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Husband of a smart, outspoken woman, father of two little girls. ❄️ Peace and quiet enthusiast. 💾 PHP/Node/Java/Go dev 🤗 He/him.🍹 Unfollowable. https://ninozaur.com
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You're not stupid for using a framework, and nobody has pulled a fast one on you. https://seldo.com/posts/the_case_for_frameworks
@leemadgwick I think it might be a good thing, a return to a more responsible and reputation-based reporting culture. The only way to know an image is real is a chain of custody of trustworthy people.
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So, Google gained 6% stock value when they fired 12000 people for no obvious reasons, and has now lost 7% after a mediocre AI demo, so I guess all the invisible hand of the free market does these days is make vague jerking-off motions.
@modrak_m Ah, of course, you're right, I thought you meant trade secrets which are often used to hide processes and methods.
@modrak_m @pluralistic There are very few exceptions where state secret should be able to apply, and I never buy the "private" secret argent. There is no need obligation to take on government jobs and anything purchased by the goverenment should be well described and documented. Any custom software should be public domain. Any libraries it's based on should be open source. I don't thing there will ever be a shortage of companies willing to take on those jobs, so let's use the size and monopsony power of the government to our advantage.
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Overheard: “Not all heroes wear capes. Or tops, it seems.”
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I Can't Believe It's Not Butter!
I'm Furious That It's Not Butter!
I'd Give You Anything If You Could Please Give Me Butter!
I'm Sad Because It's Not Butter!
I've Come to Terms with the Fact That It's Not Butter.
- The stages of margarine grief
@pluralistic This is simply astounding, the audacity. There should be a law that makes all government contracts public and accessible on the web, at the very least.
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Today's threads (a thread)
Inside: Canada's privatised shadow civil service; and more!
Archived at: https://pluralistic.net/2023/01/31/mckinsey-and-canada/
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@msh @iinavpov But we really don't know how long the old fridge lasted. Just because people talk about specific fridgest that lasted 40 years doesn't mean much, it's just survivor bias. And the 50's fridge was more like a today's $300-$400 model size-wise.
Yes, most people can't afford a $3000 fridge today. Most people couldn't afford it back then either. It was a luxury.
@msh @pluralistic we've recently replaced a 7 year old fridge by Samsung because it just quietly stopped cooling the food so I so understand your frustration. But to put things in perspective, the new fridge cost $1000 for a double door (french door you call it I think?), well lit, with large and comfortable freezer. A regular-sized fridge in 1952 was around $330, so $3600 in today's money. So in essence we're comparing bargain priced stuff of today with premium stuff of yesteryear and complain it's not the same build quality.
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Pluralistic: Tiktok’s enshittification (21 Jan 2023) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow - https://pluralistic.net/2023/01/21/potemkin-ai/#hey-guys
Here is how platforms die: first, they are good to their users; then they abuse their users to make things better for their business customers; finally, they abuse those business customers to claw back all the value for themselves. Then, they die.
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Today is a sad day JetNet bought ADSBExchange. The data source for ElonJet/bots not to worry as other networks will be coming up. If you feed ADSBexchange we encourage you to stop feeding. ADSBExchange was founded on the principles of hobbyists community not for profit PE firms. https://www.jetnet.com/news/jetnet-acquires-ads-b-exchange.html
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If I have to prove I'm not a computer by identifying traffic lights and busses, perhaps we're not quite ready for self-driving cars.
@timely_pace The cop out answer to your question would be that it's because without a load it's not doing any work :)
If there are peer reviewed studies and industry examples that confirm that a 4-day workweek is beneficial not only to workers, but to companies as well, doesn't it make it obligatory for publically traded companies to implement it as a profit-maximizing method?
@emilygorcenski I think it's because loosing land looks bad during elections.
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