paleBlue @paleBlue@qoto.org

I am sorry, but everyone is getting syntax highlighting wrong - Nikita Prokopov:
https://tonsky.me/blog/syntax-highlighting/

I am looking for remote (US) volunteer or part-time paid opportunities in criminal justice reform/transformative justice. I am particularly interested in counteracting the use of modern day police surveillance tools being used against marginalized populations. I've got a background in sociology, computer science, and public interest technology. #GetFediHired #FediHire

"I'm a programmer with a Fediverse account. I spend *most* of my programming hours on this OS:"

Please consider boosting for a more statistically significant result.

#poll #programming #operatingsystems

If you want to know where Microsoft’s head is at,

they’ve added Copilot usage into their Connect (yearly performance review),

told sales people their performance is only being based on how much Copilot they sell,

and added Copilot usage to Viva Insight so companies can see how much Copilot usage there is in the org and how it compares to industry peers

Basically, only KPI that matters for orgs now: how much you feed the Copilot god.

https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/10/13/microsoft-tracks-your-copilot-ai-usage-in-its-workplace-spyware/

看微信有个做进食障碍公益的人说自己没有心理创伤就是莫名其妙得了厌食症。朋友们，我以一个专业研究人的角度跟你们说，目前我们医院有厌食症的小姑娘没有心理创伤的数量是0。有些创伤可能你日常经历得太多了你都意识不到这是种伤害，比如有人没事跟你说是不是胖了减减肥更好看之类的。得厌食症绝对不是减肥的问题，觉得外貌比自己的快乐重要这肯定是教育某个环节出问题了。

I'm compiling a collection of software engineering principles. The idea is to have them in a document with longer explanations and examples. Other than that, they're meant to be cited as justifications for this or that choice we make and left as comments in code or in conversations. Some are special cases or consequences of more generic principles. Here's what I have so far:
- simplicity
- least surprise
- separation of concerns
- design for the worst-case scenario
- explain the intentions behind any piece of code
- minimize future maintenance efforts
- minimize time to fix future problems
- no code duplication
- fail early

Note that this list is limited to "technical" principles in the sense that they're valid even for a team of one. There are more principles and guidelines for the interactions between team members but here I'm limiting myself to what could be or should be written down as part of a code base.

#programming #engineering #ocaml #bestpractices #work

It’s Tuesday. Grab it by the neck and show it who’s in charge.

My best life advice:... Figure out that thing that scares you to death, and dont just face it, conquer it, destroy it. Then when you finish, find the next greatest thing you fear.

Its remarkably freeing to have things that used to be fears for me being source of joy (SCUBA, heights, and at a young age, talking to women and even just people would all fit the bill).

Massive Review of Ultra-Processed Foods Confirms Just How Harmful They Are https://www.sciencealert.com/massive-review-of-ultra-processed-foods-confirms-just-how-harmful-they-are #science

How do you say “Fuck off and die!” in language that a company like HP will understand?

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/02/hp-wants-you-to-pay-up-to-36-month-to-rent-a-printer-that-it-monitors/

Law Case: Creative Commons (CC) licensing... contested in court...

"In February 2006, Adam Curry sued the Dutch tabloid Weekend for reprinting photos from his Flickr page and publishing details about his daughter.[25] The photos were released under a version of the Creative Commons license that forbids commercial use and requires acknowledgement, but the tabloid printed a few of them without contacting Curry.[26] The verdict did not award Curry any damages, but forbade the tabloid from reprinting the photos in the future, setting a fine of €1,000 for each subsequent violation. It was one of the first times the license was tested in court.[26]

In May 2009, Curry posted on his blog that another Dutch tabloid had published another Creative Commons-licensed photo from Curry's Flickr account.[27] After Curry asserted Creative Commons license requirements, the publisher settled on Curry's terms."

I really miss Stephan.

#StephanHawking

Baby gator 🐊 testing death roll

#Microsoft blocks EdgeDeflector, a tool that stops Windows users being forced to use Edge browser
https://reclaimthenet.org/microsoft-blocks-edgedeflector/

@Eris @icedquinn @NEETzsche @freemo @icscarythings @ademan

Trying to please everyone and being nice to everyone, I find, is the easiest way to guarantee you are surrounded by the worst sort of people imaginable. I mean sure, they will like, or at least tolerate, you. But you will have to deal with their constant drama and demands.

Now not giving a fuck and telling people they have dumbass ideas and flipping them off when they start drama, thats a sure way to guarantee you're surrounded by cool people who wont fly off the handle at every bit of nonsense.

Start living a life worth living, embrace your inner asshole.

@freemo @Raccoondude he has a segment in the incerto series that basically tl;drs as you can tell how free someone is by the amount of cussing they do.

> hello sir yes please see the following section if you would sir
corpo slave

> fuck all of this fucking god damn bitch-ass bullshit
self employed