John K Watson

@jkwatson
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Code jockey, mediocre video gamer, and wine enthusiast from PDX. needs to find a profile pic
githubhttps://github.com/jkwatson

back in my day we called this spyware

#AI #privacy #Microsoft

Turns out the Pixel 6 night mode camera is pretty good!
10+ years ago, and just as delightful a read now as then. James Mickens, ladies & gentlemen: a gem of our profession. https://www.usenix.org/system/files/1311_05-08_mickens.pdf

This is my yearly reminder that while many celebrate today as a Star Wars holiday, for me May the 4th is first and foremost the anniversary of the day that National Guardsmen shot and killed four college students protesting at Kent State University.

This year it seems particularly important to remember.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCS-g3HwXdc

Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young "Ohio"

Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young's "Ohio" set to a devastating series of photos from the Kent State shootings, and other 1960-70's protests, compiled by Hard ...

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Everybody loves magical Trevor

Do you think an average #Mastodon user with a couple hundred followers could post a silly #poll to the #Fediverse, and get a million or more votes in 7 days?

Please boost to widen the sample. ;-)

#polls

Yes
35.9%
No
64.1%
Poll ended at .
Posted about the experience of debugging an issue with @opentelemetry Java project, and how important reproducers are for maintainers
https://kenfinnigan.me/blog/bug-reproducers-in-open-source/
Bug Reproducers in Open Source

February 19, 2024

Declines in cancer mortality rates in Europe mean that an estimated 6.2 million cancer deaths have been avoided in the EU since 1988. #ShareGoodNewsToo https://futurecrunch.com/r/2430d371?m=d62c57a4-125a-4b9d-b04d-bdfd23b8627c
And I am very aware there are many many people much worse off than I.