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Boosted by brib@bribstodon.xyz ("brib :neofox_floof:​ :Nonbinary:"):
quincy@chaos.social ("Oenanthe conioides ⁂") wrote:

It requires 7 EU citizens living in 7 different EU countries.

Maybe one of the existing environmental protection orgs wants to do this?

We don't need "AI". The very narrative is an insult to everyone who's been (for example) trying to actually improve things, and has run up against a wall of climate denial, greed and so on, not lack of "intelligence".

Real talent is being thrown away every day to please "AI" investors who do the exact opposite of solving our problems.

brib@bribstodon.xyz ("brib :neofox_floof:​ :Nonbinary:") wrote:

Today is not a great day for coming up with cool creative musical concepts.

I also didn't sleep much last night :neocat_melt_sob:​

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

okay rust is great and everything, but if you stack the three types of parameter/field/variable/etc. (owned, mut ref and ref), have you ever actually made a list of everything you're saying about it, how you must use it and how you can use it?

like the end result is (to me at least) intuitive enough (which is to say i can work with it), but oh my god what a mess, no wonder people have difficulty learning it.

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

Rand Paul is a dishonest tool. He's the one who ought to be grilled and punished for his crimes against science and humanity.

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2026/07/30/kangaroo-court-is-in-session/

brib@bribstodon.xyz ("brib :neofox_floof:​ :Nonbinary:") wrote:

Sauce link:

https://strudel.cc/#Ly8gQHRpdGxlIGRvbid0IGVhdCBtZSBAYnkgYnJpYgoKc2V0Y3BtKDgwIC8gNCkKCnZhciBkcnVtcyA9IHN0YWNrKAogIHNvdW5kKCJiZCBzZCBbYmQgYmRdIHNkIiksCiAgc291bmQoImhoITQgLSBoaCEzIikKKS5iYW5rKCJyb2xhbmR0cjYwNiIpLmxwZigyMDAwKQoKdmFyIG9taW5vdXNfaGFybW9ueSA9IG5vdGUoIjU1Ljc1IDU1IFs8NDkuNzUgNDkgNDggNDcuMjU%2BITJdIC0iKS5zKCJwaWFubyIpLmRlY2F5KDIpLmxwZigyMDAwKQoKdmFyIG1lbG9keSA9IG5vdGUoIjgwIFs3MyA3NF0gPDc1LjI1IDczLjI1PiA3Ni4yIDc1LjI1IFs3NyA3NV0gPDc4Ljc1IFs3OC43NSA3Ni4yXT4gNzUuMiIpLnMoInBpYW5vIikuZGVjYXkoMikudHJhbnNwb3NlKCI8MCAxMiBbMTggMTJdITI%2BIikKCi8vIGJyb2tlbiBtZWxvZHkgYXR0ZW1wdHMKLy92YXIgY2hvcmRzID0gbm90ZSgiPFszNyw0MC41LDQzLjVdIFszNyw0MS4yLDQ0Ljc1XSBbMzcsNDAuNSw0My41XSBbMzUsMzcsNDAuNV0%2BIikucygiZ21fc3RyaW5nX2Vuc2VtYmxlXzEiKQoKLy8kOiBub3RlKCJbMzkuNSEzIC1dIFs0MS4yNSEzIC1dIFszOS41ITMgLV0gWzM3LjI1IDM5XSoyIikucygiZ21fY29udHJhYmFzcyIpLnRyYW5zcG9zZSgiPDAgMy4yNSAtMiAxPiIpLnRyYW5zcG9zZSgxMikKLy8kOiBub3RlKCI8MzYuMjUgMzg%2BLzIsPFszOCw0MV0gWzQyLjUsMzhdIDM5LjUgWzM5LDQyLjVdPiIpLnMoImdtX2NvbnRyYWJhc3MiKS5mYXN0KDIpCgovLyQ6IG5vdGUoIjw0MS41IDQyLjc1IDQ0LjI1IDQzLjU%2BITIgPDQwIDQyIDQzLjUgNDIuNzU%2BIC0iKS5zKCJnbV9meF9hdG1vc3BoZXJlIikuZGVjYXkoMSkKCi8vJDogbm90ZSgiWy0gLSAtIDQzLjc1QDIgNDIgLSAtXUAyIC0gLSIpLnNvdW5kKCJnbV9jb250cmFiYXNzIikuZGVjYXkoMSkuZGVsYXkoMC41KQokOiBkcnVtcwokOiBvbWlub3VzX2hhcm1vbnkKJDogbWVsb2R5CgokOiBub3RlKCJbOTIgWzw5MSA5MC41IDkyLjU%2BIDkyXV0gLSEzIikuc291bmQoImdtX3BpY2NvbG8iKS5kZWxheSgwLjUpLmRlY2F5KDEpCg%3D%3D

(Jesus Christ why are these links so long)

Boosted by andrewnez ("Andrew Nesbitt"):
Di4na@hachyderm.io ("Thomas Depierre") wrote:

When people wonder why I wrote https://www.softwaremaxims.com/blog/open-source-hobbyists-turf and why I am angry...

I just received the OpenSource Summit schedule from a LF newsletter.

And it is fascinating how much it can be all stuff from Alpha Centauri that have nothing to do with the realities of FOSS.

Like, I know for who it is. I get it. But also, why do you happily pay to be misinformed if you are in a decision making position?

I mean, I know why. I get it. But still, this is such a waste of money and time that is precious for everyone.

brib@bribstodon.xyz ("brib :neofox_floof:​ :Nonbinary:") wrote:

#strudel I try to do microtonality

Attachments:

• audio: Ominous microtonal music

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

Every time the Red Cross declares a different level of alarm over blood shortages, my gay ass who is excluded from donating blood is like

"Hmm, do I want to abstain from gay sex for a full calendar year in order to help fix a problem for a system that discriminates against people like me?"

and then I shrug.

Boosted by baldur@toot.cafe ("Baldur Bjarnason"):
davidgerard@circumstances.run ("David Gerard") wrote:

To give you an *actual reason* to sign up with Pivot to AI, I've started doing early release versions of the podcast interviews for $5-and-up supporters. JOIN TODAY!

Here's the full uncut version of the Nik Suresh interview that's going public tomorrow:

https://www.patreon.com/davidgerard/posts/nik-suresh-165000116
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r1LXyqUY13E

and later today I'm putting up the Molly White interview on AI political funding that's not going public until *next* Friday!

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/davidgerard
YouTube: hit "join" on https://www.youtube.com/@PivotToAI

please repost this!

Boosted by brib@bribstodon.xyz ("brib :neofox_floof:​ :Nonbinary:"):
warandpeas ("War and Peas 🧿") wrote:

Boosted by brib@bribstodon.xyz ("brib :neofox_floof:​ :Nonbinary:"):
stibbons@s.scintilla.social wrote:

My favourite part of typing markdown in to a new thing is learning how many asterisks for italic and how many asterisks for bold.

EDIT: fuck

Boosted by brib@bribstodon.xyz ("brib :neofox_floof:​ :Nonbinary:"):
hollie@social.coop ("Hollie") wrote:

Goodbye everyone. I went to the river and joined this gang of dinosaurs. They were just a little too persuasive. Anyway we’re plotting some ancient, feathery chaos. Can’t talk about it now but you’ll know it when you see it. Beak seeing ya.

#birds #birbs #ducks

Boosted by brib@bribstodon.xyz ("brib :neofox_floof:​ :Nonbinary:"):
davidnjoku@mastodon.world ("David Njoku") wrote:

Of the ten candidates that I interviewed, five of them pre-warned me that they have autism or ADHD or ASD or something. They told me what to expect and what accommodations I could make.

I've been interviewing and hiring software developers for close to 20 years, but this is the first time this has happened.

And I like it. I like that somehow the culture has edged to a place where people can speak about #mentalhealth without fearing that they would be disadvantaged.

Boosted by brib@bribstodon.xyz ("brib :neofox_floof:​ :Nonbinary:"):
TheEvilSkeleton@treehouse.systems ("TheEvilSkeleton 🇮🇳 🏳️‍⚧️") wrote:

A month ago, a friend suggested to get a double sized bed in case I end up sharing the bed with someone. I told them that this is a problem for myself in the future because I won't be sharing a bed with someone anytime soon. I should have listened to their advice

Boosted by brib@bribstodon.xyz ("brib :neofox_floof:​ :Nonbinary:"):
quincy@chaos.social ("Oenanthe conioides ⁂") wrote:

Are you good at missing opportunities?

Boosted by brib@bribstodon.xyz ("brib :neofox_floof:​ :Nonbinary:"):
lcamtuf@infosec.exchange ("lcamtuf :verified: :verified: :verified:") wrote:

I find it curious that we don't entertain the possibility that ancient aliens traveled to Earth to acquire the pyramid-building technology from the Egyptians

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

how do people feel about having an explicit box type at all? if we had one, it would probably be called heap and the compiler would manage it mostly transparently.

you'd instantly get the ability to combine multiple structs into a larger struct and save on memory indirection

and it would leave lots of room for me to try and support more low level stuff. that stuff would probably feel less bolted on.

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

(and yes, that picture is of a dance I was DJing, on this year's @jococruise. Come to @laworldcon in August, you'll see me DJing again!)

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

in other news, i am starting to collect compiler flags that might make c a less inappropriate target language. so far: -fwrapv, because i'm not convinced there is even a minor performance benefit to allowing overflow to be undefined on any kit i care about.

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

littlegem: skimming memory reclamation papers to find another option. you see, every time i've done this before i've made the assumption that i'm not writing a programming language, which made many of them impractical.

Boosted by brib@bribstodon.xyz ("brib :neofox_floof:​ :Nonbinary:"):
Maxnichols@mastodon.gamedev.place ("MaxNichols") wrote:

RE: https://mastodon.gamedev.place/@hyruleinterviews/117006969321522586

This was my fun on-a-whim project for the past couple days. I had a lot of fun with it--and learned a whoooole lot. I'm quite proud of it.

A lot of history happens closer together than you think

Boosted by brib@bribstodon.xyz ("brib :neofox_floof:​ :Nonbinary:"):
biogeo@mefi.social ("Geoffrey Adams") wrote:

My mom has been running a community art & poetry project using the fence around her home for the last 15+ years, which she calls The Poetry Fence. She takes it very seriously and uses it as a base for all sorts of poetry outreach in her neighborhood. She's recently written a book about her experience with this project which she's trying to get published by a small press.

And in her mid-70s, she's just created her first ever website. It'd mean a lot to her if you take a look! https://www.poetryfencecommunity.com/

She doesn't know I'm posting this, but if she did she'd probably want me to add that science is real, no person is illegal, trans rights are human rights, and banned books are worth reading. And most of all, that poetry is for everyone.

Boosts on her behalf appreciated.

#poetry #community #SmallPress #publishing

Boosted by andrewnez ("Andrew Nesbitt"):
githubchangelog ("Unofficial GitHub Changelog") wrote:

npm publish-time malware scanning and dual-use metadata https://github.blog/changelog/2026-07-28-npm-publish-time-malware-scanning-and-dual-use-metadata
#github

Boosted by dysfun@treehouse.systems ("gaytabase"):
kopper@not-brain.d.on-t.work ("kopper :colon_three:") wrote:

what do you mean openjdk forbids ai code openjdk.org/legal/ai

fucking twist of the century

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

I suspect someone's using an LLM to scrape all of my writing whenever I see anomalies like this.

Boosted by andrewnez ("Andrew Nesbitt"):
hugovk ("Hugo van Kemenade") wrote:

Lots of new stuff in pip 26.2:

🍊 Support for Python 3.15
🍊 Selecting only dependencies
🍊 Experimental: venv based build isolation
🍊 Faster repeated resolves by caching index simple responses
🍊 No more progress bar spam in CI
🍊 Deprecation to remove the legacy dependency resolver (--use-deprecated=legacy-resolver)

See @ichard26's post for more!

https://sichard.ca/blog/2026/07/whats-new-in-pip-26.2/
#Python #pip

Boosted by glyph ("Glyph"):
foone@digipres.club ("Alice Averlong🏳️‍⚧️") wrote:

lazyweb:
imagine you need to make an HTML page that just shows a simple form, which'll do a simple request to a backend API when the user clicks the OK button.

but you don't want to write raw HTML, use AI, or use anything cloud-hosted.

What would you use to generate this?

Boosted by glyph ("Glyph"):
hynek ("Hynek Schlawack") wrote:

Happy to announce v3.0.0 of my build-and-inspect-python-package GitHub Action that does what the name says.

If u maintain a Python pkg u should really give it a look! Much, much fewer broken pkgs have been pushed to PyPI & who doesn't love automatic trove classifier → GHA test matrix conversion‽

This release brings you Twine 7 & with that packaging metadata 2.5 & PEP 794 (Import Name Metadata) – also a new release procedure: no more trailing v3 tags – only full versions
https://github.com/hynek/build-and-inspect-python-package/releases/tag/v3.0.0

adele@social.pollux.casa ("Adële 🐁!") wrote:

What's up on the #smolweb? July 2026 roundup

New blog post !

July 2026 was a quietly busy month on the smolweb. The #Geminispace keeps growing toward 3,500 active capsules. A Gemini browser landed on a handheld game console. The Old Computer Challenge brought the #permacomputing and #smolnet communities together. Protocol design debates (SMTP vs #Gemini extensibility, TOFU improvements) show the community is still thinking critically about its own foundations. And the #gopher scene, far from dead, continues to produce practical content and welcome new operators...

=> https://adele.pages.casa/md/blog/whats-up-2026-07.md

Boosted by GuillaumeL@hachyderm.io ("BigSaur G"):
jasongorman@mstdn.business ("Jason Gorman") wrote:

On the one hand, we've got folks claiming productivity gains of up to 10x using AI in software development.

On the other, we've got folks saying most teams aren't getting any kind of overall boost from it.

Who should we believe? Science answers questions like these with data.

And given the very high - economy and environment-warpingly high - stakes, I choose to be led by the data.