Mastodawn

we should have paid more attention to the cats who, for decades, put their bodies on the line to walk on keyboards and sit on laptops and prevent us from programming

sloot Nov 18

Micro SF/F by O. Westin Nov 15

I Am Lucifer, the Devil, AMA

"Which of your many accomplishments are you most proud of?"

The idea that once your body is done growing, so is your mind.

"Wait, when is our minds done growing?"

You were never meant to be done growing, learning, examining. But you could be persuaded to give it up.

#MicroFiction #TootFic #SmallStories

sloot Nov 18

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joey castillo Nov 18

(inspired by this post, which suggests that google wrote rules about not accessing user data into the system prompt — not understanding that that’s not how any of this works) https://unbuffered.stream/gemini-personal-context/

I caught Google Gemini using my data—and then covering it up

I asked Google Gemini a pretty basic developer question. The answer was unremarkable, apart from it mentioning in conclusion that it knows I previously used ...

unbuffered_stream

sloot Nov 18

Julia Evans Nov 18

Wizard Zines is doing another Big Zine Sale again this year on Friday, November 28th! One day only.

here’s a google calendar link for the duration of the sale if you want a reminder: https://wzrd.page/cal (or an ICS link: https://wzrd.page/cal.ics)

sloot Nov 10

Laurens Valk Nov 7

Nearly 20 years old, LEGO NXT is now running #MicroPython! 😀

LEGO MINDSTORMS EV3 (2013) is still the first priority, but we're pulling along NXT (2006) as we go. Much of it is is already working.

Thanks @schodet @danderson and many others.

#retrocomputing #ewaste

sloot Oct 28

daniel:// stenberg://Oct 27

The Python Software Foundation shows more spine than every single tech giant in just one single decision.

> Diversity, equity, and inclusion are core to the PSF’s values

https://pyfound.blogspot.com/2025/10/NSF-funding-statement.html

The PSF has withdrawn a $1.5 million proposal to US government grant program

In January 2025, the PSF submitted a proposal to the US government National Science Foundation under the Safety, Security, and Privacy of Op...

sloot Oct 27

HeathC Oct 23

Dear companies who make computer things, all I’m asking is for a “no” option.
Not “not now”.
Not “maybe later”.
No.

sloot Sep 27

t3h b3agLe oF d00m Sep 26

20 years ago, normal people avoided technology and techies would jump on the newest gadgets as soon as they could

now, normal people buy smart toasters & coffee mugs while every techie I know is on the verge of retreating to the forest

sloot Sep 8

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sam henri gold Sep 6

you know what? screw it. theremin mode. https://github.com/samhenrigold/LidAngleSensor/releases/tag/1.0.3

sloot Aug 27

Eugen Rochko Aug 26

"Sideloading" is the rentseeker word for "being able to run software of your choosing on a computing device you purchased". There is no reasonable case for an operating system developer having a say over what programs you run on your hardware.

#Android #Google