#Development #Proposals
Pushing local AI models · “Let’s pick one winner and polish the hell out of it.” https://ilo.im/16cs4p

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#Programming #Coding #LocalAI #AI #Agents #Pi #DS4 #WebDev #Frontend #Backend

Pushing Local Models With Focus And Polish

Local models need focus and polish.

Armin Ronacher's Thoughts and Writings

#Development #Proposals
Banishing JavaScript to the ShadowRealm · The proposed API introduces a new kind of realm https://ilo.im/16cvla

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#Specification #JavaScript #Realms #Isolation #Threads #Browsers #APIs #WebDev #Frontend

Soon We Can Finally Banish JavaScript to the ShadowRealm | CSS-Tricks

The proposed ShadowRealm API introduces a new kind of realm specifically designed for isolation, and only that.

CSS-Tricks
Manitoba Hydro won't identify companies vying to build wind farms — even as some identify themselves
Manitoba Hydro won't reveal the identities of the companies under consideration to build a series of proposed Indigenous-led wind farms — even as some of those companies have identified themselves.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/manitoba-wind-farm-proponents-9.7196083?cmp=rss
Québec Solidaire targets rent increases and landlord practices
Quebec's leftist sovereigntist party closed its convention Sunday with a sharpened focus on housing affordability, announcing a suite of proposals aimed at reducing the cost of rent.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/quebec-solidaire-convention-2026-9.7194505?cmp=rss
Québec Solidaire targets rent increases and landlord practices
Quebec's leftist sovereigntist party closed its convention Sunday with a sharpened focus on housing affordability, announcing a suite of proposals aimed at reducing the cost of rent.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/quebec-solidaire-convention-2026-9.7194505?cmp=rss

" ... More importantly, [equating #capitalism with #modernity - "the organization of #society around #technology, formal #institutions, and rational criteria"] means that 99% of the #policy #proposals #activists put on the table to correct the problems of “capitalism” are doomed to fail because they do not understand where the #root #cause of the phenomena they complain about lies."

https://marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2026/04/capitalism-and-modernity.html

Capitalism and Modernity - Marginal REVOLUTION

Jesús Fernández-Villaverde, one of the few economists in the world equally at home solving stochastic dynamic optimization problems as with  sociological theory and history, has an excellent series of twitter posts on capitalism and modernity. JFV:  I have been reading (and re-reading) a lot of social theory. What strikes me is that most critics of […]

Marginal REVOLUTION

#Design #Proposals
Good designers, bad websites · Using personas to spot accessibility gaps early https://ilo.im/16cee3

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#Websites #Personas #Accessibility #Usability #ProductDesign #UxDesign #UiDesign #WebDesign

Enhancing Web Design: Recognizing Accessibility Issues Now

Explore the importance of accessibility in design and discover how to create inclusive experiences that accommodate all users.

A List Apart

#usa #israel #lebanon : #militaryinvasion / #truce / #occupationzone / #hezbollah / #proposals / #ceasefire / #middleeast

„Israel and Lebanon have agreed to a US-backed ceasefire in fighting between [US-backed] Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah, a deal meant to enable broader US-Iran #negotiations, but one that will see Israeli forces maintain positions deep inside southern Lebanon.“

https://www.straitstimes.com/world/middle-east/explainer-whats-in-the-lebanon-ceasefire-deal-and-will-it-hold

See also:

„What we know about the Israel-Lebanon ceasefire“
https://aje.news/8lc06c

Explainer: What’s in the Lebanon ceasefire deal and will it hold?

The deal is meant to enable broader US-Iran negotiations. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The Straits Times
NASA seeks proposals for commercial TDRSS replacement
https://atlas.whatip.xyz/post.php?slug=nasa-seeks-proposals-for-commercial-tdrss-replacement
<p>NASA plans to seek proposals for commercial communications services that can be backward compatible
#commercial #proposals #services #project
NASA seeks proposals for commercial TDRSS replacement

NASA plans to seek proposals for commercial communications services that can be backward compatible with the agency’s aging fleet of relay satellites. NASA issued April 10 a draft solicitation for Pro...

Snowy owls, giant otters, hammerhead sharks considered for greater protection at UN conference
Migratory species such as the snowy owl, hammerhead shark and others are being considered for additional protections at global talks in Brazil. Here's what is endangering them and what is being proposed to help.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/climate/snowy-owls-otters-hammerhead-un-migratory-species-9.7142279?cmp=rss