New server means a new #introduction
Hi, I am a design executive in Europe who started as a backend developer in Missouri.
My life has taken many turns, but I’ve always benefited from the advantage of being a white cishet male who is stereotyped as credible. Hopefully, I leave this planet more equitable than I found it.
I strive to apply critical analysis to everything yet also find solidarity with everyone.
While I value “strong opinions, weakly held”, I do indulge in strongly-held opinions on a few issues. I’ll thread them here so you can make an informed decision on whether to follow or block me:
@niconiconi It is assumed that a 1 kt explosion occurs every 20 minutes.
Glad to see radiative power has been coming along so nicely they are even installing “reverse solar” panels! https://spectrum.ieee.org/energy-from-cold
@jan snaps are indeed a divisive issue, but we still think that Core Desktop will demonstrate the unique value of that approach. And Ubuntu still supports debs as peers and snaps on other distros. I’m not sure neglecting to hop on the Flatpack bandwagon amounts to shoving an alternative down throats.
Thanks for replying! I will go learn more about how we might be constraining flavors.
@skry No need for actual deepfakes, just copy this onto Reuters tweets and start posting to Facebook:
> WASHINGTON, D.C. – In recent news, a controversy has erupted over wildly-circulated photographs of Donald Trump with Matt Gaetz engaged in sexual activity with each other. While experts agree these images are altered, there is debate along predictable party lines on whether they are simply resolution-enhanced or full “deepfakes” fabrications.
@deirdresm ads cost time and energy, bloated js adware prompts faster hardware upgrade cycles and ads create needs that lead to consumption. Pretty bad.
Here’s a paper on how many lives can be saved with an adblocker https://www.mdpi.com/2227-7080/8/2/18
The worst thing that ever happened in software engineering was when Kirk asked Scotty how long something would take and Scotty said thirty minutes and Kirk said you’ve got five and Scotty got it done in five and impressionable children watched this and grew up to become managers.
@grajohnt one of the only possessions I’ve ever loved was a ‘96 M-edition that I drove for a decade. I still dream of converting an NA to a hub-motor EV, using the driveshaft tunnel to store batteries. #nostalgia
@ceejbot we expect computers to be more rational than humans. Which is quaint.
@LALegault (personally, I wish everyone paid more attention to Rojava.)
@LALegault no, I searched for more info and read that old article and some more recent ones.
I am a “rooted cosmopolitan” in the ethical sense and have to acknowledge the relative moral weight of far-away issues. So, I don’t mean “this is not a big deal” but do mean “this is not a big enough deal to expect much attention from Americans.”
@blogdiva @majorlinux @dalias I wish this group had the means to support state-level activists https://nimd.org/
(We’re going through a scary electoral moment in the Netherlands, but I remain optimistic because of the healthy multiparty system and proportional representation.)
@LALegault it looks like they have a good chance of winning their legal fight and the current threat is to…a parking lot? Hard for that to compete for attention against the unfolding genocide in Gaza.
Is it still true that US federal standards encourage ridiculous car sizes? https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/12/111208121022.htm
“One need not choose between opposition to Hamas and its terror and opposition to Israel and its bombings.” https://pluralistic.net/2023/12/02/melange/
@scottjenson I feel like the markup for authorship could be useful in other ways, too, but haven’t put my finger on how. (Besides obvious multiplayer scenarios.)
I’m intrigued by this new @ia feature for tracking text authorship as an accommodation for AI: https://mastodon.online/users/ia/statuses/111500954938414626
@rmondello this is an amazing resource. Do you know if @1password uses it?
@mensrea which is super interesting, but I was curious if you (as a fellow aphant) don’t feel such any association