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cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen") wrote:
Little known fact is that song managed to tank consumer demand for blank floppy disks.
Mastodon FeedMastodon Feedcstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen") wrote:
I'm so glad we've developed ubiquitous internet service and readily accessible video storage and streaming so that I can enjoy gems like this that I missed the first time around:
Mastodon Feedbcantrill ("Bryan Cantrill") wrote:
RFD 508: Whither CockroachDB?
https://rfd.shared.oxide.computer/rfd/0508
Mastodon Feedcstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen") wrote:
The CW is true.
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kevinrns@mstdn.social ("Kevin Russell") wrote:
I love it so much!
Firefox has made it SO EASY to switch to Firefox from Chrome, that you dont even lose your OPEN TABS.
Have you got 34 open tabs lol? And you lost uBlock ad-blocker today? (You did, you lost your ad blocker, because Google)
You dont even lose open Tabs! (And you get to install uBlock)
Fancy that.
https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/switching-chrome-firefox
Mastodon FeedReblogged by kornel ("Kornel"):
paul@tapbots.social ("Paul Haddad :tapbots_logo:") wrote:
Got to bookmark this page and look at it every time I consider getting the 2019 Pro. Will just wait for the M4 Mini (assuming they don't hobble it) and M4 Studio Ultra.
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Mastodon Feedslightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell") wrote:
It is *eternally* f'd up that the "DX" bait-and-switch requires both an acceptance of a heroic developer narrative as well as belief that developers are helpless to make things right when they (reliably) go sideways.
WHICH IS IT!?!
This nonsense is marketing. It's bullshit. And the opposite of bullshit is engineering.
Do engineering, or at least get caught trying.
Mastodon Feedslightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell") wrote:
Reckoning, Part 4: The Way Out
This series was a risk. I don't generally like to post traces without the permission of teams, but the situation has been *so* bad for *so* long, and the marketing nonsense from the JavaScript-industrial-complex is so pervasive, that more is needed.
That starts with acknowledging that everyone making sites is an active participant with agency. We all have parts to play in making them better or worse for folks at the margin.
Choose wisely
Mastodon Feedslightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell") wrote:
Part 4: The Way Out
Unacceptable performance is the consequence of a chain of failures to put the user first. Breaking the chain usually requires just one insistent advocate. Disasters like BenefitsCal are not inevitable. Responsibility is always an option, and it's generally easier and cheaper in the medium to long run.
Mastodon Feedcollinsworth@hachyderm.io ("Josh Collinsworth") wrote:
[This is not an invitation to tell me it's my fault, that I just need to curate my feed, etc.]
Mastodon Feedcollinsworth@hachyderm.io ("Josh Collinsworth") wrote:
Getting set up on Mastodon is kinda hard, and there's a lot you have to understand about instances and stuff like that.
But once you get past that initial hurdle, THEN you get to move on to the part where it's just constant, nonstop reminders of everything that's wrong with the world 24/7.
Mastodon Feedcollinsworth@hachyderm.io ("Josh Collinsworth") wrote:
Anybody else playing Arco on Switch?
Is the performance terrible for everyone else, too? It's not just lag and framerate issues; seems like it's so bad even the music gets distorted and can't keep up. :(
Mastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
carefully invigilating each bite taken of that cheese sandwich ;^}
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Mastodon Feedpzmyers@octodon.social ("pzmyers 🦑") wrote:
These kaiju are really kind of stupid.
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Mastodon Feedpzmyers@octodon.social ("pzmyers 🦑") wrote:
It would be a good time for us all to mask up again.
https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2024/08/16/bring-back-the-mask/
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Mastodon Feedpzmyers@octodon.social ("pzmyers 🦑") wrote:
Don't let robots explain science to you.
https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2024/08/16/soyou-wanna-be-a-science-communicator/
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Mastodon FeedReblogged by kornel ("Kornel"):
brucelawson@vivaldi.net ("Bruce Lawson") wrote:
'Apple doesn't oppose regulation; Apple loves regulation, so long as they're the ones doing the regulating. They want to be able to shape and define the digital market, backed by the power of the state, but without any input from the state. In modern corporate orthodoxy, the state is an enforcer for corporate will." https://pluralistic.net/2024/08/15/private-law/#thirty-percent-vig
Mastodon FeedReblogged by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen"):
zens@merveilles.town ("Luci for dyeing") wrote:
I made a quick little tool for figuring out how the heck flex layouts work.
Mastodon FeedReblogged by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen"):
wim_v12e@scholar.social ("Wim🧮") wrote:
Hi everyone, I am organising LOCO 2024, 1st International Workshop on Low Carbon Computing
It's hybrid and will be held 3 Dec 2024, in Glasgow (Scotland) and on line.
You can propose a regular talk (20 minutes) or a lightning talk (5 minutes)
Please consider submitting, whether you're academic or not, and please spread the word.
Mastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
the bees seem happy with the catnip flowers this morning
Mastodon Feedcstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen") wrote:
This morning I've been enjoying this new track from Andrew Huang, Tom McGovern and Gabi Rose: "Julian".
Mastodon FeedReblogged by slightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell"):
molly0xfff@hachyderm.io ("Molly White") wrote:
thanks, ChatGPT
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Mastodon Feedslightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell") wrote:
Tomorrow's post is in the tube, ready to launch. Some folks find this series hard to engage with. If you don't want to wade through all of it, know that one, single, solitary thing that matters in software: giving a toss about users. Particularly folks at the margins.
Care about users, make their lives better, and the rest will explain itself.
Care about yourself and comforting abstractions ("DX", "frameworks", "SPAs"), and you'll only orbit minor asteroids.
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briankrebs@infosec.exchange ("BrianKrebs") wrote:
A great many readers this month reported receiving alerts that their Social Security Number, name, address and other personal information were exposed in a breach at a little-known but aptly-named consumer data broker called NationalPublicData.com. This post examines what we know about a breach that has exposed hundreds of millions of consumer records. We’ll also take a closer look at the data broker that got hacked — a background check company founded by an actor and retired sheriff’s deputy from Florida.
https://krebsonsecurity.com/2024/08/nationalpublicdata-com-hack-exposes-a-nations-data/
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- A screenshot of the imdb.com profile for National Public Data owner Salvatore Verini Jr. says: Salvator Verini started his acting career in the 6th grade with the stage play "Annie." While continuing doing theater projects, Salvatore landed his first national television role on Burt Reynold's Night Train in 1989." The profile features photos of roles Verini has played, including several of him holding a semi-automatic weapon. (remote)
- The homepage of NationalPublicData.com says: XML-API Data Service Criminal Records, Background Checks and more. Our services are currently used by investigators, background check websites, data resellers, mobile apps, applications and more. Join now and enjoy quality data with low fees and no monthly minimums. (remote)
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stroughtonsmith ("Steve Troughton-Smith") wrote:
Apple and Google are two sides of the same abusive relationship; where do you even go if you want to participate in the modern world without their influence? What if you want a great smartphone with a high-end camera? Tablet computing? What ecosystems are left?
Mastodon FeedReblogged by collinsworth@hachyderm.io ("Josh Collinsworth"):
danhon@dan.mastohon.com ("Dan Hon") wrote:
the whole purpose of the post-menopausal woman is to prevent the rise of generative AI
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Mastodon FeedReblogged by slightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell"):
urlyman ("Jonathan Schofield") wrote:
Not sure Tim Berners-Lee’s vision was to have 148 requests transfer 5.3 MB of assets to deliver 15 KB of text
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kalleboo@bitbang.social ("Karl Baron") wrote:
I recalled a few more fantastically handy Japanese power strips
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Mastodon FeedReblogged by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen"):
gvy_dvpont ("Guy Dupont") wrote:
This is so goooooood
Mastodon FeedReblogged by slightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell"):
arstechnica ("Ars Technica") wrote:
Behold, Diablo is fully playable in your browser
It controls and looks great, though the game was outshined by its sequels.
