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dsyzling.bsky.social
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Joe Armstrong, one of the people responsible for Erlang, who sadly could not "self heal forever". He's missed, but his legacy continues to teach #computerScience A good time to remember what a _real_ engineer does. A truly generous, delightful, & brilliant man. #RIP www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNIC...

submitted 2 days ago • 1 comment

This is the affect the UK's online safety act will have - a completely partitioned web for UK users with only the likes of shitty sites like Facebook being able to afford to abide by the regulation. The unintended consequences are widespread and they've been warned.

submitted 2 days ago • 0 comments

The future—which I see as clear as crystal in front of me—is Elon arguing gold reserves are bad because they’re hidden away in Fort Knox and the Democrats might steal them, so DOGE needs to eliminate that risk by selling them off first and putting all the money in crypto where it’s On The Blockchain

submitted 3 days ago • 13 comments

What kind of manufacturer does a firmware update and forces you to reboot on a commercial machine giving you no other option when you're working. Even to the point where it will actively change the focus of the window so that you hit return and reboot your machine - HP !!

submitted 5 days ago • 1 comment

Hilarious review of Network States - long thread but worth the read - final skeet says it all - really, don't read this book - but the journey through the thread is so worthwhile.

submitted 6 days ago • 0 comments

Bessent cognitive dissonance count: - tariffs not a sales tax, sales taxes are tariffs - strong dollar without FX weakness elsewhere - revenues from tariffs without imports - revenues from tariffs but they're just a negotiation tool - We want lower rates but don't want Fed to cut did I miss any?

submitted 8 days ago • 2 comments

New: Tesla and SpaceX relied on work by undocumented immigrants while Elon Musk advocated for a border crackdown

submitted 9 days ago • 69 comments

🧵"So this is how liberty dies..." Trump’s first 3 weeks have been a relentless flood of actions. It's incredibly hard to keep up. I’ve gone through 69 actions & mapped out the pattern - showing how they fall within 5 broad domains consistent with authoritarian states 1/9

submitted 10 days ago • 523 comments

Letter expressing widespread concern at the Royal Society’s inaction over Musk reported in the Mirror: www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news...

submitted 10 days ago • 4 comments

An important discussion of the removal of a max 2 term president. If the Dems and other 'allies' in government aren't considering the implications, they really should be.

submitted 10 days ago • 0 comments

open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/t... Brilliant but terrifying piece by @samfr.bsky.social on the warped ideology driving Musk, Thiel, and the other tech bros. Among its inspirations #gamergate which too many tech journalists treated in a “good people on both sides” way ….

submitted 11 days ago • 9 comments

Security expert Bruce Schneier & digital ethicist Davi Ottenheimer: “The U.S. government has experienced what may be the most consequential security breach in its history.” And: “This is beyond politics — this is a matter of national security.” (via @anildash.com) [foreignpolicy.com]

submitted 11 days ago • 12 comments

deno.com/blog/deno-v-...

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Greenwich needs to support more independent businesses - please sign: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/st...

submitted 15 days ago • 0 comments

Distrowatch can't discuss Linux on Facebook? www.tomshardware.com/software/lin...

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