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I'm tired boss

Programming languages: "We are just a way to operate computers in a way that makes sense to humans."

Programming languages [takes a big joint hit]: "What if there were 5 kinds of nothingness?"

Mark could speak up. He could take a stand. He could use even a fraction of his power to defend the institutions and principles he once claimed to cherish.

Instead, he cringes. He capitulates. He collaborates.

This man is a coward. And no amount of corporate jargon or performative masculinity can make that stain go away.

https://www.theindex.media/this-man-is-a-coward/

Thinking of Aaron Swartz today & I’m stuck on this photo - he & OpenAI CEO Sam Altman (both circled) each scraped 1000s of docs but one did it to make the knowledge free for all while the other did it to make $$$$ through probabilistic plagiarism. The US DOJ only came after one of them & the other is feted by tech bros and executives.

Thank you Aaron for so much, for RSS, for Markdown, for Creative Commons and more. I’m sorry our society failed you.

NEW: On the same day Mark Zuckerberg announces Meta's new commitment to "Free Expression," internal employee dissent and criticism is being censored

https://www.404media.co/facebook-deletes-internal-employee-criticism-of-new-board-member-dana-white/

Shchedryk - this song has become a symbol of Christmas. Performed by the most famous musicians around the world, you also know it as Carol of the Bells.

Shchedryk is a Ukrainian folk song, the music for which was written by the composer Mykola Leontovych. 1/2