Back in the day, Twitter used to be really good if I set up a thread to connect freelancers with clients. Let's see if Mastodon can do it.

Clients: if you're looking for freelancers/contractors, get in the comments

Freelancers/contractors: get in the comments

Everyone else: boosts appreciated.

The market is *dead* for freelancers and a big part of that (in my opinion) is fragmentation. Let's get that network effect *back*.

#FediHire

It’s week 4 of our sponsorship drive! Time to meet the people you’re supporting: Tim and Sean.

https://hanamirb.org/blog/2025/06/26/meet-tim-and-sean/

People don’t change their minds from new evidence.

They change when they feel safe enough to lose status in their old tribe.

"In many ways, Bender and Hanna successfully demonstrate that AI is a con. It fails at productivity and intelligence, while the hype launders a series of transformations that harm workers, exacerbate inequality and damage the environment."

Nice write-up of The AI Con by Luke Munn in The Conversation.

https://theconversation.com/is-ai-a-con-a-new-book-punctures-the-hype-and-proposes-some-ways-to-resist-257015

@emilymbender

In case you want to read the FT Emily Bender article. In the name of free information, here's an unlocked version.

#ai #GenAI #chatbots #academia #academicchatter #education

https://archive.ph/m9Xyw

As a next step for Herb, I'm happy to announce the release of the Herb Language Server and VS Code extension.

Built on top of Herb's HTML-aware ERB parser to bring diagnostics, instant feedback, and structural awareness to HTML+ERB files.

Still early, but a solid first step towards better HTML+ERB tooling. Feedback is very welcome!

It’s week 3 of our sponsorship drive! This week we have a field report from Riga and the rooftop! Podcasts, conferences, OSS expos, a new talk, and the beginnings of JRuby support: it’s been a busy time!

https://hanamirb.org/blog/2025/06/20/field-report-from-riga-and-the-rooftop/