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

“The Teaser Period: Why the AI Boom Is Hitting a Reset Wall”

https://www.groundbrkr.com/p/the-teaser-period-why-the-ai-boom

> a company the market prices as debt-free carries a senior claim worth more than half its entire equity value.

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Boosted by cwebber@social.coop ("Christine Lemmer-Webber"):
madmoose ("Thomas Fach-Pedersen") wrote:

Here's the complete intro from Dune Reawakened.

If you spot any mistakes compared to the original, please let me know so I can fix them. I've watched the intro too many times to be able to look at it objectively anymore…

https://youtu.be/9kFMzEC59I0

The only intentional difference from the original is that some of the subtitles are centered instead of left-aligned. It looks better this way :)

#reverseengineering #dune #CryoInteractive

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

truth

exhibition in Museum of Meaningless Metrics: Lines of Code, Story Points, Pull Requests, and Tokens Spent. tour guide is pointing to Tokens Spent and saying “Our latest exhibit “

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Boosted by cwebber@social.coop ("Christine Lemmer-Webber"):
foxyoreos ("normy foxyoreos") wrote:

@cwebber we have studies showing that when people pull out of their driveways, sometimes they hit cars because they look both ways and their brain literally doesn't register that a car is coming because they're so habituated to the view.

And software engineers are like, "it's okay, I'LL never merge code I don't understand from all LLM. I am the programming ubermensch, I'm immune to the effects of having a human brain"

It's... frustrating.

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Boosted by cwebber@social.coop ("Christine Lemmer-Webber"):
foxyoreos ("normy foxyoreos") wrote:

@cwebber

> And I know, you say, you'll be responsible about it.

A really important skill that we have abandoned is having the ability to say "I am not atypical and I am prone to the same mistakes as everybody else."

We have decades of research, probably more than decades of research showing that human beings *do not consistently concentrate and are bad at vigilance".

But no, suddenly every programmer has decided they're uniquely immune to cognitive fatigue.

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Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
HopelessDemigod@mstdn.social ("Imogen") wrote:

#Prick

The Trump administration has removed 40 weeping willow trees that lined both sides of the embattled John F. Kennedy Performing Arts Center.

People are outraged by the move as the trees were planted along two sides of the center to symbolize the nation's mourning after the death of former President John F. Kennedy. "The weeping willows at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts have been reduced to stumps."

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Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
thirstybear@agilodon.social ("Chris Pitts") wrote:

Spotted elsewhere 😁

Photo of a couple visiting The Museum of Meaningless Metrics. There are four exhibits visible - Lines of Code, Story Points, Pull requests and finally Tokens Spent. A museum guide is pointing to the Tokens Spent exhibit and saying “Our newest exhibit”.

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

Rufus?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United%5FStates%5FTreasury%5Fsecurity?wprov=sfti1#

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Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
hannah@posts.rat.pictures ("highly praised and little read") wrote:

I think wikipedia does this intentionally to taunt people with adhd. Like hold on tell me about the cat

United States Treasury security "Treasury Bill" redirects here. For the cat, see Rufus of England.

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Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
acarsdrama@live.acarsdrama.com ("ACARS Drama") wrote:

Air to Ground Message:

SOMEONE HAD JOKES THIS MORNING AND GAVE US NO PASSENGERS. LOL SURE YOU DONT NEED THIS PLANE IN DAY. LOL

Area: Valparaiso, IN, USA
Type: Bombardier CRJ900
A: #aa36db77739
F: #fa77c115ffb

#acars #vdlm2

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

ugh. only 153?

deflock website shows 137,569 license plate readers and few cities rejecting them

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

in other news, i've made redundant for the second time in just over a year, and so it goes without saying that i'm looking for work again

i think the last time i got a job through a cold application was 2011, and every job since then, all eight of them, came from a friend putting in a referral

so what with the 'i can't believe it's not a recession' i'm starting to wonder if i should find a different job to pay rent, given no-one is likely to hire a 40yo autist to write code

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

Found this crawling out of my tea kettle this morning.

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2026/09/01/whatsit/

mysterious blob in my teapot

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

(SQL)

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

Why are Dems like this!?!??

https://newrepublic.com/article/214951/talarico-el-sayed-democrats-stop-sabotage

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

aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

that is all

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Boosted by brib@bribstodon.xyz ("brib :neofox_floof:​ :Nonbinary:"):
sandra@bark.lgbt ("Sandra The Rat Queen :therian:") wrote:

Mebh Óg MacTíre in her wolf form surrounded by forest with the caption "Come closer. I am a fun, innocent animated film." And with a hidden caption behind it that read "I will make irreversible changes to your identity."

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Boosted by brib@bribstodon.xyz ("brib :neofox_floof:​ :Nonbinary:"):
troublewithwords@wandering.shop ("Steven Hoefer") wrote:

I am so tired of rich white fascists.

So, a question:

What programing languages and operating systems have the most diverse folks "in charge"? Who are the most inclusive? Who as at least as many women as men? What projects are steered by a full chorus of LGBTQIA+ folks? Where are BIPOC putting their energy and power?

'Cause every time we complain about a fash we should lift up the work they fight against two times.

Boots welcome.

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Boosted by cwebber@social.coop ("Christine Lemmer-Webber"):
krig@goto.liten.app wrote:

So far in the zed (now gram) codebase I have found three separate theme pickers, two separate markdown parsers and renderers, two separate language server installation implementations, one broken capability/permission system that only applies to one of the language server implementations and a system for loading settings from JSON that leveraged monomorphization bloat (convoluted generic async rust code strikes again) to generate 10 MB of code in the binary... and probably even more nonsense that I'm not remembering now. Trying to fix anything is like pulling at a thread in a ball of yarn but the ball of yarn is the ball from Katamari Damacy and out tumbles three cows, a high rise building and a brass orchestra

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neatnik@social.lol ("Neatnik :prami:") wrote:

"Claude, write a manifesto about this. One that will go viral so I can sell T-shirts and stickers."

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neatnik@social.lol ("Neatnik :prami:") wrote:

IndieWeb is Full of Poseurs

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Boosted by jakedel@mamot.fr ("S. Delafond"):
freexian@hachyderm.io ("Freexian :debian:") wrote:

RE: https://framapiaf.org/@debian/117195355821981953

Freexian's Extended LTS for Debian (https://www.freexian.com/lts/extended/?utm%5Fsource=mastodon&utm%5Fmedium=social) will add another 5 years of security support for Debian 11, i.e., till 30 June 2031.

You can maintain the server security by subscribing to our ELTS offer if upgrading to a newer release is not an option for you.

Along with Debian 11, Freexian’s Extended LTS currently supports Debian 9 (#stretch) until 30 June 2027 and Debian 10 (#buster), until 30 June 2029.

#debian #freexian #debianelts

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EmilyEnough@hachyderm.io ("Emily 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️") wrote:

The joke’s on him though, since aol added usenet access September has never ended.

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Boosted by dysfun@treehouse.systems ("gaytabase"):
alberta.tech@kilogram.makeup ("Alberta Tech") wrote:

Don’t stress that AI coding tools are making you “forget how to code”. That isn’t a concern for you to worry about 🫶🫶




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EmilyEnough@hachyderm.io ("Emily 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️") wrote:

and just like that, Billie Joe Armstrong goes back into hibernation without setting an alarm, expecting the rest of us to find & wake him in 30 days.

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Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
Natasha_Jay@tech.lgbt ("Natasha :mastodon:") wrote:

Sconehenge

The structure replicates the stone circle and lintels at Stone Henge (the horizontal "stones" balancing on top of the vertical stacks) using stacks of baked scones, arranged on a green frosting base to mimic the grassy Salisbury Plain.

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

“… the main takeaway for me is that the Postal Service has designed a system to disenfranchise millions of Americans. One-third of all Americans cast their ballots by mail, and the U.S.P.S. puts all of their votes at risk.”

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/01/us/politics/whistle-blower-voting-by-mail.html?unlocked%5Farticle%5Fcode=1.91A.3HY2.wi5EWWtB4pOc&smid=nytcore-ios-share

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ChrisWere@toot.wales ("Chris Were ⁂🐧🌱☕") wrote:

Reminder to all, follow my alt @chris
I'm trying out my self hosted set up. #fediverse

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Boosted by andrewnez ("Andrew Nesbitt"):
carlton@chaos.social ("Carlton Gibson") wrote:

I've recommended it many times now, but once again I'm reaching for @gvwilson's Software Design by Example (Python version). It's so good. So much to ponder on. 🎩

https://third-bit.com/sdxpy/

#sdxpy

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Boosted by soatok@furry.engineer ("Soatok Dreamseeker"):
skeletor@mas.to ("Inspirational Skeletor💀") wrote:

The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don't have any. Says Skeletor urging you to use your power to change the future before there’s no future left.