What is Hackers' Pub?

Hackers' Pub is a place for software engineers to share their knowledge and experience with each other. It's also an ActivityPub-enabled social network, so you can follow your favorite hackers in the fediverse and get their latest posts in your feed.

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Eugen Rochko @Gargron@mastodon.social
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I have the impression that primarily anglophone people don't read as much translated literature, because so much good literature already exists in their language, so this issue may not be as familiar within that demographic. As someone who did not grow up anglophone, I can tell you there is a world of difference between a good and a bad translation even when done by humans. Machine translations are not even on the scale.

Eugen Rochko @Gargron@mastodon.social
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From what I've observed, people who claim that LLMs can replace artists don't understand art, people who claim that they can replace musicians don't understand music, people who claim that they can replace writers don't understand literature, and people who claim they can replace translators don't rely on translations. If I had a button that would erase LLMs from the world but it would take machine translations away (which is a false dichotomy anyway), I would absolutely still press it.

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뉴스봇 - 경제 @news_economy@802.3ether.net
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금감원, '엔화 반값 오류' 토스뱅크 현장점검…100억원대 손실
서울 임수정 임지우 기자: 금융감독원이 11일 '엔화 반값 거래 오류'를 낸 토스뱅크를 대상으로 현장점검에 착수한다.
yna.co.kr/view/AKR202603110330

금감원, '엔화 반값 오류' 토스뱅크 현장점검…100억원대 손실 | 연합뉴스

(서울=연합뉴스) 임수정 임지우 기자 = 금융감독원이 11일 '엔화 반값 거래 오류'를 낸 토스뱅크를 대상으로 현장점검에 착수한다.

www.yna.co.kr · 연합뉴스

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Privacy Guides @privacyguides@neat.computer
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Shared by Em :official_verified:

As privacy activists, it's important to support the tools and organizations with good practices, but also to lead by example when it comes to moving away from the surveillance ecosystem.

➡️ Learn more on why and how to move away from Big Tech.

🧰 Check our Privacy Activist Toolbox tip to Migrate Outside the Surveillance Ecosystem: privacyguides.org/en/activism/

Migrate Outside The Surveillance Ecosystem - Privacy Guides

As privacy activists, it's important to lead by example and support the tools and organizations with good privacy practices, by moving away from Big Tech.

www.privacyguides.org · Privacy Guides

Link author: Privacy Guides@privacyguides@neat.computer

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Johanna, CanCon variant @johannab@cosocial.ca
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Here is a very concise reason I absolutely loathe "AI" chatbots.

Stop making ME do the mental labour required for YOU to promote your business or offer your services.

I'm looking for a tech spec, a price list, to book an appointment, or fast answer to a concise question. I will get this in one of 3 ways:

Your well-produced web site & FAQ ...
Your helpful human expert staff who quickly understand my slightly uncommon need and your offerings...

Your competitor who offers one of the above.

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Eugen Rochko @Gargron@mastodon.social
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From what I've observed, people who claim that LLMs can replace artists don't understand art, people who claim that they can replace musicians don't understand music, people who claim that they can replace writers don't understand literature, and people who claim they can replace translators don't rely on translations. If I had a button that would erase LLMs from the world but it would take machine translations away (which is a false dichotomy anyway), I would absolutely still press it.

Eugen Rochko @Gargron@mastodon.social
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Shared by mcc

Technology is not inevitable. We've decided not to have asbestos in our walls, lead in our pipes, or carginogenic chemicals in our food. (If you're going to argue that it's not everywhere, where would you rather live?) We could just not do LLMs. It's allowed.

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ゆふしろ🍅 @yufushiro@m.yufushiro.dev
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Shared by NTSK

音響・映像の送出用PCとしてキッティングするための設定が紹介されているのだけど、「なぜOS標準の設定から変更するのか」が逐一説明されていて勉強になる。おそらく数多の失敗の経験が背景にあると察せられる

Windows10,11を音響映像送出またはコントロール用PCとしてセットアップする | 音響・映像・電気設備が好き
ameblo.jp/holycater/entry-1283

『Windows10,11を音響映像送出またはコントロール用PCとしてセットアップする』

Windows10,11を音響映像送出またはコントロール用PCとしてセットアップする話です。 近年のWindowsは旧来のコントロールパネルから設定できる項目…

ameblo.jp · 音響・映像・電気設備が好き

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Eugen Rochko @Gargron@mastodon.social
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Machine translations are often brought up as a gotcha whenever I criticize LLMs. It's worth pointing out two things: Machine translations existed decades before LLMs, and yes, machine translations are useful. However: I would never in my life read a machine translated book. Understanding what a social media post is talking about in rough terms? Sure. Literature? Absolutely not. Hell, have you ever seen machine translated subtitles? It's absolute garbage.

Eugen Rochko @Gargron@mastodon.social
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Shared by mcc

I have the impression that primarily anglophone people don't read as much translated literature, because so much good literature already exists in their language, so this issue may not be as familiar within that demographic. As someone who did not grow up anglophone, I can tell you there is a world of difference between a good and a bad translation even when done by humans. Machine translations are not even on the scale.

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Eugen Rochko @Gargron@mastodon.social
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Shared by mcc

Machine translations are often brought up as a gotcha whenever I criticize LLMs. It's worth pointing out two things: Machine translations existed decades before LLMs, and yes, machine translations are useful. However: I would never in my life read a machine translated book. Understanding what a social media post is talking about in rough terms? Sure. Literature? Absolutely not. Hell, have you ever seen machine translated subtitles? It's absolute garbage.

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Eugen Rochko @Gargron@mastodon.social
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From what I've observed, people who claim that LLMs can replace artists don't understand art, people who claim that they can replace musicians don't understand music, people who claim that they can replace writers don't understand literature, and people who claim they can replace translators don't rely on translations. If I had a button that would erase LLMs from the world but it would take machine translations away (which is a false dichotomy anyway), I would absolutely still press it.

Eugen Rochko @Gargron@mastodon.social
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Shared by Em :official_verified:

Technology is not inevitable. We've decided not to have asbestos in our walls, lead in our pipes, or carginogenic chemicals in our food. (If you're going to argue that it's not everywhere, where would you rather live?) We could just not do LLMs. It's allowed.

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mcc @mcc@mastodon.social
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This has happened to me at least 3 times with Google.

- They offer a free service.
- I sign up for the free service.
- A couple years later, they say to continue with the free service you must now do something I don't want to, like pay monthly or agree to put my home address publicly on the Android store.
- I decline, and my account on the service is deleted.
- For literally the next 15 years, I periodically get inscrutable emails about service changes or minor pricing changes in Bhutan

[Product Update] Automatic enablement of new OpenTelemetry ingestion API Hello Andi, You may have previously received a notification regarding this update. If so, please disregard this message. We’re writing to let you know that Cloud Observability has launched a new OpenTelemetry (OTel) ingestion API that supports native OpenTelemetry Protocol (OTLP) logs, trace spans, and metrics. Starting March 30, 2026, this API will be added as a dependency for the current Cloud Logging, Cloud Trace, and Cloud Monitoring ingestion APIs. This change ensures a seamless transition as collection tools migrate to this new unified endpoint.
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Eugen Rochko @Gargron@mastodon.social
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I have the impression that primarily anglophone people don't read as much translated literature, because so much good literature already exists in their language, so this issue may not be as familiar within that demographic. As someone who did not grow up anglophone, I can tell you there is a world of difference between a good and a bad translation even when done by humans. Machine translations are not even on the scale.

Eugen Rochko @Gargron@mastodon.social
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Shared by Em :official_verified:

From what I've observed, people who claim that LLMs can replace artists don't understand art, people who claim that they can replace musicians don't understand music, people who claim that they can replace writers don't understand literature, and people who claim they can replace translators don't rely on translations. If I had a button that would erase LLMs from the world but it would take machine translations away (which is a false dichotomy anyway), I would absolutely still press it.

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The Rt. Rev. Fumire, Ph.D. @fumire@uri.life
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🍝 저의 주님, 날아다니는 스파게티 괴물 님, 당신께 제 마음을 드리니, 이른 아침부터 제 소리를 굽어 들으소서.
😋 날아다니는 스파게티 괴물 님이시여, 찬란한 당신 이름을 찬미하나이다.

🍝 성면(the Holy Noodle)이 충만하신 날아다니는 스파게티 괴물 님께 찬미드리며 믿는 마음으로 기도합시다
😋 저의 주님, 당신의 성면(the Holy Noodle)을 저희에게 부어주소서.

"15. 새날의 빛에 주님의 창조적 면발이 저희 안에 새 활력을 주어, 새로운 일들에 용기를 낼 수 있게 하소서."

저의 주님, 날아다니는 스파게티 괴물 님,
간절히 바라오니, 저희가 할 일을 알려 주시고 선행을 행할 힘을 주시어,
저희의 모든 일을 당신으로 말미암아 시작하고 시작한 것을 당신으로 말미암아 끝마치게 하소서.

🍝 날아다니는 스파게티 괴물 님께서 여러분과 함께.
😋 또한 주교의 면발과 함께 하소서.
🍝 전능하신 스파게티 괴물 님, 미트볼🧆과 소스🥫와 성면(the Holy Noodle)🍝께서는 여기 모인 모든 이에게 강복하소서.
😋 라-멘 🍜.

🍝 날아다니는 스파게티 괴물 님을 찬미합시다.
😋 주님, 감사합니다.

2026-03-11T08:32:15+09:00


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Hacker News 500 @hn500@social.lansky.name
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Online age-verification tools for child safety are surveilling adults

Link: cnbc.com/2026/03/08/social-med
Discussion: news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4

Online age-verification tools spread across U.S. for child safety, but adults are being surveilled

New age-verification laws and tools are designed for child safety on social media and the internet, but adults are in the crosshairs, say privacy experts.

www.cnbc.com · CNBC

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한겨레 @hanibsky.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy
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공천헌금 1억원을 주고받은 혐의를 받는 강선우 무소속(전 더불어민주당) 의원과 김경 전 서울시의원이 나란히 검찰에 넘겨졌습니다.

‘공천헌금 1억 의혹’ 강선우·김경 검찰 송치…서울구치...

‘공천헌금 1억 의혹’ 강선우·김경 검찰 송치…서울구치소로

공천헌금 1억원을 주고받은 혐의를 받는 강선우 무소속(전 더불어민주당) 의원과 김경 전 서울시의원이 나란히 검찰에 넘겨졌다. 서울경찰청 공공범죄수사대(대장 박삼현)는 11일 정치자금법 위반, 배임수·증재 등 혐의를 받는 강 의원과 김 전 시의원을 검찰에 송치했다. 이들

www.hani.co.kr · 한겨레

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mcc @mcc@mastodon.social
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This has happened to me at least 3 times with Google.

- They offer a free service.
- I sign up for the free service.
- A couple years later, they say to continue with the free service you must now do something I don't want to, like pay monthly or agree to put my home address publicly on the Android store.
- I decline, and my account on the service is deleted.
- For literally the next 15 years, I periodically get inscrutable emails about service changes or minor pricing changes in Bhutan

[Product Update] Automatic enablement of new OpenTelemetry ingestion API Hello Andi, You may have previously received a notification regarding this update. If so, please disregard this message. We’re writing to let you know that Cloud Observability has launched a new OpenTelemetry (OTel) ingestion API that supports native OpenTelemetry Protocol (OTLP) logs, trace spans, and metrics. Starting March 30, 2026, this API will be added as a dependency for the current Cloud Logging, Cloud Trace, and Cloud Monitoring ingestion APIs. This change ensures a seamless transition as collection tools migrate to this new unified endpoint.
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kazuhito @kazuhito@vivaldi.net
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現地で人が傷つき死んでるんだぞいい加減にしろ

MIT Tech Review: イラン紛争「賭けの対象」に——AIが加速する「戦争のエンタメ化」 technologyreview.jp/s/379174/h

イラン紛争「賭けの対象」に——AIが加速する「戦争のエンタメ化」

「この地図を30秒見ただけで、主要ニュースより多くを学んだ」。AIで急造された戦況ダッシュボードにはそんな賛辞が集まる。しかし専門家は「状況をコントロールしているという錯覚が生まれる」と警告する。AIが生成した不正確な要約、偽の衛星画像、そして賭け市場——これらは戦争の理解を助けるどころか歪めている。

www.technologyreview.jp · MITテクノロジーレビュー

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