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

one sneaky benefit that programmers get out of AI tools is a requirement to clearly describe the actual problem before they start writing code

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patzer@mastodon.green ("WL") wrote:

@collectifission
I guess Leo XIV is an OK name, but seeing how he’s from Chicago, passing on Al Capope feels like a missed opportunity.

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petrillic@hachyderm.io ("Chris Petrilli") wrote:

From a friend who is former Navy.

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

Given how Nova's ongoing development seems…shaky to me, I'm considering spending the effort to really dig into Neovim or Emacs, or figure out the weirdnesses BBEdit has with PHP. (I think it may just have a wildly over-populated keyword list.)

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

New blog post: Mirrored Gardens https://notes.neatnik.net/2025/05/mirrored-gardens

Mirrored gardens are everywhere. They’re not bad! But they’re definitely bland. I’m so grateful that we have something different here, and I wouldn’t want anything else. :prami_contented:

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luckytran@med-mastodon.com ("Dr. Lucky Tran :verified:") wrote:

Reminder that wellness grifters like Trump’s new Surgeon General Casey Means spread misinformation about vaccines and health because it is extremely profitable for them to do so.

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evan@cosocial.ca ("Evan Prodromou") wrote:

I am glad they announced the new pope but I think this ancient ritual of making us find the pope in the pizza is too obscure for modern tastes

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dnalounge@sfba.social ("DNA Lounge") wrote:

♬️ DIAVOL STRÂIN at DNA Lounge tonight: Thu May 8, 8pm!
https://www.dnalounge.com/calendar/2025/05-08d.html?utm%5Fsource=sp%5Fma
#dnalounge #diavolstrâin #diavolstrain #hotgothgirlfriend #yamauba #exuvia #gothic #postpunk #livemusic #concert #sanfrancisco

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jwz wrote:

A New Pope.

Time for a repost of this, I suppose.
https://jwz.org/b/yknW

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mhoye wrote:

Turns out that scientific consensus and public policy matter a lot.

https://ourworldindata.org/smoking-big-problem-in-brief

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

New release of xword-dl, my command line tool to scrape online crossword puzzles into .puz files. This one expands Puzzmo support (go subscribe to Puzzmo!) and fixes Washington Post downloads https://github.com/thisisparker/xword-dl/releases/tag/v2025.5.8

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adafruit@mastodon.cloud wrote:

Tariffs just got real: our first $36K bill with 125% + 20% + 25% markup hits hard 💸. These are upfront costs - due before selling a single unit - causing serious cash flow strain, price increases, read more! 📦 http://adafruit.com/tariffbill

#tariffs

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

I hope you weren't expecting anything new, honest, or progressive from the old celibate guys in privileged positions of religious influence.

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2025/05/08/we-have-a-new-pope-same-as-all-the-old-popes/

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rgadellaa ("Roderick Gadellaa") wrote:

Via @arstechnica 's comment section:
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/05/apple-motion-says-external-payments-fundamentally-change-its-app-store/?comments-page=1#comments

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

Lots of folks fell for the "DOM is slow" marketing of certain frameworks, but DOM isn't slow. *Uncontrolled style read-back* is. But what if that wasn't a thing?

Looking for feedback on a new proposal to control layout thrashing here:

https://github.com/MicrosoftEdge/MSEdgeExplainers/blob/main/EventPhases/explainer.md

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

These two guys are just so very perfect for each other. https://www.manton.org/2025/05/08/on-moving-to-microblog.html

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

Stupidly specific fact: The Vatican is one of four sovereign states located within the Schengen area without land border controls but not actually a party to the treaty. (The others are Andorra, Monaco, and San Marino).

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w7voa@journa.host ("Steve Herman") wrote:

The Marines raising the flag on Mt. Suribachi is usually linked to VJ Day (Victory over Japan - Aug. 15, 1945), not VE Day (Victory in Europe - May 8, 1945).

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

New pope to be announced shortly. Trump will declare the election rigged shortly thereafter. Hacked ballot chalice and foreign cardinals voting.

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noracodes@tenforward.social ("reverse colexicographic Nora") wrote:

oh here it is

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

Five minutes later and smoke continues to billow from the chimney. Maybe they need to get that thing checked out.

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

White smoke!

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

The AP conclave livestream has the chimney covered from *three* different angles.

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

how weird... confirmation of a QSO I logged a couple of years ago (with F5RAG on 28.355MHz SSB) just popped up on qrz. com #HamRadio

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Natasha_Jay@tech.lgbt ("Natasha Jay 🇪🇺") wrote:

Breaking news: Surprise at the Vatican

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dutypo@mastodon.art wrote:

@michaela

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andycarolan@social.lol ("Andy Carolan :prami:") wrote:

I asked people what they think about working with me, here's what they said!

https://www.andycarolan.com/success-stories

#Social #Design #Illustration #Portfolio

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WTL wrote:

@Dianora @ksawatsky The only reason you need a tank is to run over Teslas. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lw4ZjhOukwU 🤣

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

The current crop of technofascists want to destroy higher education and shunt everyone into "AI" use because effective pedagogy creates independent thinkers, whereas reliance on "AI" creates a class dependent on informational outputs controlled by an oligarchical few, who can control the design of the "AI," what it valorizes and what it discounts.

Shorter version: They want you stupid and compliant enough to not even notice how you've become compliant and stupid.

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

If you want to be a writer, you can just write. Can you go to school for it? Sure. But you can also just get on with it and start writing. Going to school for writing is neither required nor useless, it's simply a different path. I didn't go to school for writing, and I've been writing professionally for 35 years.

RE: https://www.threads.com/@mattalexanderauthor/post/DJXvLnsSCNT