slotos

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A Ukrainian ADHDer in Poland fixated on gazing into the abyss.
Sleep should be easy. Someone should make a version of sleep that is easier to use

We bow our heads before the Heroes who protect Ukrainians from the barbarity of the Russian forces, defending freedom and democracy. They will not be forgotten.

RIP – Ihor Bednarchuk (48), Colombian fighter Mauricio Ramirez Perez, Ihor Tiushka (24), Nataliia Kuznietsova

Thank you for your service and ultimate sacrifice. You defend the values that we all believe in and stand up against violence and tyranny.

Вічна Пам’ять! Eternal Memory!
Герої не вмирають! Heroes Never Die!

NEWS! "I'm protesting at this hotel because asylum seekers are a danger to women" insists man supporting party where 25% of MPs had a conviction for beating women https://newsthump.com/2025/08/09/im-protesting-at-this-hotel-because-asylum-seekers-are-a-danger-to-women-insists-man-supporting-party-where-25-of-mps-had-a-conviction-for-beating-women/
“I’m protesting at this hotel because asylum seekers are a danger to women” insists man supporting party where 25% of MPs had a conviction for beating women

A man outside a hotel in Lincolnshire has today explained that he is protesting against asylum seekers because “some of them are dangerous to women,” while simultaneously waving a flag for a politi…

NewsThump
@technicaladept Yeah; the techbros are terrified the (glaringly obviously meritorious) lawsuit will deliver a multibillion dollar damages award before they can hit profitability and cash out.

"open the pod bay doors, Hal"

"sure, the doors are now open"

"no, Hal, they aren't. open the doors"

"you are right, that is my mistake. i have now opened the doors"

"Hal, the doors are still not open. open the doors!"

"you are right, the doors are not open. i have now opened the doors"

"Hal! the doors are still not open! i'm dying out here!"

"i am sorry, i did not open the doors when i said i had. that was my mistake. the doors are now open"

"... Hal ... open ... the ..."

#MicroFiction

This has been said a million times a million different ways but it’s worth repeating: the goal of a good developer isn’t to write code that compiles and tests that pass. The goal of a good developer is to solve a problem and hopefully in the process write code that can be understood by the next person maintaining it 10 years from now. The challenge is not in creation itself, it is in decided what to create and how and why
https://www.europesays.com/2302047/ Russia is hunting civilians along the entire front line. Killing people. Killing children. Deliberate FPV strikes on rescuers and medics who come to the aid of victims after attacks, all this is typical for every city or community that Russian drones can reach. The Russian army is simply killing all #Ukraine

Neurotypicals: "Just break big tasks into smaller steps!"

ADHDer: breaks task into 108 micro-steps, gets overwhelmed by the long list, abandons task, start to research road building in the Roman Empire for 6 hours.

Edit: I wrote a lenghty blogpost aboiut some ADHD symtpoms and why they happen

https://jascha.wtf/living-with-adhd-between-stereotypes-and-neurobiological-reality/

#adhd

Living with ADHD: Between Stereotypes and Neurobiological Reality

Over the past months, I've been sharing observations about ADHD in the fediverse. Raw, unfiltered posts about the daily reality of living with this neurological condition. These posts have resonated with many people, but they've also prompted requests for sources, elaboration, and deeper analysis of

jascha.wtf

AWS deletes Ruby developers entire life

https://www.seuros.com/blog/aws-deleted-my-10-year-account-without-warning/

Edit:

There are a lot of people in the comments with smart takes about 3-2-1, offline and offsite backups.

That is not the point. It was not technical failure that led to the loss of the data here, it was a shitty process. The party at fault here is AWS for implementing a faulty process, knowingly (there are previous cases), denying that, and rejecting pressure to improve the process.

AWS deleted my 10-year account and all data without warning

After 10 years as an AWS customer and open-source contributor, they deleted my account and all data with zero warning. Here's how AWS's 'verification' process became a digital execution, and why you should never trust cloud providers with your only copy of anything.

Seuros Blog
remember folks, when you read "microplastics" think "bits of tires in the air"