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"AI is the asbestos in the walls of our technological society, stuffed there with wild abandon by a finance sector and tech monopolists run amok. We will be excavating it for a generation or more."
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2026/jan/18/tech-ai-bubble-burst-reverse-centaur
Instagram is about to lose its optional end-to-end encryption feature. Without it, Meta can view every DM on Instagram. Mozilla has a petition to push the company to reverse this decision. [external petition link] https://www.mozillafoundation.org/en/petitions/keep-encryption-for-instagram/
me as a kid, reading the fable about the emperor who has no clothes: what a dumb story
me today, living through the current political situation: ok i get it now
Beautiful man pages on #OpenBSD with bat 🐱
$ doas pkg_add bat
$ man pf.conf | bat -pl man
Jemalloc un-abandoned by Meta
Link: https://engineering.fb.com/2026/03/02/data-infrastructure/investing-in-infrastructure-metas-renewed-commitment-to-jemalloc/
Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47402640
If sorting women into "trans women" and "not trans women" requires laws that compell all trans women to register themselves on a government list, then maybe the differences aren't quite so important or obvious as you thought.
We need to separate “tech” companies from videogames. This level of ghoulishness is insufferable. This is not progress in visual tech. This is defacing of an art form by people with ugly souls.
RE: https://mastodon.social/@CodenameTim/116238965755866425
This touches on a number of thoughts I've been having about the interaction with LLMs and specialist work: LLMs produce "median" work, but no significant functionality in a framework should ever be "median": it's a problem that should be solved once so that multiple people benefit. There will be no prior art; no need for pattern matching.
If a company changes a policy after you buy it, you should be allowed a full refund if desired. I am so tired of companies constantly changing rules. The rules that were in place when you bought the product should remain in place. New rules for new buyers.
The "I accept" is never a choice, it's accept or lose access to this thing you bought and supported.
Während Trump Spanien mit einem Wirtschaftskrieg droht, sitzt Merz daneben und sagt: NICHTS. Ein deutscher Kanzler darf sich nicht wegducken, wenn das Völkerrecht mit Füßen getreten wird! Merz muss sich entscheiden: Steht er zu Trump oder zu unseren europäischen Partnern?
PTP, NTP, Sync-E, GPS, PPS... the Switchberry does it all :)
A Raspberry Pi-powered managed Ethernet switch built specifically for timing applications. I used it to finally get all my clocks in sync, quick video with bonus Wireshark sniffing! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxFHw57XGjA
■LNGの専門家だけど、今後日本で起こりうる最悪の展開について書く
「貿易関係の増田が現状をまとめてくれてたので（anond:20260313174445）、自分はもう少し踏み込んで「今後50%くらいの確率で起こりうる最悪の展開」について書いてみる。電力・ガス関係の仕事をしている立場から。
先に言っておくと、これは「確実に起こる」話ではない。ただし「起こってもおかしくない」話だ。
화나
Thank you 
@gnome for supporting Keep Android Open at https://keepandroidopen.org/open-letter/#signatories 
@keepandroidopen #KeepAndroidOpen
*shlorp shlorp shlorp*
The “small web” is bigger than you might think
Link: https://kevinboone.me/small_web_is_big.html
Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47401879
I have a confession to make: while Haskell will always be my first love, PureScript was the one that truly stole my heart. It felt like a “polished” version of Haskell, smoothing out the rough edges and adding gems like row polymorphism that I still miss dearly. It's heartbreaking to see it labeled a “dead” language now, especially with its primary focus being stuck in the JavaScript ecosystem while other backends remain second-class citizens.
I've tried moving on with ReScript, Elm, or Gleam, but they never quite scratched that itch. They are great for what they are, but for someone used to the sheer expressive power of Haskell-like type systems, they feel a bit too “simple.” I find myself missing the depth and the “if it compiles, it works” confidence that only a truly robust type system provides.
Lately, my eyes have been wandering toward Lean and MoonBit. Lean is fascinatingly powerful, though I'm still searching for a more seamless JavaScript/WebAssembly story there. MoonBit also looks incredibly promising—a WebAssembly-first language that seems to aim for a higher level of sophistication than the usual ML-likes. The quest for the perfect, type-safe web language continues.
Today's #DecemberAdventure in March was writing a little brainf*ck interpreter in ilo assembly.
Log @ https://charles.childe.rs/DA2026-March.txt and code @ https://charles.childe.rs/DA2026-BrainDead.pali
Während Trump Spanien mit einem Wirtschaftskrieg droht, sitzt Merz daneben und sagt: NICHTS. Ein deutscher Kanzler darf sich nicht wegducken, wenn das Völkerrecht mit Füßen getreten wird! Merz muss sich entscheiden: Steht er zu Trump oder zu unseren europäischen Partnern?
저는 청와대의 이번 대응이 좋아요. 저는 이걸 보고 '미국은 파병을 공식적으로 요청하지도 않았다. 트럼프는 언론 플레이만 하고 있다'는 걸 새삼 환기할 수 있었어요.
번듯한 나라가 트루스 소셜과 언론 보도만 보고 파병을 할지말지 입장을 정해야 하는 포지션에 휘둘리는 건 원래는 이상한 상황이어야 하잖아요. 트럼프 이전까지는.
v.daum.net/v/2026031620...
RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ppk763j7o2wkinvzuqx4orrb/post/3mh67wc7pp22u
청와대 "공식요청 오면 그때 검토"‥트럼프 '파병' 압...
I have a confession to make: while Haskell will always be my first love, PureScript was the one that truly stole my heart. It felt like a “polished” version of Haskell, smoothing out the rough edges and adding gems like row polymorphism that I still miss dearly. It's heartbreaking to see it labeled a “dead” language now, especially with its primary focus being stuck in the JavaScript ecosystem while other backends remain second-class citizens.
I've tried moving on with ReScript, Elm, or Gleam, but they never quite scratched that itch. They are great for what they are, but for someone used to the sheer expressive power of Haskell-like type systems, they feel a bit too “simple.” I find myself missing the depth and the “if it compiles, it works” confidence that only a truly robust type system provides.
Lately, my eyes have been wandering toward Lean and MoonBit. Lean is fascinatingly powerful, though I'm still searching for a more seamless JavaScript/WebAssembly story there. MoonBit also looks incredibly promising—a WebAssembly-first language that seems to aim for a higher level of sophistication than the usual ML-likes. The quest for the perfect, type-safe web language continues.
We signed https://keepandroidopen.org/open-letter/ ! We strongly believe open ecosystems are of paramount importance for user freedom, and that is currently in danger for Android.
As a free software project we can’t stand silent; we voice our support with other projects, and invite more to join us.
Happy to share a project I have been working on: a new visual identity for Vinyl Cache!
Installed in front of a web server, it makes websites faster to load.
The new logo stems from a simple concept: Vinyl Cache protects the server just like vinyl film protects what it’s applied on.
The symbol combines a solid block representing the website and a translucent flexible layer as the cache. Together, they form a V monogram, along with a customised wordmark.
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Ageless Linux, a "technical provocation disguised as Linux distro," circulates among developers and privacy activists 🧩.
Built on Debian, it rejects age verification laws to defend open-source freedom from regulatory overreach 🔒.
🔗 https://gigazine.net/gsc_news/en/20260316-agelesslinux-noncompliance-age-verification/
#TechNews #Linux #Privacy #OpenSource #FOSS #Debian #AgeVerification #Regulation #Security #Freedom #Software #DigitalRights #UserFreedom #Technology #Innovation
#Formula1 #F1 accounts to follow:
@f1F1 Group - Discussion group about Formula 1
@PlanetF1 - F1 news site, based in UK
@indexThe Race - Motorsport news site covering F1, MotoGP, Indycar etc
@newsraceweek - Australian site covering F1 & other open wheel classes
@Autosportcom - Motorsport news, especially F1, based in UK
@f1mania - Brazilian news site about F1 & other motorsport (in Portuguese)
📣 All of these have posted recently! If an account looks blank to you, it's because no one on your server follows it yet.
RE: https://tldr.nettime.org/@tante/116239395175554368
So yeah. I am kinda looking for a new job that allows me to make our digital world meaningfully better. If you have any leads or thoughts, ping me.
저는 청와대의 이번 대응이 좋아요. 저는 이걸 보고 '미국은 파병을 공식적으로 요청하지도 않았다. 트럼프는 언론 플레이만 하고 있다'는 걸 새삼 환기할 수 있었어요.
번듯한 나라가 트루스 소셜과 언론 보도만 보고 파병을 할지말지 입장을 정해야 하는 포지션에 휘둘리는 건 원래는 이상한 상황이어야 하잖아요. 트럼프 이전까지는.
v.daum.net/v/2026031620...
RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ppk763j7o2wkinvzuqx4orrb/post/3mh67wc7pp22u
청와대 "공식요청 오면 그때 검토"‥트럼프 '파병' 압...
Also wenn der Flughafen schreibt "Darüber hat die Flughafengesellschaft ihre Partner wie die Fluggesellschaften, [...] informiert." dann heißt das übrigens nicht das die Fluggesellschaft schon Information darüber hat das am Mittwoch vom BER nix fliegt.
„Wir sollten Mastodon in die Presse bringen!”
„NICHT SO NICHT SO NICHT SO NICHT SO”
😂😂😂😂
Instagram is about to lose its optional end-to-end encryption feature. Without it, Meta can view every DM on Instagram. Mozilla has a petition to push the company to reverse this decision. [external petition link] https://www.mozillafoundation.org/en/petitions/keep-encryption-for-instagram/
A post on bluesky reminded me of a way I'm kind of weird: I don't have a normal pain scale.
Mine goes kind of like
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Ugh why am I sad/angry about everything?
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h... hoptial...
RE: https://tldr.nettime.org/@tante/116239395175554368
So yeah. I am kinda looking for a new job that allows me to make our digital world meaningfully better. If you have any leads or thoughts, ping me.
Palestinian boy, 12, describes how Israeli forces killed his family in car
Link: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c70n2x7p22do
Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47402950
Cert Authorities Check for DNSSEC from Today
Link: https://www.grepular.com/Cert_Authorities_Check_for_DNSSEC_From_Today
Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47392510
linux sysadmin
this problem doesn't break anything but i'm bewildered as to why it is happening
i added lines to /etc/services to help me remember what port does what when i'm looking at the output from ss (formerly known as netstat). for only some of the custom entries, it doesn't work
getent services 42069 works
python -c 'import socket; print(socket.getservbyport(42069)) returns iocaine
but ss -at shows 127.0.0.1:42069
between other entries that do use my names
なんか眼球乾くなぁ
"ChatGPT may soon become “sexy suicide coach,” OpenAI advisor reportedly warned"
maybe they should rename it to that before Mösk uses that name for Grök.
Palestinian boy, 12, describes how Israeli forces killed his family in car
Link: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c70n2x7p22do
Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47402950
저는 청와대의 이번 대응이 좋아요. 저는 이걸 보고 '미국은 파병을 공식적으로 요청하지도 않았다. 트럼프는 언론 플레이만 하고 있다'는 걸 새삼 환기할 수 있었어요.
번듯한 나라가 트루스 소셜과 언론 보도만 보고 파병을 할지말지 입장을 정해야 하는 포지션에 휘둘리는 건 원래는 이상한 상황이어야 하잖아요. 트럼프 이전까지는.
v.daum.net/v/2026031620...
RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ppk763j7o2wkinvzuqx4orrb/post/3mh67wc7pp22u
청와대 "공식요청 오면 그때 검토"‥트럼프 '파병' 압...
It seems like the digg.com reboot isn't happening.
I'm hearing a lot about "Right to compute" acts, which seem to be written by AI lobbyists to protect their interests. Maybe make it easier to build new datacenters.
What about "Right to create" laws. Giving creators the right to make things and not have them be ingested by billion dollar companies.
This very post may soon help train a model that will decide to kill a human being. I think about that a lot.
まぁ運営同じっぽかったし分けてる意味あんま感じられなかったしな
成り行きは知らんけど
Apple Intelligenceで動くローカル翻訳アプリ。GPT3から4ぐらいの内容かな。すごいのは、これが原理的にはiPhoneでも動くってこと。
LLMとしては弱いので丸投げはできないけどね。
Look at this cute chonk! I just received my purple #mntpocketreform from 
@mntmnminute and its awesome. As open source as a laptop can probably get (down to firmware and hardware schematics!!) and built so well that I'm afraid I might damage the floor if I ever drop it.
Em 
Emelia 👸🏻
Glyph
Erik Uden 🍑
Joanna Bryson, blathering
Dawn Ahukanna
Jan Lehnardt 
leyrer
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