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Boosted by kornel ("Kornel"):
leyrer@23.social wrote:

This is what nightmares are made out of.

baldur@toot.cafe ("Baldur Bjarnason") wrote:

Gone through a lot of shit working in web dev over the years, most of it due to my focus on publishing and reading and the genuinely shitty management that comes with those industries, but the current "AI" bubble is the first time I'm actively considering an exit strategy out of dev entirely.

Boosted by denschub@schub.social ("Dennis Schubert"):
karlcow@mastodon.cloud ("Karl Dubost") wrote:

Firefox profiles: Private, focused spaces for all the ways you browse.

https://blog.mozilla.org/en/firefox/profile-management/

Profiles were the way I was separating my day to day browser from my compat browser when I was doing moz #webcompat

https://www.otsukare.info/2014/11/12/configure-webcompat-browser

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

an interesting approach

“This Startup Wants to Spark a US DeepSeek Moment” - WIRED

https://apple.news/AX7FjcVqqRV-194igayFVgA

Boosted by db@social.lol ("David Bushell 👻"):
sturobson@front-end.social ("Stu Robson") wrote:

Hello World

I'm nearing the end of my current contract and on the lookout for my next adventure.

I'm a Front-End Developer and Design Systems specialist, excited to dive into new projects and tackle new challenges!

Let’s make some rocking websites!

stu@alwaystwisted.com

🙏🖤

db@social.lol ("David Bushell 👻") wrote:

I'm sure that reply from Framework's CEO will appease

https://community.frame.work/t/framework-supporting-far-right-racists/75986

Anyway, it's very strange that Omarchy is getting so much funding. It's a rich man's toy "distro".

Boosted by joeri_s@mstdn.social ("Joeri Sebrechts"):
sil ("Stuart Langridge") wrote:

@slightlyoff people who only learned how to build web apps with frameworks, when they learn how to build web apps with the web

Attachments:

• video: A very young and very sad looking baby has some new glasses put on his face by his parents and, after a few seconds looking around in absolute wonder, breaks into a beaming smile of joy

Boosted by jwz:
davidgerard@circumstances.run ("David Gerard") wrote:

> At Red Hat we are expected to set, and meet, goals each quarter if we want our “full” bonus. One of those is around introducing AI into our daily work.

https://blogs.gnome.org/chergert/2025/10/03/mi2-glib/

Boosted by jwz:
hrefna@hachyderm.io ("Hrefna (DHC)") wrote:

"authorities recently arrested the girlfriend of the founder of Antifa in Portland"

What.

#politics

db@social.lol ("David Bushell 👻") wrote:

Listening to a podcast about developing with "AI" and how it writes half the code. The usual jargon: "productivity", "velocity", "empowerment" etc. No real substance just word salad.

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• gifv: "I Don't Believe You" - Ron Burgundy, Anchorman

baldur@toot.cafe ("Baldur Bjarnason") wrote:

That’s the fundamentally infuriating thing about every single hyped “solution” to software dev we’ve seen over the years, LLMs included. They always promise more better software, get offended when you ask for evidence, and then the software scene as a whole manifestly, obviously continues to decline

baldur@toot.cafe ("Baldur Bjarnason") wrote:

“Why doesn't anything work anymore? | Jason Rodriguez”

https://rodriguezcommaj.com//blog/why-doesnt-anything-work-anymore/

> It just feels like no one gives a shit anymore, beyond a handful of independent devs and small shops. It’s wild.

Been writing about the software crisis for several years now and, if anything, the decline is just accelerating

Boosted by kornel ("Kornel"):
Climatehistories ("Athena") wrote:

A few years ago, hardly anyone outside green politics had heard of Zack Polanski. Today he leads the Green Party of England & Wales and is at the heart of a remarkable transformation in British politics.

Since his election as party leader in early September 2025, the Greens have become the fastest-growing political party in the country, attracting new members and media attention, and positioning themselves as a credible alternative to the long-established parties.

https://open.substack.com/pub/theclimatehistorian/p/who-is-zack-polanski?r=1qy42b&utm%5Fcampaign=post&utm%5Fmedium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false

Boosted by kornel ("Kornel"):
brad@m.toad.host ("Condor Puma Serpiente") wrote:

@mcc "sideload a package" (suggestive)

Boosted by kornel ("Kornel"):
mcc wrote:

"Unlock your bootloader" (euphemism)

Boosted by kornel ("Kornel"):
mcc wrote:

Fuck I gotta unlock my bootloader asap https://social.linux.pizza/@MichaelRoss/115342003180134350

Boosted by kornel ("Kornel"):
BabaIsYou@mastodon.gamedev.place ("Baba Is You") wrote:

Fox has been added into the game, and with this we're about ready to upload the new build for betatesting!
#babaisyou

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• gifv: Fox wanders around the screen with FOX IS YOU written above, then walks offscreen to create the rule FOX IS SLEEP, falling asleep on the spot

Gargron ("Eugen Rochko") wrote:

Another sign of autumn.

📷 Pentax KX
🎞️ Fuji Superia X-tra 400
🔭 Pentax M 50mm/1.7
👤 @Ameboid's hand
⚗️ Come Through Lab

#BelieveInFilm #FilmPhotography #AnalogPhotography #35mm #LakeDistrict #TheLakes #Cumbria

Boosted by slightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell"):
Sustainable2050@mastodon.energy ("Kees van der Leun") wrote:

Big news for the energy transition!
And a nice little 'told you so' moment for yours truly :)
In the first half of this year, renewables produced more electricity globally than coal, for the first time.
And 2025 is the date I predicted for this to happen, back in 2016, in a blog post for Ecofys! The score was 23%-40% at the time, with most of the renewables share still coming from hydro, and the prediction was less than obvious.

Boosted by slightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell"):
mogul@hachyderm.io ("Bret Mogilefsky") wrote:

This is fucking delusional.
https://bird.makeup/users/acyn/statuses/1976093573230756351

jwz wrote:

The other day at the club I saw a guy with a white t-shirt that said simply, in 8" high letters, "YEAH BRAH".

So now I guess I know what my knuckle tattoos are going to be.
https://jwz.org/b/ykwP

Boosted by slightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell"):
fugueish@wandering.shop ("Chris Palmer") wrote:

I still think about this

https://twitter.com/danluu/status/917241999006294016

Boosted by jwz:
dangillmor ("Dan Gillmor") wrote:

I now assume that the avalanche of "journalism" "covering" Amazon "deals" on "Prime Days" is almost entirely a revenue generator for the "news" organizations, via commission links.

I canceled Amazon Prime. Consider doing the same.

Boosted by jwz:
bob@feed.hella.cheap wrote:

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

But a quick check shows that Apple has totally failed to make its own web apps platform functional...:

https://webventures.rejh.nl/blog/2024/history-of-safari-show-stoppers/

...never mind competitive:

https://infrequently.org/2025/09/cupertinos-comforting-myths/

Apple is asking the Trump administration for a shield against the web. It wants US foreign and trade policy to punish the EU for having the temerity to legislate the sort of choice in browsers macOS has always supported.

**THIS**, along with competing native app stores, is what Apple fears.

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

...and so even though @404mediaco isn't *actually* connecting the dots yet, it's at least pointing out that there *might* be alternatives. Which Apple must *hate*.

If their staff ever got a demo of PWAs, I suspect it might even radicalise them.

You up, @owa?

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

Specifically, Tim Apple is asking for air-cover against the EU, which is threatening to apply [ checks notes ] democratically passed [ double checks ] "laws" (whatever those are). And for the mere price of his dignity and our democracy, he's getting it:

https://on.ft.com/46GT5Ey

And what is it the EU is threatening, exactly? Alternatives to Apple's chokehold on access to commodity APIs, including the safest versions that have ever been devised: the web platform.

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

So Apple is censoring another ICE-spotting app, and I think we need to talk about the coverage, as much as Apple's groveling pre-compliance.

@404mediaco broke this, specifically @josephcox, and unlike some previous coverage, it includes this:

https://www.404media.co/apple-banned-an-app-that-simply-archived-videos-of-ice-abuses#:~:text=The%20website%20for%20Eyes%20Up%20which%20functions%20essentially%20the%20same%20way%20is%20still%20available

This is a good start! Much better than the coverage re: the ICE Block takedown last week. Mentioning that the web as an alternative opens the door to discussing why this is happening: Apple wants stuff from the govt

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

Apple *hates* the web, and in particular, web apps (a.k.a., PWAs)

Cupertino wants nothing more than to to kill them, and last year it nearly succeeded:

https://infrequently.org/2024/02/home-screen-advantage/

Apple has argued against them in every capitol whilst claiming they are capable and a check on the App Store. But it's doing everything it possibly can to nerf them.

/cc @owa

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

Cupertino was at it again *last month* in the UK, making the same tired arguments: it shouldn't allow competent browsers because that would be "dangerous" (never mind Apple's own industry-trailing browser security record) while *simultaneously* claiming the App Store doesn't nwed to be regulated because it faces stiff competition from...web apps.