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Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
inquiline@assemblag.es wrote:

"Protesters arrested during peaceful walkout at #Cornell University"

“The first protester, who spoke about Livni’s alleged war crimes, left peacefully when asked but was still arrested.”

https://www.fingerlakes1.com/2025/03/11/protesters-arrested-during-peaceful-walkout-at-cornell-university/

#GazaProtests #PolicingTheCampus #HigherEd #academia

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

too friggin true:

"There are also unknown unknowns in technology. This is a random example I saw a while back. This person spent four months trying to figure out why he was getting GC pauses, and it turned out to be because he was writing stats to a file. He had no idea that that was a thing that could happen, but it was.

Many bugs in software are like that. We don’t know they’re there, and we don’t even really know we should be on the lookout for them."

https://boringtechnology.club/

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

useful & thoughtful piece by @simon

"My current favorite mental model is to think of them as an over-confident pair programming assistant who’s lightning fast at looking things up, can churn out relevant examples at a moment’s notice and can execute on tedious tasks without complaint.

Over-confident is important. They’ll absolutely make mistakes—sometimes subtle, sometimes huge... Don’t fall into the trap of anthropomorphizing LLMs..."

https://simonwillison.net/2025/Mar/11/using-llms-for-code/

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
mikemac29@infosec.exchange ("Mike McBride") wrote:

New Shared Link - SPECIAL EDITION: Resources for Unemployed Federal Workers https://ift.tt/JkLmMs3 - Are you a federal worker who has recently lost your job? This is a scary time but you are not alone. Here’s where to look for help.

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
Free_Press@mstdn.social ("Aure Free Press :verified:") wrote:

"Russia will not agree to a 30-day ceasefire because it will just enable Ukraine to regroup and rearm"
- Russian MP Viktor Sobolev

He added that a temporary ceasefire is unacceptable and only plays into Ukraine's hands.
#AureFreePress #News #press #headline #Ukraine #Russia #Putin #EU #NATO #Zelensky #war

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
jgordon@appdot.net ("John Gordon") wrote:

“Using LLMs to write code is difficult and unintuitive”

https://simonwillison.net/2025/Mar/11/using-llms-for-code/#atom-everything

An impressive tutorial on using 2025 tech. LLM capabilities vary by language and library so will change what is used.

“Don't fall into the trap of anthropomorphizing LLMs and assuming that failures which would discredit a human should discredit the machine in the same way.”

#jgshare

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
brunojnavarro.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy ("Bruno J. Navarro") wrote:

'... since you’re raising electricity and natural gas and oil prices at the same time, you’re practically begging Americans to buy heat pumps, induction stoves, and invest in energy efficiency technologies essential for decarbonization.'

Call Him ‘Green New Donald’

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
42aross ("Andrea Ross") wrote:

Is Tesla cooked?

https://www.theverge.com/tesla/627894/tesla-stock-sales-protest-musk-trump-doge

> The CEO is absent, the stock is plummeting, and the brand is toxic. Tesla’s future looks grim.

#tech #cars #news #business #tesla

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

https://climatejustice.social/@breadandcircuses/114143910372718897

see also https://arboretum.ucdavis.edu/blog/leave-leaves-help-pollinators

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
mothership@mstdn.social ("Hot Stuff☀️") wrote:

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

"CDC expects measles outbreak in west Texas to ‘expand rapidly’"

no sh*t, Sherlock...
(I got an MMR booster yesterday, and I would suggest you do the same)

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/12/texas-measles-outbreak-spread

Boosted by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen"):
csilverman@pixelfed.social ("Chris Silverman") wrote:

#notesArt

Boosted by adam@social.lol ("Adam Newbold :usa_distress:"):
swithinbank@webtoo.ls ("Chris") wrote:

Shout out to @cory and co. for https://github.com/ai-robots-txt/ai.robots.txt/ which this is based on

Boosted by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen"):
MicroSFF@mastodon.art ("Micro SF/F by O. Westin") wrote:

The first thing I noticed was that the pain was gone. The tall, thin, hooded figure let me bask in that for a moment.

IT IS TIME

"Oh," I said, looking down at the frail vessel I had inhabited all my life. "Right."

COME

"Do you remember," I asked as we walked, "everyone you come for?"

YES

"Fondly?"

I DO NOT JUDGE. AS A RULE, I SPEND LITTLE TIME WITH PEOPLE AS THEY LIVE

"No, but you spend some time with them after, like now."

1/2

Boosted by adam@social.lol ("Adam Newbold :usa_distress:"):
Flyingfirepig@lgbtqia.space ("Rosey Posey🌹:v_trans:") wrote:

:heart_trans:

Boosted by adam@social.lol ("Adam Newbold :usa_distress:"):
b0rk@jvns.ca ("Julia Evans") wrote:

standards for ANSI escape codes https://jvns.ca/blog/2025/03/07/escape-code-standards/

Boosted by jwz:
digichelle@hachyderm.io ("Michelle Catherine Marcó") wrote:

Governor Janet Mills of Maine (to Donald Trump): “See you in court.”

Governor J.B. Pritzker of Illinois: “We don’t have kings in America, and I don’t intend to bend the knee to one.”

Governor Gavin Newsom of California: Subscribe to my podcast, where I make nice with fascists! 🤦🏻‍♀️

Boosted by adam@social.lol ("Adam Newbold :usa_distress:"):
ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org ("AI6YR Ben") wrote:

@tweetsjen LOL making this a meme

Boosted by adam@social.lol ("Adam Newbold :usa_distress:"):
mattl@social.coop ("Dr. Matt Lee ☠️") wrote:

A new pay-what-you-like DRM-free comic book about Boston by my wife @AlexandraGallant

https://alexandragallant.itch.io/drawing-boston

Boosted by adam@social.lol ("Adam Newbold :usa_distress:"):
kalikambo@social.lol wrote:

I added a few new links to my Resources page. New additions are marked with a ✨. https://kalikambo.com/resources/

isagalaev ("Ivan Sagalaev :flag_wbw:") wrote:

Went into a local book stores and spotted a new book by Neal Stephenson! The title is Polostan.

See, you don't need surveillance advertising to discover good things.

jwz wrote:

One of these days, I will learn to use a video editor that is not iMovie. Today is not that day. Therefore, screaming continues apace.
https://jwz.org/b/ykkO

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

"Nothing to see here! Please disperse!"
-Frank Drebin

Oh. And this is highly illegal. Like that matters anymore.

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
PekkaKallioniemi@defenseofliberty.social ("Pekka Kallioniemi") wrote:

The man on the left applied for a #canadian passport to avoid #military service in South Africa. The dude on the right dodged the draft due to bone spurs.

One of them is now actively attacking people who fought for their country, calling them #traitors.

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
heidilifeldman ("Heidi Li Feldman") wrote:

“When a president uses executive power to not just blacklist but effectively destroy a major law firm, solely for representing political opponents, it means he’s given up any pretense that he’s not an authoritarian hellbent on destroying anyone who opposes him through any means necessary.” https://www.techdirt.com/2025/03/11/trumps-latest-weapon-against-critics-destroying-their-lawyers/

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org ("AI6YR Ben") wrote:

Business Insider: We're getting rid of our Tesla — and Elon Musk's politics have nothing to do with it

"...Insuring it is very expensive, so we are selling it and looking for a hybrid.... We've since learned that Teslas are outrageously expensive to insure because they're costly to repair, and the company corners the market on parts. Because the repair process can take a long time, insurance companies are stuck footing the bill for longer-term rentals. We also learned that because Teslas drive so fast, their insurance risk rating is just below that of a performance vehicle..."

https://www.msn.com/en-us/autos/news/were-getting-rid-of-our-tesla-and-elon-musks-politics-have-nothing-to-do-with-it/ar-AA1AC8Ng

#tesla

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
kenwhite.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy ("Domestic Enemy Hat") wrote:

Erica Y. Carr should be in federal prison by the end of this.

RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:353gzbhcjbznfxegvayffqek/post/3lk4sfno66s25

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
cryptadamist@universeodon.com ("⚯ Michel de Cryptadamus ⚯") wrote:

No less than 76 #Democrats just voted with Republicans to overturn the #IRS's "defi broker rule" which would have required crypto firms like #MarcAndreessen's #Uniswap to collect information on their users and in so doing discourage the use of these platforms for #moneylaundering by criminals and rogue nuclear states (#NorthKorea *loves* Uniswap) and by the very wealthy to avoid paying #taxes.

The new wave of #memecoin scams like #TrumpCoin are also all facilitated/perpetrated by these decentralized trading platforms.

If any of these people are your representative you should do what you can to make sure they are primaried because they are not representing your interests. At a minimum call them and yell at them (this works better than most people think!)

The corruption of the US government by #crypto bros is extremely bipartisan.

* Full roll call of vote: https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/202571

#uspol #defi #DOGE #broligarchs #SEC #CFPB #DNC #Dems #congress #house #law #tax #corruption #taxation

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
TheConversationUS@newsie.social ("The Conversation U.S.") wrote:

What happens when leaders have loyalists in charge of the military and other armed forces? Scholars offer lessons for the US from Nicaragua, Syria and other authoritarian countries:
#USMilitary
https://buff.ly/jxAcdiQ

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
michael_w_busch@mastodon.online ("Michael Busch") wrote:

Get a new governor, #California .