2026-08-12T23:13:16Z https://yabu.me The ol' tealeg 🐡 https://yabu.me/npub103y5mjmp4zrjtxs6kv5xu492sv04gej20cntxrm9kw59paec4lkq5lpnkq https://files.mastodon.online/accounts/avatars/109/277/927/349/683/391/original/aac58e481bc1a913.png https://files.mastodon.online/accounts/avatars/109/277/927/349/683/391/original/aac58e481bc1a913.png https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqshvqsudmgm9dyrazr74zu76gkxt4r6dqn6z6u96exevysr37xnszyp7yjnwtvx5gwfv6r2ejsmj542p374rxfflzdvc0vke6s58h8zh7c0cwmez In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfrh39fpwpn6vx4wwaga2lrfd88p3zxa98lag276dmptwh08ykxecvw8zt2'>nevent1q…8zt2</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>from experience, getting to a good StumpWM setup is a huge time-sink, it’s always wound up feeling better to use something minimal like cwm or sway and configure it to keep out of Emacs way (generally that just means using super as its command key). 2026-07-20T06:06:20Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsydrl7mz9n2j5c3dyyt0q8mt40nvvm877xrceydar0pq82z0l5ymqzyp7yjnwtvx5gwfv6r2ejsmj542p374rxfflzdvc0vke6s58h8zh7cd7jvk0 I’m reading <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1fdrpydz4n2dpgpy5xhsa6rjg8ytggn82mt0addw6sf93272nhhnqsjlvhs" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Cory Doctorow</span> (<span class="italic">npub1fdr…lvhs</span>)</a></span> ’s “Walkaway” as my holiday book. I lived through the period where Free Software became Open Source, and the rise of what I’d call “performative open source” for internet points. The early discussions twix Limpopo, Etc and the others ring so many bells that the decision of a major character to change her name to Iceweasel made me chuckle out loud. 2026-07-17T14:12:09Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdcm6srypetl6vazndx034grr9pprhgqkyvez7tfreh9hx02yyvaqzyp7yjnwtvx5gwfv6r2ejsmj542p374rxfflzdvc0vke6s58h8zh7c76vrar In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgavn98wtzwz3mxd99rf6nmrye8a2npe02ygk0xz0f5l4rs8lq9tcqjjnd9'>nevent1q…jnd9</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I mean, sure, if we&#39;re following the FIFA/Trump rules or accreditation:<br/><br/>- I don&#39;t do any work, but simply claim to achieved the end result, despite being profoundly unqualified to make such a claim.<br/>- You credit me with whatever I claim.<br/>- You give a prize (let&#39;s say a Phd from the University of FIFA and something made of gold).<br/><br/>Deal? 2026-04-13T12:51:32Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxvtrz3slxv0p3ae7q4ywc7t9394c67nspgvdduz490j8j4sw6xzgzyp7yjnwtvx5gwfv6r2ejsmj542p374rxfflzdvc0vke6s58h8zh7c49esv7 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs22y7a9e6t4z7wd7qsw6hd2f6h0qka2ye74c35z60stszz4h70j9swv59ww'>nevent1q…59ww</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I haven’t written any papers with anyone. Is my number 0? I would think not, as that would make me Erdos. It cannot be a finite integer greater than the largest number of a person with a non negative number, because that relationship is undefined. Is it a small infinity? A large one? Feels like there’s a paper in this.<br/><br/>Also, do you think my lack of papers harms my chances of winning a Fields medal? Should I hold out for a FIFA maths prize? 2026-04-13T05:27:39Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspceaxvgyy8hhj47fkt5pj9thcxrglmax5gyzcw98clv4ksmjpdrgzyp7yjnwtvx5gwfv6r2ejsmj542p374rxfflzdvc0vke6s58h8zh7cue5vx8 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyvusc8tgk7xhj38sxey25gzsj9mef56jrh7d8deekrwewrgnvgaqnuj8ty'>nevent1q…j8ty</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>that’s is a thing of beauty! 2025-12-25T20:39:52Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsp3ygquuh5x74wmf2fzk39aglrv9crmdyfha4e23rn6ue60txemzgzyp7yjnwtvx5gwfv6r2ejsmj542p374rxfflzdvc0vke6s58h8zh7ck5mcl2 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs046dxlna5wqeres4d0dscsq5ha3a02u39zg6960t5r7l6rl78e2g7pdsk2'>nevent1q…dsk2</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>interesting: that title is a much fairer reflection of the content of the film (and you’d realise it in the first 5 minutes). 2025-12-21T09:15:03Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2h3la9dlq983xqujkhmdtatce5t45yr0ajxhhhpgh9fsalksvrpczyp7yjnwtvx5gwfv6r2ejsmj542p374rxfflzdvc0vke6s58h8zh7c90utln <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1fh736ae0xzk98s59wggazdpqg0g78mg2rwk7qf87ew96cqhc4lrst3ee83" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Codeberg</span> (<span class="italic">npub1fh7…ee83</span>)</a></span> - Codeberg migration from GitHub seems to be deadlocking a lot. I guess you&#39;re experiencing a lot of load? 2025-08-13T09:00:21Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsphjejm7fm3m0au7g8mr5z7sawqn802rmc8gsd0rvqx9ryt5dyrxszyp7yjnwtvx5gwfv6r2ejsmj542p374rxfflzdvc0vke6s58h8zh7c060klu In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsths4dt6y25h45fxjyvaesv2swsgzpy6ukfk62csgm2f0ftnrmjpgvjraru'>nevent1q…raru</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>all of the file names from Microsoft office that end in X (docx, xlsx, pptx) are actually zip files full of XML and embedded assets. If you change the file extension from .pptx to .zip you should be able to unzip it and look inside. The file formats are a bit convoluted, but with a bit of searching you should be able to find the content 2025-07-15T19:54:21Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfmyndwa7yqgkpptwrjg7pame53fgxu86wdw0sa2syt0p930nc37szyp7yjnwtvx5gwfv6r2ejsmj542p374rxfflzdvc0vke6s58h8zh7cqea88c In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdf55mhx6udzmlvpluy7y6lhwwrsh8lj5zazkh63yjqqmmta3y4zg8xysmp'>nevent1q…ysmp</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>very few people seem to believe the “trickle down” myth any more, but the “balance the books” one is deeply rooted. A proper economic education, in national curriculums, would be a game changer, but no government ever seems to want that. Can’t imagine why! 2025-07-12T15:44:14Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsywhyvegq7vtkd3egtw0ff3wzt2qmfzldchj3cwuw3z3etl2ycsegzyp7yjnwtvx5gwfv6r2ejsmj542p374rxfflzdvc0vke6s58h8zh7cy9k0hf Long read, short summary: AI is really bad for the planet. <br/><br/><a href="https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/05/20/1116327/ai-energy-usage-climate-footprint-big-tech/">https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/05/20/1116327/ai-energy-usage-climate-footprint-big-tech/</a> 2025-05-21T10:12:42Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsq2velc9lnx6ukkfnc7k4p6xcaymhehnrjpkaalxm4d4maahau5kgzyp7yjnwtvx5gwfv6r2ejsmj542p374rxfflzdvc0vke6s58h8zh7cd9m38e In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs909dtlwn7r99zm6kppac498tfg6n9k0mmvvh7z5g3p3a7zxcxgyq8de9zm'>nevent1q…e9zm</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>worth remembering that the only NATO member ever to call on the other nations to come to its defence was.... ... the USA. 2025-04-04T13:42:03Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0jxl9uzya2qjuc45f72vqs7hljq8gt78ylwhu2snxu9d0q8n997gzyp7yjnwtvx5gwfv6r2ejsmj542p374rxfflzdvc0vke6s58h8zh7cru2w6h In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyxcx3dawxm5gv5270zwlkzphahcvryef3hdcwtdvpu58cckr6n2snpqexf'>nevent1q…qexf</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>what are you suggesting that people do instead? It&#39;s fine and good to lay criticism at the feet of people, but dissuading people from voting from the only one of two viable options that isn&#39;t the root cause of that state of affairs seems counter-productive at best. 2024-11-04T18:49:06Z