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Art. The whole executive team as clowns. www.ft.com/content/ad94...
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We plan to disable the "live feeds" of the local and federated timelines on mastodon.social within in the next couple of weeks. They are already disabled on mastodon.online. While these feeds can be useful on smaller, topical or regional servers, they have limited use on larger servers like ours.
The live feeds present all content on the server immediately and essentially pre-moderation, which presents a particularly poor experience to new users finding the fediverse for the first time.
Passing of Joe Mancuso author of Masonite (Python web framework)
Link: https://github.com/MasoniteFramework/masonite/discussions/853
Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46516137
회고는 후반기 회고랑 1년 회고로 나눠짐 -.- 점점 불어나는듯
억지로 뭐라도 해야 도파민이 돌고 다시 뭐라도 하게 되는군
Over the weekend, did you see the much-shared story on Reddit by a supposed whistleblower?
It started like this: "I’m a developer for a major food delivery app. The 'Priority Fee' and 'Driver Benefit Fee' go 100% to the company. The driver sees $0 of it. I’m posting this from a library Wi-Fi on a burner laptop because I am technically under a massive NDA. I don’t care anymore."
Well, it was a fake.
https://www.platformer.news/fake-uber-eats-whisleblower-hoax-debunked/
Locating a Photo of a Vehicle in 30 Seconds with GeoSpy
Link: https://geospy.ai/blog/locating-a-photo-of-a-vehicle-in-30-seconds-with-geospy
Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46515948
When we design for disabilities, we make things better for everyone. This is called the Curb-Cut Effect. The term was coined by disability students and activists in the 70s, who added curb cuts to the Berkeley sidewalks to make access easier for those in wheelchairs. They discovered those also helped people with strollers, using trolleys for deliveries, etc.
It's a brand new year and loads of y'all are looking for work, so here's a thread of tech jobs I've seen in my online wandering that have tech for good (or at least minimally evil) vibes:
self-cooking meals still feel so sci-fi ti me
Salutaire réaction du Pdt du Tribunal judiciaire de Paris mettant en garde contre une éventuelle « ingérence inacceptable et intolérable » après des menaces de sanctions américaines contre des magistrats qui ont traité le dossier pénal du FN/RN.
https://www.lemonde.fr/politique/article/2026/01/06/affaire-des-assistants-parlementaires-du-fn-le-president-du-tribunal-de-paris-met-en-garde-contre-une-eventuelle-ingerence-americaine-avant-le-proces-en-appel_6660782_823448.html
Salutaire réaction du Pdt du Tribunal judiciaire de Paris mettant en garde contre une éventuelle « ingérence inacceptable et intolérable » après des menaces de sanctions américaines contre des magistrats qui ont traité le dossier pénal du FN/RN.
https://www.lemonde.fr/politique/article/2026/01/06/affaire-des-assistants-parlementaires-du-fn-le-president-du-tribunal-de-paris-met-en-garde-contre-une-eventuelle-ingerence-americaine-avant-le-proces-en-appel_6660782_823448.html
One coworker -- who I'll call Xavier -- does everything through LLMs. He's the kind of developer that managers who have never been programmers adore: 3000 lines of code per day.
I just realized that Xavier cannot read code, even code that he submits for review. He "understands" code by running it against test files and seeing whether results are reasonable. He can only say what the code does, not what causes it to behave in a way.
But that has several problems. An obvious first issue is that if a problem doesn't show up in the test file, then it will never be fixed. A less obvious issue is that his code is brittle and it generalizes very poorly.
Because Xavier doesn't read code, he has a very tough time imagining "What might go wrong?" And because he relies on the LLM, he misses very broad solutions, like using well-established libraries that solve dozens of problems at once.
Programmers who dive deep are still very, very useful.
Show HN: Jax-JS, array library in JavaScript targeting WebGPU
Link: https://ss.ekzhang.com/p/jax-js-an-ml-library-for-the-web
Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46516267
Hey, are you a conversant #GoLang software engineer? Know Postgres? Want to work with some very cool cutting edge infosec tech?
@runZeroIncrunZero, Inc would like to talk to you.
Start here: https://www.runzero.com/about/careers/apply/?gh_jid=5620946004
Competitive pay, amazing benefits, 100% remote, US-based.
자취 생정
1. 화장실 문 꽉 닫지 말기
2. 화장실에 드라이버 놓기
둘다 해서 살아남았네 ㅡㅡ
RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:fvyaird3ggeppv7eimcjovj3/post/3mbqz77mrwk2w
텐센트, 사용자에게 욕설한 AI 챗봇 문제로 사과...중국 첫 사례로 주목
www.aitimes.com/news/article...
이 사용자는 위안바오에 코드 디버깅과 수정 요청을 했으나, 챗봇이 “꺼져”라거나 요청을 “멍청하다”라고 표현하는 등 적대적인 답변을 했다고 주장했다. 또 “스스로 디버깅할 수는 없냐”라는 반응도 나왔다고 전했다.
텐센트, 사용자에게 욕설한 AI 챗봇 문제로 사과......
This anthropomorphized framing of Grok in the media (claiming that Grok has "apologized") only serves the interests of these tech companies. It gives the appearance that some entity has taken responsibility for what is happening, when in reality no one has. https://www.usermag.co/p/is-anyone-going-to-take-accountability
Want to know how to track Homeland security spending by looking through government databases? EFF's Dave Maass has put together a handy how-to: https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/12/homeland-security-spending-trail-how-follow-money-through-us-government-databases
Hey, are you a conversant #GoLang software engineer? Know Postgres? Want to work with some very cool cutting edge infosec tech?
@runZeroIncrunZero, Inc would like to talk to you.
Start here: https://www.runzero.com/about/careers/apply/?gh_jid=5620946004
Competitive pay, amazing benefits, 100% remote, US-based.
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The live feeds present all content on the server immediately and essentially pre-moderation, which presents a particularly poor experience to new users finding the fediverse for the first time.
Yes Petunia, the bookshelf is definitely the best place for you to sit.
The fibon-cat-cci spiral
Blackouts will continue to happen, especially given the continued changed in electric grids, writes Qing-Chang Zhong. But Virtual Synchronous Machines might be the key to keeping the lights on as we transition to a renewable future. https://spectrum.ieee.org/virtual-synchronous-machines?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Mastodon-Daily-Pipeline
Nicolás Maduro Charged With Felony Oil Possession
deepest #39C3 sticker
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#Coffee accounts to follow:
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@coffeegeek - Website & blog all about coffee, coffee-making equipment, accessories etc
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@newsWorld Coffee Portal - Business news about coffee industry
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@ImbibeCoffeeRoasters - Independent coffee roasters in Dublin, Ireland
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@roastinghouseRoasting House Coffee - Indie coffee roasters in Treeton near Sheffield, UK
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@martijnsexybiggetje 🐷 - Gardening, food & coffee
➡️ !
@coffeeneuringThe Coffeeneuring Challenge - Discussion group about cycling challenge of riding to 7 coffee shops
One coworker -- who I'll call Xavier -- does everything through LLMs. He's the kind of developer that managers who have never been programmers adore: 3000 lines of code per day.
I just realized that Xavier cannot read code, even code that he submits for review. He "understands" code by running it against test files and seeing whether results are reasonable. He can only say what the code does, not what causes it to behave in a way.
But that has several problems. An obvious first issue is that if a problem doesn't show up in the test file, then it will never be fixed. A less obvious issue is that his code is brittle and it generalizes very poorly.
Because Xavier doesn't read code, he has a very tough time imagining "What might go wrong?" And because he relies on the LLM, he misses very broad solutions, like using well-established libraries that solve dozens of problems at once.
Programmers who dive deep are still very, very useful.
Thread: GPU accelerated console graphics are here! (Watch until the end)
https://mastodon.social/@schwa/115849842897553823
The Virtue of Finished Things
An email asking if my software was abandoned made me realize how the ideal of completeness has disappeared from our lives. In an era of mandatory updates and disposable goods, I reflect on the value of boring software - the kind that is finished, reliable, and simply does its job.
my-notes.dragas.net
Link author: 
Stefano Marinelli@stefano@bsd.cafe
The Virtue of Finished Things
An email asking if my software was abandoned made me realize how the ideal of completeness has disappeared from our lives. In an era of mandatory updates and disposable goods, I reflect on the value of boring software - the kind that is finished, reliable, and simply does its job.
my-notes.dragas.net
Link author: Stefano Marinelli@stefano@bsd.cafe
Do you work on a site with lots of legacy pages that have been unpublished and marked as "Old"? If that’s you - we’re considering a new "Unpublished" page status, to distinguish between new drafts and archived content 👉️ https://github.com/wagtail/wagtail/issues/13652 let us know if that’d help!
Wrapstodonの翻訳を続けようと思ったらweb UIのメニューから消えていたw
"나는 중국인이 아닌데..."로는 충분치 않다. "그렇지만 중국인이면 뭐 어때서 이 뻐킹 레이시스트들아."라고 일침줄 수 있어야 훌륭한 사람이다.
"...we all saw who stormed the capitol."
#Trump #GOP #Jan6 #Capitol #Fascism #WhiteSupremacy #ProudBoys #OathKeepers #ICE #Paramilitary #Pardons #Democracy
ANY news site that tells me to disable my ad-blocker goes in the shit pile automatically.
Bayern: Schafherde verirrt sich in einen unterfränkischen Supermarkt
Tierisches Chaos in einem Supermarkt in Bayern: Mitten am Tag hat sich ein Teil einer Schafherde im unterfränkischen Burgsinn in einen Discounter verirrt. Der Schäfer vermutet, dass die etwa 50 Tiere einem Kunden gefolgt sind.
睡眠チャレンジ
I did a very silly thing while I was in a meeting…
I Carry A Torch For You*
Caveat Frog
Zohran just went out and fixed the Williamsburg Bridge bike entrance. Just did it. No faffing, no nonsense. Bam. Fixed.
Bayern: Schafherde verirrt sich in einen unterfränkischen Supermarkt
Tierisches Chaos in einem Supermarkt in Bayern: Mitten am Tag hat sich ein Teil einer Schafherde im unterfränkischen Burgsinn in einen Discounter verirrt. Der Schäfer vermutet, dass die etwa 50 Tiere einem Kunden gefolgt sind.
Pax, the aspiring super-model, has a fastidious beauty routine.😊
We wish you a wonderful #TongueOutTuesday!😛Keep hopeful. Find joy in the little things.
#Pax #CatsOfMastodon #CatsOfFediverse #Cats #Cat #Catstodon #MastoCats #FediCats #Pets #Animals #Cute #Tabby #Kitty #Katzen #Katze #Chat #Gatos #AdoptDontShop
Frédéric Jacobs
@reiver ⊼ (Charles) 
Stefan Bohacek
Jan Lehnardt 
Chao-c'
Evan Prodromou
Cat 🐈🥗 (D.Burch) 
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