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“Incredibly mediocre” dude. Programmer. Bad with words. Enthusiastic cat-botherer.
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jenniferplusplus, to random
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The two hardest problems in computer science are packaging and deployment, actually.

c0dec0dec0de,
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@jenniferplusplus damnit, why is this what I chose to do with my life?

mttaggart, to random

A Duo outage seems... yeah, just real bad.

downdetector.com/status/duo/

c0dec0dec0de,
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@mttaggart with something other than the public version of the service, one hopes

c0dec0dec0de, to random
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reMarkable 2 is more than half-off today on Amazon! But I think I want the Kobo Elipsa 2E instead because it's also running linux and has a beefier processor for when I feel like doing stupid things to it...

cadey, to random
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"No way to prevent this" says users of only programming language where this regularly happens

c0dec0dec0de,
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@cadey it’s possible to write C safely like it’s possible for observable size objects to quantum tunnel (teleport spontaneously): the math allows for it, but the likelihood is insanely low and gets lower the larger the thing is.

mcc, to random
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Dead internet theory but for IRL

c0dec0dec0de,
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@eaton neat, does that predate @cstross calling corporations “slow AI” on the same premise?
@darius

jsr, to random
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A BILLIONAIRE
CAN NEVER BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE

THEREFORE A BILLIONAIRE MUST NEVER
MAKE A MANAGEMENT DECISION

c0dec0dec0de,
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@jsr this is the moderate position, in case anyone is “concerned” for the poor billionaires. I think the conclusion is that they should not be allowed to exist.
@NanoRaptor

c0dec0dec0de, to random
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Finally listening to Deb Chachra's How Infrastructure Works and it is just wonderful. I wanted to squee when she described Boston's Leonard P. Zakim Bunker Hill Memorial Bridge as a "charismatic megastructure". It's just a great book.
Recommended to me (not personally) by @pluralistic
https://pluralistic.net/2023/10/17/care-work/

Seirdy, to random
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Apple apologizes for iPad ad

“Creativity is in our DNA at Apple, and it’s incredibly important to us to design products that empower creatives all over the world,” said Tor Myhren, the company’s VP of marketing communications. “Our goal is to always celebrate the myriad of ways users express themselves and bring their ideas to life through iPad. We missed the mark with this video, and we’re sorry.”

Interestingly, Google used the same language to conclude its apology for its generative AI’s historical depictions of race. It explained its intention with flowery language and then said “But it’s missing the mark here”.

I wonder if we’ll be seeing more of this type of response to corporate tone-deafness (a generous term) going forward. Big “I’m sorry you feel that way (but this isn’t indicative of any problems with me)” vibes.

c0dec0dec0de,
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@Seirdy Right on the mark here: “It reads like an apology to investors for making people unhappy, not an apology to the people who got angry.”

c0dec0dec0de, to random
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@NanoRaptor any computers powered by attached gas turbine generators in the parallel (diverging?) universes you’re conversant with?

HauntedOwlbear, to random
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Show me your Top 5 , Fedi. These are mine right now.

  • Baldur's Gate III
  • Citizen Sleeper
  • Disco Elysium
  • Ultima VI: The False Prophet (with Nuvie to turn the viewport into a full map)
  • Divinity: Original Sin

This list is in the order of which I played most recently and - with the caveat that I'm only 64 hours into BG3 - these are honestly all perfect, no-notes gaming experiences for me.

c0dec0dec0de,
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@HauntedOwlbear
Fallout
Planescape: Torment
Deux Ex: Human Revolution (some part of me wants to say the first one, but the sequels play much smoother)
System Shock 2
ADOM

Clearly, I’m not a form purist as I readily include immersive sims and roguelikes.

m, to random
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"Introducing Apple Pencil Pro. It takes the pencil experience to a whole new level." is one of those ridiculous sentences which make me laugh out loud .

c0dec0dec0de,
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@m does it feel like writing on paper? Because that’s what the folks selling the Remarkable 2 and other eInk notetaking tablets claim their pencils and pens do.

c0dec0dec0de,
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@andy neat
@m

verge, to random
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Switch 2 will be revealed before April 2025, promises Nintendo https://www.theverge.com/2024/5/7/24150891/nintendo-switch-2-console-announcement-earnings-q4-2024

c0dec0dec0de,
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@verge a wearable gaming device called the Swatch

MLE_online, to random
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Is Air Tag supposed to be a pun on ear tag?

c0dec0dec0de,
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@MLE_online I wanted to find a picture online of someone wearing one as an earring as a joke, but instead found out Amazon has a whole “Air Tag Jewelry” category for tracing the movements of (supposedly) your kids, and just gave up.

c0dec0dec0de,
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@MLE_online I mean, I should really have known better.

c0dec0dec0de, to random
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Doing yard work with kiddo yesterday, he hopped into the wheelbarrow. So, obviously, it becomes a joke and not just a ride.
“Welcome to Wheelbarrow Airlines, where we have a better safety record than Boeing.”

c0dec0dec0de,
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He asks, “Where are we going?”
“I’m glad you asked, but Wheelbarrow Airlines employees are strictly prohibited from discussing the location or itineraries of customers with anyone, including customers.”

c0dec0dec0de,
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“Keep your arms and legs inside the vehicle at all times. Wheelbarrow Airlines is not liable for any injuries by passengers who exit the vehicle while in motion. Note that the captain has put the seatbelt light.”
Him: “But there’s no seat belt!”
“Wheelbarrow Airlines is not legally required to supply seat belts.”

foone, to random
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I just saw a job listing for a company doing "home defense using AI and non-lethal deterrence"

The company's name? Sauron.

c0dec0dec0de,
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@foone it sounds like a whole new layer of horrible ambience to visiting the hospital. Devices just quietly muttering model numbers and instructions to themselves against a backdrop of cinderblocks painted in muted pastels and scuffed off-white tile.

eniko, (edited ) to random
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"The market will efficiently allocate resources where they're most needed!"

Meanwhile, the market: we're putting this "AI" thing that doesn't seem to work and everyone hates into everything you use including your mouse. We're sure this will make us rich somehow. Do you like this? [Yes / Ask me again later]

c0dec0dec0de,
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@justafrog “The Market Can Remain Irrational Longer Than You Can Remain Solvent” and also monopolies will just fuck you ‘cause they can.
@eniko

dan, to random
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I don't understand why everyone here isn't already talking about how James Mickens spent his sabbatical recording a metal album where all the band members are himself.

https://tentimesyourmaster.com/

c0dec0dec0de,
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@dan "Black Sabbatical"?

mcc, to random
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I wonder if there's a way to apply for tech jobs while screening so you only apply to companies where Github Copilot is banned

c0dec0dec0de,
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@JoyOfLiving
Software use red flags:
Any LLM chatbots
Rational ClearCase
Crystal Reports
Microsoft Teams
@mcc

c0dec0dec0de,
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@JoyOfLiving
MicroFocus Fortify
@mcc

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    c0dec0dec0de,
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    @rooster soooo good

    c0dec0dec0de,
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    @rooster I think the next book that I was that blown away by was Scott Westerfeld's The Risen Empire. A buddy handed it to me on the ship after someone left it in the lounge and was like, "You need to read this." He was absolutely right.
    https://scottwesterfeld.com/books/succession-series/

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