CBC IndigenousMar 24
How the RCMP spied on Indigenous organizations — and how we broke the story
Today, we begin publishing a series of exclusive stories that expose a sweeping RCMP program of surveillance, disruption and infiltration of Indigenous organizations between 1968 and 1982. Though long suspected by Indigenous leaders across Canada, the scope and scale of the spy program has remained hidden behind walls of gove...
https://www.cbc.ca/news/editorsblog/cbc-news-indigenous-rcmp-surveillance-9.7133525?cmp=rss
Show thread☮ ♥ ♬ 🧑‍💻Mar 23

“The takeaway from Iran's tactics is that adversaries are likely to combine precision #weapons with #cheap, mass-produced #drones to overwhelm air defense systems so that the #precision weapons can get through.

Managing this threat means developing #LowCost defensive weapons, produced and used at #scale, to complement the interceptor missiles costing millions that are built to target aircraft and ballistic missiles.”

#Conflict / #economics <https://www.theregister.com/2026/03/23/nato_air_defenses/>

The drone swarm is coming, and NATO air defenses are too expensive to cope

: Ukraine's battlefield lessons show quantity and affordability now trump exquisite hardware

The Register
PugJesusMar 23
Pan for a weight scale, bronze with silver inlays, Iraq, 12-13th century AD
Show threadBradley M. KühnMar 21

Sadly, I went to wear the #SCaLE2026 shirt on my flight today and found the neck is tighter in than past #SCaLE shirts. I wonder: did they change vendors?

It otherwise fits well and is beautiful.

AIagent.at 🤖 AI NewsMar 20
Scale AI launches Voice Showdown, the first global benchmark for voice AI using real human preference data across 60+ languages. Gemini leads Dictate mode; GPT-4o Audio and Gemini tie in Speech-to-Speech. The benchmark reveals GPT Realtime 1.5 mismatches language around 20% of the time. https://venturebeat.com/data/scale-ai-launches-voice-showdown-the-first-real-world-benchmark-for-voice-ai #AIagent #AI #GenAI #VoiceAI #Scale
Show threadBradley M. KühnMar 18

While the over-presence of #Microsoft at #SCaLE2026 was painful — from blocking all access to the trade show floor and SFC booth with multiple “must be present to win” raffles & a purchased keynote, I do think the #SCaLE organizers listened to feedback, and I look forward to changes on this issues next year.

Also, 👍 to SCaLE as it is one of the only conferences that puts no sponsor logos on the T-shirt! They are one of the very few conference shirts I'll wear outside the house b/c of that!

Leon FurzeDec 17, 2023

The AI Assessment Scale: Version 1

Our new paper updates the original AI Assessment Scale to account for changes in the technology and to make it applicable across disciplines in both K-12 and Higher Education.

https://leonfurze.com/2023/12/18/the-ai-assessment-scale-version-1/

Hacker NewsMar 17

What CI looks like at a 100-person team (PostHog)

https://www.mendral.com/blog/ci-at-scale

#HackerNews #CI #at #Scale #PostHog #100PersonTeam #SoftwareDevelopment #ContinuousIntegration #TeamCollaboration

What CI Actually Looks Like at a 100-Person Team

575K CI jobs, 1.18 billion log lines, 33 million test executions — in one week. What we learned building an AI agent for PostHog's CI at scale.

Eric The IT GuyMar 13

If you work in IT long enough, burnout eventually shows up at your door. I learned that lesson the hard way.

At #SCaLE I gave a talk called “From Bash to Burnout: Staying Sane in a 24/7 Tech World.”

I covered:
- Early warning signs of burnout
- Habits that quietly push us there
- Practical ways to protect your energy

IT should be a sustainable career, not a sprint.
https://www.youtube.com/live/-Cjktvx_HIw?si=Z2E-YAqneEs0uGDZ&t=4222

#TechCareers #Burnout #DevOps #Linux

BurgerBaronMar 13

Steam scaling breaks whenever my display turns off and on again, only application where this is happening.

Ever since SDDM was dropped (though it could just be coincidence) in favor of plasma-login-manager on CachyOS when using KDE, Steam scaling breaks whenever my display turns off and on again. Not sure why.

It’s fine starting Steam and it’ll display correctly 200% as set in KDE settings for my 4K TV.

When we turn off the TV we often leave the PC on. When we turn the TV back on everything looks fine except Steam. Even if it’s closed to the system tray. It’ll be the only application wrongly using 100% scaling for some reason. edit: forgot to mention restarting Steam is annoying but restores 200% scaling until display turn off again.

Radeon 9070XT since display driver may matter?

Power Management too idk: https://media.piefed.social/posts/yb/bM/ybbM1Ks63dLQj2l.png