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iris_meredith ("Iris") wrote:

RE: https://eigenmagic.net/@stilgherrian/116796558935290693

I think this is one that it's worth pushing on, even if it doesn't succeed. People getting fired over this is *exactly* the kind of thing that builds strong political movements, and while I don't have much to throw at this, I will support anyone who fights AI on this angle with the best writing I can muster.

Boosted by glyph ("Glyph"):
MakhamDev@mastodon.gamedev.place wrote:

Potion #pixelcomposer

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dysfun@treehouse.systems ("gaytabase") wrote:

amazon composite day is here

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

BAH GAWD it's Andy Burnham off the top rope!

politics would be more accessible for young people (middle-aged men) if they had Jim Ross as a pundit

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

Every word of this is correct:

https://youtu.be/LNFic3cTD4E

Boosted by glyph ("Glyph"):
mcc wrote:

I am releasing a video game this week and I am going to attempt to include a Linux appimage. My current plan is to include only 64-bit binaries. This post is your chance to convince me that I should include 32-bit builds (in addition or exclusively, depending on how persuasive you are).

Boosted by cstanhope@social.coop ("The Luddites were right"):
adalheidis@mastodon.art ("Lou") wrote:

Proud knight

Boosted by cstanhope@social.coop ("The Luddites were right"):
vv@solarpunk.moe ("vv 💫 [follow my new artist profile!]") wrote:

I have seen some posts that seem to imply that people's discomfort with code generated by AI is an matter of identity, that is, the threat that outsiders will be able to make code, and thus those in the know, the "elites" feel threatened. That the only way to move forward is to accept that coders need not be experts anymore, and that the role of the software developer will change.

But this is not how I view the practice of writing code at all. I want code to be more accessible and understandable by more people. My complaint with LLMs is that they are actually antithetical to this goal. Yes, someone who doesn't know how to code can now create an app that solves a problem stated in plain English, and it may work correctly most or all of the time. But that is not actually making code more accessible. Indeed, if everyone relies on LLMs to write software, nobody will know how the software works anymore!

As someone with over 10 years of experience coding, I know that reduced understanding of code always results in bad outcomes. There's bad performance, bad functionality, all sorts of things. People get apathetic and assume that the performance issues are inevitable. But computers are absurdly fast! Very few computations these days have any reason to take longer than an instant. The solution is knowing how to read code to find the problems! This can't be done reliably by a machine. I want more people to develop this skill, not fewer! LLMs just allow people to bypass any ability to identify issues. So my concern with them is that we will have more code to sift through, and less careful consideration at play.

This isn't about a threat to my identity, it's about a threat to the stability of all software, and the abilities of all software developers. This deskilling will only fossilize software and prevent us from developing something that is actually more democratizing.

Boosted by cstanhope@social.coop ("The Luddites were right"):
futurebird@sauropods.win ("myrmepropagandist") wrote:

There are magical moths with wings like feathers. If you showed me this creature in another context I'd say "fake!"

This is a "plume moth" from outside of Moscow.

I don't know what this adaptation is about, maybe it's just to be etherial and make people think they maybe saw a fairy.

https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/27351424

Boosted by soatok@furry.engineer ("Soatok Dreamseeker"):
badsamurai@infosec.exchange ("B'ad Samurai :ifin:") wrote:

@zackwhittaker

TechCrunch reporting on privacy issues would like you to remove your ad blocker you enabled for privacy.

Boosted by EmilyEnough@hachyderm.io ("Emily 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️"):
aworkinglibrary@mstdn.social ("mandy brown") wrote:

I really think the only reasonable response to the increasing prevalence of 996 in the tech world is to organize for a 20 hour workweek with no reduction in pay. They are trying to move the Overton window for working hours; let’s drag it the fuck back.

Boosted by aredridel@kolektiva.social ("Mx. Aria Stewart"):
fedilucie@rivals.space ("lucie :neocat_floof:") wrote:

Boosted by cstanhope@social.coop ("The Luddites were right"):
thegibson@masto.hackers.town ("The Gibson in the desert") wrote:

Have a nice cute brain bleach.

A newly hatched bearded dragon.

cstanhope@social.coop ("The Luddites were right") wrote:

Oh you don't want to use generative LLM tools for valid ethical reasons? Because your goals don't align with Bond Villain Billionaires? Because your values don't either? Because your vision of human flourishing doesn't involve gambling with machines? Well, you're probably just having an identity crisis. Get with the program, dude.

cstanhope@social.coop ("The Luddites were right") wrote:

Who gets to decide what is important? Who gets to decide the goals? Who gets a say in the work we do and how we do it?

Most of the time the answer to those questions do not involve the people who actually have to do the work. And when the people who do the work disagree with the decision makers we feel we're left with trying to convince the people who make those decisions they should make different decisions using whatever bullshit framework the decision makers have cooked up.

And we wonder why we're grumpy?

glyph ("Glyph") wrote:

personally I'm in favor of the new anthropic "upload your passport" policy for claude. anything we can do to reduce usage of LLMs increases safety and I'm glad to see that they're doing their part

Boosted by cstanhope@social.coop ("The Luddites were right"):
Quantensalat@scicomm.xyz ("Alexander Knochel") wrote:

Ok I made this dumb idea a reality: The most accurate metronome in the world (*), powered by an FE5680 rubidium frequency normal :-D
... and me shredding poor Scarlatti K443 to it

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5kfl0fuIFMY

#music #electronics #practice

Boosted by soatok@furry.engineer ("Soatok Dreamseeker"):
Viss wrote:

fucking spectacaular

https://www.theregister.com/personal-tech/2026/06/22/microsoft-accidentally-kills-epic-outlook-email-threads/5259388

microsoft broke replying to email in outlook

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

listening to recordings of BB King & Co at the 1968 Newport Folks Festival

Boosted by slightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell"):
phae@status.fberriman.com wrote:

Caved and bought an x4, and then saw this today. Nice to see an OSS project get picked up so quickly and supported by a hardware vendor. I hope they get their bags. https://www.reddit.com/r/xteinkereader/comments/1ubkflf/a%5Fquick%5Fnote%5Ffrom%5Fxteink%5Fon%5Four%5Fcollaboration/ (cc @andy)

cwebber@social.coop ("Christine Lemmer-Webber") wrote:

*game over music*

Boosted by cwebber@social.coop ("Christine Lemmer-Webber"):
privacyint@mastodon.xyz ("Privacy International") wrote:

Education should not resemble a high-surveillance environment.
Privacy International is documenting the use of facial recognition in schools and universities. We need your input.
https://pvcy.org/frtmap

cwebber@social.coop ("Christine Lemmer-Webber") wrote:

post (post)

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
jockr ("Jock Rutherford 🌻🥥🌴") wrote:

Following user outcry, AMD reinstates memory encryption in consumer CPUs - Ars Technica

https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/06/following-user-outcry-amd-reinstates-memory-encryption-in-consumer-cpus/

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

The Trump Administration is threatening censorship and the shutting down of television stations:
"ABC is running on-air ads urging viewers to fight the FCC's crackdown. Walt Disney Co.'s ABC network launched the campaign Monday as deadlines near for public comment in two FCC proceedings":
https://qz.com/abc-on-air-ads-fcc-the-view-broadcast-licenses-062226
"ABC has called the FCC's actions an attempt to suppress speech."
#FreedomOfInformation #AttackOnOurRights #politics copy: @renewedresistance

cwebber@social.coop ("Christine Lemmer-Webber") wrote:

Now I'm generating opendocument spreadsheets in the format our accountant is asking for straight from guile, without any 3rd party libraries (other than the stdlib, sxml doing the heavy lifting).

It's SO much nicer than what the equivalent Python code would be.

Lisp really is clay.

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

BBC: “Australian police seize 2.7 tonnes of cocaine”…

and I cannot even begin to imagine the size of mirror and straw that this would require

Boosted by soatok@furry.engineer ("Soatok Dreamseeker"):
pinsel@meow.social ("Pinsel, The 📸 Lynx") wrote:

rexthewolf @ bluesky
#NordicFuzzCon #Fursuit #Photography #Fursuits #NightPhotography #Furry

cwebber@social.coop ("Christine Lemmer-Webber") wrote:

RE: https://weirder.earth/@GLOSSATORY/116795810614041668

the queen of the federidder

cwebber@social.coop ("Christine Lemmer-Webber") wrote:

It was a fun game, if also irritating at times, but I think the best part of Super Mario Sunshine may have in fact been the Delfino Plaza music which absolutely slaps to this day