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@worldsendless@qoto.org
Full Stack Clojure web app engineer
Joined Jul 2021
@freemo AH! That explains why I was emailed that I'd received a message from a mastodon.social user (which was a spam solicitation), and now I can't find it. Thanks for that!
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To make anyone of you go ballistic on how bad this currently looks, put it into context to what current-gen Qualcomm smartphones are doing:
https://www.theverge.com/22811740/qualcomm-snapdragon-8-gen-1-always-on-camera-privacy-security-concerns
A phone that calls home on hardware level with always-on mic AND cameras and the ability to analyze that data using the inbuilt NPU (Neural Processing Unit)? Oh boy, do I feel safer now.
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#privacy #security #android #qualcomm #surveillance #SurveillanceCapitalism
@BTowersCoding Ah! I've only been listening to him for a few years and had no idea of the AI roots of the show. I just knew he liked jiujitsu :)
At work we manage a "farm" of #WordPress sites. As they age or go derelict they become a maintenance liability, but may have valuable historical data. Some great #static WP examples here:
https://blog.hubspot.com/website/create-a-static-website-using-wordpress
I have been listening to #LexFridman and his run of #AI thought leaders. A big question hit me today that seems unaddressed: instead of focusing on how AI might wipe us out, why do I not hear any questions about whether AI can prevent us from wiping ourselves out? #GlobalWarming #WorldHunger #Poverty #Pollution
@LouisIngenthron @icedquinn my virtual number which was detected has the same area code as my primary number (which hasn't changed in at least a decade)
@rikylinux_ar I use #guix . Why is #Parabola? Are they in the same space?
@LouisIngenthron @icedquinn but there is no rhyme or reason, no way that virtual numbers identify themselves?
A great discussion going on here. Because of the location (#Clojure thread) there is a bias in the demographic, but good reasons are provided either way and no thoughtless "it's just better" answers. https://www.reddit.com/r/Clojure/comments/12wmx51/why_do_you_use_clojure_instead_of_other_lisps/
@icedquinn wait -- so you're telling me it's basically static?
@reddit_lisp@mstdn.jp The redd.it links are all broken
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Yearly #GitHub sponsorship bill just paid. My goal for next year is to double the amount, and will try to identify a few more devs whose work I depend on either for work or for fun. Bonus if they have a presence in the fediverse, as I enjoy following their work. It's not much, but it's something.
Only @borkdude is on Mastodon currently (that I know), and if you've done anything in #Clojure in the last few years, you'll most likely have encountered his work.
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my Web Dev with #Clojure book got featured in eBook Bundle from Pragmatic
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You can make more friends in two months by becoming interested in other people than you can in two years by trying to get other people interested in you.
- Dale Carnegie
So true here on the #Fediverse. Solid advice for those starting out here. Be interested in other people. 😊
I tried to signup and it wanted a #PhoneNumber. When I put in my Google Voice number it said, "no virtual numbers allowed." How did it know?? Can I know that?
#Telegram, bless their heart, seems to have completely riffed on #DeltaChat XDC apps idea.
#https://core.telegram.org/bots
RT @OliverCaldwell
Oh wow, this is really neat! https://biffweb.com/
"Biff is a batteries-included web framework for Clojure. Launch new projects quickly without getting bogged down in complexity later."
Learned about it from this interesting post https://biffweb.com/docs/essays/why-i-like-clojure/
They use Conjure! :D
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I like #clojure / #cljs despite never have used them for anything. But I sure do enjoy this:
http://clojurescriptkoans.com
I'm generally a believer in the ethics and moral virtue of #OpenSource #Information. But conversation on #AI has illuminated that while Heaven may have open information, Humanity has enough evil in it that open source might not be universally desirable here. #Terrorism #Stupidity #Vice #Evil
Full Stack Clojure web app engineer
Joined Jul 2021
