Jess Robinson
@castaway.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy
Working with Perl, Typescript at Shadowcat. Tinkering with Flutter/dart. Tech guru at Fool's Dog. Living in Swindon, UK
[bridged from https://fosstodon.org/@castaway on the fediverse by https://fed.brid.gy/ ]
[bridged from https://fosstodon.org/@castaway on the fediverse by https://fed.brid.gy/ ]
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💭 new insult: your code is worse than if an AI agent wrote it
December 23, 2025 at 10:26 PM
💭 new insult: your code is worse than if an AI agent wrote it
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Low-key incensed that rainbow and ginger don't count towards the 'flora with colours in their names' goal in Earth. This is like dickcissel and tit not counting towards 'birds with body parts in their names' in Wingspan all over again. #boardgames
December 22, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Low-key incensed that rainbow and ginger don't count towards the 'flora with colours in their names' goal in Earth. This is like dickcissel and tit not counting towards 'birds with body parts in their names' in Wingspan all over again. #boardgames
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The @distrowatch end-of-year roundup does not pull its punches, in an admirable way:
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Some distributions, particularly the commercial projects, shifted focus this year, discarding useful tools and replacing them with AI buzzwords, less capable installers, and broken core packages. We saw Red […]
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Some distributions, particularly the commercial projects, shifted focus this year, discarding useful tools and replacing them with AI buzzwords, less capable installers, and broken core packages. We saw Red […]
Original post on social.vivaldi.net
social.vivaldi.net
December 22, 2025 at 12:14 PM
The @distrowatch end-of-year roundup does not pull its punches, in an admirable way:
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Some distributions, particularly the commercial projects, shifted focus this year, discarding useful tools and replacing them with AI buzzwords, less capable installers, and broken core packages. We saw Red […]
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Some distributions, particularly the commercial projects, shifted focus this year, discarding useful tools and replacing them with AI buzzwords, less capable installers, and broken core packages. We saw Red […]
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> This mod adds mainly one thing with vast ramifications: a system for calculating the stress-strain curve of metals in the game. If you arent familiar with stress-strain curves consider getting a Materials Science Engineering degree or looking at this wikipedia article (whichever one is cheaper […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
December 20, 2025 at 5:24 PM
> This mod adds mainly one thing with vast ramifications: a system for calculating the stress-strain curve of metals in the game. If you arent familiar with stress-strain curves consider getting a Materials Science Engineering degree or looking at this wikipedia article (whichever one is cheaper […]
Today in cursed setups: Running screen inside tmux - what could possibly go wrong?
December 20, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Today in cursed setups: Running screen inside tmux - what could possibly go wrong?
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(also every single digital product for sale anywhere ever needs a "Make offer" button. Because I'm sure as hell not gonna spend sixty bucks a year on a podcast, that's just completely out of the question for me, but I'd be alright with twenty. A button that says "Make offer" with a number field […]
Original post on retro.social
retro.social
December 19, 2025 at 3:22 PM
(also every single digital product for sale anywhere ever needs a "Make offer" button. Because I'm sure as hell not gonna spend sixty bucks a year on a podcast, that's just completely out of the question for me, but I'd be alright with twenty. A button that says "Make offer" with a number field […]
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Here's the document release you were waiting for today!
The UNIX V4 tape!
https://archive.org/details/utah_unix_v4_raw
#retrocomputing
The UNIX V4 tape!
https://archive.org/details/utah_unix_v4_raw
#retrocomputing
UNIX V4 tape from University of Utah (raw) : Computer History Museum : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
UNIX V4 tape from the University of Utah, received by Martin Newell circa June 1974 around when he modeled the Utah Teapot.This is the raw analog waveform and...
archive.org
December 19, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Here's the document release you were waiting for today!
The UNIX V4 tape!
https://archive.org/details/utah_unix_v4_raw
#retrocomputing
The UNIX V4 tape!
https://archive.org/details/utah_unix_v4_raw
#retrocomputing
#qt https://mas.to/@alternativeto/115737514668345919 Ugh! what does "AI focused education" even mean?
AlternativeTo (@[email protected])
Attached: 1 image Coursera will acquire Udemy in a $2.5B all stock merger focused on AI driven learning, pending regulatory and shareholder approval https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/12/coursera-to-acquire-udemy-in-2-5b-merger-focused-on-ai-driven-education/
mas.to
December 18, 2025 at 10:43 AM
#qt https://mas.to/@alternativeto/115737514668345919 Ugh! what does "AI focused education" even mean?
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The more I think about it, the more I think that the True Meaning Of Whamageddon has been lost
Once you start deliberately avoiding Christmas songs, you're denying yourself joy.
Klingons enter battle knowing they may enter Sto'Vo'Kor should chance go against them, and welcome the possibility […]
Once you start deliberately avoiding Christmas songs, you're denying yourself joy.
Klingons enter battle knowing they may enter Sto'Vo'Kor should chance go against them, and welcome the possibility […]
Original post on wandering.shop
wandering.shop
December 14, 2025 at 9:19 PM
The more I think about it, the more I think that the True Meaning Of Whamageddon has been lost
Once you start deliberately avoiding Christmas songs, you're denying yourself joy.
Klingons enter battle knowing they may enter Sto'Vo'Kor should chance go against them, and welcome the possibility […]
Once you start deliberately avoiding Christmas songs, you're denying yourself joy.
Klingons enter battle knowing they may enter Sto'Vo'Kor should chance go against them, and welcome the possibility […]
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looks like the 'it works on my computer so we'll just ship my computer' school of thought needs to go back to class
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/over-10-000-docker-hub-images-found-leaking-credentials-auth-keys/
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/over-10-000-docker-hub-images-found-leaking-credentials-auth-keys/
Over 10,000 Docker Hub images found leaking credentials, auth keys
More than 10,000 Docker Hub container images expose data that should be protected, including live credentials to production systems, CI/CD databases, or LLM model keys.
www.bleepingcomputer.com
December 10, 2025 at 6:31 PM
looks like the 'it works on my computer so we'll just ship my computer' school of thought needs to go back to class
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/over-10-000-docker-hub-images-found-leaking-credentials-auth-keys/
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/over-10-000-docker-hub-images-found-leaking-credentials-auth-keys/
December 10, 2025 at 2:49 PM
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I swear, I talk to people who are all down on themselves being self deprecating, and then it turns out they have debugged kernel drivers for the fun of it. Or make beautiful artwork. Or can give you exact quotes, episode number, and minute of every single Simpson's episode. Or manage to be a […]
Original post on infosec.exchange
infosec.exchange
December 9, 2025 at 10:34 PM
I swear, I talk to people who are all down on themselves being self deprecating, and then it turns out they have debugged kernel drivers for the fun of it. Or make beautiful artwork. Or can give you exact quotes, episode number, and minute of every single Simpson's episode. Or manage to be a […]
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https://github.com/OctoPrint/OctoPrint-Wrapped 👀
I spend the day (and an hour or so yesterday) working on a little something for the season... soon available on the #octoprint plugin repo 😉
Example picture shared by a helping hand on Discord 🥰
I need to do […]
[Original post on chaos.social]
I spend the day (and an hour or so yesterday) working on a little something for the season... soon available on the #octoprint plugin repo 😉
Example picture shared by a helping hand on Discord 🥰
I need to do […]
[Original post on chaos.social]
December 9, 2025 at 5:39 PM
https://github.com/OctoPrint/OctoPrint-Wrapped 👀
I spend the day (and an hour or so yesterday) working on a little something for the season... soon available on the #octoprint plugin repo 😉
Example picture shared by a helping hand on Discord 🥰
I need to do […]
[Original post on chaos.social]
I spend the day (and an hour or so yesterday) working on a little something for the season... soon available on the #octoprint plugin repo 😉
Example picture shared by a helping hand on Discord 🥰
I need to do […]
[Original post on chaos.social]
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The #eu Cyber Resilience Act (Regulation (EU) 2024/2847) has now an Implementing Act:
https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/factpages/cyber-resilience-act-implementation
This is a very useful and much simpler text to read, than the regulation text itself.
Take a special look at the FAQ! […]
https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/factpages/cyber-resilience-act-implementation
This is a very useful and much simpler text to read, than the regulation text itself.
Take a special look at the FAQ! […]
Original post on chaos.social
chaos.social
December 3, 2025 at 9:47 PM
The #eu Cyber Resilience Act (Regulation (EU) 2024/2847) has now an Implementing Act:
https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/factpages/cyber-resilience-act-implementation
This is a very useful and much simpler text to read, than the regulation text itself.
Take a special look at the FAQ! […]
https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/factpages/cyber-resilience-act-implementation
This is a very useful and much simpler text to read, than the regulation text itself.
Take a special look at the FAQ! […]
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RE: https://mastodon.social/@mellifluousbox/115569669020807811
If you like your Mastodon server and want it to stick around, you should consider donating some money to it, if you can.
If you like your Mastodon server and want it to stick around, you should consider donating some money to it, if you can.
We’re still an absolute skeleton crew of 14 people, competing with teams sometimes 100x as large as ours. To get to our humble team size was only possible through the less than 1% community members who donate to Mastodon, a handful larger donations, & EU grants, all of which we are forever […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
December 1, 2025 at 10:03 PM
RE: https://mastodon.social/@mellifluousbox/115569669020807811
If you like your Mastodon server and want it to stick around, you should consider donating some money to it, if you can.
If you like your Mastodon server and want it to stick around, you should consider donating some money to it, if you can.
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It seems like most every other browser is all in on AI. We have chosen a different path at @Vivaldi
If you would prefer AI not to be integrated into your browser, but still like a feature rich browser, I welcome you to try Vivaldi.
https://vivaldi.com/blog/keep-exploring/
#vivaldi #ai #llm […]
If you would prefer AI not to be integrated into your browser, but still like a feature rich browser, I welcome you to try Vivaldi.
https://vivaldi.com/blog/keep-exploring/
#vivaldi #ai #llm […]
Original post on social.vivaldi.net
social.vivaldi.net
December 1, 2025 at 2:48 AM
It seems like most every other browser is all in on AI. We have chosen a different path at @Vivaldi
If you would prefer AI not to be integrated into your browser, but still like a feature rich browser, I welcome you to try Vivaldi.
https://vivaldi.com/blog/keep-exploring/
#vivaldi #ai #llm […]
If you would prefer AI not to be integrated into your browser, but still like a feature rich browser, I welcome you to try Vivaldi.
https://vivaldi.com/blog/keep-exploring/
#vivaldi #ai #llm […]
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maybe we need a "thank the open source developer whose tools work flawlessly for you day"
November 29, 2025 at 9:46 PM
maybe we need a "thank the open source developer whose tools work flawlessly for you day"
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i have a website, mostly built up 15 or so years ago, written in a #perl based system named #Mason - mason 1 to be specific. i'm transitioning it to a virtual server running #nginx, and it's challenging. Mason 1 was pretty specific to apache2, but supposedly can be gotten to run with nginx using […]
Original post on en.osm.town
en.osm.town
November 28, 2025 at 6:06 PM
i have a website, mostly built up 15 or so years ago, written in a #perl based system named #Mason - mason 1 to be specific. i'm transitioning it to a virtual server running #nginx, and it's challenging. Mason 1 was pretty specific to apache2, but supposedly can be gotten to run with nginx using […]
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"One mile on a bike is a $.42 economic gain to society, one mile driving is a $.20 loss" https://grist.org/biking/one-mile-on-a-bike-is-a-42-economic-gain-to-society-one-mile-driving-is-a-20-loss/
When we make it easier and more enjoyable for people to cycle, we support public health and the […]
When we make it easier and more enjoyable for people to cycle, we support public health and the […]
Original post on urbanists.social
urbanists.social
November 27, 2025 at 3:28 AM
"One mile on a bike is a $.42 economic gain to society, one mile driving is a $.20 loss" https://grist.org/biking/one-mile-on-a-bike-is-a-42-economic-gain-to-society-one-mile-driving-is-a-20-loss/
When we make it easier and more enjoyable for people to cycle, we support public health and the […]
When we make it easier and more enjoyable for people to cycle, we support public health and the […]
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Having another go at building my #cheerlights colour chooser that will sit outside on my garden wall for passersby to press to change my garden lights and the zillion others in the world at the same time
I did come up with a #tag for it last time I tried as […]
[Original post on fosstodon.org]
I did come up with a #tag for it last time I tried as […]
[Original post on fosstodon.org]
November 23, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Having another go at building my #cheerlights colour chooser that will sit outside on my garden wall for passersby to press to change my garden lights and the zillion others in the world at the same time
I did come up with a #tag for it last time I tried as […]
[Original post on fosstodon.org]
I did come up with a #tag for it last time I tried as […]
[Original post on fosstodon.org]
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Very interested to see MyMiniFactory's Soulcrafted Slicer announcement; a fully open source resin slicer escaping from vendor lock in. This is the way. We'll definitely be looking at supporting this somehow!
https://www.myminifactory.com/frontier/soulcrafted-slicer-5006
#3DPrinting #opensource
https://www.myminifactory.com/frontier/soulcrafted-slicer-5006
#3DPrinting #opensource
November 22, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Very interested to see MyMiniFactory's Soulcrafted Slicer announcement; a fully open source resin slicer escaping from vendor lock in. This is the way. We'll definitely be looking at supporting this somehow!
https://www.myminifactory.com/frontier/soulcrafted-slicer-5006
#3DPrinting #opensource
https://www.myminifactory.com/frontier/soulcrafted-slicer-5006
#3DPrinting #opensource
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After two long and painful years, several design iterations, and more than 50 rebases later, we _finally_ merged the infamous, trauma-inducing merge request !362 on GNOME Calendar.
The calendars list in the quick-add popover has undergone accessibility improvements, providing a better […]
The calendars list in the quick-add popover has undergone accessibility improvements, providing a better […]
Original post on social.treehouse.systems
social.treehouse.systems
November 21, 2025 at 5:21 AM
After two long and painful years, several design iterations, and more than 50 rebases later, we _finally_ merged the infamous, trauma-inducing merge request !362 on GNOME Calendar.
The calendars list in the quick-add popover has undergone accessibility improvements, providing a better […]
The calendars list in the quick-add popover has undergone accessibility improvements, providing a better […]
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PSA to anyone who uses Gmail!
"Reportedly, Google has recently started automatically opting users in to allow Gmail to access all private messages and attachments for training its AI models. This means your emails could be analyzed to improve Google’s AI assistants, like Smart Compose or […]
"Reportedly, Google has recently started automatically opting users in to allow Gmail to access all private messages and attachments for training its AI models. This means your emails could be analyzed to improve Google’s AI assistants, like Smart Compose or […]
Original post on stefanbohacek.online
stefanbohacek.online
November 20, 2025 at 10:22 PM
PSA to anyone who uses Gmail!
"Reportedly, Google has recently started automatically opting users in to allow Gmail to access all private messages and attachments for training its AI models. This means your emails could be analyzed to improve Google’s AI assistants, like Smart Compose or […]
"Reportedly, Google has recently started automatically opting users in to allow Gmail to access all private messages and attachments for training its AI models. This means your emails could be analyzed to improve Google’s AI assistants, like Smart Compose or […]
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I just bought a domain to replicate the old support sites for old computers. So old #sun workstations, #ibm PowerPC stuff, #sgi things. (Actual domain TBA)
The thinking is to get together all of the patches, firmware updates, operating system install media, etc. for these old systems. So that […]
The thinking is to get together all of the patches, firmware updates, operating system install media, etc. for these old systems. So that […]
Original post on mastodon.tmm.cx
mastodon.tmm.cx
November 18, 2025 at 4:34 PM