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[Tech Thoughts] When your grandmother makes you see the limits – and wonders – of technology

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.rappler.com/technology/features/tech-thoughts-grandmother-eulogy-limits-wonders-technology/

Kalvin Carefour Johnny May 17

How on earth can anyone call lemmy.world, wizard.casa, and gotosocial.social anything but absolute rubbish? They’re a total disgrace, a complete waste of time and effort. It’s astonishing how these so-called platforms can still be allowed to exist when they’re nothing but worthless, ruined excuses for social spaces! Absolutely infuriating!

#Fediverse #Lemmy #GoToSocial #SocialMedia #TechFrustration #InstanceDown #SoftwareCritique #WebDevelopment #UserExperience #OnlineCommunities #Decentralised #TechThoughts #Rant #SocialPlatforms #FOSS

Kalvin Carefour Johnny May 17

Someone: "Life is easier without the monolithic systemd."

Linux kernel enters the chat.

Linux kernel: "What do you mean? I am a monolith as well."

Me: Oh, if we use "monolith," "monolith," "other software of different principles," "on top of others," that means we are still following the UNIX philosophy, regardless of the monolith parts' presence.

Thoughts? Feel free to comment.

#Linux #Systemd #UnixPhilosophy #Monolith #Kernel #OpenSource #SysAdmin #FOSS #TechHumour #OperatingSystems #LinuxKernel #SoftwareArchitecture #CodingLife #TechThoughts #GeekLife

[Tech Thoughts] We need better digital town squares. Go and build them!

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.rappler.com/technology/features/tech-thoughts-better-digital-town-squares-needed/

[Tech Thoughts] We need better digital town squares. Go and build them!

The idea of a digital town square has shifted somewhat from being a centralized place owned by a big tech company into something that can be more homegrown

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[Tech Thoughts] Don’t forget: Working with AI means a need for human oversight

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.rappler.com/technology/features/tech-thoughts-working-with-ai-need-human-oversight/

[Tech Thoughts] Palantir says the evil parts out loud

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.rappler.com/technology/features/tech-thoughts-palantir-summary-technological-republic-book-evil/

[Tech Thoughts] Wartime AI slopaganda is a symptom of worse things

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.rappler.com/technology/features/wartime-ai-slopaganda-symptom-worse-things/

Hacker News Apr 5

Writing Lisp Is AI Resistant and I'm Sad

https://blog.djhaskin.com/blog/writing-lisp-is-ai-resistant-and-im-sad/

#HackerNews #WritingLisp #AIResistance #LispSadness #TechThoughts #HackerNews

Writing Lisp is AI Resistant and I'm Sad — Dan's Musings

Hacker News Apr 3

Marc Andreessen is wrong about introspection

https://www.joanwestenberg.com/marc-andreessen-is-wrong-about-introspection/

#HackerNews #MarcAndreessen #Introspection #Debate #TechThoughts #CriticalThinking #Innovation

Marc Andreessen is wrong about introspection

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Hacker News Mar 20

I'm OK being left behind, thanks

https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2026/03/im-ok-being-left-behind-thanks/

#HackerNews #OK #being #left #behind #thanks #HackerNews #TechThoughts #PersonalGrowth #Mindfulness #Community

I'm OK being left behind, thanks!

Many years ago, someone tried to get me into cryptocurrencies. "They're the future of money!" they said. I replied saying that I'd rather wait until they were more useful, less volatile, easier to use, and utterly reliable. "You don't want to get left behind, do you?" They countered. That struck me as a bizarre sentiment. What is there to be left behind from? If BitCoin (or whatever) is going…

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