FriendlyEMP (he/him)

@FriendlyEMP
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FriendlyEMP (he/him)Mar 29, 2025
Paul CantrellMar 28, 2025

Holy shit.

Just wow, wow, holy shit:

Completely rewriting a multi-million line COBOL codebase that has life-or-death consequences for real people in the space of a few months, using gen AI?

I’ve been writing software for 40-some years, and I have to say: this may be, without exaggeration, the stupidest software-related idea I’ve ever heard from leadership.

https://www.wired.com/story/doge-rebuild-social-security-administration-cobol-benefits/

DOGE Plans to Rebuild SSA Code Base in Months, Risking Benefits and System Collapse

Social Security systems contain tens of millions of lines of code written in COBOL, an archaic programming language. Safely rewriting that code would take years—DOGE wants it done in months.

WIRED
Show threadFriendlyEMP (he/him)Mar 11, 2025
@Morpurgo doesn't help me on the app lol
FriendlyEMP (he/him)Mar 10, 2025
Trans RescueMar 10, 2025
URGENT
Khaled Needs Emergency Surgery Khaled, a trans man we helped escape persecution, is now fighting for his life. He has appendicitis, but the public hospital in Lebanon won’t help him because his passport doesn't match his appearance - in short, because he's trans.
Private hospital wants $4,000 upfront.
He's been imprisoned, lived on the run for 6 months, got to Lebanon just to be caught up in a war, and now he's facing this.
#trans #TransRights #uspol
@lgbtqia
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Show threadFriendlyEMP (he/him)Mar 2, 2025
@jkntech @petitcoeur gah, should also have specified the app, not the web client. Unless there's a third party app that does this better?
FriendlyEMP (he/him)Mar 2, 2025
Can someone who's been using #mastodon longer than I help me out? I'm following the #Linux tag, is there a way to filter these to just English and Spanish? Been seeing an influx of German posts recently, no offense I just can't read it lol
FriendlyEMP (he/him)Mar 1, 2025
gnutux بالعربيMar 1, 2025
#linuxmint #arch #gnutux #linux #لينكس
FriendlyEMP (he/him)Feb 25, 2025
Kim ScheinbergFeb 25, 2025

I didn't realize how fucking useful the word 'fucking' is for eliminating AI

Turns out, it's really fucking useful!

Show threadFriendlyEMP (he/him)Feb 18, 2025
@kerravonsen @SeaFury I don't know exactly what could cause THAT issue, but I wouldn't be surprised if it was something dumb like a loose cable or something inside.
FriendlyEMP (he/him)Feb 17, 2025
@[email protected] welcome aboard! Mint is a great distro. Cinnamon should be no issue on that guy
Show threadFriendlyEMP (he/him)Feb 17, 2025
@CLDC ah, thanks for the clarification! Was a little confused by that.