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RE: https://chaosfem.tw/@Athena/116579221010443932
it feels like we as an industry need to have a think about why we even bother to make anything. stuff like memory safety and correctness only matter because of the effects that software has *on people*. if we decide we don't care about those effects when it suits us then what are we doing here
Did you ever idly wonder why there aren't already a zillion vendors of compatible hardware modules for Framework laptops? Did just nobody bother?
TIL the reason is that Framework made sure their design patents didn't let anyone else make modules https://patents.google.com/patent/US20230015249A1/en?q=(Framework)&inventor=Nirav+Patel&oq=inventor:(Nirav+Patel)+Framework
talk loudly about freedom with just an extremely prominent point of absolute central control? I Can't Believe It's Not Fashtech(tm)
One variation of a modular computer system includes: a chassis; an expansion slot; and an expansion card. The chassis includes a main board. The expansion slot: is arranged on a lateral side of the chassis; and defines a receptacle inset a bottom side of the chassis. The expansion slot includes: a latching member arranged within the receptacle; and a female connected to the main board. The expansion card includes: an enclosure configured to couple within the receptacle; a latch receiver configured to transiently couple the latching member to maintain the first enclosure within the first receptacle; and a male connector extending from the enclosure, and configured to interface the female connector of the expansion slot. The expansion card further includes an external port arranged at the enclosure and configured to interface with an external device.
My go to essay to link on all of this has been https://aphyr.com/posts/420-the-future-of-everything-is-lies-i-guess-where-do-we-go-from-here
It feels like it approaches only a small sample of the topic but is more well rounded than most writing about all of this. I've lost friends over this idea that we just have to accept this world because it's an industrial revolution so it's going to hurt... its nonsensical to have an industrial revolution of the mind let alone of society. It is what makes us human and giving that up is a grave mistake.
RE: https://hachyderm.io/@mitchellh/116580433508108130
I begged friends to slow down and wait on adotping these tools because I feared things like this. These tools are better left unused IMO because of the mountain of other reasons but the risk of personal harm is very real.
It might very well help some people do things but we need to shake the idea that instant gratification and moving fast are actually good. It feels corny to say it so plainly but unchecked capitalism is evil and consumerist habits are harmful. People need to wake up to this.
RE: https://chaosfem.tw/@Athena/116578993491995353
I felt like this was coming given how many prominent adopters there were in the Rust community. It's tragic but I've been rapidly scaling back my own use of Rust since the new year.
In the realm of accessibility, what are people's approaches to supporting text to speech for visually impaired users? I'm working on something and I want to explore making it accessible by design rather than tacking it on.
Obviously, this specific area has had a lot of LLM attention but actual users of TTS software probably don't find those tools better as I've been told they prefer faster even if unnatural sounding readers. Does anyone who uses these tools have suggestions?
Found out that the Slopfree Software Index recently reached 100 stars.
Which... wow, I never expected this level of Internet fame 
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