KathyReid

KathyReid, 1 month ago to Dogs

It's #NationalPetDay so here's my favourite photo of my beloved @TimTamCorgi (yes he has his own Mastodon account), being fluffy and adorable.

He is currently shorn like a sheep, and well outliving his life expectancy. He's diabetic and blind, and over 10 years old (which we weren't expecting).

#dogs #dogsofMastodon #corgi #CorgisInTech #CorgisOfMastodon

1sabelR, 1 month ago to Dogs

It’s #NationalPetDay so here’s some pics of my floofy #cavoodle x #maltese being mischievous as usual

#dogs #dogsofmastodon

White Maltese x cavoodle in a garden holding a green spade in her mouth

thesiswhisperer, 1 month ago to random

Colour me unsurprised: “Several said that they actively didn’t respond to emails, or acted in an exaggerated disorganised manner. This meant they were assigned fewer tasks, but were also less frequently asked, and thus got away without doing service.”

https://kifinfo.no/en/2024/03/women-end-doing-academic-housework

emmadavidson, 1 month ago to auspol

Today at work, with Hansard as my witness, I referred to the Labor and Liberal parties as the Colesworth of Australian politics.

I also got the word Hammerbarn into Hansard.
#auspol

KathyReid, 1 month ago to random

My Google Pixel 4a 5G died this afternoon and it won't turn on - I am trying all the rebooting / forced restarting options, but nothing is working so far.

The key lesson I am learning is how dependent I am on everything on my phone - my music is on my phone, audio books are on my phone, #MFA is on my phone, entertainment in the form of games are on my phone.

I knew I was dependent, but not just how dependent I was.

KathyReid, 1 month ago to opensource

The @thoughtworks #TechRadar for April 2024 is worth a read - covers the movement away from #OpenSource licenses (the @osi gets a mention for their stewardship of licenses to date, and flags challenges), the rise of #AI code generation and the impacts on #CI and #CD workflows (AI code generators change workflow patterns), and #architectures for #LLM creation - we're seeing distinct patterns emerge through #RAG.

I've always enjoyed the Tech Radar format - it simplifies the complexity of a fast-changing landscape and makes it tractable for decision makers.

https://www.thoughtworks.com/radar

jessie, 1 month ago to random

Just found out that if you buy a flat in Scotland it closes in weeks, like a real country, instead of whatever the hell England is doing with my last bit of patience.

phire, 1 month ago to random

"exchanged emails three times a week for four full months with the tech support of <big tech company> to convince them that there is a bug in their system that they have to fix so that the thing we built that depends on their system works as intended" is not the kind of thing you can announce in product releases, and yet

KathyReid, 1 month ago to KindActions

LAST CHANCE: ONLINE ONLY TICKETS NOW AVAILABLE

#EverythingOpen is large financial outlay, even if our tickets are reasonably priced due to our generous #Sponsors and dedicated #volunteer organisers.

We now have an Online Only ticket option for just $79, reflecting the additional costs of providing a hybrid #conference, but we hope it makes Everything Open more affordable for more people.

More details:
https://2024.everythingopen.au/attend/tickets/

jessie, 1 month ago to random

Wanna see my notes as I begin to study Indonesian? They helpfully double as an advertisement for adult ADHD treatment.

https://publish.obsidian.md/jesslynnrose/Welcome

KathyReid, 1 month ago to Futurology

Regular reminder that if your #university or #research organisation in #Australia or #Aoteaoroa #NZ is looking for a #Mastodon home, I run the https://fediverse.au instance for this purpose.

I also wrote this about why universities don't want to run their own #Mastodon:
https://blog.kathyreid.id.au/2023/07/18/why-are-universities-reluctant-to-join-mastodon-and-the-fediverse/

#HigherEd

KathyReid, 1 month ago to linux

Great overview of the #xz #CVE from @sjvn, explaining how this is a milestone in terms of compromise of the #Linux #ecosystem, and what it means going forward, for @TheNewStack

https://thenewstack.io/malicious-code-in-linux-xz-libraries-endangers-ssh/

KathyReid, 1 month ago to ComputerScience

Great piece by @ibogost for The Atlantic, examining the positioning of #ComputerScience #cs courses by #universities, and advocating for the need to make their graduates have broad #interdisciplinary skills

(Gift article)

https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2024/03/computing-college-cs-majors/677792/?gift=BN4S-FIVZyEb0uGdphDPSrfELO6TIW6a25sPRhZ6Xm8

shlee, 1 month ago to random

“Police say this gadget can allow hackers to make all of the buzzers go off at once at your favourite Chinese restaurant” doesn’t have the same buzz

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-03-31/queensland-police-warn-flipper-zero-device-car-home-theft/103642672

KathyReid, 1 month ago to linguistics

Excellent piece from Grégory Miras on why new tools that change #accents in real time are harmful and problematic - they erase diversity - and make us less able to appreciate and listen to that diversity.

#linguistics #AccentBias

https://theconversation.com/why-ai-software-softening-accents-is-problematic-197751