Executor Internals: How to Efficiently Run Mac Programs on PCs (1996) https://lobste.rs/s/fqoyn0 #assembly #mac #virtualization
https://web.archive.org/web/20090718211345/http://www.ardi.com/MacHack_96.html

AI is not a coworker, it's an exoskeleton

Link: https://www.kasava.dev/blog/ai-as-exoskeleton
Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47078324

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装備が必要十分だったか、そうでなかったかすら、食い違ってるのか……まるでわからん

オーストリア最高峰で交際相手を置き去りにして死なせたとして起訴、登山者の裁判始まる(1/2) - CNN.co.jp https://www.cnn.co.jp/world/35244103.html

#mastondon Friends!

There is a TON of improvements we could make to Private Mentions (often called DMs on other platforms) e.g.
* getting them out of the public timeline
* Having a stronger notification tied to the Private Mention tab
* (amount other things)

But here is my MAIN question: How critical is it that these message are encrypted? I'm not against encryption! It's just complex and will take time. If we were to make some UX changes as a first pass WITHOUT encryption would you be OK with that (at least for now?)

If you MUST have encryption, that's fine, please do me the favor of replying explaining why you need it.

"We are willing to put in the extra work in upfront design, clear requirements and prioritization etc. for AI but not for our humans - and then we are truly amazed about the big gap in performance." -- Maik Wiesmüller

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フィギュアスケート女子観てた！
坂本選手、中井選手メダルおめでとう​​

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@sftblwCh.
2026-02-20
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These cats can be very possessive in their snuggling.

#Cats #CatsOfMastodon #FediCats

I have deeply mixed feelings about #ActivityPub's adoption of JSON-LD, as someone who's spent way too long dealing with it while building #Fedify.

Part of me wishes it had never happened. A lot of developers jump into ActivityPub development without really understanding JSON-LD, and honestly, can you blame them? The result is a growing number of implementations producing technically invalid JSON-LD. It works, sort of, because everyone's just pattern-matching against what Mastodon does, but it's not correct. And even developers who do take the time to understand JSON-LD often end up hardcoding their documents anyway, because proper JSON-LD processor libraries simply don't exist for many languages. No safety net, no validation, just vibes and hoping you got the @context right. Naturally, mistakes creep in.

But then the other part of me thinks: well, we're stuck with JSON-LD now. There's no going back. So wouldn't it be nice if people actually used it properly? Process the documents, normalize them, do the compaction and expansion dance the way the spec intended. That's what Fedify does.

Here's the part that really gets to me, though. Because Fedify actually processes JSON-LD correctly, it's more likely to break when talking to implementations that produce malformed documents. From the end user's perspective, Fedify looks like the fragile one. “Why can't I follow this person?” Well, because their server is emitting garbage JSON-LD that happens to work with implementations that just treat it as a regular JSON blob. Every time I get one of these bug reports, I feel a certain injustice. Like being the only person in the group project who actually read the assignment.

To be fair, there are real practical reasons why most people don't bother with proper JSON-LD processing. Implementing a full processor is genuinely a lot of work. It leans on the entire Linked Data stack, which is bigger than most people expect going in. And the performance cost isn't trivial either. Fedify uses some tricks to keep things fast, and I'll be honest, that code isn't my proudest work.

Anyway, none of this is going anywhere. Just me grumbling into the void. If you're building an ActivityPub implementation, maybe consider using a JSON-LD processor if one's available for your language. And if you're not going to, at least test your output against implementations that do.

#JSONLD #fedidev

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A collection of all my void kitty paintings!

Which is your favorite? I can't choose!

#cat #blackcat #void #painting

Towards Real-World Industrial-Scale Verification: LLM-Driven Theorem Proving on seL4 https://lobste.rs/s/7xjjol #ai #math
https://arxiv.org/abs/2602.08384

Micropayments as a reality check for news sites

Link: https://blog.zgp.org/micropayments-as-a-reality-check-for-news-sites/
Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47078167

#fursuit
#FursuitFriday

📸 x.com/guni1636

@danirabbitDanielle Foré I'm now convinced the only way is to stop giving attention and lip service to creators and circles that fit

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RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:a6qvfkbrohedqy3dt6k5mdv6/post/3mfakqis4hc2g

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The recording of the February 19th, 2026 #bhyve Production User Call is up:

https://youtu.be/8ByyJ8nTtQU

We discussed LibVirt progress, a #FreeBSD CTLd regression, bhyve and iPXE, a Production User case study, EDK2 challenges and opportunities, bhyve ARM64, PXE boot, and more!

"Don't forget to slam those Like and Subscribe buttons."

You can support all Call For Testing efforts via BSD Fund: https://bsdfund.org

Ja, #IT ler, die einem immer „alles“ verbieten, sind nervig.
Wisst ihr, was noch schlechter ist? ITler, die etwas erlauben, weil „es alle wollen“ und die Risiken ignorieren.

Ich gehe jetzt mal #Boxen und schreib dann eine #Risikoanzeige . Für die Akte. Damit man später nicht sagen kann, ich hätte zugestimmt.

Wie ich sowas hasse.
#ITSec

The recording of the February 18th, 2026 #OpenZFS Production User Call is up:

https://youtu.be/z7QKVFs6G3k

We discussed tracking down an ACL issue on #OmniOS, a call for help testing SHA512 code, debugging a no-space-available issue, continued root-on-ZFS on Linux, OmniOS VM image partitioning, and more!

"Don't forget to slam those Like and Subscribe buttons."

You can support all Call For Testing efforts via BSD Fund: https://bsdfund.org

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起床のさわがに おはさわがに​​

I have paying work for a graphic designer with experience in web design and corporate identity (logos, letterhead, marketing collateral, etc.).

Don't worry about having to code on the web design front—that's my job. I just need someone who can work with a coder. I'm in the US, so it's probably best if you're in North America too. But I'm open to working with people elsewhere.

Figured I would throw this out to the fediverse to see if any of you out there do this kind of work. If you do, send me your contact information and portfolio by DM, or by email to info@roguerepairman.com.

Boosts welcome

#GetFediHired

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@chillicampariDeeAnn Little @rwgRobert W. Gehl @ntnsndrNathan Schneider More Awesome Than Money is a good read. It's about an earlier era in the social web but a lot of the vibes are there. A lot of people who went on to make ActivityPub are discussed in the book.

https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/309188/more-awesome-than-money-by-jim-dwyer/

self-hosting my S3 bucket the right way

How do you organize safely and effectively in the golden age of surveillance? I have some thoughts and Wired does too: https://www.wired.com/story/how-to-organize-safely-in-the-age-of-surveillance/

@phooky You know the LAMP stack? Well, if I want to write everything in the Rust programming language, Rocket is A, Diesel is M, and Yew is P. Or alternately Actix-Web is A, sqlx and sea-query are two libraries that work together to create M, and Dioxus is P.

DuckDuckGo rolls out AI-powered image editing on Duck.ai https://9to5mac.com/2026/02/19/duckduckgo-rolls-out-ai-powered-image-editing-on-duck-ai/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

I could use help composing an essential Fediverse (as a topic) book reading list. I'm planning on talking to people with a variety of technical backgrounds (range and expertise) so variety is good. I haven't read any of this yet but I would read it first and either (verbally) summarise points or point people to them for more info.

So far I have on my list:

(continued)

#fediverse #askfedi #activitypub

Move Slowly and Build Bridges: Mastodon, the Fediverse, and the Struggle for Democratic Social Media by @rwgRobert W. Gehl

ActivityPub: Programming for the Social Web by @evanEvan Prodromou

Governable Spaces: Democratic Design for Online Life by @ntnsndrNathan Schneider

Is that a good start already or is there something I am missing?

#fediverse #askfedi #activitypub

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We're no longer attracting top talent: the brain drain killing American science

Link: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/19/trump-science-funding-cuts
Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47079222

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