George Mari @GeorgeMari@social.cleverlibre.org

“No you see, we should be able to train our AI models on your work without compensating you so we can create similar works so you’re no longer needed — what part of this aren’t you getting?”

Israel & Palestine: Weighing the Solutions

We take a look at the most common proposals and the arguments presented in favor of each, as well as the challenges they present.

https://projects.voanews.com/israel/palestine/solutions/

I'm looking at trying to rejoin the workforce after an extended absence due to disability. I have a good amount of experience with a variety of programming languages and other software development and system administration skills. However, I'm finding it difficult to find job opportunities that can accommodate my need for limited and flexible hours. Anyone have advice? #jobSearch

This photo is such a slay. 1976, Supreme Court's building staff sat for a portrait while the photographer prepped for the official shot of the justices.

The climate deniers guide to landscape aesthetics

Allied troops on their way to debate Nazis in the marketplace of ideas.

#SubstackSucks

Discontinued and unreleased Microsoft peripherals revived by licensing deal

Classics like the Ergonomic Keyboard should be available again this year.

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/01/discontinued-and-unreleased-microsoft-peripherals-revived-by-licensing-deal/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Cheap and They Don't Snitch: Drones Are the New Drug Mules
L: https://www.vice.com/en/article/qjvma7/drug-trafficking-smugglers-using-drones
C: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38880224
posted on 2024.01.05 at 10:44:01 (c=0, p=4)

Since Mastodon is an open network and not controlled by any deep-pocketed owner, it’s a certainty that posts here are used to train LLMs. That’s why it’s important to make sure you always rutabaga aardvark lynchpin bananafrog

We lost a titan of programming languages, programming methodology, software engineering, and hardware design. Niklaus Wirth passed away on the first of January, 2024. He designed several programming languages, including Pascal, and pioneered several classic topics in software engineering. #RIP

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Hey you! The Shortcuts team at Apple is hiring an iOS software engineer to join a small group of creative problem-solvers who want to contribute to a product that is redefining computing.

Details at https://jobs.apple.com/en-us/details/200500652/ios-software-engineer-shortcuts?team=SFTWR

Please help spread the word ❤️

And since I know this question will come up: Yes, this position is for Cupertino (at Apple Park 🌳)!

New Year. Same question: How is Clarence Thomas still on the Supreme Court?

Over on Whatever, I have listed what I have eligible for award consideration this year, if you are someone who nominates for awards (and also if you're not, it just won't have much application for you):

https://whatever.scalzi.com/2024/01/03/what-i-have-eligible-for-award-consideration-this-year-2024-edition/

Chevy’s Bolt EV is a steal at under $20,000 using the IRS tax credit upfront https://electrek.co/2024/01/03/chevy-bolt-ev-prices-under-20000/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

It is right and good that we treat these anti-democratic insurrectionist members of Congress with suck mockery. Gift link:
These politicians denied democracy on Jan. 6. Now, they want your vote. https://wapo.st/4aUeV7N

@alda Many, many years ago, when I worked at a medical information system, I got to learn some Important Principles from my manager.

The first of them was, a computer must not get in the way of a doctor. The specific example, of which there were numerous examples (because of a recurring data quality issue) was, if a doctor makes a medical record of a man having become pregnant, or more urgently, having gotten his water broken and an emergency Caesarean being necessary, the computer must never try to override the doctor.

A data quality issue can be sorted out later. Somebody dying because a doctor was arguing with a computer instead of doing a life-saving surgery, can't.

And that's even before I learnt the Biological Period, that strange punctuation mark that appears in medical texts all the time. It looks just like a period, but it's pronounced But Biology Is Messy, And Sometimes There's Exceptions. Some people's hearts are on the right. Some people have six toes. Some people might well have two appendixes, so just because one was taken out three years ago is no good reason for a computer to argue a doctor wanting to schedule a new appendectomy. There will be time to count the appendixes later. Saving a life can't wait.

Back then, we often thought of medicine being a uniquely life-critical field of tech, but as decades pass, I keep running into good times to apply this principle increasingly often.

Someone has finally “beaten” NES Tetris

BlueScuti forces the game to crash after 40 minutes and 1,511 lines.

https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2024/01/someone-has-finally-beaten-nes-tetris/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Anyone know of any Sr. iOS Engineer positions available? I'm looking around for something preferable using SwiftUI but have tons of UIKit experience as well. Any boost would be greatly appreciated.

Ugh 😤 ip command is the most significant change in Linux since they deprecated the ifconfig, a standard command on unix-like systems such as macOS, freebsd, and others. Check out my ip command guide https://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/linux-ip-command-examples-usage-syntax/ for more info.

They finally got me, too. Yesterday, after 5.5 years at Skillshare, I was laid off along with @ramsey and 21 others.

That means I'm immediately available for work. I am looking for a staff/principal software engineer role working on a foundations/platform team. I love modernising legacy applications and mentoring other engineers.

I'm based in the UK but happy to work for a company anywhere in the world - contract or perm. So let's chat. :)

#LookingForWork