This is your reminder that the heart of the Fedi isn't one person. It's all the people who BOOST the posts they think are important.
There's no algorithm here to tell you which posts you should be paying attention to. That's YOUR JOB. So BOOST the things you love. BOOST the things you think are important. And BOOST the posts that make your heart laugh.
The Fediverse needs YOU to BOOST.
If anyone is wondering how well ‘AI’ in hiring is going:
My partner just tried putting her CV through some ATS checkers that use LLMs. Her name can be turned into a male name by deleting one letter. Doing so caused her score to jump 10 points.
Anyone using these tools for hiring is going to have some massive discrimination lawsuits in their future.
Ukrainians Seek Shelter...
Thousands of Kyiv residents spent the night in metro stations with children, pets, and blankets, as Russian missiles and drones struck the capital, killing at least 13 people and injuring more than 90!
#AureFreePress #News #Ukraine #Kyiv #UkraineWar
Welcome to America, where ICE agents show up at your work place to demand you delete your Instagram post, because it reminds people that ICE agent Jonathan Ross has not been indicted for his murder of Renée Good.
I'm looking to buy a few #Braille Displays to test and support them on #FreeBSD
I've found several used models on eBay for under €400, which would be perfect for my needs. Unfortunately, almost all of them are located in the United States, so the shipping costs are quite high.
Does anyone know of any websites or online stores in Europe where I can buy new or used Braille displays? Any links or recommendations would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
#Accessibility #UNIX #openSource #brailledisplay #a11y #screenreader
douglas adams's story about the civilization that built a giant computer that gave the ultimate answer but nobody knew what the question was so they put all their resources into building an even bigger computer just to figure out the question ... it feels more plausible every day.
"It looks like you're using an unsupported browser"
No, sorry, what you meant to say was:
"It looks like we've written an unsupported website"
Needless to say, do not sign up for W or give them your ID information no matter how simple they eventually manage to make it.
You simply don’t need to.
You’re already in a far superior – non-corporate, federated – space.
Do not sign up for W. And warn your friends.
The only time you have any power to stop this is now. If they succeed in gaining network effects, you will be as powerless to stop them as you are with X.
And yes, they’re just another venture capital funded surveillance capitalist, people farmer, and burgeoning Nazi Bar. They just happen to be based in the EU. (As Nazi Bars traditionally have been.)
#WSocial #NoWNoX #surveillance #capitalism #BigTech #VC @_elena https://mastodon.social/@_elena/116770291207686239
Me: That doesn't look right. And before removing the packages, you should've been prompted with a "Yes, do what I say!" prompt to protect you.
Colleague: It did!
Me: So why did you do it?
Colleague: Because Claude said so!
I got >< this close to telling her "If Claude told you to jump off a cliff would you also do it!?", thankfully my self-control is slightly better these days.
Covering topics ranging from technical issues, memory safety issues, dealing with standards bodies and politics, funding, marketing, AI, and more.
The interviewer also does a good job of listening and letting Bjarne actually explain things, which I appreciate a lot!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U46fJ2bJ-co