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

I guess that makes some kinda sense @CARROT

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• video: 26825bd6a38f96ac.mp4

kornel ("Kornel") wrote:

#uspol "why don't you just move production to the US?"
- chaotic changes destroyed cash flow, SMBs struggle to survive, can't invest
- retaliatory tariffs mean US manufacturing can't sell anywhere else
- it takes 5 years to build new supply chains, but republican tantrums can make them unprofitable overnight
- it's easier to build in India or sell to the EU instead
- these jobs pay $2-$4 per hour. The only way to bring them to the US is to automate them out of existence

https://youtu.be/1W%5FmSOS1Qts

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djb@cr.yp.to ("Daniel J. Bernstein") wrote:

The gcc/clang excuse for changing program behavior, often introducing bugs and security holes (see https://www.usenix.org/system/files/usenixsecurity23-xu-jianhao.pdf), is performance. But a new paper https://web.ist.utl.pt/nuno.lopes/pubs/ub-pldi25.pdf modifies clang to eliminate most (all?) such changes, and finds negligible effect on benchmarks.

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helpcomputer0@mastodon.art ("Adam (Commissions Open)") wrote:

I released a new SEGA Master System game today on itch! #homebrew #mastersystem

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suricrasia@lethargic.talkative.fish ("blackle mori") wrote:

my article for css-tricks.com is live c:

https://css-tricks.com/the-lost-css-tricks-of-cohost-org/

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meejah wrote:

I have made a release of "git-withme" which allows peer-to-peer Git usage over #magicWormhole

This uses short, human-memorable codes to invite peers to collaborate (push, pull, etc) in real-time on a Git repository with no external hosting providers. Creates a temporary bare repository on the host so it feels like GitLab style usage.

"pip install git-withme" or see the project pages:

https://git.sr.ht/~meejah/git-withme

https://pypi.org/project/git-withme/

#python #git #p2p

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konstantinosd@mastodon.gamedev.place ("Konstantinos Dimopoulos") wrote:

You can find the impressive (and free) BBC sound effects archive here: https://sound-effects.bbcrewind.co.uk/

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coreyspowell ("Corey S Powell") wrote:

Possibly the weirdest planet yet discovered?

Newfound world 2M1510 (AB) b appears to orbit not one but two stars...and they are actually failed stars, known as brown dwarfs...and the planet orbits sideways, in a unique up-and-down polar orbit.

https://www.eso.org/public/news/eso2508/ #space #science #astronomy #nature

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djwtwo ("Dennis Wilkinson") wrote:

Osprey emerging from the water with its catch.

#photography #birds #wildlife #birdphotography #nature #masswildlife #wareham #massachusetts #wildmassachusetts #naturalmassachusetts #massachusettswildlife

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ChadMeyer@photog.social ("Planet Chad Photography") wrote:

I had a picture ready for #WildlifeWednesday but then I went out to the local park today and spotted this scene of 2 northern water snakes and a broadhead skink all hanging out together!

#snake #SnakesOfMastodon #skink #reptile #nature #NaturePhotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #herpetology

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minouette@spore.social ("Ele Willoughby, PhD") wrote:

It’s #InverteFest again! So here is my pollinator propaganda for Manufactured Ecosystems. Thinking about the future of pollination and seeking solutions from technological and nature-based knowledge. This is essentially my conclusion: we can aid our beleaguered pollinators with technology but their continued success is vital. We need to foster the insects to keep ecosystems functioning. 🧵
#linocut #printmaking #sciart #insects #entomology #ecology #pollinators #nativeBees #butterflies #moths

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catileptic@chaos.social ("Alex Ștefănescu") wrote:

Companies like Infatica are paying app developers to include a SDK into their apps. This SDK transforms the users of these apps into docile botnet participants. Infatica's own customers are then using these residential, normal-user IPs to crawl the web (for AI data gathering purposes, for example).

Good write-up sounding the alarm: https://jan.wildeboer.net/2025/04/Web-is-Broken-Botnet-Part-2/

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kc2ihx@mastodon.hams.social ("Evan KC2IHX (he/him)") wrote:

NPR has an article about #DigiKey and the impact of US #tariff policy. Quite the read, and a number of pictures of their warehouse, for those interested.

(Also a cool photo of the Thief River Falls, #Minnesota train station turned City Hall.)

#uspol #AmateurRadio #electronics

https://www.npr.org/2025/04/24/nx-s1-5332209/digikey-tariff-small-minnesota-town-big-company

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dphiffer@social.coop ("Dan Phiffer") wrote:

In light of the XBAND Rough font thing that’s been making the rounds, I decided to wear my @xor “You Wouldn't Reimplement an API” shirt today. It gets more esoteric as time goes on but also funnier when people get it.
https://parkerhiggins.net/2016/05/you-wouldnt-reimplement-an-api/

adam@social.lol ("Adam Newbold") wrote:

BTW, that really was me typing (you can tell by the terrible accuracy). The audio is of my actual keyboard, a stock HHKB Professional Hybrid.

But this reminded me that I once wrote a script that can type the way I type, which is kind cool: https://neatnik.net/typo/

adam@social.lol ("Adam Newbold") wrote:

Because of its vast corpus of stolen material, your favorite LLM talks to you just like a person would. But it is not a person. Do you say “please” and “thank you” to your microwave, too? Imagine for a moment if you saw someone do that. That’s how you look when you say it to ChatGPT.

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jef ("Jef Poskanzer") wrote:

adam@social.lol ("Adam Newbold") wrote:

A little #neato update.

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• video: A screen recording of a in a web browser, showing the following content being typed: --- yaml_frontmatter: yes! --- # The Neato Editor I’m typing this in the Neato Editor, which is starting to take shape with some neat features so far: - Markdown **syntax** _highlighting_ - HTML too! - YAML frontmatter parsing (for `nerds`) Learn more about Neato by visiting [neato.pub](https://neato.pub) and sign up to be notified when it’s ready!

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ben@werd.social ("Ben Werdmuller") wrote:

"I propose we promote a simple rule for these uncertain times: Those who saw the danger coming should be listened to, those who dismissed us should be dismissed." #Democracy https://werd.io/2025/trump-alarmists-were-right-we-should-say-so

pzmyers@freethought.online ("pzmyers 🕷") wrote:

The truth hurts.

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2025/04/24/social-media-is-trying-to-make-me-cry/

mattblaze@federate.social ("Matt Blaze") wrote:

Let me just mention that I’m not asking for advice about how to block, report, use blocklists, or whatever. Nor am I attacking Mastodon or federation or emacs or Linux or anything else that you feel obligated to defend. I’m just noting a recent phenomenon that I observed in my mentions.

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mattblaze@federate.social ("Matt Blaze") wrote:

@ai6yr At least these are easy to spot and block. But I assume that for every easy to spot idiot troll, there are five or ten others that are better at blending in or seeming “reasonable”.

pzmyers@freethought.online ("pzmyers 🕷") wrote:

Burnout: the weeping, screaming, slow-torture killer.

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2025/04/24/its-a-race-to-the-end/

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mattblaze@federate.social ("Matt Blaze") wrote:

@mark Yes, I am aware of how Mastodon works. I am just reporting my recent personal experience and observations. I am not condemning the concept of federation, or asking anyone to defend it.

mattblaze@federate.social ("Matt Blaze") wrote:

Starting to see an uptick in overtly racist, fascist trolls (using the n-word, calling for genocide, etc) in my mentions. Mostly from instances I’ve never heard of, but some from mainstream places.

Blocking and reporting as usual, of course, but the increased volume seems to be a recent phenomenon.

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mattblaze@federate.social ("Matt Blaze") wrote:

I use the National Academies report as the main text for my election integrity and technology course. It's a really good, highly accessible overview. Definitely recommended.

Finally, if you're at DefCon in August, stop by the Voting Village.

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mattblaze@federate.social ("Matt Blaze") wrote:

- My top suggestion: Become an election day poll worker! It's an important service and you'll learn a ton!

- This National Academies report is the best overall summary of election security which I'm aware, and despite being published in 2018 is still current: https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/25120/securing-the-vote-protecting-american-democracy

- Here's a paper outlining the technical issues and solutions: https://georgetownlawtechreview.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/4.2-p505-522-Blaze.pdf

- I gave a talk at Columbia last year on the state of election security: https://www.cs.columbia.edu/distinguished-lectures/2024-Fall/Matt%5FBlaze.mp4

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mattblaze@federate.social ("Matt Blaze") wrote:

Election security is back in the news, and it's easy to be taken in by confident but specious claims of "hacked elections". There *are* technical vulnerabilities in US election infrastructure, but fortunately so far there's no credible evidence they've been exploited to alter an election outcome. I know that's frustrating, but it's the reality we live in.

Want to learn more? Read on.

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robb@social.lol ("Robb Knight") wrote:

Blocking AI bots (https://rknight.me/blog/blocking-bots-with-nginx/) might be a bit harder than adding llms.txt (https://llmstxt.org) but it's way more satisifying.

As if I'm going to put effort into helping LLMs understand my work without compensation. Fuck you, pay me.

∞ https://rknight.me/notes/202504241319/

chipotle@mstdn.social ("Watts Martin") wrote:

Vibe check: how do people feel about Apple News+ now? Worth a subscription?