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slightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell") wrote:

If I seem prickly about the JavaScript-industrial-complex, it's because I've *seen* some shit, showed that shit to the folks most responsible, and they did jack to fix or prevent it from happening in the future. Now the whole web is covered in shit.

The post I'm working on now is a tour of a wee corner of a tiny smidgeon of what I've seen, as viewed from the relatively generous device and network budgets I updated to earlier this year[1]. I'm livid all over again.

[1] https://infrequently.org/2024/01/performance-inequality-gap-2024/

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

ChanceyFleet@mas.to wrote:

As a Blind person i never thought i would be on social media savoring photos. But the communal Mastodon alt text game is so strong that sweet, poetic or silly descriptions abound on my timeline. Thanks to legions of people who take time to write a meaningful description of the ephemera they post, i learn so much about insects, plants, buildings, memes — all dispatches from a dimension of the world that i otherwise wouldn't experience. If you're wondering whether anybody reads these things: YES.

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mayank@front-end.social ("Mayank") wrote:

can we get the `EyeDropper` api in all browsers pls

https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/EyeDropper

bcantrill ("Bryan Cantrill") wrote:

Tomorrow on Oxide and Friends, previous guest Nicholas Carlini ("Adversarial Machine Learning") will return to discuss his recent blog entry, "How I use AI" (https://nicholas.carlini.com/writing/2024/how-i-use-ai.html). As with our other treatments of the topic, this promises to be neither breathless hype nor doomerist fear mongering, but rather in the muddy middle where LLMs are finding real, practical usage. Bring your own real usage and join @ahl and me on Monday at 5p Pacific!

https://discord.gg/QrcKGTTPrF?event=1269812742211244042

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

ahhhhhhh, yes

https://music.apple.com/us/album/dance-me-to-the-end-of-love/1440945503?i=1440945506

Reblogged by slightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell"):

zens@merveilles.town ("Luci for dyeing") wrote:

I feel like actually, a grand bulk of how “front-end” works now is interesting workarounds for browser limitations that don’t exist anymore.

but because change is expensive we just kinda kept using the elaborate workarounds despite not needing them

and because institutional memory can’t exist in an industry with a 5 year 95% turnover rate, most people don’t remember that we don’t need most of this shit anymore

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

I wrote some code to play an insulting rap track for anyone who knocks over the shelves in the grocery store:

A wrecked aisle diss function.

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

oh, well, thank you @CARROT

Attachments:

• ecd97a44df8d7879.mp4 (remote)

Reblogged by slightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell"):

polotek@social.polotek.net ("Marco Rogers") wrote:

I don't think the options are monster frameworks vs everything bespoke. I think the third option is better frameworks that are actually designed based on a) real needs, b) maintainability, and c) long-lived products.
https://mastodon.esmevane.com/@ironchamber/112905265598897110

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

I didn't see the presentation, but this video shows the project, and it looks like a fun build.

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

(I could try to estimate the cost for that PCB, but nah. I'll just enjoy the result.)

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

excellent, major media outlets like Deutsche Welle are noticing them

https://www.dw.com/en/war-in-gaza-an-alternative-voice-for-peace-from-israel/a-69833772

Reblogged by slightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell"):

anizocani@tech.lgbt ("ani betts") wrote:

Oof, finding out just how hard running next.js on anything other than Vercel is 😢

https://open-next.js.org/v2/advanced/architecture

Attachments:

• Architecture diagram for what you need in order to get Next.js apps to run, it's....a lot of stuff. (remote)

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polotek@social.polotek.net ("Marco Rogers") wrote:

My frontend villain origin story was when I started asking people why we needed this complexity. People agreed it was complex. But when I asked people to tell me what we bought for ourselves, the answers were vague and unclear. That’s when I knew we had gone astray.
https://mastodon.social/@tef/112903811292290724

pzmyers@octodon.social ("pzmyers 🦑") wrote:

What kind of reputation does Boeing have anymore? They really have to fire a lot of executives.

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2024/08/04/boeing-gets-another-black-mark/

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• Boeing Starliner (remote)

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

amusing:

“an hour into his speech, the Atlanta crowd had emptied out more than usual. (Like Madonna, he often keeps his crowds waiting for an hour or more past the scheduled start time, which doesn’t help the situation.) Large splotches of blue had blossomed across the upper stands, and people on the floor had started to sneak away, too.

Mr. Trump’s most faithful followers were also feeling defensive about the dueling rally discourse on Saturday.”

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/04/us/politics/whats-rattling-trump-the-size-of-harriss-crowds.html?unlocked_article_code=1.AU4.QjIx.xYCCFsnKujo4&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb

pzmyers@octodon.social ("pzmyers 🦑") wrote:

I'm seeing only very tiny spiders today.

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2024/08/04/day-of-the-tinies/

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• very tiny spider (remote)

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

obrhoff@chaos.social wrote:

I’ve heard that several times before. There are two types of Star Trek fans:

1. Those who appreciate its vision of a progressive future where humanity overcomes racism, sexism, and other social issues.
2. Those who enjoy the military and naval aspects of Starfleet in the series.

It still baffles me how some fans can overlook the other aspects while watching the show.

I guess some of them also think that Trump is Luke Skywalker and not the Emperor.

#startrek #trump #harris #election2024

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

seriously

https://chaos.social/@obrhoff/112904967921388864

slightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell") wrote:

Of *course* this abomination uses `styled-components`. How could The Inevitable React Rewrite *not* lean into the very worst ideas of Reactor excess?

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

vincew@masto.nyc ("Vince Wadhwani :6train:") wrote:

I feel seen #ttrpg

Attachments:

• N OH NO, MY CHARACTER DIED...OH NO, | HAVE TO MAKE A NEW ONE OH NO, I HAVE TO BUY A NEW SET OF DICE TO MATCH MY NEW CHARACTER Hehehe (remote)

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heidilifeldman ("Heidi Li Feldman") wrote:

@democratsabroad I’m a big fan of yours. Any promotion of https://secure.actblue.com/donate/mastodon-for-harris is of course welcome. Also, if you can help me connect with other state or state-equivalent party organizations not yet on Mastodon, that would be fantastic! @jaybaltz@mas

slightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell") wrote:

How untethered from values, consequences, and reality is the JavaScript community?

Behold! The UK Govt's JS-optional design system[1]...rebuilt in React? Absolutely, positively, cursed:

https://github.com/govuk-react/govuk-react

I don't understand how this is even minimally compatible with gov.uk's *excellent* progressive-enhancement guidance:

https://www.gov.uk/service-manual/technology/using-progressive-enhancement

[1]: https://design-system.service.gov.uk/

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

incredible focus

https://mastodon.art/@gnilleps/112897957031911907

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seattletimes@press.coop ("The Seattle Times :press:") wrote:

North Cascades Highway stretch closes again due to wildfire

As of Sunday morning, North Cascades Highway is closed between mileposts 148 and 157 due to the ongoing Easy fire. The fire has burned more than 930 acres. #press

https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/environment/north-cascades-highway-stretch-closes-again-due-to-wildfire/?utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_all&utm_source=press.coop

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bodhipaksa@mastodon.scot ("Bodhipaksa") wrote:

J.D. Vance says that people who don't have children have no stake in the future.

Yet he's a Catholic: a religion headed by *checks notes* a childless Pope, and run by *checks notes again* thousands of childless priests. (Well, supposedly.)

And wait, news has just come in that Jesus, the man whose teachings Catholics claim to follow, was yet another man who (according to their own orthodoxy) had no children.

Childless people have no stake in the future.

Shouldn't he convert, or something?

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

MissingThePt ("Missing The Point") wrote:

Pockets

Attachments:

• naz @Nazxca There is only one thing girls want, and it starts with a P and ends in a S. 7:43 PM - 25 Jul 21 • Twitter for Android

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NewsDesk@flipboard.social ("Flipboard News Desk") wrote:

An area roughly the size of New Jersey has become a “dead zone” in the Gulf of Mexico, providing little to no oxygen for fish and other marine life, NOAA says. The dead zone is a yearly occurrence in the Gulf, but this year is much bigger than usual, covering four million acres, the 12th largest one the agency has recorded over 38 years. Read more from CBS News.

https://flip.it/dGKdm4

#Science #Gulf #Mexico #Fish #Marine #Ocean

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ProPublica@newsie.social wrote:

Marjorie Taylor Greene’s and Brad Raffensperger’s #Voter Registrations Targeted in Georgia’s New Online Portal
==

Days after #Georgia #Democrats warned that the state’s new online portal for canceling voter registrations could be abused, officials have confirmed misuse attempts — including efforts to cancel the registrations of prominent #Republicans.

#News #Voting #election2024 #Election #Politics #Government

https://www.propublica.org/article/georgia-voter-registration-cancellation-portal-mtg-raffensperger

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

“To start the cancellation process on the portal, all users need is a voter’s name, date of birth and county of residence. To finalize the cancellation request, they also must provide the last four digits of the voter’s Social Security number or their full driver’s license number.”

not too difficult

https://www.propublica.org/article/georgia-voter-registration-cancellation-portal-mtg-raffensperger

slightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell") wrote:

Yes, it's offensive that these folks take no responsibility. Yes, it's demoralizing that so many people are willing to go along with it. But that doesn't mean we have to accept that they "won". The future is all to play for, and we can start by pointing and laughing. They deserve ridicule, not just scorn.