Adam Williams

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Systems Engineer | Cyclist | Transit User | Data Grinder | Python Bro | Dog Person | YIMBY | Pedestrian | FOSS User (GNOME) | WebDAV Dev
locationGrand Rapids, MI
I am excited to spend some time this weekend updating this slide. ๐Ÿ™‚ ๐Ÿš ๐ŸšŒ ๐Ÿš† ๐Ÿšด ๐Ÿšถโ€โ™‚๏ธโ€โžก๏ธ
That's a delta of $113,173; meaning every five years without an automobile purchases __one year__ of earlier retirement.
#transportation #publictransportation #michigan #GrandRapidsMI
@miwebguy Does someone report what share of engagement on each platform is human?

Yes, I understand that this is bad - https://browsergate.eu/executive-summary/ - but what is the overall usage of __browser extensions__ like "Anti-woke", "Deen Shield", job search tools (as browser extensions?) ...

Again, not minimizing or anything. It just seems like a lot of effort to collect what could be, statistically, just noise. Which I suppose makes it even worse if someone takes the results seriously.

Executive Summary

Microsoft Corporationโ€™s LinkedIn is running a massive, global, and illegal spying operation on every computer that visits their website. 1. The Regulation of Linkedin In 2024 Microsoft was designated as a โ€œgatekeeperโ€ under the Digital Markets Act in the EU. The two regulated products are Microsoft Windows and Microsoft LinkedIn. The Digital Markets Act mandates that gatekeepers allow business users and authorized third parties free, effective, high-quality, continuous and real-time access to all data, including personal data, that is generated through the use of (LinkedIn).

BrowserGate

@mulad Anyone developing a new tooling strategy is required to be completely ignorant concerning the FSSTD. It is kinda maddening.

P.S. Of course, Developers not reading documentation is nothing new.

If you are in the American Midwest: stock up on air-filters. ๐Ÿ˜ข #MidwestUSA #Michigan #Indiana #Wisconsin #Illinois #Minnesota
@enobacon I believe ZIRP (Zero Interest Rate Policy) very much broke a lot of people's brains; it made money seem magickal.
@csnyder Did I miss it, again? The world is ending, again?
"This is how the core myths of generative AI were built: by executives saying stuff and the media publishing it without thinking too hard. " -> The Case Against Generative AI https://www.wheresyoured.at/the-case-against-generative-ai/
The Case Against Generative AI

Soundtrack: Queens of the Stone Age - First It Giveth Before we go any further: This is, for the third time this year, the longest newsletter I've ever written, weighing in somewhere around 18,500 words. I've written it specifically to be read at your leisure โ€” dip in and out

Ed Zitron's Where's Your Ed At
@Huubje @mttaggart Yep, much of Luxury is Convenience; and wealth is very often increasing Convenience by reducing Dependency, and without Dependency there is less space for relationship.
At some point of household income, rather than asking a neighbor to watch the dog when I leave town I can hire a pet-sitter. That decrements the potential relationships. Any example is trivial, but do it dozens of times for years . . .