threatening to power’: Meredith Whittaker of messaging app Signal
You can (and should) follow Meredith on the fediverse at @Mer__edith
Mastodon FeedReblogged by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
jeffs@well.com ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
so, which one are you sending me @CARROT ??
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Mastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
this is so very simple and readable in D:
import std.stdio;
import std.net.curl;
import std.string;
import std.array;void main( string[] args ) {
if( args.length < 2 ) {
writeln( "Usage: ./main " );
return;
}string url = args[1];
try {
auto content = cast( string ) get( url );
writeln( content );
}
catch( Exception e ) {
writeln( "\nHTTP 418: I am a teapot\n" );
}
}
Mastodon FeedReblogged by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen"):
SHAM TIVEY, the EP my band Sheenjek recently recorded, is live on all the places! Please listen if you are into middle aged dads from Portland playing loud, heavy noise rock! The cover art is a badass Shark drinking a beer! I play drums and did some backup vocals and am really proud of how it turned out! https://album.link/i/1751641762
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Mastodon Feedrust@octodon.social ("Rust tips") wrote:
What would you name a single-channel pixel type, if it had to have a 1-letter field name?
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flatwhatson@functional.cafe ("Andrew Whatson") wrote:
Announcing the Pre-Scheme Restoration project! Many thanks to @nlnet who have made this project possible.
https://prescheme.org/posts/announcing-the-pre-scheme-restoration.html
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cwebber@octodon.social ("Christine Lemmer-Webber") wrote:
Announcing the Pre-Scheme Restoration https://prescheme.org/posts/announcing-the-pre-scheme-restoration.html
Pre-Scheme! A "systems lisp" with static type analysis, *no* GC, compilation to C, and... you can hack it live at your REPL!
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Mastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
hard as it is to change long-standing patterns of thinking, we must all try to remember to build accessible into our initial designs rather than tacking it on to finished code as an afterthought.
I have this problem, like pretty much everyone else architecting systems.
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aral@mastodon.ar.al ("Aral Balkan") wrote:
“Buh, Aral, #Fedora is a volunteer project… you a nasty bum-bum criticising us for shipping an operating system without a functional screen reader by default for EIGHT YEARS…”
Meanwhile, in reality: “The Fedora Project is not a separate legal entity or organization; Red Hat retains liability for its actions.”
Who owns Red Hat?
#IBM.
What is IBM? A 150 billion-dollar corporation.
Cut the “we’re volunteers” bullshit, acknowledge your ableist culture, and do better.
Mastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
such a delightful thought, @CARROT
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jeffs@well.com ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
@mattl@social.coop @jsonstein @mattl see https://docs.joinmastodon.org/admin/config/#local_domain for my guess
Mastodon FeedReblogged by keul@fosstodon.org ("Luca Fabbri"):
amministratore@mastodon.uno ("mastodon uno admin :mastodon:") wrote:
AVVISO IMPORTANTE
Tutto quello che scrivete e caricate su mastodon viene copiato e caricato sui server mastodon federati, quindi un'immagine da 100KB potrebbe essere replicata su 1000 server e pesare sull'intera rete per 100MB!
Anche se non caricate immagini il testo andrà ad appesantire il database di centinaia di server!È importantissimo cancellare i vecchi messaggi per mantenere mastodon più sostenibile economicamente e ridurre i costi di tutti:
https://mastodon.uno/statuses_cleanup
boost apprezzati!🙏
Mastodon Feedpzmyers@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.
Mastodon FeedReblogged by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
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.