szescstopni @szescstopni@social.cleverlibre.org

Not quite what I expected the result of this decision to be

Lol, it sucks when you have a fear of long words because the name of this phobia is called hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia. 🤣

That word never gets used in formal writing though, the word they use there is sesquipedalophobia which is still a long word. 😆

I think we need a "slow software" movement.

We can look to slow food, Cittaslow (slow city), and other slow efforts.

We need to look "Generative AI" squarely in the eye, and run—not walk—the opposite direction.

We need to teach and advocate for software development practices which are *intentionally* easy to learn and require minimal maintenance.

We need best practices which encourage methodical longevity over quick band-aid fixes.

We need to put artistry over capital.

Will you join me?

One thing I hate about my phone and localization is that I get to pick ONE language. That's it. But I'm fluent in both English and Norwegian.

I don't want American apps in shitty translated Norwegian, I want them in native English. At the same time, I don't want my local bank, gym, metro etc showing me their dubious English translations, I want the native Norwegian.

But I can't choose this. I get everything in one language. And it sucks.

Don't forget to change your DNA when you learn it has been compromised.

@arstechnica @rysiek Small developers: Don’t build your software or business model on anyone’s AI model. When the music stops and the API is shut off you’ll be screwed. See also: Reddit, Twitter, etc.

Hell, I won’t allow myself to depend on any of Google services for anything important. Who knows when some product lead will get promoted or leave and that Google business will stagnate and die.

Wow. This email from a UK hospital instructs healthcare workers not to test for COVID because it might keep them out of work for longer. What happened to "do no harm"?

(Source: Prof. Stephen Griffin)

Thanks, California!

Right-to-repair is now the law in California

https://www.theverge.com/23910066/right-to-repair-law-newsom-california-sb-244

#RightToRepair #California #Law #TechNews

The first few years after I planted this highbush cranberry (viburnum), it grew well.

Then some beetles found it and ate every flower and leaf within a few weeks, for a few years .

I am amazed that it survived.

But this year, no bugs. I'm hoping a predator or parasite found them and the bush can resume growth.

There weren't many flowers but the birds got a few of these bright red berries, but maybe there will be more next year.

I keep ramping up my anti-tracking and anti-ads game in my digital life, and since I stopped using Chrome, my ads are getting even more generic.

I'm now mostly receiving ads for dating sites presenting single straight women, which is about as generic as ads can get I expect. They have no idea who I am, so they're serving ads for Grayson Perry's "default man". 😆

#Ads #Tracking #DeGoogle #Google

@mastodonmigration They didn't even cc the CEO.

smdh

Elo osoby polsocialowe :)

Sonda jest o zwiększenie limitu znaków na #Mastodon #PolSocial

Oddacie swój cenny głos?🤔

https://pol.social/@ftdl/111210641249957973

Today, October 10, is annual world "Just Bin It" day, when you're allowed to finally give up on that creative project that you've been feeling guilty about not finishing.

Just bin it. It's OK. Sunk cost fallacy is a thing. The work you did, is not wasted. Move on to something you actually want to do.

(Actually this is a lie, every day is the day you're allowed to give up on feeling guilty about an unfinished project and Just Bin It. )

#WritingLife #WritingAdvice

W Polsce spada zużycie energii pobieranej z sieci. I nie są to kosmetyczne zmiany
#energetyka
https://businessinsider.com.pl/gospodarka/zaskakujace-dane-o-zuzyciu-pradu-recesja-energetyczna/wgyt54s

Today, I was humbled by the challenges of rural living.
Summer and I ventured to the west side of the house to check the rain gauge at 8 a.m. to post the rainfall total online with our local weather service.
Since it is stormy, the wind closed the gate hard behind us, trapping us in the backyard. The gate latch broke and lodged in the fence between two boards.
I didn't have my phone, and all the doors and windows on that side were locked.
Yikes.
I had to put my shoulder into breaking one of the fence boards to get the gate loose.
It's past time for a new gate.
I might be getting too old for breaking and entering.
I'm taking my phone with me from now on.

Sporo tu mamy fanów pociągów....
#shitpost