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fromjason ("fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻") wrote:
The older I get the more I realize just how common talent is in the world. Knowing that doesn't make talent any less impressive, just that it makes you appreciate how rare opportunity is.
Mastodon FeedMastodon Feedfromjason ("fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻") wrote:
The Bitter Lesson:
"We want AI agents that can discover like we can, not which contain what we have discovered. Building in our discoveries only makes it harder to see how the discovering process can be done." http://www.incompleteideas.net/IncIdeas/BitterLesson.html
Mastodon Feedslightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell") wrote:
Back in '22, regulators started peering over their glasses at Apple's indefensible [1][2] claim that forced monoculture was Good For Users, Actually.
To deflect, Apple introduced "Rapid Security Responses":
How's that going?
LOL.
Apple tried one (1) RSR in '23, [3] and* never again*.[4] Prolly because **it didn't work**:
[1]: https://www.theregister.com/2021/05/27/safari_webkit_bug/
[2]: https://googleprojectzero.blogspot.com/2022/02/a-walk-through-project-zero-metrics.html#h.4ajnbffcm6lj
[3]: https://support.apple.com/en-us/121012
[4]: https://support.apple.com/en-us/100100
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- Apple's WebKit/Safari patch gap has historically sucked by comparison to other vendors, not so much because they're slower to accept patches, but because bundling the browser with the OS is a terrible idea, but one Cupertino can't shake. And it turns out, "Rapid Security Response" didn't work, either. The answer is obvious -- decouple, and spend what it takes to make security a priority -- but that's not The FruitCo Way. (remote)
Mastodon FeedReblogged by fromjason ("fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻"):
hn50@social.lansky.name ("Hacker News 50") wrote:
Uber charges more if you have credits in your account
Link: https://viewfromthewing.com/uber-caught-overcharging-how-having-credits-in-your-account-might-be-costing-you/
Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41620304
Mastodon FeedReblogged by slightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell"):
dbaron@w3c.social ("L. David Baron") wrote:
Should this instance be renamed to w3c.socal for the week, for TPAC? 🤣
Mastodon Feedslightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell") wrote:
I know I've fanboy'd about this before, but hot damn, color.io is incredibly well done. This is what 250KB of JS *for a good reason* looks like. If your site is slinging that much code but isn't attempting 3D color space conversions over images and video, doesn't work offline, and isn't basically instant every time you tap a button...maybe re-evaluate what's possible.
Mastodon FeedReblogged by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen"):
redoak@social.coop ("Red Oak") wrote:
*tips cap* m'shroom
Mastodon FeedReblogged by slightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell"):
janl@narrativ.es ("Jan Lehnardt :couchdb:") wrote:
This is perfect and we should start using these immediately.
https://glasgow.social/@sue/113182808818755906
Mastodon Feedslightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell") wrote:
App Stores are a great idea that have no downsides and we should absolutely trust the future of computing to proprietary, unaccountable gatekeepers:
Mastodon FeedReblogged by collinsworth@hachyderm.io ("Josh Collinsworth"):
are0h@h-i.social ("Gorgeous Killer") wrote:
So basically, the state of Missouri is planning to carry out the public lynching of a brother that has been proven innocent.
This is an example of why I call the US a death cult. This is a straight up human sacrifice to white supremacy.
https://innocenceproject.org/petitions/stop-the-execution-of-marcellus-williams-an-innocent-man/
Mastodon Feedfromjason ("fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻") wrote:
Sometimes, all I need is the air I breathe and a little treat
Mastodon FeedReblogged by isagalaev ("Ivan Sagalaev :flag_wbw:"):
mattblaze@federate.social ("Matt Blaze") wrote:
Crowdfunded effort (led by the awesome Cards Against Humanity folks) bought a tract of pristine land in Texas near the Mexican border a few years ago to prevent development (such as a border wall), and to leave it in a natural state.
This year, Space X unilaterally started building on the tract, without anyone's permission, causing irreparable harm to the natural state of the land. Not cool, says the owner.
Hilarity currently en-suing. https://www.cahsuesmusk.com/
Mastodon FeedReblogged by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
@arstechnica
NASA's first 4k video from the Lunar surface...
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Mastodon FeedReblogged by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
@jsonstein @TexasObserver
From the archives: Jan. 2021How it started. How it's going
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Mastodon FeedReblogged by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
markmetz@sfba.social ("🐝Mr.Mark🐝") wrote:
“Even if you don’t care about climate change, solar energy has become one of the cheapest, fastest ways to sate your appetite for electrons. Texas, the biggest oil and gas producer in the country, is also the national leader in adding solar power to its grid, surpassing California.”
https://www.vox.com/climate/372852/solar-power-energy-growth-record-us-climate-china
Mastodon FeedReblogged by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
samlitzinger@journa.host ("Sam Litzinger") wrote:
“As Taliban starts restricting men too, some regret not speaking up sooner > Beside imposing severe rules on women, new laws require men to grow fist-length beards and bar them from imitating non-Muslims in appearance or behavior.”
“Gosh, we didn’t think the face-eating leopards we helped put back in power would eat OUR faces!!”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/09/22/afghanistan-taliban-restrictions-men-beards/
Mastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
Alexander Edwards: “When you have that level of hubris, you do and say the dumbest things. And I would say that Trump and Elon are very similar. They do and say some of the dumbest things… If Elon continues on this path, he’s going to find himself without a company in the U.S.”
Mastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
from https://www.texasobserver.org/
spot on, as usual @TexasObserver
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Mastodon FeedReblogged by kornel ("Kornel"):
carnage4life@mas.to ("Dare Obasanjo") wrote:
A reminder that even the best ideas struggle to be considered if they are too divergent from the status quo. It’s hard for many to tell the difference between a bad idea and one that is too different from the established order.
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oglaf@socel.net ("Oglaf") wrote:
New Oglaf:
https://www.oglaf.com/ladders/
Mastodon Feedfromjason ("fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻") wrote:
Republican or Democrat, all cops are bastards.
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Mastodon Feedfromjason ("fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻") wrote:
Digital communities are groups of people who cultivate a shared experience on the web.
Digital markets are communities experiencing extraction. 
Mastodon Feedcollinsworth@hachyderm.io ("Josh Collinsworth") wrote:
Apparently it's surprising to some people when big "family values" figures turn out to be deviant hypocrites?
It's not surprising to those of us who grew up evangelical.
We're never surprised.
Mastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
Mastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
yum!
“Mir - Dlang Core Libraries · GitHub”
Mastodon FeedReblogged by jakedel@mamot.fr ("S. Delafond"):
freexian@hachyderm.io ("Freexian :debian:") wrote:
With an extra fee, that support can be extended to an unsupported Debian/Ubuntu release.
You can explore the package availability, the features offered, the support tiers and pricing in detail at https://www.freexian.com/lts/php/
Mastodon FeedReblogged by jakedel@mamot.fr ("S. Delafond"):
freexian@hachyderm.io ("Freexian :debian:") wrote:
Today, we are sharing more about the PHP Long Term Support offered by #Freexian with the help of @ondrej
The #PHP LTS service is for organizations needing alternate PHP releases which are not shipped by #Debian and the service is offered for multiple Debian/Ubuntu releases.
Funding a PHP release or PECL extension makes it available on upstream-supported Debian/Ubuntu releases for all customers and ensures its security support.
Mastodon FeedReblogged by rmrenner ("The Old Gay Gristle Fest"):
ann3nova@corteximplant.com ("anne.💫") wrote:
For the 40th Anniversary of "Elite", Ian Bell has released the source codes for the Apple, Atari, C64, and NES versions of the game for free.
He also released the source for the unfinished SNES and BBC ports. A very cool gift for such a pioneering space sim.
http://www.elitehomepage.org/fourty/index.htm
http://www.elitehomepage.org/archive/index.htm
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Mastodon Feedcollinsworth@hachyderm.io ("Josh Collinsworth") wrote:
(Yes, this is a Matt Mullenweg subtoot)
Mastodon Feedcollinsworth@hachyderm.io ("Josh Collinsworth") wrote:
We need to stop being surprised when people who are given massive power over a single community inevitably turn toxic.