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!
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…
"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 ..."
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/
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
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.
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.