Giulio Cesare Solaroli
@gcsolaroli.bsky.social
Software developer.
Still taking care of Clipperz: clipperz.is
Still taking care of Clipperz: clipperz.is
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"Don't follow illegal orders" would be more meaningful if Democrats had prosecuted literally any of the prominent war criminals of the last 30 years instead of, you know, fucking campaigning with them
November 30, 2025 at 3:21 AM
"Don't follow illegal orders" would be more meaningful if Democrats had prosecuted literally any of the prominent war criminals of the last 30 years instead of, you know, fucking campaigning with them
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NY’s new law requires companies to disclose when algorithms set prices. Though it doesn’t stop surveillance pricing, its real power may be giving researchers and watchdogs new ways to investigate algorithmic harms, argues Stephanie T. Nguyen, Fmr. Chief Technologist at the Federal Trade Commission.
How to Test New York’s Algorithmic Pricing Law | TechPolicy.Press
New York’s ADPA exposes algorithmic pricing. Stephanie T. Nguyen discusses how these disclosures could reveal fairness issues and potential consumer impacts.
buff.ly
November 27, 2025 at 2:30 PM
NY’s new law requires companies to disclose when algorithms set prices. Though it doesn’t stop surveillance pricing, its real power may be giving researchers and watchdogs new ways to investigate algorithmic harms, argues Stephanie T. Nguyen, Fmr. Chief Technologist at the Federal Trade Commission.
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Yes, everyone can, and should.
It's time. Just do it.
It's time. Just do it.
Can Dutch universities do without Microsoft?
Can Dutch higher education part ways with Microsoft? The sector is trying to break free, and alternatives are being explored here and there. At the same time, more and more tasks are being completed b...
dub.uu.nl
November 28, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Yes, everyone can, and should.
It's time. Just do it.
It's time. Just do it.
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This is going to disrupt operations at several carriers, because EASA issued an AD grounding the aircraft until maintenance is carried out:
ad.easa.europa.eu/ad/2025-0268-E
The thing that strikes me the most is that in 20 days Airbus was able to trace this event back to such an unlikely root cause.
ad.easa.europa.eu/ad/2025-0268-E
The thing that strikes me the most is that in 20 days Airbus was able to trace this event back to such an unlikely root cause.
November 28, 2025 at 11:13 PM
This is going to disrupt operations at several carriers, because EASA issued an AD grounding the aircraft until maintenance is carried out:
ad.easa.europa.eu/ad/2025-0268-E
The thing that strikes me the most is that in 20 days Airbus was able to trace this event back to such an unlikely root cause.
ad.easa.europa.eu/ad/2025-0268-E
The thing that strikes me the most is that in 20 days Airbus was able to trace this event back to such an unlikely root cause.
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FreeScout is AGPL licensed shared inbox,with one-time-purchase AGPL modules freescout.net/modules-faq/...
I got the chance to try out buying / installing a module for FreeScout, adding CRM features
I run it on Cloudron, and after paying $16.99CAD and entering the license key, it "just worked".
I got the chance to try out buying / installing a module for FreeScout, adding CRM features
I run it on Cloudron, and after paying $16.99CAD and entering the license key, it "just worked".
Customers Management (CRM) Module
Manage, create, export customers or add custom fields!
freescout.net
November 27, 2025 at 5:51 AM
FreeScout is AGPL licensed shared inbox,with one-time-purchase AGPL modules freescout.net/modules-faq/...
I got the chance to try out buying / installing a module for FreeScout, adding CRM features
I run it on Cloudron, and after paying $16.99CAD and entering the license key, it "just worked".
I got the chance to try out buying / installing a module for FreeScout, adding CRM features
I run it on Cloudron, and after paying $16.99CAD and entering the license key, it "just worked".
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In 1924, Calvin Coolidge's 16-yr-old son played tennis on the White House grounds w/o wearing socks. He got a blister and was dead from infection a week later.
This is unthinkable today—which is why I wrote this series. Cuz the systems that save us from this kind of fate are in urgent need of care.
This is unthinkable today—which is why I wrote this series. Cuz the systems that save us from this kind of fate are in urgent need of care.
For a yr, I've been working on a series for The New Atlantis about the vast systems that underlie our lives. Our ancestors built them up over decades to fend off hunger, thirst, darkness and disease. But too few of us know about them—and they're all at risk. The conclusion is now available online:
Why We Are Better Off Than a Century Ago
Our ancestors built grand public systems to conquer hunger, thirst, darkness, and squalor. That progress can be lost if we forget it.
www.thenewatlantis.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:03 PM
In 1924, Calvin Coolidge's 16-yr-old son played tennis on the White House grounds w/o wearing socks. He got a blister and was dead from infection a week later.
This is unthinkable today—which is why I wrote this series. Cuz the systems that save us from this kind of fate are in urgent need of care.
This is unthinkable today—which is why I wrote this series. Cuz the systems that save us from this kind of fate are in urgent need of care.
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I really wish we'd stop calling them climate "skeptics" or "vaccine skeptics", if you jump off a cliff we don't call you a "gravity skeptic"
November 25, 2025 at 8:18 PM
I really wish we'd stop calling them climate "skeptics" or "vaccine skeptics", if you jump off a cliff we don't call you a "gravity skeptic"
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movie: we can't trace their payload, it's behind two layers of base64!
computer knowers: *groan*
reality:
computer knowers: *groan*
reality:
November 25, 2025 at 1:17 PM
movie: we can't trace their payload, it's behind two layers of base64!
computer knowers: *groan*
reality:
computer knowers: *groan*
reality:
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Finland uses “Russia-gauge” rails. They are going to move to European compatible rail gauge for their own resilience.
This is what we should be thinking about for moving to open social away from American platforms: it should come with significant spending commitments & is absolutely necessary.
This is what we should be thinking about for moving to open social away from American platforms: it should come with significant spending commitments & is absolutely necessary.
Finland announces migration of its rail network to international gauge
The Finnish government announces the migration of its rail network from Russian gauge (1,524 mm) to international gauge (1,435 mm) from 2032. The change aims to improve military mobility and regional ...
www.trenvista.net
November 23, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Finland uses “Russia-gauge” rails. They are going to move to European compatible rail gauge for their own resilience.
This is what we should be thinking about for moving to open social away from American platforms: it should come with significant spending commitments & is absolutely necessary.
This is what we should be thinking about for moving to open social away from American platforms: it should come with significant spending commitments & is absolutely necessary.
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This is a lovely color tool: colorpalette.pro
…and also a reminder of the era—not that long ago!—when most software looked something like this. It was beautiful to behold and lovely to use. This was taken from us for entirely dubious reasons, but driven people like Ryan can still do it.
…and also a reminder of the era—not that long ago!—when most software looked something like this. It was beautiful to behold and lovely to use. This was taken from us for entirely dubious reasons, but driven people like Ryan can still do it.
Color Palette Pro — A Synthesizer for Color Palettes
Generate customizable color palettes in advanced color spaces that can be easily shared, downloaded, or exported.
colorpalette.pro
November 18, 2025 at 6:59 PM
This is a lovely color tool: colorpalette.pro
…and also a reminder of the era—not that long ago!—when most software looked something like this. It was beautiful to behold and lovely to use. This was taken from us for entirely dubious reasons, but driven people like Ryan can still do it.
…and also a reminder of the era—not that long ago!—when most software looked something like this. It was beautiful to behold and lovely to use. This was taken from us for entirely dubious reasons, but driven people like Ryan can still do it.
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"If you stick a knife in my back 9 inches and pull it out 6 inches, that's not progress. If you pull it all the way out, that's not progress. Progress is healing the wound that the blow made. They haven't pulled the knife out; they won't even admit that it's there." —Malcolm X
November 16, 2025 at 10:22 PM
"If you stick a knife in my back 9 inches and pull it out 6 inches, that's not progress. If you pull it all the way out, that's not progress. Progress is healing the wound that the blow made. They haven't pulled the knife out; they won't even admit that it's there." —Malcolm X
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“Programming Languages in the Age of AI Agents”
In the age of “AI” Agents generating the code, is your programming language choice still relevant? Or will we just converge on using the top 5 languages, as that’s what the “AI” trained on?
#AI #FP #Opinion #Programming
alexn.org/blog/2025/11...
In the age of “AI” Agents generating the code, is your programming language choice still relevant? Or will we just converge on using the top 5 languages, as that’s what the “AI” trained on?
#AI #FP #Opinion #Programming
alexn.org/blog/2025/11...
Programming Languages in the Age of AI Agents
On programming and personal projects
alexn.org
November 16, 2025 at 7:31 AM
“Programming Languages in the Age of AI Agents”
In the age of “AI” Agents generating the code, is your programming language choice still relevant? Or will we just converge on using the top 5 languages, as that’s what the “AI” trained on?
#AI #FP #Opinion #Programming
alexn.org/blog/2025/11...
In the age of “AI” Agents generating the code, is your programming language choice still relevant? Or will we just converge on using the top 5 languages, as that’s what the “AI” trained on?
#AI #FP #Opinion #Programming
alexn.org/blog/2025/11...
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These same bums will be asking us for cash at the next deadline; looking forward to sending this back to every Senate fundraising text
November 10, 2025 at 12:42 AM
These same bums will be asking us for cash at the next deadline; looking forward to sending this back to every Senate fundraising text
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A big philosophy that USED TO BE present in SV innovation was “if you can think of a way this can be used maliciously in ANY way, you can’t release it until you’ve fixed that.” Now the malice is the entire point of most stuff coming out in the tech world.
November 7, 2025 at 4:43 PM
A big philosophy that USED TO BE present in SV innovation was “if you can think of a way this can be used maliciously in ANY way, you can’t release it until you’ve fixed that.” Now the malice is the entire point of most stuff coming out in the tech world.
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My mom has told me this kind of mindset was driving force at Xerox PARC when she worked there and the fact that it’s almost entirely disappeared from Silicon Valley is a prime driver of the enshittification of everything
Write code to make being human easier. Rip code out if it makes being human harder. Write code to make caring for each other easier. Rip it out if it makes caring for each other harder.
Empathy driven development has literally never failed me. It’s done me better than everything else combined
Empathy driven development has literally never failed me. It’s done me better than everything else combined
November 7, 2025 at 4:39 PM
My mom has told me this kind of mindset was driving force at Xerox PARC when she worked there and the fact that it’s almost entirely disappeared from Silicon Valley is a prime driver of the enshittification of everything
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"'They’re spending more money than I would even tax them,' [Mamdani] said in an interview with MSNBC last week."
This is the message. Make it clear that these billionaires aren't just worried about losing money. They're worried about losing the ability to exchange their money for power.
This is the message. Make it clear that these billionaires aren't just worried about losing money. They're worried about losing the ability to exchange their money for power.
November 5, 2025 at 7:41 PM
"'They’re spending more money than I would even tax them,' [Mamdani] said in an interview with MSNBC last week."
This is the message. Make it clear that these billionaires aren't just worried about losing money. They're worried about losing the ability to exchange their money for power.
This is the message. Make it clear that these billionaires aren't just worried about losing money. They're worried about losing the ability to exchange their money for power.
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Public transport often treats bikes as a luxury—or worse a competitor—but without them leaves revenue on the table.
For 25 years, the Dutch have extended the reach of their railways through investments in (300,000) parking spaces and (25,000) shared bikes. The result? A doubling of train ridership.
For 25 years, the Dutch have extended the reach of their railways through investments in (300,000) parking spaces and (25,000) shared bikes. The result? A doubling of train ridership.
November 3, 2025 at 7:05 AM
Public transport often treats bikes as a luxury—or worse a competitor—but without them leaves revenue on the table.
For 25 years, the Dutch have extended the reach of their railways through investments in (300,000) parking spaces and (25,000) shared bikes. The result? A doubling of train ridership.
For 25 years, the Dutch have extended the reach of their railways through investments in (300,000) parking spaces and (25,000) shared bikes. The result? A doubling of train ridership.
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I’ve lived through Reagan, both Bushes and Trump.
White people aren’t ignorant or afraid.
They want to destroy the world if whiteness cannot be the central perspective of everything viewpoint imaginable.
I cannot talk to anyone who cannot acknowledge this basic truth.
White people aren’t ignorant or afraid.
They want to destroy the world if whiteness cannot be the central perspective of everything viewpoint imaginable.
I cannot talk to anyone who cannot acknowledge this basic truth.
November 2, 2025 at 3:51 AM
I’ve lived through Reagan, both Bushes and Trump.
White people aren’t ignorant or afraid.
They want to destroy the world if whiteness cannot be the central perspective of everything viewpoint imaginable.
I cannot talk to anyone who cannot acknowledge this basic truth.
White people aren’t ignorant or afraid.
They want to destroy the world if whiteness cannot be the central perspective of everything viewpoint imaginable.
I cannot talk to anyone who cannot acknowledge this basic truth.
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人类专用公共许可证
The human only public license (vanderessen.com)
00:32 ↑ 103 HN Points
vanderessen.com
October 31, 2025 at 6:00 AM
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That Dante guy knew which end was up...
Dante has a specific section of Hell for people who commit crimes on behalf of a monarch (the pope) knowing the monarch has promised in advance to pardon them.
October 26, 2025 at 3:41 AM
That Dante guy knew which end was up...
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Overheard at a tech conference: "We don't need an ethics committee, we have a compliance team."
The gap between these concepts will define how companies navigate the next decade.
The gap between these concepts will define how companies navigate the next decade.
October 21, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Overheard at a tech conference: "We don't need an ethics committee, we have a compliance team."
The gap between these concepts will define how companies navigate the next decade.
The gap between these concepts will define how companies navigate the next decade.
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In social movement studies, we talk about how marches and protests expand the threshold of acceptable risk so that people take more and bigger social risks IN PUBLIC, EN MASSE. This is extremely important for the bourgeois white folks holding signs and building social rapport.
Not a shitpost: #NoKings is feel-good performative activism for comfortable mostly upper and upper middle class white folks and that’s good, actually. Millions of people in the streets protesting a fascist regime is good. It is good for the normie baseline to be massive displays of public dissent.
October 19, 2025 at 1:44 AM
In social movement studies, we talk about how marches and protests expand the threshold of acceptable risk so that people take more and bigger social risks IN PUBLIC, EN MASSE. This is extremely important for the bourgeois white folks holding signs and building social rapport.
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una peculiarità dell’inglese: una serie di nomi collettivi di animali alquanto bizzarri, un fenomeno privo di logica che non ha equivalente in altre lingue.
Esempi: army of frogs, flamboyance of flamingos, smack of jellyfish, squad of squid, parliament of owls, skulk of foxes, murder of crows...
Esempi: army of frogs, flamboyance of flamingos, smack of jellyfish, squad of squid, parliament of owls, skulk of foxes, murder of crows...
October 18, 2025 at 5:39 PM
una peculiarità dell’inglese: una serie di nomi collettivi di animali alquanto bizzarri, un fenomeno privo di logica che non ha equivalente in altre lingue.
Esempi: army of frogs, flamboyance of flamingos, smack of jellyfish, squad of squid, parliament of owls, skulk of foxes, murder of crows...
Esempi: army of frogs, flamboyance of flamingos, smack of jellyfish, squad of squid, parliament of owls, skulk of foxes, murder of crows...