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Boosted by jwz:
jef ("Jef Poskanzer :batman:") wrote:

New t-shirt today! You can get one here: https://jefposk.threadless.com/

Boosted by jwz:
codinghorror@infosec.exchange ("Jeff Atwood") wrote:

"Let's Encrypt is a golden example of how creating inalienable good is possible with the right approach and the right values. And while I'm excited about the work Let's Encrypt has done, I am eager to see their work continue to keep up with the growing Web; to sustain encryption for everybody at Internet scale. To do so is going to take more than me—it's going to take a community of people committed to this work. I am confident Let's Encrypt is a project that deserves all of our support, in ways both large and small." https://letsencrypt.org/2025/03/18/community-of-funders/

Boosted by slightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell"):
juanan@infosec.exchange ("Juanan :java:​ :javascript:​") wrote:

Researchers at Harvard Business School and University of Toronto used unique data to quantify the value of open source.

Takeways:

* Supply-side (cost to recreate) is ~$4.15B, but demand-side (value to firms) is $8.8T. Shows massive cost savings & productivity boost from OSS.

* If OSS didn't exist, firms would need to spend an estimated 3.5 times more on software than they currently do. OSS provides a massive, often invisible, productivity boost.

* A tiny fraction of OSS developers create the vast majority of value. Only 5% of developers are responsible for over 96% of the demand-side value

* Firms should not just "free ride" on OSS but actively contribute to the ecosystem, as this is far cheaper than recreating the software themselves.

Source:
https://www.hbs.edu/ris/Publication%20Files/24-038%5F51f8444f-502c-4139-8bf2-56eb4b65c58a.pdf

Boosted by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen"):
temochka@jawns.club ("Artëm Chistyakov") wrote:

It’s almost funny how, like two years ago, the big discussion was whether software engineers have a duty to employ the most rigorous methods (formal specification, generative testing, advanced static typing, etc.) when building software, whether we ought to be a licensed profession, be held accountable for poor engineering, etc. Now the only topic is how all code will be written by LLMs in 6 months

Boosted by adam@social.lol ("Adam Newbold :usa_distress:"):
lapcatsoftware ("Jeff Johnson") wrote:

The real story here is that Cloudflare is admitting to be a MITM attacker who is reading all of your private data going over the web.

https://blog.cloudflare.com/password-reuse-rampant-half-user-logins-compromised/

Boosted by adam@social.lol ("Adam Newbold :usa_distress:"):
georgetakei@universeodon.com ("George Takei :verified: 🏳️‍🌈🖖🏽") wrote:

At this point, anti-DEI just means racist and sexist.

Boosted by adam@social.lol ("Adam Newbold :usa_distress:"):
georgetakei@universeodon.com ("George Takei :verified: 🏳️‍🌈🖖🏽") wrote:

This man is deeply unwell.

Boosted by adam@social.lol ("Adam Newbold :usa_distress:"):
robb@social.lol ("Robb Knight") wrote:

Lego Pokémon sets are coming! (https://www.polygon.com/gaming/451636/pokemon-lego-sets-2026-pikachu)

Hell yes.

∞ https://rknight.me/notes/202503181435/

Boosted by kornel ("Kornel"):
arstechnica ("Ars Technica") wrote:

New PebbleOS watches with more battery and familiar looks are up for preorder
Shipping in July and December, with far more battery life and newer chips.
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/03/new-pebbleos-watches-with-more-battery-and-familiar-looks-are-up-for-preorder/?utm%5Fbrand=arstechnica&utm%5Fsocial-type=owned&utm%5Fsource=mastodon&utm%5Fmedium=social

Boosted by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen"):
grickle@mstdn.social ("Grickle") wrote:

It was a road none of them wanted to be on, but at least they would walk it together. #grickledoodle #lonely #hard #sad #cartoon #art #drawing #funny

Boosted by adam@social.lol ("Adam Newbold :usa_distress:"):
dandean@indieweb.social ("Dan Dean") wrote:

welcome to heck

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

amazing… after wintering over in an unheated shed, the Shimano battery on my REI electric-assist bike is still almost fully charged

Boosted by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen"):
edsu@social.coop ("Ed Summers") wrote:

A Librarian Against AI - Or I Think AI Should Leave

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1i7f9b6vN4Hojz5SHwV-IMDKBDuFBnzNE/view

via #python4lib call

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

Behold the black widow's deadly, but beautiful, trap!

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2025/03/18/spiders-make-art/

Boosted by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen"):
drachenmagier@mastodon.art wrote:

MORE RAINBOWY!
#drachenmagier #WorkInProgress #fantasy #rainbow #Pride #TraditionalMedia #traditionalArt #Acrylics #creature #MastoArt

Boosted by slightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell"):
rgadellaa ("Roderick Gadellaa") wrote:

"Will Google continue to invest like this if they are forced to sell Chrome? It would be hard to blame them if they did not."

https://chriscoyier.net/2025/03/14/google-being-forced-to-sell-chrome-is-not-good-for-the-web/

jscalzi@threads.net ("John Scalzi") wrote:

The current Secretary of Defense is a white supremacist and so is his boss

https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/pentagon-removes-webpages-celebrating-racial-integration-of-the-armed-forces

Boosted by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen"):
trevorflowers@machines.social ("Ding Dang Trevor Flowers") wrote:

There will always be a significant number of dingdongs who are happy to plunder a commons, regardless of laws and social norms. That's just who we are as a species.
🤷‍♂️
The *only* truly effective way to maintain a commons is to loudly shame and boycott both the abusers and the customers who fund the abuse.
https://drewdevault.com/2025/03/17/2025-03-17-Stop-externalizing-your-costs-on-me.html

Boosted by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen"):
djsundog@fedi.reclaim.technology ("DJ Sundog from the *new* toot-lab") wrote:

Groove Armada’s “Feel The Same” featuring Angie Stone is the highest energy chill song that exists. There’s twelve minutes of vibe packed into this 3:55.

Rest well, Angie.

#nowPlaying

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zn-5dSwOvYU

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

Remember, you are a good person. You are valid. You are definitely not finishing the rest of your tasks today

Boosted by adam@social.lol ("Adam Newbold :usa_distress:"):
tombofnull@voidwood.online ("Null 🐌") wrote:

Somehow, my first time drawing a zizagoon.

For @swiftyshq

#FediArt #MastoArt #pokemon #furryArt

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

“Federal authorities are warning users of Gmail, Outlook, and other popular email services about … ransomware … breached hundreds of victims' data, including people in the medical, education, legal, insurance, tech, and manufacturing fields.”

https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2025/03/17/fbi-warning-gmail-outlook-email-medusa-ransomware/82487647007/

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

GAAAAAH! SCHUMER SUCKS!

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2025/03/18/primary-schumer/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8OFrDQkfjM

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
thenewrepublic@flipboard.com ("The New Republic") wrote:

There Is No Method to Trump’s Madness. He’s Simply Insane.
https://newrepublic.com/article/192786/trump-tariffs-insane-method-madness?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Posted into Politics @politics-thenewrepublic

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

yup, it was 26°F when I got up this morning and it will be in the 60s this afternoon

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• video: 4620467880714b1d.mp4

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

Blast from the past.

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2025/03/18/old/

nadim@infosec.exchange ("Nadim Kobeissi") wrote:

At least 400 people in Gaza were killed by the Israeli army in the past 24 hours, the first day since the ceasefire ended: https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/israeli-military-conducts-strikes-hamas-targets-gaza-army-says-2025-03-18/

Boosted by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen"):
mflatt ("Matthew Flatt") wrote:

Rhombus is ready for early adopters! See https://rhombus-lang.org/

Boosted by adam@social.lol ("Adam Newbold :usa_distress:"):
lumon@beep.town ("Lumon Gif Refinery") wrote:

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• gifv: kier chosen one kier

Boosted by adam@social.lol ("Adam Newbold :usa_distress:"):
nileane@nileane.fr ("Niléane") wrote:

Israel broke the ceasefire so they could immediately start killing civilians en masse again, and our fucked-up reality is that absolutely no one is going to step in to stop mass murderer Netanyahu and his friends from having fun with their genocide.

What can one even scream at this point ffs