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Boosted by brib@bribstodon.xyz ("brib :neofox_floof:​ :Nonbinary:"):
pointy_boots@matapacos.dog wrote:

Got a couple new birds, a cardinal #watercolor #watercolour #aquarell

Boosted by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your weary 'net denizen"):
meg@fediscience.org ("Megan ⚘") wrote:

Since I do not have cats of my own, I bring you the Bodega Cats of New York for #Caturday

https://mymodernmet.com/bodega-cats-of-new-york/

Boosted by brib@bribstodon.xyz ("brib :neofox_floof:​ :Nonbinary:"):
AkaSci@fosstodon.org ("AkaSci 🛰️") wrote:

Total solar eclipse over the Cathedral-Basilica of Our Lady of the Pillar in Zaragoza, Spain, on August 12, 2026.

https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cathedral-Basilica%5Fof%5FOur%5FLady%5Fof%5Fthe%5FPillar
Image Credit & Copyright: Ruiyu Zhang
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jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:

some encouraging articles

https://p.dw.com/p/5IqIp

Boosted by brib@bribstodon.xyz ("brib :neofox_floof:​ :Nonbinary:"):
Rob_T_Firefly@masto.hackers.town ("Rob Vincent 🎙️") wrote:

@kestral

Boosted by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your weary 'net denizen"):
wwahammy@treehouse.systems ("Eric Schultz") wrote:

This #FOSSY has further solidified my belief that we invest far too much time into writing software and licenses. We need to connect the four freedoms to material issues in people's lives.

People hate tech right now. Absolutely despise it. AI data centers and Flock cameras are the biggest targets but there are so many. On top of it, the economic system makes production of creative works nearly impossible. Unless we view those types of fights as core FOSS community issues, we're going to be stuck where we are.

The problem isn't (just) that you don't have the four freedoms, it's that the system guarantees oppression and misery. The lack of software freedom is a symptom of the problem, not THE problem.

EDIT: also, how is age-gating not a red alarm fire in our community?!

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

oho, what are these undocumented primitives

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

(idris, thus chez scheme)

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

i am totally normal and it is totally normal to fork a language's runtime to add new primitives so you can do one thing faster.

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

I cannot tell if those pigeons are fighting or fucking

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

Krissy, in profile.

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

New friend.

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2026/08/16/a-few-hours-later/

Boosted by andrewnez ("Andrew Nesbitt"):
frontenddogma@mas.to ("Frontend Dogma") wrote:

Why npm Dependency Trees Are So Big, by @andrewnez:

https://nesbitt.io/2026/07/28/why-npm-dependency-trees-are-so-big.html?ref=frontenddogma.com

#npm #dependencies

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

the basic problem is there is no unique value that maps to -1, it's relative to the current size of the bigint.

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

-1. i suppose that makes sense? it doesn't make sense, obviously,, but if it were fixed size it would be correct.

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

hmm, i wonder what this "get an integer filled with 1s" function does for a bigint

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

Sometimes the metaphors write themselves

https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2026/08/trump-popularity-superstore-tennessee-dying-polls.html

Boosted by andrewnez ("Andrew Nesbitt"):
predrag@hachyderm.io ("Predrag Gruevski") wrote:

Rust CI now runs cargo-semver-checks to prevent accidental breakage in the standard library 🦀

If you're wondering why that's important and why it took 15kLoC+, this post is for you.
https://predr.ag/blog/protecting-the-rust-stdlib-from-breakage/

#rust #semver

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

When you’re a child, you see yourself in Spirou (Svalur), when you’re a jaded youth you see yourself in Fantasio’s (Valur) cynical reporter/editor persona

But when you’re my age, you realise that Gaston (Viggó) is and has always been an aspirational figure

cstanhope@social.coop ("Your weary 'net denizen") wrote:

(In fact, I continue to make mistakes...)

cstanhope@social.coop ("Your weary 'net denizen") wrote:

I've made many mistakes in my life, but I'm trying to make the best of it.

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

homermobile of ferraris

Boosted by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your weary 'net denizen"):
historyofpunkrock@sfba.social ("Punkrock History") wrote:

Urgh! A Music War is a 1982 cult concert film featuring a raw, energetic 1980 live performance of "We Got the Beat" by The Go-Go's at the famous Whisky a Go Go in Los Angeles.

#punk #poppunk #womenofpunk #thegogos #whiskyagogo #punkrockhistory

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

they need to grow to be the size of microsoft in 4 years

that sure does sound "inevitable" 😂

Boosted by aredridel@kolektiva.social ("Mx. Aria Stewart"):
leah@blahaj.social ("Leah Neukirchen") wrote:

Come to think of it, we probably reached Peak "Information at your fingertips" a few years ago...

Boosted by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your weary 'net denizen"):
mikehendley@vis.social ("Mike Hendley") wrote:

Quick raven sketch, mid call. Worked the .3 and .5 graphite pencils to get that near black feather range without losing the shape. Ravens hold grudges for years apparently, feels right for a bird drawn looking this deliberate. Done at a coffee shop table in Ithaca, NY #sciart #bird

Boosted by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your weary 'net denizen"):
kevin@kbg.sh ("Kevin Graaf") wrote:

I’m wondering if anyone would be interested in some kind of network for those in or engaging with academic CS or math who are skeptical/suspicious/or otherwise opposed to LLMs/“AI”? Personally, I feel a great deal of loneliness on this matter at the moment, and would appreciate the camaraderie if nothing else! I’m thinking this could be a Signal group chat if nothing else. If you’re interested, let me know with a response to this post. Would also appreciate boosts for visibility!

Boosted by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your weary 'net denizen"):
mcc wrote:

Me: *says angry things about Linux*

astodon person: "Well, what should we do about it?"

Me: I don't know, my first step is to see if I can install Redox

Me, thinking: *Wait, if I go look up Redox on github am I going to get slapped in the face with a "a user you have blocked has contributed to this repository" banner?

Me: *checks*

Me: *EYES FILL UP WITH ACTUAL ANIME SPARKLES*

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

a millipede is a thousandth of a foot

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