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

jwildeboer@social.wildeboer.net ("Jan Wildeboer 😷:krulorange:") wrote:

Should you read about a patent case somewhere, here are the things you should know:

- design patents are NOT patents. They are more like registered designs.
- the *only* important thing about a patent are the claims. You can safely ignore all the descriptions, graphics and other stuff. Read the claims. The first one is the most important
- Patents expire after 20 years (or missed fee payment, whichever comes first)

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

macrumors ("MacRumors.com") wrote:

Apple Reportedly Plans to Remove iPhone's SIM Card Tray in More Countries Next Year https://www.macrumors.com/2024/11/25/iphone-17-esim-only-in-more-countries-report/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

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

privacyint@mastodon.xyz ("Privacy International") wrote:

EdTech systems are often less about teaching than they are monitoring.

Read more about the increasing web of surveillance children are experiencing in schools.

https://privacyinternational.org/long-read/5463/studying-under-surveillance-securitisation-learning

jwz wrote:

Given Automattic's self-immolation, do I need to be concerned about ratfuckery in the recent WordPress 6.7.1 release?

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

There are reasons to continue to hack on React codebases, but we should adapt our understanding of this legacy tech to be legacy tech and, therefore, squint dimly over our nosetip-perched glasses at anyone proposing React for new work.

It's a tell. Proposing a new React project in this decade is either a sign that they are:

• too junior to know better (bless)
• too comfortable in the status quo to study explore better options
• willing to spend your money like it's going out of fashion

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

At absolutely no point in the 2020s should you, or anyone you don't hate, start a project with React.

There are a lot of reasons for this -- that it's legacy tech built for a world where IE 6 still had measurable share, that the Reactor community has been wrong about everything all the time for a decade+, that the money you'll save can be measured in truck-loads -- but the *most* important is that it will opt you out of the godforsaken React discourse.

Be free! Never look back. Do engineering.

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

One of the incredible things about the CWV data set is that we can now see how the claims of "better performance" and "moving faster" were all garbage. If the literal poster children can't get out of "needs improvement" territory, and the incidence of ambush-by-JS isn't going down in teams I consult with, maybe the problem is the Reactor dogma that's holding this bad status quo in place?

https://treo.sh/sitespeed/www.instagram.com?formFactor=phone&mapMetric=r&metrics=lcp%2Cr

https://treo.sh/sitespeed/www.airbnb.com?metrics=lcp%2Cr&formFactor=phone&mapMetric=r

https://treo.sh/sitespeed/www.threads.net?metrics=lcp%2Cr&formFactor=phone&mapMetric=r

https://treo.sh/sitespeed/m.facebook.com?mapMetric=r&metrics=lcp%2Cr

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fsfe ("Free Software Foundation Europe") wrote:

𝗖𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝗶𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗯𝗲 𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲

Why is software created using taxpayers’ money not released as #FreeSoftware under a #FOSS licence? If it is public money, it should be public code as well!

🖥️ https://publiccode.eu/

📺 https://media.fsfe.org/w/7cH6EATpmPwaMsEZN8vfyj

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

good luck with that:

“The OpenAI-funded research at Duke University aims to develop algorithms capable of predicting human moral judgments, addressing the complex challenge of aligning AI decision-making with human ethical considerations…”

https://www.perplexity.ai/page/openai-funds-ai-morality-resea-fDdHAb83SJmRpJOcKm6xuw#f99a6764-56d8-462b-8ee3-48d34fb16f27

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

there is still interesting work being done with math

https://www.perplexity.ai/search/what-are-the-potential-practic-C36z6fGPTVCuFozpy4I4ng

xor@tech.intersects.art ("Parker Higgins") wrote:

I think the follower migration process might be pummeling my server but hopefully that's it and everything will be fine again soon 🫡

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

shansterable@c.im ("Shannon Skinner (she/her)") wrote:

Charlotte, NC airport workers who clean airplanes, remove trash, and help with wheelchairs at hourly wages of $12.50-$19 an hour went on strike today, the start of Thanksgiving holiday week, generally the busiest US air travel period each year.

“We’re on strike today because this is our last resort. We can’t keep living like this,” ABM cabin cleaner Priscilla Hoyle said in a statement. “We’re taking action because our families can’t survive.”

#USPol #USPolitics #UnionStrong #Union #Solidarity #Charlotte

https://apnews.com/article/charlotte-airport-workers-strike-3a00ed15aedfdd8b5e2383feab53cb5a

xor@tech.intersects.art ("Parker Higgins") wrote:

I think I've got all my bots migrated from botsin.space to this instance. I'm going to keep an eye on them for a bit to make sure they don't misbehave and then do an updated pinned post

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

One thing I'm excited to learn is if an App View ever gets VC funded.

What if funding no longer considered the dev team and leadership, and approached social media like they would tequila— associate it with a pop star.

Like if Taylor Swift wanted to make her own branded social media, could she get ten million from Silicon Valley to launch an AT Protocol-based app view? Make it look pretty, call it Taylor Nation, bada bing bada boom.

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

(Total 154,500,077)

Harris (D)
74,563,603
48.26%

Trump (R)
77,034,011
49.86%

[difference: 2,470,408]
Stein: 778,227
Kennedy: 751,646
Oliver: 640,262
...

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

jalefkowit@vmst.io ("Jason Lefkowitz") wrote:

“At this point the Royal Society Council opted to consult a top lawyer to determine whether Musk's behaviour breached their Code of Conduct. The problem with this course of action is that if you are uncertain about doing something that seems morally right but may have consequences, then it is easy to find a lawyer who will advise against doing it. That's just how lawyers work.”

http://deevybee.blogspot.com/2024/11/why-i-have-resigned-from-royal-society.html

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

workingclasshistory ("Working Class History") wrote:

#OtD 25 Nov 1915 thousands in Chicago attended the funeral of martyred @iww union organiser and songwriter Joe Hill. He had been fitted up for a crime he did not commit and was executed. Learn more about his life and works in this book: https://shop.workingclasshistory.com/products/joe-hill-the-iww-the-making-of-a-revolutionary-workingclass-counterculture

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

dr0i@openbiblio.social wrote:

@vrandecic :"Fixing wrong answers in Wikidata is easy. Fixing wrong answers in LLMs is near impossible". Interesting point. #swib24

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

Today in History: Virgil Thomson, American composer and critic, born in Missouri, 1896

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

Today in History: Johann Strauss, Jr., writes 'On the Beautiful Blue Danube', 1867

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

Today in History: "The Last Waltz" concert by The Band at Winterland, 1976

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

Today in History: Alfred Nobel invents dynamite, 1867

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

policies and laws have consequences, and in this case those policies and laws are creating deaths and life-changing trauma.

https://www.propublica.org/article/porsha-ngumezi-miscarriage-death-texas-abortion-ban

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

'Hegseth appears to argue that the US military should ignore the Geneva conventions and any international laws governing the conduct of war, and instead “unleash them” to become a “ruthless”, “uncompromising” and “overwhelmingly lethal” force geared to “winning our wars according to our own rules”.'

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/nov/25/pete-hegseth-book-attacks-nato-alliances

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

Would you trust these bros?

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2024/11/25/from-the-depradations-of-the-bros-deliver-us-o-lord/

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• New publisher Spines aims to ‘disrupt’ industry by using AI to publish 8,000 books in 2025 alone (remote)

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

The Royal Society attaches those laurels with glue, apparently.

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2024/11/25/they-let-just-anyone-in/

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• Frontispiece from A History of the Royal Society. Distinguished scientists and an angel crowning a new member with a laurel wreath (remote)

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

#Bluesky define open source challenge

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• Still from the movie banshees of inisherin. Man sitting on a chair inside his home. Another man is looking at him through a window.

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

heydon@front-end.social ("Large Heydon Collider") wrote:

I am available for new contract work.

I have 20+ years 😩 experience in web design and development and I’m still learning. I have written courses and books that have influenced interface design across the industry. I love prototyping, writing documentation, creative coding, and I do everything with accessibility and inclusion in mind.

👋

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

zachleat@zachleat.com ("Zach Leatherman :11ty:") wrote:

bernie sanders would love web components—no I will not elaborate at this time

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

mattdsteele@carhenge.club ("Matt Steele") wrote:

@zachleat “every react app is a policy failure”