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

Today in History: The Montreux Casino burns down during a Frank Zappa concert, 1971

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

Today in History: First successful human heart transplant led by Dr. Barnard, 1967

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

Today in History: First neon light display, Paris, 1910

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

[BEGIN TODAY IN HISTORY RUN]

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

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

The guy who made Bun is a huge fan of the guy who started Palantir. So the Anthropic acquisition makes total sense (Peter Thiel is a major Anthropic investor).

The other thing that comes as no surprise: following the news of the acquisition yesterday, the guy who runs a certain big tech blogging platform wrote this:

“Bun is our default for building the [redacted platform name] mobile apps. It’s good.”

*Of course* he thinks it’s good. But fuck that. https://dbushell.com/notes/2025-09-10T12:08Z/

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
ARISS_Intl@mastodon.hams.social ("ARISS - Amateur Radio on ISS") wrote:

ARISS Ops is anticipating the SSTV Series 30-1 event from satellite RS-38S will start around 00:01 UTC on Friday 05-Dec. (7:01 PM ET Thu 04-Dec).

Event is expected to run until December 13. Details in the graphic.

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

trying to harden my service file against flooding attacks a bit better, and tweaking recovery

I hate what has happened to the internetwork

Boosted by ChrisWere@toot.wales ("Chris Were ⁂🐧🌱☕"):
SecularJeffrey@ohai.social ("GentleMan Gef") wrote:

Happy Stealing Baby Jesus lawn decorations season to all who celebrate

Boosted by ChrisWere@toot.wales ("Chris Were ⁂🐧🌱☕"):
w3c@w3c.social ("World Wide Web Consortium") wrote:

The CSS Working Group has published a First Public Working Draft of CSS Backgrounds Module Level 4. This module contains the features of CSS relating to the backgrounds of boxes on the page.

CSS is a language for describing the rendering of structured documents (such as HTML and XML) on screen, on paper, etc.

https://www.w3.org/news/2025/first-public-working-draft-css-backgrounds-module-level-4/

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

The trash drives out the quality.

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2025/12/03/i-was-already-predisposed-to-mistrust-dollar-stores/

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

I know Somali people in Minnesota. Does our racist president? I think not.

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2025/12/02/disgustingly-racist-president-says-disgustingly-racist-things/

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/EwhBgi%5FMDxE

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

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

“Anthropic’s racing OpenAI to go public. | The Verge”

https://www.theverge.com/news/837142/anthropics-racing-openai-to-go-public

If they manage to go public before the bubble pops, the ensuing frenzy might IMO extend the bubble's life for at least a year or two

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

Weather: ☀️ Clear, +18°F, 92%, ↗7mph, 1016hPa
Timezone: America/New_York
Now: 07:02:22-0500 | Dawn: 06:52:35 | Sunrise: 07:25:12
Zenith: 12:00:09 | Sunset: 16:35:26 | Dusk: 17:08:03
Location: Rochester, Monroe County, New York [43.1572,-77.6151]

Gargron ("Eugen Rochko") wrote:

The Autumn mug is finally available! 🍵 Sorry it took so long, there were delays outside my control.

https://shop.joinmastodon.org/collections/winter-2025-drop

#Merchtodon

Boosted by fromjason ("fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻"):
doopledi@sauna.social wrote:

@fromjason That was fast https://www.theverge.com/2024/12/9/24316969/mustafa-suleyman-sam-altman-microsoft-openai-agi

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

“Mad Men’s HBO Max 4K Release Might Make Fans Vomit”

https://www.vulture.com/article/mad-men-hbo-max-4k-rerelease-problems.html

At some point I'll have to write about how subscriptions for virtual goods (video, software, etc) disconnects outcomes from economic success, destroying the product

In the meantime, just sit back and watch the media and software industries rot around you

Boosted by ChrisWere@toot.wales ("Chris Were ⁂🐧🌱☕"):
gardiner_bryant@mastodon.online ("Gardiner Bryant") wrote:

@gamingonlinux @omgubuntu you know how the old saying goes "never assume malice when you can't rule out stupidity. Unless they're reddit mods. Then it's *always both*."

Boosted by ChrisWere@toot.wales ("Chris Were ⁂🐧🌱☕"):
sabreW4K3@lazysoci.al wrote:

'Carspreading’ is on the rise - not everyone is happy

https://lazysoci.al/post/38590823

Boosted by ChrisWere@toot.wales ("Chris Were ⁂🐧🌱☕"):
SmudgeTheInsultCat@mas.to ("Smudge The Insult Cat 🐀") wrote:

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

“AI is Destroying the University and Learning Itself”

https://www.currentaffairs.org/news/ai-is-destroying-the-university-and-learning-itself

> Let ChatGPT redesign your class. Let ChatGPT tell you how to evaluate your students. Let ChatGPT tell students how to use ChatGPT. Let ChatGPT solve the problem of human education. It was like being handed a Mad Libs puzzle for automating your syllabus.

Boosted by baldur@toot.cafe ("Baldur Bjarnason"):
aardrian@toot.cafe ("Adrian Roselli, pH0") wrote:

424-word hot take: “You Can’t Make Something Accessible to Everyone”
https://adrianroselli.com/2025/12/you-cant-make-something-accessible-to-everyone.html

#accessibility #a11y

Boosted by baldur@toot.cafe ("Baldur Bjarnason"):
knowler@sunny.garden ("Nathan Knowler") wrote:

RE: https://front-end.social/@mayank/115622876970699919

Mayank (@mayank) is the most talented frontend developer I’ve ever had the pleasure of working with.

They’re not only someone with a excellent grasp of web technologies, but someone who knows how to lead very effectively. I was constantly inspired while working with them, not just by their technical abilities, but how they were able to balance the needs of many constituencies, often cross-functionally, as well as, how they navigated legacy and future development efforts so harmoniously.

If you want a frontend leader who knows how take an organization’s frontend to the next level, hire Mayank!

#GetFediHired #FediHire

Boosted by baldur@toot.cafe ("Baldur Bjarnason"):
SaraSoueidan@front-end.social ("Sara Soueidan") wrote:

Thank you for writing this @aardrian 🫶🏻

https://adrianroselli.com/2025/12/you-cant-make-something-accessible-to-everyone.html

There's a short story of frustration and comfort behind this post. A friendly discussion led to a writeup by Adrian, and I will follow up later with a little more about the backstory as I know it can bring some much-needed comfort to many people getting into or already working in #a11y

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

I see a bunch of people are convinced that getting bought by the runner up startup in a historically large financial bubble is going to be great for bun’s longevity 🤷🏻‍♂️

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

@slightlyoff Too true.

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

noted: Advent of Code day 3 status: done ★★

https://dbushell.com/notes/2025-12-03T07:27Z/

— quick one today!

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johnrogers.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy ("John Rogers") wrote:

America is a country that will test UBI hundreds of times, get the same radically positive results each time, and still look at it askance, but will also put untested robotaxis on the road because a billionaire threw a shit fit.

RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:pm6x2q574qtnskqqiw2svki7/post/3m64aol522k2s

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

@joeri_s 💯