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
tech
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
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
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/
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!
🧠🇸🇪 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
"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
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]
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/
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
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.
To be clear about this: https://zeroes.ca/users/kimcrawley/statuses/116810584288856219
I like Kim and her work on StopGenAI well enough, but this post of hers is unwarranted and unfair in my view, as is the fact that several people chose to block me in response.
If you read the full context, which I link below, you'll see the objection boils down to the fact that I used the word "current" in a critique of LLM-based generative AI systems, in an attempt to be precise about what I was saying. Obviously people should block whomever they want for whatever reason they want, but I am not going to be cajoled by threats and ultimatums like this one into making sweeping claims just because other people want to see that. I've been crystal clear about my critique of generative AI for over 3 years now and my writing on it here stands for itself. I have no record of it but people who know me know that I was also quite critical of the hype around GANs in the late 2010s.
For context, here's my post: https://buc.ci/abucci/p/1782335950.858712
and here's Kim's objection: https://zeroes.ca/@kimcrawley/116807184909806502
which reads:
#AI #GenAI #GenerativeAI #LLM #tech #dev
I like Kim and her work on StopGenAI well enough, but this post of hers is unwarranted and unfair in my view, as is the fact that several people chose to block me in response.
If you read the full context, which I link below, you'll see the objection boils down to the fact that I used the word "current" in a critique of LLM-based generative AI systems, in an attempt to be precise about what I was saying. Obviously people should block whomever they want for whatever reason they want, but I am not going to be cajoled by threats and ultimatums like this one into making sweeping claims just because other people want to see that. I've been crystal clear about my critique of generative AI for over 3 years now and my writing on it here stands for itself. I have no record of it but people who know me know that I was also quite critical of the hype around GANs in the late 2010s.
For context, here's my post: https://buc.ci/abucci/p/1782335950.858712
and here's Kim's objection: https://zeroes.ca/@kimcrawley/116807184909806502
which reads:
If it weren't for your "current" modifier, your comment would be great.
#AI #GenAI #GenerativeAI #LLM #tech #dev
Edited 79d ago
I published a DRAFT of “My TiddlyWiki Customizations ⛮ (Vim key bindings, journaling, and more)”
https://www.ii.com/customize-tiddlywiki/
As always, feedback is welcome! I'm very much a #TiddlyWiki and #TiddlyDesktop #newbie
#InfiniteInk
#Journaling #NoteTaking #Wiki
#Productivity #GTD #Tech #GVim #Vim #WebDev #Words #Writing #Byℵ #ByNM
Production of DDR4 memory and motherboards is restarting amid unprecedented memory shortages — PC industry preparing for a world without DDR5
👏 👍 Manitoba won't approve massive AI data centre proposed for south of Winnipeg: Kinew
"We've taken a look at this project. We've taken a look at AI more broadly — what's happening across North America — and these hyperscale data centres don't appear to be in the best interests of Manitobans," he told CBC Manitoba Information Radio host Marcy Markusa on Thursday.
#Manitoba #DataCentre #Canada #Tech
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/ai-data-centre-manitoba-9.7223138
With bosses replacing us with stochastic parrots and Silicon Valley techbros proclaiming the age of the Machine God, I have been revisiting this gem from 2016. A splendid small game and a dire warning all neatly packaged together. Come for the clips, stay for the #Dune references.
#AI #tech #blog #review #videogames #paperclips
https://write.as/the-casual-critic/universal-paperclips-the-banality-of-purpose
Data centers are becoming an incredibly contentious issue — and many communities are fighting back.
On #TechWontSaveUs, I spoke with Saul Levin to learn more about the pushback and moratoriums being won across the United States.
Listen to the full episode: https://techwontsave.us/episode/334_data_center_opposition_is_uniting_communities_w_saul_levin
This rsync thing has me thinking about the difference between the "free as in beer" model of free software and the "free as in freedom" model the FSF originally put forward. There are important differences, and it's meaningful when a project changes from one model to the other, which is one way to narrativize what's happened to rsync.
I think "free as in beer" software is more appropriately called "Libertarian and Open Source Software", or LOSS. Among other things it involves no obligations on other people, and expects no obligations in return (*). But this means it's an everyone for themselves, anti-communitarian endeavor. We should be honest about this. We should also be honest when a project changes state from FOSS to LOSS, because that's a meaningful change, and actually is a loss in my view.
I continue to believe that enthusiastic embrace of AI/LLM coding tools is a leading indicator of an impending FOSS→LOSS transition.
It seems to me at least one driver of the uproar over rsync is that a bunch of people thought it was a FOSS project but it had, in a short period of time, converted into a LOSS project and the shock was jolting (understandably). As a FOSS project, rsync served a community function, leading people to depend on it, make assumptions about its longer-term stability, and so on. Those are reasonable expectations of a communitarian project. As a LOSS project, rsync is under no obligations to anyone and the maintainer(s) can change the software at any time, for any reason, at their discretion alone. It seems rsync is a LOSS.
#tech #dev #software #SoftwareDevelopment #FOSS #freedom #rsync #AI #GenAI #GenerativeAI #LLMs
(*) Putting aside whether this principle is consistently applied or hypocritical.
I think "free as in beer" software is more appropriately called "Libertarian and Open Source Software", or LOSS. Among other things it involves no obligations on other people, and expects no obligations in return (*). But this means it's an everyone for themselves, anti-communitarian endeavor. We should be honest about this. We should also be honest when a project changes state from FOSS to LOSS, because that's a meaningful change, and actually is a loss in my view.
I continue to believe that enthusiastic embrace of AI/LLM coding tools is a leading indicator of an impending FOSS→LOSS transition.
It seems to me at least one driver of the uproar over rsync is that a bunch of people thought it was a FOSS project but it had, in a short period of time, converted into a LOSS project and the shock was jolting (understandably). As a FOSS project, rsync served a community function, leading people to depend on it, make assumptions about its longer-term stability, and so on. Those are reasonable expectations of a communitarian project. As a LOSS project, rsync is under no obligations to anyone and the maintainer(s) can change the software at any time, for any reason, at their discretion alone. It seems rsync is a LOSS.
#tech #dev #software #SoftwareDevelopment #FOSS #freedom #rsync #AI #GenAI #GenerativeAI #LLMs
(*) Putting aside whether this principle is consistently applied or hypocritical.
Hello Fediverse! 👋 I've just launched my own instance, running on a 10-year-old laptop right here in Europe.
This little machine is now my home for: Photography, Travel, Camping adventures, Food & Cooking, Self-hosting & Tech, Movies, Physical Media (DVDs, Blu-ray, CDs), and i own a Game Boy Color!
Excited to connect with fellow travelers, tech geeks, film lovers, and retro collectors. Say hi!
#SelfHosting #movies #films #Europe #travel #tech #PhysicalMedia #RetroGaming #introduction
Edited 101d ago
Self-abnegating software---software that performs its function well, but in such a way that you ultimately stop using the software forever---seems underexplored.
#tech #dev #software #SoftwareDevelopment #ComputerScience
#tech #dev #software #SoftwareDevelopment #ComputerScience
RE: https://mastodon.social/@Blender/116482997785333001
And related to this, #Blender already has Claude slop commits.
It's all fucked, Blender went dark.
https://github.com/blender/blender/commit/336b5d0de12a438614846961b7961bbf35399eb3
https://github.com/blender/blender/commit/79e02e1405a98884cc8fd5505cc54df2c2dc5d21
https://github.com/blender/blender/commit/7ee94c067cf71845727672ed77dc25f088cd5b32
Not to mention one user has specifically admitted to using AI code review for commits that are in Blender's codebase.
https://github.com/blender/blender/commit/b80b3e040dd3ac979e97540b4bb0f18a1c5ad021
https://github.com/blender/blender/commit/eaadb0c3043288d78b897b15bcc8d336c749de15
#NoAI #FuckAI #AntiAI #Tech #Technology #Animation #3DAnimation #Claude
Edited 137d ago
My tongue-in-cheek thread about self-abnegating software revealed to me that software is a parasite in ways I didn't appreciate before. I'm not sure I'll be able to unthink that.
To be more precise, whoever controls the software attempts to establish a parasitical relationship with a host ("user") using the software as attachment mechanism. One successful class of parasite leads its hosts into believing they are benefiting from the arrangement even as they are being led into a burrow to have eggs implanted in their carapaces. Some parasites recruit potential hosts in active construction of parts necessary to create novel attachment mechanisms.
#tech #dev #software #ComputerScience
To be more precise, whoever controls the software attempts to establish a parasitical relationship with a host ("user") using the software as attachment mechanism. One successful class of parasite leads its hosts into believing they are benefiting from the arrangement even as they are being led into a burrow to have eggs implanted in their carapaces. Some parasites recruit potential hosts in active construction of parts necessary to create novel attachment mechanisms.
#tech #dev #software #ComputerScience
Edited 76d ago
The AI bubble looks fit to burst, Bank of America director says.
Bank of America strategist warns AI bubble mirrors dot-com peak — recommends bonds and defensive stocks as 'post-bubble roadmap'
https://moneywise.com/investing/stocks/bank-america-ai-bubble-post-bubble-roadmap-bonds-stocks
#news #tech #technology #AI #aibubble #grok #aislop #banking #finance
New article: I feel tricked by AI - why I won't be using it anymore.
https://stusarticles.com/i-feel-tricked-by-ai-why-i-wont-be-using-it-anymore/