I recently had a PHP problem I was struggling with. Instead of using AI, I asked #mastodon.

I got a great answer and they kept helping as I continued to struggle.

In the end I learned and the community helped.

That’s the way it should be.

h/t @gmazzap

Remember "don't print this email" in signatures that was a bit cringe? It doesn't feel that cringe anymore in retrospect. I'm doing an experiment now with this new email signature :D Anyone doing something similar? Could it catch on?

edit: BTW please absolutely steal/modify this idea if you want!

I may regret this at some point, but I felt the need to put down in writing how I feel about this moment in the tech industry.

It is not kind. You may well be insulted by it. If you are... then you really should question yourself.

https://www.garfieldtech.com/blog/selfish-ai

#AI #LLM #Programming

TIL that:

<? this ?>
<! this !>
</ and this >

…all parse as HTML comments.

It hits a part of the parser the spec where the content is "reconsumed in the bogus comment state".

https://html.spec.whatwg.org/multipage/parsing.html#tag-open-state:bogus-comment-state:~:text=U%2B003F%20QUESTION%20MARK%20%28%3F%29

In #css, why don't we have `display: screen-reader` yet?

Instead, every library implements some kind of visually hidden class to slap on everything.

RE: https://phpc.social/@nicoverbruggen/115855639015860220

I guess if we don’t want OSS to die in the next years we need sponsorships more than ever.

Largest Oil Reserves in the world: Venezuela. https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/venezuelan-oil-industry-worlds-largest-reserves-decaying-infrastructure-2026-01-03/

Largest Oil Producer in *Africa: Nigeria. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_oil_extraction

Largest undeveloped rare* mineral deposits/fresh water supply outside China: Greenland. https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/greenlands-rich-largely-untapped-mineral-resources-2025-01-13/

One of the Largest Natural Gas Reserves: PALESTINE | GAZA MARINE FIELD. https://unctad.org/news/unrealized-potential-palestinian-oil-and-gas-reserves

With links to valid media outlets.
So you can finally stop pretending why things are happening.

I have a lot of thoughts on AI.

I've been working on this post for a couple of months now. It's very personal, characteristically lengthy, and sure to be at least somewhat controversial. Take it (or don't) as you will.

https://joshcollinsworth.com/blog/sloptimism