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Jeremiah Lee @jeremiah.alpaca.gold.ap.brid.gy · 11h

I love that the hypothetical high quality implementation of any software thing is always “the Rust implementation”.

Jeremiah Lee @jeremiah.alpaca.gold.ap.brid.gy · 2d

Merriam-Webster figured out how to make a LLM that never hallucinates. This is impressive.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RvQnl3O0D3c

#ai

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Jeremiah Lee @jeremiah.alpaca.gold.ap.brid.gy · 3d

@fediforum Speaking of which, I can't find the end time for the event and the humanitix's "add to calendar" is for the entire day.

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Tim Bray @timbray.cosocial.ca.ap.brid.gy · 5d

The canceling of ICEBlock is more evidence, were any needed, that the Web is the platform of the future, the only platform without a controlling vendor. Anything controversial should be available through a pure browser interface.

#uspolitics

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Jeremiah Lee @jeremiah.alpaca.gold.ap.brid.gy · 5d

I applaud #nordicjs for its all vegetarian conference food!

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Jeremiah Lee @jeremiah.alpaca.gold.ap.brid.gy · 5d

I’m at the Nordic.js conference in Stockholm and giving a lighting talk on the social web this afternoon!

#nordicjs #conference

A man with glasses smiles in front of a balloons in various colors and sizes adorned with shiny ribbons.

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Jeremiah Lee @jeremiah.alpaca.gold.ap.brid.gy · 8d

Someone remember to wake up the Green Day guy tomorrow

https://open.spotify.com/track/3ZffCQKLFLUvYM59XKLbVm?si=10081bbc9dcf4b57&ref=activitypub

Wake Me up When September Ends

Green Day · American Idiot · Song · 2004

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Jeremiah Lee @jeremiah.alpaca.gold.ap.brid.gy · 8d

“Norström and Söderström to become Spotify group discussion co-leaders” is a very Swedish headline.

From: @Techmeme https://techhub.social/@Techmeme/115293050361605856

Techmeme (@[email protected])

Spotify says founder Daniel Ek will become Executive Chairman effective January 1, 2026, replaced by CPTO Gustav Söderström and CBO Alex Norström as co-CEOs (Spotify) https://newsroom.spotify.com/2025-09-30/spotify-announcement-daniel-ek-executive-chairman/ http://www.techmeme.com/250930/p10#a250930p10

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Jeremiah Lee @jeremiah.alpaca.gold.ap.brid.gy · 8d

🤯 I do not understand Sveriges's support of increased government surveillance.

On October 1, police and security police will gain the power to monitor calls, texts, and online activity of children under 15. Many of the new rules are set to expire automatically in 3 or 5 years. The rule was […]

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Jeremiah Lee @jeremiah.alpaca.gold.ap.brid.gy · 9d

The State of JS 2025 survey is now open.

https://survey.devographics.com/survey/state-of-js/2025?source=post_survey_share_chat&ref=activitypub

#javascript #webdev

State of JavaScript 2025

Take the State of JavaScript survey

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Jeremiah Lee @jeremiah.alpaca.gold.ap.brid.gy · 9d

5 SL ticket checkers (biljettkontrollanter) were on the 80 ferry during evening rush hour and forcing people to verify immediately after they blipped when boarding.

What good could this possibly be doing? I told the woman, “You seem nice, but your job is stupid.”

Anyway, public transit should […]

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Jeremiah Lee @jeremiah.alpaca.gold.ap.brid.gy · 9d

macOS 26 bug: Sometimes when I command+tab to another app, the previous app’s window retains focus despite the app switcher’s UI saying otherwise. When I then command+w/t/n, the previous app’s window receives the command. Then macOS prevents clicking on the window that should have received the […]

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Jeremiah Lee @jeremiah.alpaca.gold.ap.brid.gy · 12d

Working in Valdemarsvik, Sverige today at the family fjord house.

#valdemarsvik #vak #sverige

A view from a window showcasing a harbor with boats, surrounded by green trees and a clear blue sky. A red wood heart shaped candle holder rests on the windowsill. The top of a computer display is visible in the foreground.

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Jeremiah Lee @jeremiah.alpaca.gold.ap.brid.gy · 14d

workslop, noun: low-effort, passable looking work performed with the assistance of AI tools that creates more work for coworkers than if an AI tool had not been used

Source: Stanford Social Media Lab & BetterUp Labs report […]

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Free Software Foundation Europe @fsfe.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 14d

🎉 The Digital Markets Act (#dma) turns 1! Since its approval, #google, #apple & all gatekeepers must:

Allow competing app stores
Not discriminate against browsers & search engines
Allow uninstallation of pre-installed apps
Provide free-of-charge interoperability
👀 But we’re not done […]

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daniel:// stenberg:// @bagder.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 15d

The EU’s €2T budget overlooks a key tech pillar: Open source

https://thenextweb.com/news/eu-budget-open-source

The EU’s €2T budget overlooks a key tech pillar: Open source

Daniel Stenberg, president of the European Open Source Academy and founder of cURL, fears the EU's next big budget will sideline open source.

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Jeremiah Lee @jeremiah.alpaca.gold.ap.brid.gy · 14d

Sunset from my home at 19:11 last night.

#stockholm

A vibrant sunset with hues of orange and yellow against a clear sky, silhouetting a city skyline.

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Jeremiah Lee @jeremiah.alpaca.gold.ap.brid.gy · 15d

🎶 Don’t let the bastards get you down.

https://open.spotify.com/track/68XCQXyc2s9ZtDBx09AxCm?si=c5582eeba6664203&ref=activitypub

#nowlistening

Don’t Let The Bastards Get You Down

Margo Price · Hard Headed Woman · Song · 2025

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Parker Molloy @parkermolloy.com · 16d

Today's newsletter is an interview I recently did with the great and insightful @edzitron.com about the AI bubble. Check it out here: www.readtpa.com/p/the-man-ca...

The Man Calling Bullshit on the AI Boom

Ed Zitron built a massive following by saying what tech journalists won't: that generative AI is an unsustainable bubble propped up by hype and bad math.

www.readtpa.com

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Jeremiah Lee @jeremiah.alpaca.gold.ap.brid.gy · 17d

I'm a few years late to this, but Matilda the Musical (Netflix) is fantastic.

I loved the 1995 movie as a kid. The musical adaptation feels like an allegory for the Trump era.

We need to be ‘revolting children’ because we live ‘in revolting times’ and need to stand up to a bully by ‘being a […]

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Jeremiah Lee @jeremiah.alpaca.gold.ap.brid.gy · 17d

French Fuse remembers the twenty-first night of September.

Source: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DM78_eZo8So/

#nowlistening

Jeremiah Lee @jeremiah.alpaca.gold.ap.brid.gy · 17d

Bauhaus somehow has thousands of products and yet never the thing I need.

#tillsverige

Jeremiah Lee @jeremiah.alpaca.gold.ap.brid.gy · 19d

I signed Mozilla Foundation’s petition to the EU to oppose #chatcontrol.

https://www.mozillafoundation.org/en/campaigns/tell-the-eu-dont-break-encryption-with-chat-control/?utm_medium=activitypub

Tell the EU: Don’t Break Encryption with Chat Control

The EU’s Chat Control law would scan private messages and weaken encryption. Sign Mozilla Foundation’s petition to defend privacy and protect our digital future.

www.mozillafoundation.org

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Jeremiah Lee @jeremiah.alpaca.gold.ap.brid.gy · 19d

LinkedIn preempted by game play time today with a notification that it will begin using my personal data and content for AI model training unless I opt out.

So I opted out. You can too: https://www.linkedin.com/mypreferences/d/settings/data-for-ai-improvement?ref=activitypub

Screenshot of LinkedIn data privacy user settings. Setting name: Data for Generative Al Improvement. Setting description: Can LinkedIn use your personal data and content you create on LinkedIn to train generative Al models that create content? Setting label: Use my data for training content creation Al models. Setting toggle set to off. Footer text: When this setting is on, Linkedln can use your data and content to train content-generating Al models that are used in product features. The data we use for this purpose does not include your private messages.

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Jeremiah Lee @jeremiah.alpaca.gold.ap.brid.gy · 19d

LinkedIn’s daily games are fun. My favorite gameplay stat is how much smarter than CEOs I am.

https://www.linkedin.com/games/crossclimb?ref=activitypub

Screenshot of LinkedIn Crossclimb 507 win screen. Text: You're crushing it! Smarter than 95% of CEOs.

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