Mastodawn

Herb 2d ago

Niki

3d ago

if you need books about a wizard school just read more discworld instead

Herb 3d ago

Harry Sintonen 3d ago

#Microsoft sent an email to everyone saying they're listening to people now and they will definitely not pushing AI to everything anymore.

Also Microsoft enabled #github to collect all your "inputs, outputs and associated context to train and improve AI models". This new tickbox is enabled by default, even if you explicitly disabled Copilot before.

Actions speak louder than words.

You can disable the option at https://github.com/settings/copilot/features

If any PhD students are following your account, boosting would be appreciated.

Fellow PhD student: hello!

I hope you had a good Monday.

0) In which country are you pursuing your PhD?
1) What is the official duration of your PhD programme? Does it assume you already have a Master's?
2) How many academic credits (e.g., ECTS) are you required to get in order to complete your PhD?
3) If you are paid for TAing, can you estimate the number of teaching contact hours you need in order to supplement other sources of funding?

My union and Ph.D. committee have been asking for feedback, and I have a theory I'd like to test. Feel free to use private mentions if you want.

Edit: I am now using "academic credits" to make myself more understandable to non-EU people.

Herb 6d ago

Tainome Mar 22

The Fediverse in a nutshell.

#Fediverse #covid #corvid #crow #meme #trans

Herb 6d ago

Update Computer Club Mar 22

International Open #Hackerspace Day

When: 2026-03-28, 15:00–open end
Where: Datorföreningen Update, Svartbäcksgatan 65, 75333 Uppsala

Welcome to Open Hackerspace Day on March 28 from 15:00!

Get a tour of Update's space, play #Asteroids on our #arcade, see our #homecomputer exhibition, and find out about our activities! Meet our members and hear about their projects. There will be scheduled talks, a synth jam session, and a chance for spontaneous lightning talks.

The event is free and open to anyone. Drop in any time for any amount of time, no registration needed.

Programme:
* 15:00: Doors open
* 17:00: Introduction to the #Fediverse
* 18:00: #Shader #livecoding
* 19:00: #Synth jam session
* Irregularly throughout the day: Tours of the space with intro to our activities

We hope to see you there!

#openhackerspaceday #hackspace

Herb Mar 19

🆎Mar 19

If SQL is pronounced "sequel" then surely DNS is pronounced "Dennis"?

Herb Mar 19

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Assoc for Scottish Literature Mar 19

Had I been less prepared, I would have left
in springtime, when the plum tree in the yard
was still in bloom,
the windows open after months of snow,
one magpie in the road
and then another…

—John Burnside, “The Night Ferry”
Published in the London Review of Books, December 2020

6/10

https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v42/n24/john-burnside/the-night-ferry

#Scottish #literature #poetry #poem #JohnBurnside

Herb Mar 17

Minimus Mar 17

#stpatricksday #minimuslatin
Sanctus Patricius serpentes ex Hibernia agit... serpentes eum maxime vexant! (St Patrick drives the snakes out of Ireland... the snakes are annoying him a lot!)