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computers used to scream when you connected them to the internet. this was correct
computers used to scream when you connected them to the internet. this was correct
+1 - in the past I've had it recommended to not inline links and instead include them as footnotes, and I do not like that recommendation đ I want the post to be rich with the context (where appropriate) and it to be linked naturally from what I'm talking about.
Some folks don't like that, that's fine! If it ends up sending someone on a side quest while they're trying to read my post, that's also OK!
(I'm increasingly suspicious that hardly anyone ever clicks on inline links in text like this, but that's not going to stop me from including them!)
As a programmer, I'll likely be making off-by-one mistakes until the day after I die
Turned on my PC. Was just about to log in when I did a painful double take. The picture displayed by Windows 10 is a Toucan with the words âAI is playing a critical role in the preservation of the Amazon rainforestâ You are correct. Itâs fucking nuking it. You fucking shit lords. #AI #Microsoft
Attached: 1 image I donât know who to credit for this because itâs been stolen so much, but I love it.
Subnets imply the existence of Domnets
If your technical interview process selects for quick thinking over deep thinking, what does that say about your workforce?
The @oggcamp@mastodon.social CFP is open! #oggcamp https://oggcamp.org/news/cfp/
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Tell me about your Boring Technology that gets the job done and gets out of your user's way. Tell me how you made your app or service easy to use and hard to misuse. Tell me how you're encoding an understanding of the importance of consent into your architecture. Tell me how you're treating your employees better than your competitors are treating theirs.
slow.fyi is a handy little microsite that you can insert into a message when you donât want the recipient to feel pressured to quickly respond. Perfect for commenting via email on personal blog posts! #Junited2024 https://slow.fyi/
Attached: 1 image Rehashing this campaign.
Attached: 1 image This Pride, is your child texting about BlĂĽhaj? #Queer #Trans #Transgender #LGBTQIA #LGBTQ #LGBT
Attached: 1 image This is such a good illustration of what privilege looks like.
at what point does the industry in need of disruption become the tech industry
it's only called copilot+ pc in the redmond, washington region of the USA, otherwise it's just sparkling spyware
This Recall thing is a prime example of how bad we are at understanding when something is a systemic problem. It doesn't matter if *you* disable it. It doesn't matter if *you* install Linux. It doesn't matter if *you* set your computer on fire and move to a Luddite commune. If you have *ever* sent sensitive data, no matter how securely, to another person who now has this shit enabled, and they find your data and look at it, your data is compromised, and there's nothing you can do about it.
*fixes ties and brushes pants* *clears throat* You want a software engineer. I know it (lol). But fr, if you know of a place looking for a fullstack dev, swing them https://www.linkedin.com/in/jacky-alcin%C3%A9-6a9ab730a/ (or e-mail me at jackyalcine@fastmail.com) #LookingForWork #GetFediHired
rage, rage against the dying of the weekend
You don't owe anyone a follow (this includes me). Not even people you've been mutuals for a while. Not even people you know on real life. Not even people whose profile you check often. Sometimes they just post too much. Or post stuff you don't want pop up on your list (but want to check on your terms). Or they start (re-)posting hate (you don't owe them a call out; especially not if you don't think it will go well). Sometimes they are lovely folks but just bore you with their favorite sports.
I hope this email finds you unprepared for the work of the day.
Attached: 1 image It's June 1st, stay strapped y'all. #pridemonth #pride #lgbtqia #safety #security
Y'know how there's a pattern of behavior where someone says something is bad about the tech industry or community or OSS software or something, and then every single nerd within a 50 square mile radius says *WELL ACKTUALLY*?? I just realized that if, like, even 10% of them just... Sat down and spent some energy fixing the problem instead of insulting someone for experiencing it, we would've solved all those issues by now
If youâre ever thinking about posting âany updates on this?â in a GitHub issue that hasnât seen any activity in years: there arenât any updates on this.
With the events in the US overnight I think itâs a prime time to remember that sex work is real work.
I've been using the Chromium browser for certain websites, and that's about to end. Google's greed-fueled moves -- this time to disable vital extensions that provide better privacy and security -- are unacceptable to me. The stakes here are quite high. If Google succeeds what it's attempting to do -- forcing us to use only Google-approved privacy and security choices -- we're in trouble. Firefox looks like the best way forward at this point.
Attached: 1 image This is a graph of Discordâs algorithmically inferred gender (extracted from ârequest your dataâ json; axes are probability and days) for a user whose display name is âTiffanyâ, whose bio is âshe/herâ, whose pfp is a drawing of a girl and whose profile theme color is pink. Algorithmically inferred gender is worse than useless. Presumably the issue is that she talks about programming, and all the deliberate âI am explicitly telling you I am a girlâ signaling in the world canât convince a computer. I sometimes watch a livecoding streamer whose youtube stats claim his audience is 99% male even though you can see fem-coded chat participants regularly. Algorithms like this are deleting the women
Also it's ironic that they keep giving AI traditional women's names when it clearly should be a white man given how much it is promoted on potential
So #emfcamp had a pop-up #MathsJam evening, and of course I brought another lightning talk â enjoy! https://youtube.com/watch?v=GfCRA6zmRFo
Basically if youâre losing sleep over the fact you donât like a Q* or you think there are too many groups represented on a flag then Iâd like to congratulate you on your comfortable life and suggest you put the energy you have for arguing against representation into something more useful. If it doesnât hurt anyone beyond making you personally uncomfortable that is decidedly a YOU problem. *I am aware of the âqueer was used as a slur against me and thus itâs painful for me to seeâ but your discomfort can be healed through reclamation of language and community support, rather than force others to be uncomfortable and disincluded because you donât like the way they refer to themself. I am not aware of any valid arguments on why we should not add black, brown, trans, intersex and whatever future styleguide updates come to the progress flag.
"'Queer' not as being about who you're having sex with (that can be a dimension of it); but 'queer' as being about the self that is at odds with everything around it and that has to invent and create and find a place to speak and to thrive and to live." bell hooks
I still think corporations have Pride Month backwards: this isn't a month to make money off me, this is a month to give me discounts for doing the public service of being this gay! I should be able to walk into any Target and get 30% off by kissing another girl or showing the cute bandaid from where I did my HRT shot! I should get free coffee at starbucks for walking in with carabiners and a fanny pack! I should be able to demand any random driver pull over and become a free uber by waving a rainbow flag so I can go spread my gayness across the city! Strangers should just hand me a twenty because I'm slouching bisexually in public!?! #RainbowCapitalism #Queer #PrideMonth #Pride
The other day at work, in an online meeting, a fuckhead said the phrase âWell, itâs probably because sheâs a woman and she doesnât know what the hell sheâs talking aboutâ, referring to an external contractor. Iâm not out, but I stopped the meeting and said âYou donât get to talk like that in front of me. Now, I have to call HR.â There was laughter. To which I replied sternly, âIt is not funny. Do better.â There was no laughter then. I donât put up with that shit. Misogyny, any kind of trans- or queer- based phobia, racism. None. Thatâs how you ally - you speak up. You challenge the notion that these fuckers are in a safe place. You DO have power to create change. Be the voice for the voiceless. Afterwards, two of the other attendees reached out to me to thank for my courage to stand up to one of the âcool kidsâ. I donât need thanks, I need people to be better. BE BETTER.
I got let go from my current role. To say I saw it coming would be half true, but I was not expecting to be out in the blinds this soon. Open to a lot right now, more info at https://jacky.wtf/work. (https://jacky.wtf/2024/5/20Fw)
Attached: 1 image 'âThe unionâ is an organization you build with your coworkers, not a service you receive. Say it again. And again. And again.' #Union
Things that should burn more calories than they do: -Writing an email to someone you hate but have to work with -Being on the phone with insurance companies -Family gatherings -Cleaning your bathroom -Ennui -Trying to explain yourself Feel free to add more.
Attached: 1 image idk why people say funding OSS is difficult
Attached: 1 video This is why you have to avoid social networks with algorithms.
If you want to know where tech companies are with AI safety, know Microsoft Recall wonât record screenshots of DRMâd movies.. ..but will record screenshots of your financial records and WhatsApp messages, as corporate interests were prioritised over user safety. And itâs enabled by default.
We are more prone to anthromorphizing LLMs than to humanizing suffering humans
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hot take linux is not harder than windows, most people are just blind to the sheer amount of upkeep that windows requires.
@jalcine@todon.eu @wxcafe@social.wxcafe.net If it's ethical for the companies to use AI, it's ethical for you to subvert it.
The more I think about it, the major problems in tech and in society in general is that all the investment is going to solve problems that white affluent men have
Burnout in the FOSS community is real, and I'm glad that it's something that is being talked about more in blogs and conferences. There is a different flavor of burnout and emotional toll when you are sacrificing for a cause you believe in (especially in FOSS where people are often working for free or at below market rate). Working for a cause you believe in brings the highest highs when things are going well, but the lowest lows when they go badly. #FOSS #burnout
Attached: 1 image If we've ever met in person and you've wondered "Gee, how did he get this way," I finally have a solid answer.
Next time you get a bad performance review at work for doing a shit job, just say you were âhallucinatingâ
Do Not Reply cards and other mechanisms used to explicitly outline what interactions are unwelcome to a post are called âboundariesâ. Boundaries are good. They are good for bother the setter and the receiver. It is loving to tell someone what is not welcome, and loving to have them respected. If you are upset that someone is stating a boundary, it is likely that you are not familiar with boundaries and Iâd like to tell you that you too deserve to both set them and have them respected.
I already have my own AI powered Recall feature on Linux: It's called ~/.zsh_history and is very conveniently reachable by pressing CTRL+R.