Slack is giving me a very stern, very red warning that my web browser will not be supported after November.
#slack #DarkPatterns #tech #dev #web
#slack #DarkPatterns #tech #dev #web
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If you take the stance that technical debt is code nobody understands, then current LLM-based code generators are technical debt generators until somebody reads and understands their output.
If you take the stance that writing is thinking--that writing is among other things a process by which we order our thoughts--then understanding code generator output will require substantial rewriting of the code by whomever is tasked with converting it from technical debt to technical asset.
#AI #GenAI #GenerativeAI #LLM #CodeAssistant #AgenticAI #tech #dev #coding #TechnicalDebt
If you take the stance that writing is thinking--that writing is among other things a process by which we order our thoughts--then understanding code generator output will require substantial rewriting of the code by whomever is tasked with converting it from technical debt to technical asset.
#AI #GenAI #GenerativeAI #LLM #CodeAssistant #AgenticAI #tech #dev #coding #TechnicalDebt
Not a single mask in sight. Very disappointing to see this, especially as we're in a COVID uptick. The number of people in photo 1 who have their hands up is probably roughly equal to how many will leave this conference with COVID or some other respiratory illness.
https://fosstodon.org/users/scala_lang/statuses/115056704676502452
#dev #tech #coding #conference #scala #ScalaDays #CovidIsNotOver #CovidIsAirborne #LongCovid #MaskUp #accessibility
https://fosstodon.org/users/scala_lang/statuses/115056704676502452
#dev #tech #coding #conference #scala #ScalaDays #CovidIsNotOver #CovidIsAirborne #LongCovid #MaskUp #accessibility
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Microsoft is required to regularly provide U.S. officials with its plan for keeping government data safe from hacking. Yet a copy of the tech giant’s security plan obtained by ProPublica makes no reference to the company’s China-based operations.
#News #Microsoft #Tech #Data #China #Cybersecurity #Government #Technology
Today's Poll 👇
How often do you use AI tools in your daily life?
#AI #ArtificialIntelligence #Poll #Tech #FutureOfWork
Options: (choose one)
Here's a curriculum developed around the TV series "Halt and Catch Fire" for discussion groups for talking about working in tech during the 1980s-1990s when the industry was not destroying the world
Newest #Substack: READ THE REST & DON'T FORGET TO SUBSCRIBE! https://blueamp.substack.com/p/dems-search-for-identity-psst-sherrod - "As #Democrats search for identity, #culture & policies to reinforce the values the first 2 communicate to voters, they must lean into the roadmap Sherrod provided for yrs to win handily in OH.
Even ignoring the dingos of the rw echoes-phere & corporate #media click bait ladies of the night, doesn't mean there’s not a problem. B/c there is, it’s a major & it’s one some of us have been screaming about for yrs"
#news #politics #trump #russia #usa #ukraine #us #unitedstates #eu #ai #writing #tech #senate #tariffs #ICE #economy #nato #donaldtrump
"Trump & Thune About to Rip Away #Health Care & Whig-ify the #GOP Jan 1 - https://www.blueamp.co/p/trump-and-thune-about-to-rip-away
"There are certainly no lack of examples of their glib dishonesty and putrid amorality. But one that perfectly sums up the Jonestown GOP Caucus is their nonchalance at allowing enhanced Obamacare subsidies, the only way millions of Americans can afford healthcare, to just disappear. Like Mike Johnson’s testicles when #Trump enters the room"
#news #politics #donaldtrump #maga #ai #elonmusk #usa #ukraine #unitedstates #tech #eu #us #russia #america #media #press #congress #culture #economy
Is It Really Free and Open Source Software (FOSS)?
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Regarding the last boost, I am not informed enough to know whether the increases in RAM prices are affecting other components, but I can attest to a recent explosion in hard drive prices. I've seen folks blame the AI industry, which I'm sure deserves it, but there are probably several factors at play.
Years ago, I want to say circa 2017, I started buying 4 Tbyte external USB hard drives because I had access to several low-power NUCs and this was an easy, low-cost way for me to make a resilient, high-capacity storage cluster, one I still use today and am quite happy with. 4 Tbyte was the "elbow" at the time, meaning the lowest dollar-per-terabyte. However, they were also the least expensive: I picked up many of these for $20-$40.
Today, the same drives are going for $140 at retailers like NewEgg. You can find some for slightly cheaper if you hunt around, and if you're willing to risk refurbished drives you can find them for a bit cheaper still. But from what I can tell you're still looking at $100-ish per drive. That's an increase of 2.5x-7x over the price eight years ago for a component that by conventional logic would have come down in price significantly in that period.
I guess if I were a filthy capitalist I'd consider selling off my hard drives for a 2.5-7x ROI, but I'm more into use value than exchange value.
(by the way, this post is not an invitation to critique my hardware choices, suggest alternatives, or compare notes about "home labs").
#hardware #tech #prices #RAM #HardDrives #storage #AI #AIIndustry
Years ago, I want to say circa 2017, I started buying 4 Tbyte external USB hard drives because I had access to several low-power NUCs and this was an easy, low-cost way for me to make a resilient, high-capacity storage cluster, one I still use today and am quite happy with. 4 Tbyte was the "elbow" at the time, meaning the lowest dollar-per-terabyte. However, they were also the least expensive: I picked up many of these for $20-$40.
Today, the same drives are going for $140 at retailers like NewEgg. You can find some for slightly cheaper if you hunt around, and if you're willing to risk refurbished drives you can find them for a bit cheaper still. But from what I can tell you're still looking at $100-ish per drive. That's an increase of 2.5x-7x over the price eight years ago for a component that by conventional logic would have come down in price significantly in that period.
I guess if I were a filthy capitalist I'd consider selling off my hard drives for a 2.5-7x ROI, but I'm more into use value than exchange value.
(by the way, this post is not an invitation to critique my hardware choices, suggest alternatives, or compare notes about "home labs").
#hardware #tech #prices #RAM #HardDrives #storage #AI #AIIndustry
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Pentagon Warns Microsoft: Company’s Use of China-Based Engineers Was a “Breach of Trust”
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The Defense Department is opening an investigation to determine if the tech giant’s use of overseas engineers to maintain sensitive U.S. government computer systems compromised national security.
https://www.propublica.org/article/microsoft-china-defense-department-digital-escorts-investigation-warning?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
#News #Microsoft #Tech #Pentagon #Defense #Technology #Cybersecurity
I received another phishing email along the lines of "such and such service needs to be reset; contact your administrator by clicking the following link".
I opted not to click the link and instead contacted the administrator directly. The administrator, who is me, confirmed there was nothing amiss and that I should consider the email spam.
#tech #SelfHosting #phishing #scams
I opted not to click the link and instead contacted the administrator directly. The administrator, who is me, confirmed there was nothing amiss and that I should consider the email spam.
#tech #SelfHosting #phishing #scams
Is it just me, or has the number of captcha challenges significantly increased over the past few months? Nowadays I feel like I'm being hit with captchas all day every day, where before it was relatively rare. It is especially noticeable on sites I visit frequently, have accounts with, and presumably have cookies for.
#captcha #SecurityTheater #infosec #CyberSecurity #security #tech #dev #internet #web
#captcha #SecurityTheater #infosec #CyberSecurity #security #tech #dev #internet #web
Use Multiple Matrix Accounts with Element Desktop Application
Uncover the hidden profile feature that unlocks the ability to use multiple Matrix accounts concurrently with the Element Desktop application.
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There's some really gross hypocricy on Fedi regarding AI by computer scientists/ tech enthusiasts who are vocally critical of some aspects of generative AI for appearances, but who are actively benefiting from the AI bubble professionally, and talking out of both sides of their mouth.
There is also some gross classism in the decrying of people's intelligence who are using it to take shortcuts (as if they are the problem, not the wealth-class or hypercompetitive neo-liberalism).
I think we are making a mistake listening to half-assed criticisms from uncredible sources while focusing on the users of generative AI, instead of directing our ire at the tech industry itself.
There is a complete lack of accountability from the tech world to begin with about all the decisions that led us to the AI bubble.
It is just one of a long string of disastrous failures (#enshittification) and framing it as an AI-only issue, or an issue of degrees ("I know how to use it ethically!"), evades responsibility for the decades long growth of tech-surveillance capitalism.
AI is the logical endpoint of early 21st century tech, and criticisms of it need to be grounded in criticisms of the tech industry in general. #AI #Tech
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#OpenSource #XWiki #Nextcloud #Webinar #tech #technology #news
this just can't go on further. using AI for mental health only makes things worse
"One in three adults in the #UK are using #AI for emotional support or social interaction. And one in 25 people turned to the tech for support or conversation every day [...] when the chatbots went down, people reported self-described "symptoms of withdrawal", such as feeling anxious or depressed" https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cd6xl3ql3v0o
#ArtificialIntelligence #MentalHealth #UnitedKingdom #Tech #Tecnology
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A subtoot: corporations, and corporate(-like) behavior, are political. Anyone claiming that corporate-like work is apolitical--work that includes business-friendly software development whether it occurs within the walls of a corporate entity or not--is either naive or deliberately obfuscating reality.
"Politics" isn't only about institutions. It's about organizing large numbers of people to do something they wouldn't otherwise do. Corporations organize large numbers of people to do things they probably wouldn't do if they weren't paid and/or didn't need the money to live. 10,000 people wouldn't spontaneously get together and spend the best hours of their days for months building a commercial jet airliner if there weren't corporate structures in place and a society that keeps them close enough to deprivation that they will do this in exchange for money.
#FOSS #OSS #OpenSource #software #OpenSourceSoftware #tech #dev #SoftwareDevelopment #politics #economics #corporations
"Politics" isn't only about institutions. It's about organizing large numbers of people to do something they wouldn't otherwise do. Corporations organize large numbers of people to do things they probably wouldn't do if they weren't paid and/or didn't need the money to live. 10,000 people wouldn't spontaneously get together and spend the best hours of their days for months building a commercial jet airliner if there weren't corporate structures in place and a society that keeps them close enough to deprivation that they will do this in exchange for money.
#FOSS #OSS #OpenSource #software #OpenSourceSoftware #tech #dev #SoftwareDevelopment #politics #economics #corporations
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Little Bits: Issue #31 For November 2025
Road blocks may have delayed this release, but it is still full of endless little bits to explore along with a message of gratitude and positivity.
Fill in the blank without using a search engine to find the original source!
Like other addictive technologies, I have a love/hate relationship with ____________, and the more I despise it, the more I use it, and the more I use it, the more disgusted I am at how addicted I’ve gotten, and the more addicted I get, the more I wish it had never been invented.
What if you could pay for everything with just your palm?
It's not science fiction. A new technology called Palm Vein Recognition is making it a reality in China!
Read the full story on Factovate.
https://factovate.com/payment-with-palm-lines-the-secret-of-chinas-new-technology
#TechFacts #ScienceFacts #Innovation #FutureIsNow #Tech #DidYouKnow #China #Factovate
Regarding last boost: "Firefox For Web Developers" is out here urging me to stop using Firefox.
#Mozilla #Firefox #DarkPatterns#antifeatures #AISlop #NoAI #NoAIWebBrowsers #AICruft #AI #GenAI #GenerativeAI #LLMs #tech #dev #web
#Mozilla #Firefox #DarkPatterns#antifeatures #AISlop #NoAI #NoAIWebBrowsers #AICruft #AI #GenAI #GenerativeAI #LLMs #tech #dev #web
Pentagon Bans Tech Vendors From Using China-Based Personnel After ProPublica Investigation
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The Defense Department has tightened cybersecurity requirements for its cloud services providers. The changes come after ProPublica revealed how Microsoft’s use of China-based engineers left sensitive government data vulnerable to hacking.
https://www.propublica.org/article/pentagon-dod-microsoft-digital-escorts-china-ban-cybersecurity?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
#News #DOD #Tech #Microsoft #Pentagon #Cybersecurity #Technology #China
Slack's signin procedure is the digital equivalent of boarding an airplane, "security"wise.
One of my favorite "security challenges" is the "verify your email" one. By this point my email has been verified so many times it should have top secret clearance.
#SecurityTheater #cybersecurity #infosec #Slack #tech #dev
One of my favorite "security challenges" is the "verify your email" one. By this point my email has been verified so many times it should have top secret clearance.
#SecurityTheater #cybersecurity #infosec #Slack #tech #dev
If current-generation LLM-based chatbots can drive people to commit crimes or even take their own lives, what do you suppose Neuralink would do to people?
The first thing I said to the person who suggested to me that human brains might be directly hooked to a computer, whenever that was, was "everyone will go insane immediately". I still believe that, but now we're beginning to see evidence.
#AI #GenAI #GenerativeAI #LLM #Neuralink #tech #dev #HCI #BrainImplants
The first thing I said to the person who suggested to me that human brains might be directly hooked to a computer, whenever that was, was "everyone will go insane immediately". I still believe that, but now we're beginning to see evidence.
#AI #GenAI #GenerativeAI #LLM #Neuralink #tech #dev #HCI #BrainImplants