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that's all mostly gone now, like there are echoes of it, but...
but here's the thing
the really big factor that made it that way was not any specific technology or company or any of that
it was the attitude. we had all collectively decided that this was a topic we were going to explore together, the whole world. so of course it was amazing
in those days, occasional adults understood computers, but the bulk of the real insight was held by children. children were the ones who were playing in an exploratory fashion, whereas adults tended to treat it as a list of steps to memorize, even the ones who were trying to build expertise.
because the world incorrectly presents expertise as being about memorization, in general, not just in the area of computers
that's all mostly gone now, like there are echoes of it, but...
it's hard to really convey the level of society-wide enthusiasm for exploring the potential of computers that existed in the 1980s
there were all manner of children's books; there were big-budget movies presenting visions of what the new world might be like; there were courses about it in primary school
in those days, occasional adults understood computers, but the bulk of the real insight was held by children. children were the ones who were playing in an exploratory fashion, whereas adults tended to treat it as a list of steps to memorize, even the ones who were trying to build expertise.
because the world incorrectly presents expertise as being about memorization, in general, not just in the area of computers
it's hard to really convey the level of society-wide enthusiasm for exploring the potential of computers that existed in the 1980s
there were all manner of children's books; there were big-budget movies presenting visions of what the new world might be like; there were courses about it in primary school
@evanEvan Prodromou up for them to decide. Why should someone even have an opinion on how someone should spend their time?
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@evanEvan Prodromou in my own projects, if i don't keep some momentum they often fizzle out, but i also have to be careful to pace myself or i'll burn out on them as well. the winter months are especially difficult for this for me.
granted, the stakes are pretty low because (afaik) none of them are critical infrastructure. I have in the past had a project I didn't have the time or motivation to continue working on, and ended up abdicating ownership of it to the other person who was contributing to it.
@evanEvan Prodromou as much as they want, that’s the whole point of volunteering
오늘을 빛내는 작은 용기들
1. 작은 성공에도 스스로를 격려하기
2. 불완전해도 괜찮다는 마음 갖기
3. 실패를 두려워하지 않기
4. 현재의 나를 있는 그대로 사랑하기
5. 매일 한 걸음씩 앞으로 나아가기
I'm doing a bit of a mini-Western Canada book tour for "Move Slowly and Build Bridges!" I'm talking in Edmonton and Burnaby, BC. Maybe I'll see some of you at one of these events!
https://libcal.macewan.ca/event/3981088
https://www.ualberta.ca/en/media-technology-studies/about-us/news/2026/january/february-12-book-talk-move-slowly-and-build-bridges.html
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/robert-w-gehl-visiting-lecture-tickets-1982555971279
CVD Newsletter, teaser. Going out to tomorrow. Another one written by yours truly...
Victoria Neumann von Fedivariety: "Der Widerstand gegen die Tech-Milliardäre läuft" - Golem.de
"Das Fediverse passt perfekt zu öffentlichen Einrichtungen."
https://www.golem.de/news/victoria-neumann-von-fedivariety-der-widerstand-gegen-die-tech-milliardaere-laeuft-2602-205233.html
it's hard to really convey the level of society-wide enthusiasm for exploring the potential of computers that existed in the 1980s
there were all manner of children's books; there were big-budget movies presenting visions of what the new world might be like; there were courses about it in primary school
Ah, the Matrix guy decided to chime in on the Hacker News thread about my blog.
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46979742#46982871
Of course his comment is bullshit.
Microsoft: I have made Notepad✨
Security researchers: You fucked up a perfectly good plaintext editor is what you did. Look at it. It's got RCEs.
260212의 #매일전력한시간 주제는
1.입금
2.붉은 나비
3.잘가요 내 사랑
원하는 주제를 고르시거나, 모든 주제를 엮어 창작하셔도 좋습니다.
편하신 시간대에 1시간 동안 전력을 다해주세요.
글/그림/수공예/그외 모든 창작물 가능.
툿을 올리실 때 
@daily_1hour매일_전력_1시간 계정을 태그해주시면 그날 밤~다음 전력 주제 발표 전까지 리노트합니다.
(툿이 리노트할 수 없는 상태라면 마음/북마크만 찍습니다.)
NSFW 컨텐츠의 경우 반드시 CW를 걸어주세요.
'It's time to get aggressive', Border Patrol agent says in Chicago shooting video
currently obsessed with Cheeto, the chonky orange cat who lives around the physics building at UC Davis, who not only has a department webpage and a Wikipedia page, but also has a RateMyProfessor page with 331 ratings for his course Loaf 101.
https://hpc.ucdavis.edu/people/cheeto-cat
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheeto_(UC_Davis_Cat)
https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/3028076
CVD Newsletter, teaser. Going out to tomorrow. Another one written by yours truly...
Victoria Neumann von Fedivariety: "Der Widerstand gegen die Tech-Milliardäre läuft" - Golem.de
"Das Fediverse passt perfekt zu öffentlichen Einrichtungen."
https://www.golem.de/news/victoria-neumann-von-fedivariety-der-widerstand-gegen-die-tech-milliardaere-laeuft-2602-205233.html
We've just published a blog post about our time at #FOSDEM this year, in case you missed out - there's plenty to catch up on, from the session recordings.
「顔ない」の上位表現に「胃がない」があると思う。
老眼かつ両眼とも白内障の私は、iOS のアクセシビリティ機能で文字サイズを標準より大きくしているのですが、その影響が Web コンテンツにも及ぶようになる、と。標準化の最終形はまだ見えていませんが……良い方向でまとまるとありがたい。
text-scale によるユーザ指定倍率での文字拡大 | blog.jxck.io https://blog.jxck.io/entries/2026-02-11/text-scale.html
pip-tools v7.5.3, the "it works with pip v26.0" version, is now available!
I've written some notes on this release, like I did with 7.5.0:
https://sirosen.net/2026/02/11/pip-tools-753.html
Cheers to everyone who has ever run `pip-compile`!
I still can't believe 
@openprivacyOpen Privacy Research Society was something I helped cofound 8 years ago. The fact it has endured this long, we've been through cycles, kept 
@cwtch going the whole time, and still use it daily, and are in a position as an org now to be selected to do exactly the work we'd hoped to when founding, and keep staff paid every year, well to be honest it's a deep honor and def one of the coolest and best things I've ever been involved with! Here's to more! 💜
@evanEvan Prodromou 
@tedTed Gould If you think someone is obligated to put work into something despite not being paid, that's called entitlement. If you want to ensure they keep working on something, you should make it worth their while. Otherwise you're just exploiting them and demanding free labor. It's the same thing as "working for exposure".
What their goals are is entirely orthogonal to the question you asked. Your question was broadly applicable. Narrowing the scope is moving the goalposts.
And I say this as someone who's put tens of thousands of hours into FOSS projects without the promise of compensation.
A shortage of tenors
Link: https://www.economist.com/culture/2026/02/09/the-world-is-suffering-from-a-shortage-of-tenors
Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46956016
오늘 암걸릴 선고만 3개 나오것네 미리 맘의 준비를 해야 -_ '내란중요임무종사 등 혐의' 이상민 전 행안부장관 선고 -오후 2시, 서울중앙지법 '특정범죄가중처벌등에관한법률위반(알선수재) 혐의' '건진법사 측근 브로커' 이모 씨 선고 -오후 2시, 서울고법 '개인정보보호법위반 등 혐의' 노상원 전 정보사령관 선고 -오후 2시 30분, 서울고법
仏の座 [Hotokenoza]
Lamium amplexicaule
仏 Hotoke] : Buddha; dead person
座 [Za] : Seat
via konjaku
Exhibit 1: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/raccoons-are-showing-early-signs-of-domestication/
The raccoons are trying a team speedrun.
Yay, Spritely Institute (
@spritelyThe Spritely Institute) presents what the future of distributed social networks might look like:
- https://fosdem.org/2026/schedule/event/HVJRNV-how_to_level_up_the_fediverse/
Decentralized social networks of consent.
For more information read https://spritely.institute
#spritely #activitypub #socialMedia #ocapn #distributed #consent #fediverse
Where I toot from
The amount of time and expertise an Open Source project needs is not coupled to the amount of time an unpaid, volunteer maintainer should dedicate to it.
Conversely, an unpaid, volunteer maintainer has no obligation to dedicate any particular amount of time to an Open Source project.
Perhaps it takes more time to maintain a project to my satisfaction than any maintainer is willing to dedicate to it. If so, I'll be disappointed. I'm used to it.
The Palestinians Foundation and the Media Center at Al-Najah University are collaborating to launch “Huna Gaza,” the first radio station broadcasting from the Gaza Strip after the Israeli genocide in Gaza.
The two sides said this step is significant to give voice to local communities in the aftermath of widespread devastation.
The Palestinians Foundation and the Media Center at Al-Najah University are collaborating to launch “Huna Gaza,” the first radio station broadcasting from the Gaza Strip after the Israeli genocide in Gaza.
The two sides said this step is significant to give voice to local communities in the aftermath of widespread devastation.
Discord/Twitch/Snapchat age verification bypass
Link: https://age-verifier.kibty.town/
Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46982421
macOS 26.3 just dropped and with it, Apple’s iCloud Passwords extension now works with Waterfox!
Digital life, From Thomas Pynchon, VINELAND, p. 90.
"We are bits in God’s computer. And the only thing we’re good for, to be dead or to be living, is the only thing He sees. What we cry, what we contend for, in our world of toil and blood, it all lies beneath the notice of the hacker we call God."
MIT Tech Review: 燃料・安全性・コスト——次世代原発に関する読者の疑問に答える
（無料で読めるようにしてあります）
Where I toot from
Israel approves 19 new illegal settlements
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