bsletten

bsletten, 9 days ago to fediverse

The #Fediverse is important for many reasons obviously. With the commercial influence on recommendations and the continued enshitification of search, it is crucial we retain the capacity to share what is important, delightful, amusing, and valued for reasons we deem, not them. #technology

bsletten, 12 days ago to random

I’ve been teaching all day and just finished. What did I miss?

LOL.

#orangeisthenewfelon

bsletten, 13 days ago to webassembly

More supply chain attacks in the Python world:

https://thehackernews.com/2024/05/cybercriminals-abuse-stackoverflow-to.html

The sooner we move to sandboxed containers with #WebAssembly the better. We’re getting close to the point where it isn’t going to be much effort to do. It’s certainly not the only step needed but it will help.

bsletten, 15 days ago to technology

Dear self/autonomous-driving developers, if you think you’ve planned for everything, you haven’t:

#technology #ai #robotics

https://www.instagram.com/reel/C7Z83oeSSQE/?igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

bsletten, 17 days ago to fediverse

I think the #fediverse is the kind of thing that has to happen to a social system like the Internet to force you to be engaged, more self-sufficient, and not reliant upon the largesse of government subsidies and vampiric commercial entities.

We have to drive it to keep it.

bsletten, 19 days ago to ai

Between glue on pizza and this, I’d say the adoption of AI into their primary product is going just as anyone with sense thought it would:

https://x.com/mmitchell_ai/status/1793311536095879225

#ai #naturalstupidity

bsletten, 19 days ago to Humor

Nerds and nihilists will appreciate this one.

#humor #foundontheinternet #programming

bsletten, 21 days ago to BillyStrings

The people behind the Billy Strings fan site Billy Base know what the hell they are doing and understand information at a level I haven’t seen much in the world of popular culture.

Real-time set lists, metadata, authorship, when it entered the rotation, history of being played, lyrics, etc.

Really well done. 🙌🏼🫡

#billystrings #music #information

https://billybase.net

bsletten, 21 days ago to BillyStrings

Billy Strings learned an important lesson tonight. They had a bit more time for set 1 and he asked the audience if they wanted to hear anything special. He noticed a little girl in the front row and asked her what she wanted their all strings bluegrass band to do. Her answer: Cher’s “Believe”.

#billystrings #music #bluegrass

bsletten, 22 days ago to technology

In case the connection between advanced chips and geopolitics wasn’t painfully clear:

#technology #asml #tsmc

https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/tsmcs-euv-machines-are-equipped-with-a-remote-self-destruct-in-case-of-an-invasion

bsletten, 22 days ago to Humor

These are often facile, but this one is more sophisticated in execution.

#foundontheinternet #humor #startrek

bsletten, 23 days ago to scifi

I’m am so geeked for this. Apple+ adaptation of “Time Bandits” will start streaming in July:

#montypython #scifi #timebandits

https://www.theverge.com/2024/5/20/24160764/time-bandits-streaming-release-date-apple-tv-plus

bsletten, 24 days ago to random

We need more of this. Senior devs need to convey to junior devs that mistakes happen to everyone. My favorite interview question is “What’s the worst bug you’ve ever written?” But I seed it with the story of mine which is a doozy (it nuked an IBM RS/6000 workstation we didn’t have the installation media for so my boss had to drive it to the customer’s site 2 hrs away).

#career

From Eric Matthes’ excellent “Python Crash Course” 3rd Ed.

I’m reviewing for someone else but am gonna read now.

bsletten, 27 days ago to Humor

#foundontheinternet #humor

bsletten, 1 month ago to random

For those who celebrate, Happy Mother’s Day.
#mothersday

bsletten, 1 month ago to science

I’ve always said there’s Big Data… and then there’s Big Ass Data.

#science #technology
#data #bigdata

https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/full-scan-of-1-cubic-millimeter-of-brain-tissue-took-14-petabytes-of-data-equivalent-to-14000-full-length-4k-movies

bsletten, 1 month ago to fediverse

I’m loving all of these #aurora photos. Our capacity to have shared experiences on the #fediverse cannot be overstated.

bsletten, 1 month ago to space

If things stop working for awhile in a bit, you’ll know why:

#space #technology

https://www.the-sun.com/tech/11330148/biggest-solar-storm-gps-power-grids-rare-warning/

bsletten, 1 month ago to ai

It appears quite obvious (eg Apple crush ad response, Stack Overflow post defacement/deleting) that people are feeling spicy and are ready to be ungovernable with respect to AI overlords.

This is gonna get weird.

#ai

bsletten, 1 month ago to random

I learned yesterday that Michael J. Fox filmed “Teen Wolf” and “Back to the Future” simultaneously, usually one in the morning and one at night. There was also a Family Ties special in there. On one day he filmed all three. 😮

bsletten, 1 month ago to Starwars

If you aren’t partied out from yesterday, let me be the first to wish you a happy #fifthofmay.

“He who goes forth with a fifth on the fourth, may not come forth on the fifth.”

— Folk wisdom conveyed by Mark Blair

#maythe4th #starwars #queen

bsletten, 1 month ago to music

For those who celebrate.

#mtv #music

bsletten, 1 month ago to animals

I hope one day to derive as much chill as my dog does sitting in the sun.

#spring #dogsofmastodon #NorwichTerriersOfMastodon