I just found a bug in my computer's trackball. A moth, to be precise. It works so much better now that I've debugged it.
#tech #hardware #HardwareBug #debugging
#tech #hardware #HardwareBug #debugging
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Which era of computing do you miss most?
If you were not alive for some of these, then pick the one that appeals most to you.
#tech #RetroComputing #analog #poll
Options: (choose one)
RE: https://tldr.nettime.org/@remixtures/116643097765779658
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❝ Generative AI is catnip for hall monitors, snitches, toadies, and any other group that hates work and loves talking down to others. Put another way, it ingratiates losers who believe that learning to do or being good at something is a waste of time, because they deserve to just do what they want without any of that messy “effort.” ❞
Prediction markets are one of the many ways society is crumbling under the pressure to financialize everything — which crypto and NFTs were part of.
I spoke with Jathan Sadowski to dig into how tech companies are harming us to maximize profit.
Listen to the full episode: https://techwontsave.us/episode/prediction_markets_want_to_financialize_everything_w_jathan_sadowski
#tech #nft #crypto #sportsbetting #kalshi #polymarket #predictionmarkets
Japanese chipmaker Rapidus to offer lower wafer pricing than TSMC — 2nm class silicon to be priced around $20,000 on 2027 launch
Japanese chipmaker Rapidus discloses one more aspect of its strategy: to offer lower quotes than TSMC.
#Tech #Technology #TechNews #AI #Gadgets #Software #Cybersecurity #Apple #Google #Microsoft #Startup #OpenSource #TomsHardware [Tom's Hardware]
Use this map to find the data centers in your backyard
"if people knew about data centers beforehand, it would give them leverage."
#datacenter #datacenters #artificialintelligence #ai #technology #tech
https://www.theverge.com/policy/930629/data-center-policy-map-interactive
The United States sanctioned Chilean officials who were assessing a proposal to build an undersea cable between Chile and Hong Kong.
It wants to ensure South America data flows through cables owned by US companies, giving it the ability to surveil that data.
https://restofworld.org/2026/chile-china-america-google-cable/
Re: https://hails.org/@hailey/116657391001259044
I love this post for several reasons, one being that it got me thinking. The Bad Tech aside, generally speaking modern software development seems hyperfocused on change at the expense of stability.
Surely there are pieces of software that are mature enough that we do not need to keep updating them (*) with new features. The industry seems to provide little fanfare or reward for reaching or even approaching such an end state.
#tech #dev #software #SoftwareDevelopment #coding
(*) Bug fixes, security patches, and porting aside.
I love this post for several reasons, one being that it got me thinking. The Bad Tech aside, generally speaking modern software development seems hyperfocused on change at the expense of stability.
git has countless features for managing changes to source code. What's the equivalent tool for managing the stability of finished software? What's the tool that tells you "Great! You're done now, congratulations!"Surely there are pieces of software that are mature enough that we do not need to keep updating them (*) with new features. The industry seems to provide little fanfare or reward for reaching or even approaching such an end state.
#tech #dev #software #SoftwareDevelopment #coding
(*) Bug fixes, security patches, and porting aside.
I've been approved onto MakerTube.net!
https://makertube.net/c/nerdnextdoor
https://makertube.net/a/iamthenerdnextdoor
You can follow me there, where I'll hopefully start posting videos soon!
Mystery company accidentally blew $500 million on Claude AI in a single month — failed to put usage limit on licenses for employees
A new report cites an AI consultant claiming a client accidentally spent $500,000,000 on Claude in a single month.
#Tech #Technology #TechNews #AI #Gadgets #Software #Cybersecurity #Apple #Google #Microsoft #Startup #OpenSource #TomsHardware [Tom's Hardware]
Your Kindle's not obsolete, it just needs a jailbreak - and I'll show you how it's done
https://www.zdnet.com/article/your-kindles-not-obsolete-it-needs-a-jailbreak-ill-show-you-how-its-done/ 📚 #Amazon #Kindle #eBooks #eReader #Books #Reading #Tech #Jailbreak
🧠🇸🇪 Swedish #education officials are scaling back digital device usage in schools after reports indicated a decline in basic #literacy skills.
The new strategy prioritizes printed #books and handwriting to support cognitive focus and deep #reading. #Research suggests that physical materials enhance memory retention and reading comprehension compared to digital screens.
#sweden #neuroscience #technology #tech #learning #teaching #psychology
Completly misunderstanding how society works is what tech bros do best! 😂
@bookstodon @books @joinin
@worldbuilding @humor @humor @humor@lemmy.world @aiop
#Tech #Bro #Dystopian
#SpeculativeFiction #FantasyBooks
#FantasyMemes #SciFiMemes #Fantasy #SciFi #Meme #Memes #Humor #Humour #Funny
#Low #High #Epic #Science #Opera #Hard #CottageCore #SolarPunk #Comedic #Whatever #GiveMeAllYouveGot
#Book #Books #Novel #Novels #Bookstodon #Bookworm #Bookwyrm #BookLove
"While #Musk was looking to the stars, the people of Belfast were still reeling from several days of racist violence. The Belfast pogrom drew strength from the #farRight ecosystem that Musk has nurtured with the money from #SpaceX, #Tesla and other companies."
Long Reads talks w/ #BenTarnoff and #QuinnSlobodian, authors of #Muskism: A Guide for the Perplexed
#ElonMusk #tech #BigTech #techCriticism #techOligarchs #SiliconValleyRight #books @bookstodon
The man who wrote "Don't be evil" said he chose it specifically so it would be hard to remove. Paul Buchheit, the engineer who later built Gmail, suggested the phrase at a Google corporate values meeting on July 19, 2001.
Then in early 2018, internal documents leaked showing that Google had signed a Pentagon contract to build AI to analyze drone footage. By April, over 3,000 Google employees had signed a letter to Sundar Pichai demanding the contract be cancelled.
The letter specifically cited "Don't be evil" as the standard the company was failing to meet. Dozens of engineers resigned in protest.
Sometime between late April and early May, the slogan disappeared from the code of conduct's preface.
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There is a lot to like about this talk by Antón Barba-Kay, "The Politics of AI and the Fate of Liberal Democracy", but here's a quote that struck me:
He says this in the context of an argument that, especially in digital/online contexts, neutrality is conflated with truth, reason is identified with data and a quasi-scientific objectivity, and these conflations are damaging to democracy.
#internet #dev #tech #LLM #GenAI #GenerativeAI #democracy #politics
The conviction that technology is neutral is not itself neutral. It paradoxically functions as the conviction that this neutrality is a good thing so as to positively sanction the technological development of more "neutral" tools.(this is my own transcription from the video; any errors or discrepancies are mine).
He says this in the context of an argument that, especially in digital/online contexts, neutrality is conflated with truth, reason is identified with data and a quasi-scientific objectivity, and these conflations are damaging to democracy.
#internet #dev #tech #LLM #GenAI #GenerativeAI #democracy #politics
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Rivian says AI makes debate over CarPlay ‘completely obsolete’
Rivian’s chief software officer, Wassym Bensaid, joined Nilay Patel in the latest Decoder interview. And his comments on CarPlay show Rivian continuing to double down on its refusal to support Apple’s platform. more…
https://9to5mac.com/2026/05/28/rivian-says-ai-makes-debate-over-carplay-completely-obsolete/
#Tech #Technology #TechNews #AI #Gadgets #Software #Cybersecurity #Apple #Google #Microsoft #Startup #OpenSource #9to5Mac [9to5Mac]
I was helping an open-source app become more #accessible yesterday and we ran into the problem that it looks like #screenReader Orca has a bit of a tendency to crash when exposed to webkitGTK applications. I've not done Desktop #linux for a long time and have no idea what the workarounds for this would be, does anyone know anyone who might know what's happening here? Do we need to set a random environment variable somewhere or update a specific package so this person can do basic screen reader testing on their app? #tech #openSource #screenReaders #linux #GTK #webdev
Customizing the Font in Firefox Reader View
Gain the freedom to choose a custom font in Mozilla Firefox Reader View by following this step-by-step guide on a desktop operating system.
https://www.adamsdesk.com/posts/firefox-reader-view-custom-font/
Mucking around with the contents of the clipboard, however well-intentioned, is an accessibility issue and should be avoided. Tons of ecommerce sites do this anyway.
#tech #dev #web #software #accessibility
#tech #dev #web #software #accessibility
Doug Henwood welcomes #QuinnSlobodian and #BenTarnoff, authors of #Muskism: A Guide for the Perplexed, to discuss "Elon’s world and what he wants to do to ours."
https://kpfa.org/episode/behind-the-news-april-23-2026/
#Musk #ElonMusk #AI #tech #BigTech #SiliconValleyRight #techOligarchs #techFutures #Tesla #Neuralink #books @bookstodon
This might leave a mark.
European Parliament to ditch Google for European alternative | Euractiv
#Tech #Google
https://www.euractiv.com/news/european-parliament-to-ditch-google-for-european-alternative/
Lately I've been using an ordinary XMPP chat app as a todo list, and it is almost great for this but definitely adequate. An actual todo-list-y user interface would make it nearly perfect for what I'd want from todo list software.
Open up chat to myself. Send a chat for each todo item. Use a reaction emoji to indicate status (done/cancelled/etc). Reply to the chat to add additional information and/or surface the item. All of it is shared among all devices, encrypted, and generates notifications. The one feature I'd like that I haven't figured out how to hack manually is scheduled reminders. An XMPP chat app that had scheduled messages could do it! I haven't found an XEP specifically about this but XEP-0471 might be bent to this purpose.
#XMPP #TodoList #tech #dev
Open up chat to myself. Send a chat for each todo item. Use a reaction emoji to indicate status (done/cancelled/etc). Reply to the chat to add additional information and/or surface the item. All of it is shared among all devices, encrypted, and generates notifications. The one feature I'd like that I haven't figured out how to hack manually is scheduled reminders. An XMPP chat app that had scheduled messages could do it! I haven't found an XEP specifically about this but XEP-0471 might be bent to this purpose.
#XMPP #TodoList #tech #dev
Some of you have been asking why the #EU digital policy account isn't on the #Fediverse..
Well, today they are! Go follow the official #DigitalEU account: @digitaleu for updates about #OpenSource, #Tech and #DigitalSovereignty, and much more!
Today is a good day for the open source community. Stay tuned for more announcements.
