Two different approaches to debugging a software problem:

The Sudoku approach: stare at the limited set of clues you have, and think harder and harder about them until you find a way to deduce something useful.

The Minesweeper approach: don't even try to figure out the solution from only the clues you have right now. Instead, focus on finding a way to acquire another clue, and then using that to get another, and so on. Eventually you've collected so many clues that the answer is obvious.

Sometimes the Sudoku approach is necessary, because you've got all the clues you're ever going to get. But I think my new motto is "Never Sudoku a problem when you can Minesweeper it."

Pleased to see the EU stop killing games petition has reached minimum thresholds in 7 countries, but they still need 550,000 total signatures by July 31st. Only EU citizens can sign, so if you are one and haven't signed it, please consider doing so.
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La pétition en bas a besoin de 550,000 signatures des Européens avant le 31 juillet. C'est pour arrêter ce qui s'est passé avec The Crew au futur (merci Ubisoft, RIP The Crew).

#videogames #jeuxvideo #stopkillinggames https://eci.ec.europa.eu/045/public/#/screen/home

What being a Windows user is like in 2025

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/05/in-3-5-years-notepad-exe-has-gone-from-barely-maintained-to-it-writes-for-you/?comments=1&post=43746095

https://cara.app/post/9a4ab546-7b3a-4373-a837-6b193237ecbe

#cara #genai

This is despicable. A huge disrespect. I wish there was something, someone, this is so terrible

This is the owner of cara an anti AI platform

http://xhslink.com/a/CpQIF1yP3fbdb

How is this not bigger news I need to move here

Most of the CDC's channels of communication with the public have been cut off. Health experts and lay people are no longer receiving critical updates about outbreaks and risks.

https://www.npr.org/2025/05/21/nx-s1-5387723/cdc-communications-cuts-social-media-public-health

The sigil was drawn in salt and ash, the candles lit at the pentagram points, the incantation declaimed.

There was a shimmer - a demon appeared.

"Curious. What ritual is this?"

"I got it from ChatGPT. I included all protections in my prompt!"

"I see," the demon said and stepped out of the sigil.

#MicroFiction #TootFic #SmallStories #vss