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

it was a particularly ugly battle, and 26 is far too young

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

yes, GPT-4 o1-mini does a *very* nice job of offering coherent & useful coding assistance with clear explanations

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deno_land@fosstodon.org ("Deno") wrote:

Help us spread the word — it's time to #FreeJavaScript

https://javascript.tm

#javascript #typescript #deno #webdevelopment

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alshafei ("Esra'a") wrote:

"Billionaire Larry Ellison says a vast AI-fueled surveillance system can ensure citizens will be on their best behavior"

"Ellison said AI would be used in the future to constantly watch and analyze vast surveillance systems, like security cameras, police body cameras, doorbell cameras, and vehicle dashboard cameras."

https://www.businessinsider.com/larry-ellison-ai-surveillance-keep-citizens-on-their-best-behavior-2024-9

#Privacy #Surveillance #AI

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fromjason ("fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻") wrote:

Billionaire Larry Ellison says a vast AI-fueled surveillance system can ensure ‘citizens will be on their best behavior’:

"“We’re going to have supervision,” Ellison said. “Every police officer is going to be supervised at all times, and if there’s a problem, AI will report that problem and report it to the appropriate person. Citizens will be on their best behavior because we are constantly recording and reporting everything that’s going on.”" https://archive.ph/qqhCj

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taylorlorenz ("Taylor Lorenz") wrote:

“A primary motivation for multiple key backers of the TikTok ban bill was the desire to mitigate the spread of pro-Palestinian content among young Americans.” https://matzko.substack.com/p/the-pro-israel-techies-who-got-tiktok?triedRedirect=true

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fromjason ("fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻") wrote:

The Pro-Israel Techies Who Got TikTok Banned:

"In the aftermath, a group of influential pro-Israel activists from the US tech sector, angry over TikTok’s unwillingness to more rigorously censor pro-Palestinian content, began actively lobbying for a ban on the platform. In other words, TikTok became a target in a global (dis)information war over Gaza."

This is damning. https://matzko.substack.com/p/the-pro-israel-techies-who-got-tiktok

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css@front-end.social ("CSS by T. Afif :verified:") wrote:

💡 CSS Tip!

Using scroll-driven animations, you can link a CSS variable with a range slider and easily update its value!

No more JavaScript to do this. A few lines of CSS, one HTML element and you can update any value in real time.

It's chrome only for now but I am sure this will be one of the most used feature in 2 or 3 years.

Demo: https://codepen.io/t_afif/full/GRbawQm via :codepen: @codepen

Online Version: https://css-tip.com/css-variables-range-slider/

#CSS #HTML

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

wolframkriesing@mastodontech.de ("Wolfram wants peace") wrote:

You think you need an SPA?
Try this and you feel no difference (often):

  1. extremely fast loading page
  2. onunload: store scroll offset e.g. in localStorage
  3. at the bottom of the HTML restore scroll offset
  4. make slow JS inside the page async and use nice spinners

And voilà a page load feels like an inline content update, just like an SPA.

If you want you can also add
@view-transition {
navigation: auto;
}
which makes it even smoother in browsers that support it

#website #performance

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phae@status.fberriman.com wrote:

me + @slightlyoff

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quirk@computerfairi.es ("FoxQuirk 🦊") wrote:

Found this old meme when rummaging around my files

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fromjason ("fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻") wrote:

https://open.substack.com/pub/matzko/p/the-pro-israel-techies-who-got-tiktok

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

Why isn't this guy working for CNN?

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2024/09/16/good-fact-checking/

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

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

Starting my morning with "What You Do With What You've Got" covered by Dick Gaughan.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-j11mksGic

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

What if a D&D adventure was entirely about hunting, killing, cooking, and eating monsters?

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2024/09/16/one-should-always-take-recommendations-from-five-year-olds-seriously/

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

mpesce@arvr.social ("Mark Pesce") wrote:

Metformin decelerates aging clock in male monkeys

"The results highlighted a significant slowing of aging indicators, notably a roughly 6-year regression in brain aging. Metformin exerts a substantial neuroprotective effect, preserving brain structure and enhancing cognitive ability..."

Very significant finding published in CELL

fwiw i'd be looking closely for any correlation between metformin (which is widely prescribed) and age of onset of dementia

https://www.cell.com/cell/abstract/S0092-8674(24)00914-0

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

prediction markets like this one reacted strongly to the 10 SEP debate, and sentiment has generally continued on the same upward path for Harris. given that the two of them continue their current campaigns & there are no calamitous events in the interim, I see no indication that these trends will shift again.

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ainali@social.coop ("Jan Ainali") wrote:

What's a good list of #OpenSource video conferencing software? I am not looking for a particular solution, but a list I can pass on to others, and whose need may vary. If it feels serious and doesn't serve a lot of ads and cookies, that would be a bonus.

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stjepanlukac@mastodon.art ("Stjep") wrote:

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

When anyone can get an assault rifle, trying to commit crimes with an assault rifle doesn't make you famous anymore. Just another loser.

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2024/09/16/an-attempted-assassination-is-hardly-worth-writing-about-anymore/

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

Mastodon "The Bear"
🤝
Like zero jokes

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fromjason ("fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻") wrote:

After scalpers bought up all the Chappell Roan concert tickets, she went in and canceled all the purchases and is now selling tickets on her website in small batches.

Love her.

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FediPact@cyberpunk.lol ("fedipact.online") wrote:

this is the sort of virulent transphobia that is allowed to exist on Threads. stuff like this actually literally gets people killed. why should we federate with a platform that willingly tolerates such hate speech?

#FediPact #meta #threads

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sharpstick@sunny.garden wrote:

@fromjason On the contrary, just because Trump is a garbage fire doesn’t mean Kamala’s policies don’t deserve scrutiny and discussion.

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fromjason ("fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻") wrote:

These flyers calling for mass deportation of Haitians and "Foreigners" were found in Springfield, Ohio.

Aside from being obviously horrific, I find the choice of font particularly interesting.

Up until the early 1940s, Nazi Germany's official font family was Blackletter typefaces, the same used in this flyer. They thought it was the one true "Aryan font."

Design can be used to convey a bunch of things, including racism.

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fromjason ("fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻") wrote:

Ronald Reagan coined the term "welfare queen" and fueled mass incarceration that destroyed millions of Black and brown families. Those effects can still be felt today.

#HarrisWalz2024

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requiem@hackers.town ("requiem 🏴") wrote:

Halloween 202…6?

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

reaping what his Court sowed

https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/09/15/us/harris-trump-election/trump-is-safe-his-campaign-says-after-a-shooting-is-reported-at-his-golf-course?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&ngrp=mnp&pvid=ED9E78CE-0310-4F95-86E8-71E7E0E0B5ED

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fromjason ("fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻") wrote:

‘Conquer with love’: Springfield community shows support for Haitian neighbors

"The Miami Valley community broke bread with the Haitian community in Springfield Friday. Hundreds showed up at a local Haitian-Creole restaurant, but said the impact goes much further than just a meal."

Love to see this. https://dayton247now.com/news/local/conquer-with-love-springfield-community-shows-support-for-haitian-neighbors

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timbray@cosocial.ca ("Tim Bray") wrote:

“This specification defines a new HTTP method, QUERY, as a safe, idempotent request method that can carry request content.”: https://www.ietf.org/archive/id/draft-ietf-httpbis-safe-method-w-body-05.html