Mastodawn

RE: https://mastodon.social/@never_released/116163433507700026

This

Back in my Macworld days, Josh was invaluable teaching me about accessibility issues in the Apple world. He now needs help. https://goodjourney.blog/2026/02/26/if-you-want-to-help.html

If You Want to Help

Well, the day I have put off for about eighteen months has …

Paolo Palombo Feb 27

Retirement interviews for AI models. Will wonders ever cease?
Thoughtful post, though. Well worth reading.
https://www.anthropic.com/research/deprecation-updates-opus-3

An update on our model deprecation commitments for Claude Opus 3

Anthropic is an AI safety and research company that's working to build reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems.

Paolo Palombo Feb 25

Paul Haddad

Feb 25

This is one of the things that frustrates me about these LLM based coding tools, too much wrong headed certainty. I've been using these classes and their ancestors for going on 30 years now and I sure as hell don't know off the top of my head. Saying I don't know is tons better than hallucinating an incorrect answer.

Paolo Palombo Feb 4

Teen Line - such a great story. Gives me hope that mankind isn’t doomed after all.
https://reasonstobecheerful.world/teen-mental-health-peer-support-hotline-california/

Inside the Teen-Run Hotline Meeting America’s Mental Health Crisis

Teen Line's peer support can be a lifeline for callers. The volunteers behind it say it's transformative for them too.

Reasons to be Cheerful

Paolo Palombo Feb 1

At the crossroad of technology, economy, and geopolitics
https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/01/india-offers-zero-taxes-through-2047-to-lure-global-ai-workloads/

India offers zero taxes through 2047 to lure global AI workloads | TechCrunch

New Delhi's latest move comes as Amazon, Google, and Microsoft expand data center investments in India.

TechCrunch

Paolo Palombo Jan 13

This video about ASML is I N S A N E. Almost 1 hour, but you have to find the time to watch it. Makes you realize how wonderful science can be.
https://youtu.be/MiUHjLxm3V0?si=vw1iFeJdn8Veg0q5
//via @atpfm

The World's Most Important Machine

YouTube

Paolo Palombo Dec 23

RE: https://techhub.social/@Techmeme/115771208506924298

Unthinkable until 12 months ago. How the US have changed...

Paolo Palombo Dec 12

Make no mistakes: the massive increase in #healthcare costs for millions of low-income Americans is squarely on the #GOP.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/moderate-republicans-stage-obamacare-rebellion-health-cost-frustrations-erupt-house

Moderate Republicans stage Obamacare rebellion as health cost frustrations erupt in House

Moderate Republicans file discharge petition to force vote on Obamacare subsidy extension, defying House GOP leadership in dramatic floor action.

Fox News

Paolo Palombo Nov 10

Last year, I stopped posting on X because I didn't like the tone of the discussion anymore. I created accounts on Mastodon, Threads, and Bluesky, thinking at least one of them would become my new habitual way to post. What happened instead is that I pretty much stopped posting anywhere.