2026-03-20T05:19:55Z https://yabu.me Jared White (ResistanceNet ✊) https://yabu.me/npub15z3wmpnnsal3u0n4c3zld2hg7lxl0w60rvlc8f0nknrhr7gzg4yqfh0xrp https://cdn.masto.host/indiewebsocial/accounts/avatars/108/195/559/450/330/916/original/6a6e84b524388a77.jpeg https://cdn.masto.host/indiewebsocial/accounts/avatars/108/195/559/450/330/916/original/6a6e84b524388a77.jpeg https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsz4l3leh3gcckh5daulzw66v0a5qd5xl03n3ezhad7aag9reklfagzyzs29mvxwwrh7837whzyta42armumaamfudnlqa97w6vwu0eqfz5s6taapn 🚨 **BREAKING NEWS** 📣<br/><br/>The creator of the most popular #OpenSource #Rails application as measured by GitHub stars (Mastodon), none other than <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1vl7jgjkprjrpytq0en63ss482a08aam0q5tr5nrwg4tdznvcvnaq44f6g0" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Eugen Rochko</span> (<span class="italic">npub1vl7…f6g0</span>)</a></span> himself, has signed the “Plan Vert” open letter calling for Rails Core and the #Ruby community to cut ties with DHH.<br/><br/>The symbolic importance of this act *cannot* be overstated. This is HUGE. Mastodon is approaching Rails itself in stars with 49.1k vs. 57.6k.<br/><br/>This and more in my latest #RubyCentralTakeover update here:<br/><br/><a href="https://jaredwhite.com/articles/ruby-central-is-not-operating-in-good-faith">https://jaredwhite.com/articles/ruby-central-is-not-operating-in-good-faith</a> 2025-09-25T19:21:18Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgsdmeydp963krhh77m472cvjafhj2258dr2zlefn3czmzvq68vcczyzs29mvxwwrh7837whzyta42armumaamfudnlqa97w6vwu0eqfz5skm8peq BTW, this is now where the Extremely Online™ discourse has taken us.<br/><br/>“calling someone a racist nazi is a call to violence”<br/><br/>This is a legit talking point from the “free speech” brigadiers, one meant to inflame and arrest all further conversation.<br/><br/>To be completely fair, labeling someone a racist nazi is also inflaming, but the goal there is to reinforce that an ideology *birthed from violent intolerance* is unacceptable in civil society.<br/><br/>*We* are not violent. Our aim is to *condemn* violence!! 2025-09-25T16:24:12Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqruc2m7z9jdkphtfnfrzpufvvc2wykfjqyfkp7t3eeeqfzu4zpdczyzs29mvxwwrh7837whzyta42armumaamfudnlqa97w6vwu0eqfz5s6rc7ek lol I don&#39;t think so losers. m&#39;byeeeeee!<br/><br/>#CancelDisneyPlus #BoycottDisney #WayTooExpensiveAnyway<br/><br/><a href="https://mastodon.social/@arstechnica/115255714120969917">https://mastodon.social/@arstechnica/115255714120969917</a> 2025-09-23T23:55:58Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsydky2ufez2ul6mwhd7qjydd8jgqngctdh4hswa5spxk79qexuqmqzyzs29mvxwwrh7837whzyta42armumaamfudnlqa97w6vwu0eqfz5ss62wtp In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9vey3y7el92xy45lq3lvfpgzncuvrate7dgh4m29mljakcjwquass8zh2j'>nevent1q…zh2j</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Blocked. 2025-09-19T23:11:41Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqp007jsxvu626pw4q88hvpfyggzuqmgz4crtvx2c4ns8ktl3pkeqzyzs29mvxwwrh7837whzyta42armumaamfudnlqa97w6vwu0eqfz5s7wv3uf hey guys<br/><br/>not sure if you heard, but nearly 100 of your Democratic representatives in the U.S. Congress have made it a matter of public record that America says Charlie Kirk:<br/><br/>* was a courageous American patriot<br/>* was a devoted Christian, who boldly<br/>lived out his faith with conviction, courage, and compassion<br/>* exemplified the virtues of faith, fidelity, and<br/>fatherhood<br/>* engaged in respectful, civil discourse…always seeking to elevate truth, foster understanding, and strengthen the Republic<br/><br/>😄 2025-09-19T20:33:54Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsx0ses2zg8fndys9h3q6h8tygt8tuv3xxrp34rhx02rn53g5cu2hszyzs29mvxwwrh7837whzyta42armumaamfudnlqa97w6vwu0eqfz5s0dnwvv In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsg4r58elmgafjvtx674k4280qev6hyxh0nvrqjlg0qyp4lq0ht3lq66dj6j'>nevent1q…dj6j</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Yep. Figures.<br/><br/>Hard not to fall into conspiracy theory territory here. After all, we *know* that Ruby Central leadership was physically at Rails World to hob-hob. They told us this much.<br/><br/>What did DHH know and when did he know it?<br/><br/>#Ruby #RubyCentralTakeover<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/indiewebsocial/media_attachments/files/115/232/035/126/717/231/original/52ded194c0fb209f.png"> <br/> 2025-09-19T17:02:02Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0n2k0jc3h6pl2p42trtz4k6kq5mhdkm6x3f85ldc85me0jzqzd5gzyzs29mvxwwrh7837whzyta42armumaamfudnlqa97w6vwu0eqfz5ssx0xle Ahem.<br/><br/>I need to weigh my words carefully re: #Ruby Central, but let&#39;s just say I have *zero* respect for the current leadership. Zero.<br/><br/>And I have receipts.<br/><br/>Just wondering how much I want to get into this. As the lead maintainer of a Ruby web framework, I&#39;m a biased source. But it&#39;s getting increasingly hard to stay silent any longer.<br/><br/>#RubyCentralTakeover 2025-09-19T16:13:09Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsyrgfzj3vuej8fmvdskctax2ghfdu6ghfym33jrhrpld6j8qfgxyqzyzs29mvxwwrh7837whzyta42armumaamfudnlqa97w6vwu0eqfz5s5pf8mg I can&#39;t boycott Disney+/Hulu yet because my kids would murder me…they got me watching Steven Universe and we&#39;re still on the first season, so it&#39;s gonna be a while. Otherwise I&#39;d finish out Alien: Earth and then cancel!<br/><br/>I&#39;ll argue I get a pass because I&#39;ve boycotted a shit-ton of other companies at this point. 😅 Just wanna say it because if you&#39;re also not in a position where you can boycott Disney, you&#39;re not alone.<br/><br/>Yet at the same time, I encourage everyone who can:<br/><br/>#BoycottDisney 🤓 2025-09-19T01:15:50Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9dtjlc3hvnyxtfmqynrnutvje8hvy3h23gl5u77chgyqu6y0qsagzyzs29mvxwwrh7837whzyta42armumaamfudnlqa97w6vwu0eqfz5snegals I just realized I&#39;ve never seen a single movie showing the rise of Nazism from the perspective of ordinary German citizens.<br/><br/>There must be some out there, but all I&#39;ve ever seen is triumphalist American films about World War II (when the Nazis were already in power). The closest thing I can think of is an old 80s TV miniseries called The Man Who Lived at the Ritz. It shows an American living abroad in Paris (a painter), and his experience with Nazism taking hold and also the French resistance. 2025-09-18T20:44:39Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9m6xweup05kglhqdslrea7y7a6akmtuthtclad0pdulccgp975tszyzs29mvxwwrh7837whzyta42armumaamfudnlqa97w6vwu0eqfz5slp94jw In one day,<br/><br/>Jimmy Kimmel is canceled from ABC,<br/><br/>and Jerry is canceled* from Ben &amp; Jerry.<br/><br/>* (ok, he quit, but the reasons are the same)<br/><br/>As usual, projection is confession with the fascists. They just *love* free speech…as long as it&#39;s free hate speech. Call them on their bullshit and vile attacks, and now *you&#39;re* the one with the target on your back.<br/><br/>We don&#39;t need to wonder what it&#39;s like to live in a dystopia anymore, because we&#39;re already living it. Hello! 2025-09-17T23:34:23Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9q7gw82r88jahgtwj2yel32qvdtj85mpnq2utwwgkdwt9xs6kf5czyzs29mvxwwrh7837whzyta42armumaamfudnlqa97w6vwu0eqfz5snl6vp9 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8clurpcww7wes2u60t4rwx3s65cg238texntg6fav228zfwcxnhc0vkhzc'>nevent1q…khzc</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Sorry to hear about your dad Collin, and also sorry it was such a difficult experience. I wish you well decompressing from all that. Peace ✌️ 2025-09-17T21:54:39Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstkzev02amsk3rpneffhp5k09n7d72w86wx82f4tc2rntcdahzgyqzyzs29mvxwwrh7837whzyta42armumaamfudnlqa97w6vwu0eqfz5s03vz9z “When I saw [Wu-Tang Clan’s music video “Mandingo” made with Veo 2], I almost fell out of my chair,” YouTube/Google music chief Lyor Cohen said Monday night. “I would challenge anybody to say, ‘That’s not art.’ I think it’s absolutely artistic, and it’s incredibly well done.”<br/><br/>Well I challenge it.<br/><br/>And the man must be blind because it looks like ass and filled with hilarious continuity errors like the main dude somehow grows a full bread between the car ride and entering the building. 😂 2025-09-17T02:28:09Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsptvxq3g697a38cufsd2t74ghj054g9gx5dvvxywvt46ppzhj7rjqzyzs29mvxwwrh7837whzyta42armumaamfudnlqa97w6vwu0eqfz5sljjz0u In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs85dpfc49vpl7jr8emtu073qcpjekmtuz790nu9ac98ma4gfa5klsp4g7n3'>nevent1q…g7n3</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Some areas have been hit harder than others I suspect. I feel very fortunate here in Portland that we have a robust local shops culture… not to say that nobody&#39;s struggling because certainly some places have closed over the years, but generally I can shop locally for most of anything I need. 2025-09-14T22:00:13Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqgrgl2ak7kv4kkenl8epmlvr5ae4ukvaruvwx6xlmtlp7spn7ylgzyzs29mvxwwrh7837whzyta42armumaamfudnlqa97w6vwu0eqfz5s5u8y7w C&#39;mon people!<br/><br/>50 years from now, our great-grandchildren will asking what did we do to stop the rise of the new American Nazis and Fascist Oligarchs, and if our answer is…oh well, um, uh, hmm, and sorry we couldn&#39;t be bothered to skip out on that cushy corporate job or avoid that flashy professional conference or stay off that former birdsite for the likes…<br/><br/>Wow.<br/><br/>I really expected more from my generation. 😕 2025-09-14T05:37:13Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2f304qkntpqjrpdmn5nztau98ztahnsfpzuf90wtjqlvsptsfs5qzyzs29mvxwwrh7837whzyta42armumaamfudnlqa97w6vwu0eqfz5s0v2g84 I am fascinated by the new album “Man’s Best Friend” by #SabrinaCarpenter, and I have thoughts.<br/><br/>I have been dismayed by this year’s sudden lurch into a sort of “white (supremacist) beauty” aesthetic most epitomized by Sydney Sweeney’s “Got Great Jeans” brouhaha. I wondered if Carpenter’s vibe dips a toe into those same nauseating waters.<br/><br/>But nothing could be further from the truth! Pay heed to the lyrics of “Tears”, it absolutely kicks incel culture in the balls:<br/>#blog <a href="https://jaredwhite.com/links/20250911/sabrina-carpenter-post-feminist">https://jaredwhite.com/links/20250911/sabrina-carpenter-post-feminist</a> 2025-09-12T06:46:35Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqc53fpsektxuedya54mty5teg2rcm3de04nzfvw7a9du6axad5jqzyzs29mvxwwrh7837whzyta42armumaamfudnlqa97w6vwu0eqfz5shupu4m I&#39;ve just never understood the appeal of Sydney Sweeney.<br/><br/>The first I ever saw her was in The White Lotus as a bratty blonde teenager. And she was fine in that. Not terribly memorable, but fine.<br/><br/>Then I started to get the impression that&#39;s always her thing. Bratty, on the edge of slutty, etc. Which is OK in that plenty of actors fill roles they already seem good at—certainly true of character actors.<br/><br/>But I simply don&#39;t know if there&#39;s anything beyond that! And now with that *awful* jeans ad… 🤷🏻‍♂️ 2025-08-04T21:39:17Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstrddq47ma0kpyfnvqcd38f9cnvjjqgr5a84pksh099zhvpumr2eczyzs29mvxwwrh7837whzyta42armumaamfudnlqa97w6vwu0eqfz5sjd8pc4 The cult classic TV show Max Headroom predicted a future where a sort of media-centric corporate oligarchy would essentially be the government, with all of the wild inequality and horrific abuse of civil rights you might expect.<br/><br/>More recently, the Canadian sci-fi show Continuum envisioned a future where a high-tech &#34;Corporate Congress&#34; ran everything with the &#34;City Protective Services&#34; acting as their fascist enforcers.<br/><br/>As always, *we should have paid more attention to the artists.* 2025-05-05T16:38:43Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswmajv746j8tx0xqstp8r52usf25y5j0nfdxuzfndumsn96vrs9cszyzs29mvxwwrh7837whzyta42armumaamfudnlqa97w6vwu0eqfz5sahz8xy I sometimes feel bad it’s been over two months and I haven’t traveled farther to more “spectacular” inland wilderness areas. I’ve largely spent a heckuvalotta time just in coastal areas of #Oregon and Northern #California.<br/><br/>But why not? I sincerely believe this is some of the most beautiful country you’ll find anywhere. And town-hopping—checking out the local food scenes, libraries, stores, galleries, markets, etc.—is one of the most fun things to do ever.<br/><br/>#blog <a href="https://jaredwhite.com/20250504/oregon-is-just-so-great-though">https://jaredwhite.com/20250504/oregon-is-just-so-great-though</a> 2025-05-05T04:09:16Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8vt6uclww2wdknh8338cxt4dplsc4agu7er8a023kruylcvddm3qzyzs29mvxwwrh7837whzyta42armumaamfudnlqa97w6vwu0eqfz5sg3pgsd In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsx8fuf62rks03pgkz9dlwg5zzjpl8an3r08xjtkxu7y9v2c6cx4hc9sr56y'>nevent1q…r56y</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>OK, I finished it (it was a slog in certain parts due to the legalese and citations I don&#39;t understand), and based on the juicy narrative details, I can honestly say I don&#39;t even recognize the company being portrayed.<br/><br/>I have been saying in a provocative way how the Apple of the 2020s has become no better than the Microsoft of the 1990s…but even so, I was unprepared to process through the depths of pathological behavior on display here. 😩<br/><br/>More thoughts to come… 2025-05-02T22:34:11Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsx8fuf62rks03pgkz9dlwg5zzjpl8an3r08xjtkxu7y9v2c6cx4hczyzs29mvxwwrh7837whzyta42armumaamfudnlqa97w6vwu0eqfz5sska7kk In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsywxcruupua2ku4hzqcqc4s4qh099x59z7hz0mq7huae7z5x9c9ps3s2vw3'>nevent1q…2vw3</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I&#39;m reading through Judge Gonzalez&#39; order against Apple&#39;s unlawful App Store policies right now, and oh boy do I have a big smile on my face. 😃<br/><br/>(For context, I&#39;m a huge fan of Apple products. Simultaneously, I have an extreme dislike for the locked-down nature of the iPad, and by extension iPhone. I believe every power user should be able to say &#34;Yes, make this work like a real computer please&#34; and then install—and pay for if necessary—any relevant code anyone has ever provided.) 2025-05-02T04:54:40Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsywxcruupua2ku4hzqcqc4s4qh099x59z7hz0mq7huae7z5x9c9pszyzs29mvxwwrh7837whzyta42armumaamfudnlqa97w6vwu0eqfz5sq85zgg I&#39;m hoping to have time this evening to sit down and read every word of the “ORDER GRANTING EPIC GAMES, INC.’S MOTION TO ENFORCE INJUNCTION” by Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers so I can offer some informed perspective, but reading some of the introductory material along with what other people have said about it, I&#39;m rather flabbergasted.<br/><br/>It&#39;s not just that Apple—from CEO Tim Cook on down (excepting namely Phil Schiller)—went down the road of &#34;malicious compliance&#34;. It&#39;s that they covered it up! 🤨 2025-05-01T22:35:06Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfsx5hzwwwapf9dctvdypu5v26xuhfq7wxnut27jjfezn6zk976hqzyzs29mvxwwrh7837whzyta42armumaamfudnlqa97w6vwu0eqfz5sc6923m It&#39;s just amazing to me that after all this time, no one—and I mean NO ONE—does a man-on-the-street tech product review video like Casey Neistat. I hung on every word, every shot, from beginning to end.<br/><br/>(And damn, now I want this product! 😂)<br/><br/><a href="https://youtu.be/Ud2BcD5NC2A">https://youtu.be/Ud2BcD5NC2A</a> 2025-04-30T20:53:01Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfmh9jgdzxlzz7jhykjyp2selamdxgph5rgyrp4kzf279utjkgrkszyzs29mvxwwrh7837whzyta42armumaamfudnlqa97w6vwu0eqfz5s3dkrnm In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0n56260raerzpw46658504t5fmkx60kqxq664ntyn77mtf84sw8qg8rspx'>nevent1q…rspx</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Well presumably our president is also a public servant who must obey the law, but the question then becomes who will enforce it when he does not. 🧐 2025-04-30T15:17:42Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswvqckqy7q64x2smhnypxlzayrqjej3wx36enm2yv9g45nzg77q6gzyzs29mvxwwrh7837whzyta42armumaamfudnlqa97w6vwu0eqfz5s0un5j4 I continue to be shocked by lie after lie after lie from these goons. I shouldn&#39;t be, but I am. Nothing in any of Kristi Noem&#39;s statements here have any basis in reality. When will these people be held accountable for themselves behaving like criminals?! The executive branch has turned into the mob.<br/><br/>#FreeKilmarAbregoGarcia<br/><br/><a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/kristi-noem-kilmar-abrego-garcia-trump-deport/">https://www.cbsnews.com/news/kristi-noem-kilmar-abrego-garcia-trump-deport/</a> 2025-04-30T14:28:24Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspzef4ampxsmkkw39tmacvsrucvcz54e64f74s39hruds98tgd00szyzs29mvxwwrh7837whzyta42armumaamfudnlqa97w6vwu0eqfz5s56wjkt Federal goons can go pound sand. #Portland #Oregon will not be bullied, nor will we allow residents to live in fear.<br/><br/>Kudos to Mayor Keith Wilson and Governor Tina Kotek for standing up for what&#39;s right.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.opb.org/article/2025/04/28/portland-mayor-defends-sanctuary-status-against-renewed-trump-threats/">https://www.opb.org/article/2025/04/28/portland-mayor-defends-sanctuary-status-against-renewed-trump-threats/</a> 2025-04-29T23:27:01Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxppm44dnnvfsqy0w7sj9yh39nzuvgavdk25dy8qt9hdy7vgus0kczyzs29mvxwwrh7837whzyta42armumaamfudnlqa97w6vwu0eqfz5s6jcdas “We are already living inside the architecture of totalitarianism”<br/><br/>A chilling quote from an *absolute must-watch* TED talk by British journalist Carole Cadwalladr—one of the original reporters of the Cambridge Analytica scandal and 2019 Pulitzer Prize finalist.<br/><br/>Her bona fides speak for themselves. And her dire warning of just how much trouble our world is in right now bears serious consideration. Plus her personal address to Sam Altman? Perfection.<br/><br/>✊ RESIST! ✊<br/><br/>#blog 🔗 <a href="https://jaredwhite.com/links/20250412/we&#39;re-living-in-the-architecture-of-totalitarianism">https://jaredwhite.com/links/20250412/we&#39;re-living-in-the-architecture-of-totalitarianism</a> 2025-04-13T05:15:36Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsyr2x0hmka8gs8d46duzcvea2pp760558kzam0dnj4kccfnn6n0gqzyzs29mvxwwrh7837whzyta42armumaamfudnlqa97w6vwu0eqfz5s86a9ga I just finished watching the first episode of The Studio on Apple TV+.<br/><br/>And I didn’t love it.<br/><br/>*I LOVED IT.* 🙌 👏👏<br/><br/>(Well of course I did, Seth Rogen is one of my absolute favorite stars ever. He&#39;s the good Rogen, not the bad Rogan. Even so… 🤯)<br/><br/>#blog 🔗<br/><a href="https://jaredwhite.com/20250331/the-studio-is-all-that">https://jaredwhite.com/20250331/the-studio-is-all-that</a> 2025-04-01T03:43:25Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs265jxdny25lvts67nh8vy7vd47tjmzvw5xg8ky4crw3eq4rxtvhgzyzs29mvxwwrh7837whzyta42armumaamfudnlqa97w6vwu0eqfz5s0mfvu5 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8n7a5ccl5jc2j6twm6gjdw23658lvap79gd6lt8xzludvhfvv3lcpxw9hr'>nevent1q…w9hr</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Either that, or your requirements were largely generic, possibly served just as well by low-code/no-code solutions or even database + forms platforms (Airtable, etc.).<br/><br/>The person also claims they were quoted $130K for humans to develop it instead. There is *no way* a legitimate $130K project (I question that estimate, certainly) was extruded out by some person with a prompt.<br/><br/>But hey, that&#39;s the world we live in now. Non-experts thinking their lack of expertise is a virtue. 2025-03-31T17:53:31Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8n7a5ccl5jc2j6twm6gjdw23658lvap79gd6lt8xzludvhfvv3lczyzs29mvxwwrh7837whzyta42armumaamfudnlqa97w6vwu0eqfz5swn6f5t Literal quote I read on another social network (concatenated from a larger one):<br/><br/>“I&#39;m not a developer, I got two AI models to develop a web app from my instructions…my AI workflow generated a production-ready app”<br/><br/>I&#39;m sorry, but if you are not a software developer you don&#39;t know what a &#34;production-ready app&#34; is, how it works, what it means to maintain it, what problems will arise in the future, how to deal with those problems, and a lengthy host of issues too numerous to contain here. 2025-03-31T17:47:49Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsf7tvxk38qvdgnulx9tsursskl8uqaz0almzs98wuljpxf5k9hphczyzs29mvxwwrh7837whzyta42armumaamfudnlqa97w6vwu0eqfz5s0jv3y5 where is the lie<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/indiewebsocial/media_attachments/files/114/241/802/065/148/434/original/31a03e335d4baf1c.png"> <br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/indiewebsocial/media_attachments/files/114/241/802/654/265/067/original/596935797b7bf7ce.png"> <br/> 2025-03-28T19:54:39Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2y3wycrmv7aps04sn43nr0pq6yc9rtnzm8hzwtwsvzqkycejqrjczyzs29mvxwwrh7837whzyta42armumaamfudnlqa97w6vwu0eqfz5sz2cj93 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2gd9gx59tt95fm43x2k8s0j2s30m9sx4ekwnynawx0049s2kapdstk86zz'>nevent1q…86zz</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>If LLMs put the final nail in the coffin of those ridiculous hiring practices…well, maybe that&#39;s one silver lining. 😅 2025-03-25T14:30:11Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsyg8e2jkwqujsgel0rks2xms4whm48qkcrexeq2y72umlp5r5xs7czyzs29mvxwwrh7837whzyta42armumaamfudnlqa97w6vwu0eqfz5sue49qc In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs94aez8q4duncv4te5yg3lzslk29h4mahgjy4nmzvznzumxkwvnlge8djl6'>nevent1q…djl6</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Would love it if you could direct your ire towards the tech CEOs who are literally claiming code will be written by AIs almost exclusively in mere months! We need all the help we can get in the activist community, because we are drowning here in slop and alternative facts. 😅 2025-03-13T20:25:10Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrr5v2mpsgh2hvgpwzcd85n66y3j4pv94ljfk3gvx6h30tms28t3qzyzs29mvxwwrh7837whzyta42armumaamfudnlqa97w6vwu0eqfz5skwzk7e I&#39;m done asking politely.<br/><br/>**Stop promoting dangerous and unethical technologies.**<br/><br/>NGL, it&#39;s certainly upsetting to me to have a rift open up between me and some of the programmers / educators I know, but I simply cannot stand idly by and see the unfounded marketing hype and the &#34;FOMO&#34; continue to spread unabated. We need to be public and *loud* about how genAI is corroding the industry and letting an entire future generation of creatives down—before it&#39;s too late. 2025-03-13T19:48:18Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvns9c7ccdnujgja48w7fsl7xfj0mdsu0rmw5cjmz4w82va440pzqzyzs29mvxwwrh7837whzyta42armumaamfudnlqa97w6vwu0eqfz5seu9l6p Pocket Casts is a great podcast player on iOS, and the web version is surprisingly pleasant to use and full-featured. Making it publicly accessible as a free service is quite amazing, and now means we have a go-to way to promote anyone listening to a podcast casually. 👏 2025-03-11T21:32:04Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsz5wyzazxntpy87syql5xy4q4gj09wn8nt4v45hakqvqtvl3scjwczyzs29mvxwwrh7837whzyta42armumaamfudnlqa97w6vwu0eqfz5sezgrcf “The cost of buying a new car has risen more than $10,000 since the pandemic, from roughly $38,000 in January 2020 to more than $48,500 in January 2025, according to Cox Automotive data.<br/><br/>“The average monthly payment for a new car loan was $755 in January — down from the $795 peak in December 2022 but well above the $566 average in 2019…”<br/><br/>$755 a month?! 🤯<br/><br/>I have absolutely no idea how anyone can afford that. Car pricing has gone completely insane.<br/><br/>#blog 🔗 <a href="https://jaredwhite.com/links/20250308/car-loans-are-insane">https://jaredwhite.com/links/20250308/car-loans-are-insane</a> 2025-03-09T04:18:35Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsf5yt3zdzset6dl2e4zkvtulz3n5srv4jxm9zkcm3stx2y2ewhsqszyzs29mvxwwrh7837whzyta42armumaamfudnlqa97w6vwu0eqfz5s3q9hv0 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsq9r4n9fyj5hes5ucgtc9dqq609lalzse7l73pcpxppvtz9ysj24sh6dqwe'>nevent1q…dqwe</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/><a href="https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5180324-10-house-democrats-censure-al-green/">https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5180324-10-house-democrats-censure-al-green/</a><br/><br/>In the end, 10 Democrats backed the measure: Reps. Ami Bera (Calif.), Ed Case (Hawaii), Jim Costa (Calif.), Laura Gillen (N.Y.), Jim Himes (Conn.), Chrissy Houlahan (Pa.), Marcy Kaptur (Ohio), Jared Moskowitz (Fla.), Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (Wash.) and Tom Suozzi (D-N.Y.). 2025-03-06T17:59:36Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswpmazl5ds5jlsz6k9yq3eqcewyn2p33fyn5u5lp3p0r6zhgnw5ggzyzs29mvxwwrh7837whzyta42armumaamfudnlqa97w6vwu0eqfz5s7p3xl7 The House Democrats who voted to censure Rep. Al Green should be fucking ashamed of themselves.<br/><br/>We are not asking for you to protect &#34;norms&#34; and upload the sanctity of your now god-forsaken institution. We&#39;re asking you to *spit in the eye* of the fascist goons who are presently dismantling our system of government.<br/><br/>If you lack the proper intestinal fortitude to **fight** MAGA 100% of the time without fail, without wavering, without the slightest hesitation—you should be BOOTED OUT OF OFFICE. 2025-03-06T17:56:56Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8fzcf7w0vw0v3n66mjd48agpax9r9qed7a407vm7rw4ncsx9q8eczyzs29mvxwwrh7837whzyta42armumaamfudnlqa97w6vwu0eqfz5sxhke6w lol, sure looks like Trumpism is doing real good. Well done MAGA!<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/indiewebsocial/media_attachments/files/114/116/571/738/657/345/original/bef30afab0cc542b.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-03-06T17:05:01Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsw4hsg3v527hh0jhe4tf789gf60lsa48thv282x556uprgllell9qzyzs29mvxwwrh7837whzyta42armumaamfudnlqa97w6vwu0eqfz5sy52n8h In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfy3d95dxec3ay960l7vl44mw6uk5pt5jplk67wpc9p6vq5850hhgvtdqjh'>nevent1q…dqjh</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I think Dems need to be loudly supportive of grassroots demonstrations and &#34;civil disobedience&#34; and the like. Because from a political standpoint, there&#39;s nothing they can do. Courts and legal action may help sometimes, but not in many cases as we&#39;re now seeing. 2025-03-05T15:55:12Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0vx66zzkjw2hs4fcfwd6m02k3dc8l39wdjjhhu8l6d3ne7llxxzszyzs29mvxwwrh7837whzyta42armumaamfudnlqa97w6vwu0eqfz5sx89pus OK, finally something not vomit inducing. Michigan Senator Elissa Slotkin&#39;s Democratic response to the Turd-in-Chief:<br/><br/><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nP2s7kWJfd0">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nP2s7kWJfd0</a> 2025-03-05T04:12:25Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvrlh395xfmckmj2fv0nljt4fzql0eq0ajhmatlw0zwkn7zgfz64czyzs29mvxwwrh7837whzyta42armumaamfudnlqa97w6vwu0eqfz5swvear5 Y&#39;know that old canard about how you start out as a young progressive hippie and over time as you get older you become more conservative?<br/><br/>That *totally didn&#39;t happen* for me. I&#39;ve been on the exact opposite journey. 😂<br/><br/>And I&#39;m ready to tear down the whole fucking establishment. ⚒️<br/><br/>Gee, I wonder what my Young Evangelical Republican self would think of me now?! 🌼☮️😌<br/><br/>#blog 🔗 <a href="https://jaredwhite.com/20250302/hippie-roots">https://jaredwhite.com/20250302/hippie-roots</a> 2025-03-03T05:52:22Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs964h2q74wqsnqlw3zs506d6y72euvks8fywnfgsly4esdqalrqfczyzs29mvxwwrh7837whzyta42armumaamfudnlqa97w6vwu0eqfz5swpj6kh Hey, I&#39;m not a European. I&#39;m not a Dane.<br/><br/>But it sure sounds like noted transphobe &amp; xenophobic racist, Founder and Lead Maintainer of the Ruby on Rails web framework, David Heinemeier Hansson (DHH), is asking for Europe to dramatically escalate an arms race—not reluctantly as a grim reaction to a menacing Russia, but so that Europe can gleefully rattle its saber at other world powers.<br/><br/>(He&#39;s also big mad at wind &amp; solar.)<br/><br/>What say you, Europeans?<br/><br/><a href="http://archive.today/2025.02.18-225742/https://world.hey.com/dhh/europe-s-impotent-rage-7edae302">http://archive.today/2025.02.18-225742/https://world.hey.com/dhh/europe-s-impotent-rage-7edae302</a><br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/indiewebsocial/media_attachments/files/114/027/359/901/816/436/original/7bb9efa20e1d376b.png"> <br/> 2025-02-18T23:00:01Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0rn4trm08la7wl4xdnr0j9utzw7rkcg9c9mzft96aytgv7g6ga7szyzs29mvxwwrh7837whzyta42armumaamfudnlqa97w6vwu0eqfz5sklrtju In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8ysj2frd3pku8j40kwm4cf0qu0s02zdcrteusxa3d5r5a9jy4cssaj0pqn'>nevent1q…0pqn</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I believe I recall there being a study a while back that showed that the people who are most enthusiastic about this technology are the ones who least understand how it works.<br/><br/>Once you&#39;ve popped the hood, you find out there is no magic. It&#39;s just a zillion Internet-scraped data points in a trenchcoat. 2025-02-18T15:49:35Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszvszytjwhw4uuysh4vsdvzsgz426g6dmhhnkhjewsqyj20vezjtqzyzs29mvxwwrh7837whzyta42armumaamfudnlqa97w6vwu0eqfz5svlfqsf So my fellow Americans…how are we feeling about getting into an airplane nowadays? 2025-02-17T23:24:07Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgxrqqkcl8xcfyrs3xewjk9sdgk0cjj96lw9mkyxkpj3282yh3uaczyzs29mvxwwrh7837whzyta42armumaamfudnlqa97w6vwu0eqfz5sw23f4k In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8lgcmk0g3w5lv67535a3mnwmzmz8ls5vjegav9m5vvdazy0x43us94ly55'>nevent1q…ly55</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I wish I could.<br/><br/>Imagine if Zach Leatherman wasn&#39;t the super awesome dude that he is. It would be pretty upsetting then to be working on 11ty projects &amp; promotion all the time.<br/><br/>That&#39;s where Ruby web devs are right now. It&#39;s suuuuucks. 2025-02-16T03:21:53Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspfwxw2wuf5fuvj4lhe4hdfdajy5w2q6742j47s0n60avkpe406aszyzs29mvxwwrh7837whzyta42armumaamfudnlqa97w6vwu0eqfz5s8fmk0y Noted transphobe, “China virus” conspiracy theorist, and xenophobic racist who is also the Founder and Lead Maintainer of the Ruby on Rails web framework, David Heinemeier Hansson (DHH), thinks VP JD Vance&#39;s speech to the Europeans in Munich was really, really spot on.<br/><br/><a href="https://world.hey.com/dhh/europeans-don-t-have-or-understand-free-speech-c7c406e8">https://world.hey.com/dhh/europeans-don-t-have-or-understand-free-speech-c7c406e8</a> 2025-02-16T02:39:16Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs95lsuwn57xawrzun9nnuuqdfea3jytcnyjmemxu9j44mvx42pfkgzyzs29mvxwwrh7837whzyta42armumaamfudnlqa97w6vwu0eqfz5srjwgpv Another day, another lovely missive from David Heinemeier Hansson (DHH), CTO of 37signals and the fearless leader of the Ruby on Rails web framework, singing the praises of DOGE and celebrating its illustrious founder. All hail this &#34;extraordinary human&#34; and his &#34;contributions te mankind&#34;!! 🫡<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/indiewebsocial/media_attachments/files/113/983/040/546/196/253/original/339216b9b9a59121.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-02-11T03:06:16Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsr5npzcvjhkuk22dlf0jk5uj5kxd6zhdt5l2fgq5kc6jz5cx6czvgzyzs29mvxwwrh7837whzyta42armumaamfudnlqa97w6vwu0eqfz5swkcd38 The verdict is in:<br/><br/>I am completely sold on using #TapestryApp by <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1whagpg4kw7n8cmlsas9sfhrth5cutffd34ptw2htjptzqert9rxqusfj2r" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>The Iconfactory</span> (<span class="italic">npub1wha…fj2r</span>)</a></span> primarily as my window into Bluesky.<br/><br/>As I keep saying, I&#39;m not really &#34;on&#34; Bluesky. For me, it&#39;s sort of like a text version of YouTube. I use it to follow current events and certain political topics. That&#39;s pretty much it. As such, using a reader app like Tapestry makes great sense. I keep it in the Collapsed view so I can quickly scroll through Bluesky &#34;headlines&#34; and expand anything which catches my attention. 👓 2025-02-11T00:27:30Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswp0gtjpegxktffhwafpf7ylzu2ygsd3snx0d002z8cgkge69tjzczyzs29mvxwwrh7837whzyta42armumaamfudnlqa97w6vwu0eqfz5s8cfhvw I still miss my iPhone 5.<br/><br/>I think it stands out uniquely among iPhones across the years as one of Apple&#39;s best designs ever. I still have muscle memory of what it was like to hold one…impossibly lightweight. Gorgeous black finish. And those straight sides with chamfered edges…perfection. 😍<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/indiewebsocial/media_attachments/files/113/969/194/382/837/840/original/60d3b62c85912c07.png"> <br/> 2025-02-08T16:25:02Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8wyk5r2z2402usmk27z5570n8y3fwsk5g5va2n5frwpuyz08dhcszyzs29mvxwwrh7837whzyta42armumaamfudnlqa97w6vwu0eqfz5sql60p3 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9zl0auzxj55r56rg68n3tyv0ennd8d2vqqgn62qu3esa5ckgs20qn5990m'>nevent1q…990m</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>no doubt, but the question then is why there wasn&#39;t an effective counterattack from the Harris campaign 2025-02-06T22:19:38Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfacw6ltvfstpftw057wk7q0ahnvft9el6wms846pjddt69k7vvfqzyzs29mvxwwrh7837whzyta42armumaamfudnlqa97w6vwu0eqfz5sf9kmfe I get the anger at Joe Biden and what the U.S. was doing among this community, I really do.<br/><br/>But I don&#39;t understand how Kamala Harris was seen as the distasteful choice compared to…Donald Trump? As if Trump would be a friend to Palestinians, ever? **There has never been any world in which that is even a remote possibility.**<br/><br/>It is critical Democrats get a handle on the total breakdown in accurate information flow on this issue, or history may repeat itself again.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/05/us/video/dearborn-michigan-gaza-trump-reaction-carroll-digvid">https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/05/us/video/dearborn-michigan-gaza-trump-reaction-carroll-digvid</a> 2025-02-06T16:30:14Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsz98psewxfsdep3gs86tz60pqzxts033utsr2vc7yp5x2zqp4kxtszyzs29mvxwwrh7837whzyta42armumaamfudnlqa97w6vwu0eqfz5s5u064p In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswut6ywvagfa2vj30y3ptz35f88zn3jfpqj8x7kurzeyvrg4kxt3g3rnce3'>nevent1q…nce3</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The only remaining institution I personally have some measure of trust in is the State of Oregon. I have no idea what they&#39;re able to do or what they&#39;re willing to do, but that&#39;s where we&#39;re at.<br/><br/>I&#39;d be lying if I said I wasn&#39;t careening towards petrified. I honestly have no idea how bad things could get, but I am expecting that it&#39;s going to get pretty fucking not great.<br/><br/>Stay safe out there y&#39;all. Internet hugs 🫂 2025-02-01T01:56:37Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswut6ywvagfa2vj30y3ptz35f88zn3jfpqj8x7kurzeyvrg4kxt3gzyzs29mvxwwrh7837whzyta42armumaamfudnlqa97w6vwu0eqfz5sj7akwu These are dark days.<br/><br/>Do the Supreme Court and Congress have any actual game plan to stop an Executive Branch that&#39;s gone completely rogue?<br/><br/>Are they prepared to do whatever&#39;s necessary to stop what appears to be a systematic dismantling and raiding of the federal government?<br/><br/>I fear the answer to both questions is no, which is why ultimately the real danger to America isn&#39;t the Trump administration it&#39;s that all the guardrails are gone.<br/><br/>The States (some!) are the only firewall against tyranny. 2025-02-01T01:53:48Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsttcje9p56xmkep7pgvhl8kw93rzsgpsj5udr9v0suh44eg4unumczyzs29mvxwwrh7837whzyta42armumaamfudnlqa97w6vwu0eqfz5ssf5855 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0y8mcjx0hvx3hlvj7wru6d6822femat2pygn7sdrtdg546wyypqqt9x5w0'>nevent1q…x5w0</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Yeah, honestly it seems like we&#39;re well past the lull of last summer* and everything&#39;s on a growth trajectory again.<br/><br/>* (I think it was that temporary moment when a lot of early adopters—myself included—thought maybe Threads is actually good.) 2025-01-29T16:39:33Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9czkvslt3faywwupu77xgukadd5yl2w6xzwp0vzx2zkjp5xnw9gqzyzs29mvxwwrh7837whzyta42armumaamfudnlqa97w6vwu0eqfz5sjv28le Now THIS is the quality journalism I signed up for.<br/><br/>(no but seriously, this is fantastic 😁)<br/><br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1nn0latxyc9czt4kj4j5kmw49ml98l8ezjq3e4em87j2rekasusrsa0qf5k" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Jason Koebler</span> (<span class="italic">npub1nn0…qf5k</span>)</a></span> <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1psarfgt80qj428x4nhmn2g5j54kpr8lyyqpu8ljwdcjrjl3d0hds3wj5uh" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>404 Media</span> (<span class="italic">npub1psa…j5uh</span>)</a></span><br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/indiewebsocial/media_attachments/files/113/912/608/905/401/298/original/b69fbe8b8ca77064.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-01-29T16:34:37Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsy8l992nwy739nztdtgq62ucsgjfsnsz9w0w4t9lccjg2t6gcc4dszyzs29mvxwwrh7837whzyta42armumaamfudnlqa97w6vwu0eqfz5sjtqdl8 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsg5nkuxdcmflua22aysmkrtzn55ky29xm6t508nfy6mp40r0ctc9qezk5jm'>nevent1q…k5jm</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>honestly? I have way more respect for someone who chooses jQuery in 2025 than someone who chooses React. 😅 2025-01-29T16:13:10Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs22hsqev424u2694987lr0trgqq5gzarvh49f37zypygdxnnqrgvqzyzs29mvxwwrh7837whzyta42armumaamfudnlqa97w6vwu0eqfz5sr5yz7j In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswjluf7dpvhgy9egep0n2n4cmsvncda28twtt238xzvshqz2g6d4szknycu'>nevent1q…nycu</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>actually one question: you kept referring to Stallman as an AI bro…to the best of my knowledge he&#39;s not jumped on the AI bandwagon, but maybe you know something I don&#39;t 2025-01-29T16:07:32Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstaky9alws5rlz4npy6s6xnezmcfzwj6t58vr0ese8e3m5tnpjwlszyzs29mvxwwrh7837whzyta42armumaamfudnlqa97w6vwu0eqfz5skc8ukz In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswjluf7dpvhgy9egep0n2n4cmsvncda28twtt238xzvshqz2g6d4szknycu'>nevent1q…nycu</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I am certain you&#39;ve won the award for being the longest reply I&#39;ve ever received! 😲<br/><br/>And a thoroughly enjoyable read it was. On the whole I can&#39;t say I disagree with it, although some of the historical details are outside of my wheelhouse.<br/><br/>I do think forges *could* do more to aid in the administration of governance models. And even now, there are differences. For example, Gitea/Forgejo have a branch protection option that disallows modifying certain key files, while GH does not. 2025-01-29T15:58:25Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxfh4lf755knnsz09q0us969a7nfj87jn7nxsum9ea6dn33vwsr9gzyzs29mvxwwrh7837whzyta42armumaamfudnlqa97w6vwu0eqfz5sxeme2r In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyjvr6u3wlu9hng9dr5vfgg840u9q93zk4w6syzv79fqz2enexuucetpzxv'>nevent1q…pzxv</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>This a real quote by a commenter in r/opensource which got 89 upvotes:<br/><br/>“Too many people to think open source projects owe them anything. These same people always seem to &#34;forget&#34; that they can fork and do it themselves. Except in most cases they can&#39;t because they&#39;re literally incapable of doing so.”<br/><br/>I hope I don&#39;t need to explain in great detail how much—and I say this *as an open source software maintainer*—I find this attitude entirely grotesque.<br/><br/>Why is it OK to insult consumers of OSS?! 😭 2025-01-29T00:29:57Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsyjvr6u3wlu9hng9dr5vfgg840u9q93zk4w6syzv79fqz2enexuuczyzs29mvxwwrh7837whzyta42armumaamfudnlqa97w6vwu0eqfz5s75e4t0 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyax7t2dsuw2t0s0ne28c8pgg7k64ra6u959dgckq2fw699qhs9aq4r8mwc'>nevent1q…8mwc</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>People will say that technology can&#39;t solve social issues and programmers often err in thinking they can. And I understand that.<br/><br/>At the same time, as we’ve *clearly* seen in the stark differences between commercial social media and indie-run fediverse, sometimes the way software technology is designed, built, and deployed has a *huge* impact on the kinds of social structures, norms, and expectations which are in vogue.<br/><br/>Put another way: if GitHub is the “Facebook” of forges…what&#39;s the Mastodon? 2025-01-28T22:28:18Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsyax7t2dsuw2t0s0ne28c8pgg7k64ra6u959dgckq2fw699qhs9aqzyzs29mvxwwrh7837whzyta42armumaamfudnlqa97w6vwu0eqfz5smdlqqj In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxgparfrfamnzrqd255y0zrqlk4penq2vrn24ghfcjsnndzxmcvvckf0eed'>nevent1q…0eed</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Another point:<br/><br/>It&#39;s great that it&#39;s so easy to fork a project on GitHub and experiment with some improvements or fixes that may or may not be upstreamed at some point.<br/><br/>But that&#39;s not a governance model. 😅<br/><br/>If a well-established, oft-used project&#39;s policy around significant community disagreements is “Well you&#39;re welcome to fork it. Goodbye.”<br/><br/>That&#39;s generally treated as a social issue alone, not one which might actually be preventable *using* forge-based technology. 2025-01-28T22:24:04Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxgparfrfamnzrqd255y0zrqlk4penq2vrn24ghfcjsnndzxmcvvczyzs29mvxwwrh7837whzyta42armumaamfudnlqa97w6vwu0eqfz5sttmd3v Quick unformed #OpenSource #programming thoughts:<br/><br/>We&#39;re so used to “how GitHub works” that perhaps we lack the imagination that there could be other ways to organize, manage, and perform operations on Git repositories.<br/><br/>More specifically, perhaps the reason so many projects are run de facto using a “BDFL / core team” model is because that&#39;s just very easy to do on GitHub. Other models are perhaps more difficult—aka you gain no benefits from any tooling provided by GitHub itself.<br/><br/>Opinions? 2025-01-28T22:13:19Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqtsurl83gxf65w9khp5vv2qm829fe3lfklc9p8dld4qcnv078ngczyzs29mvxwwrh7837whzyta42armumaamfudnlqa97w6vwu0eqfz5skau726 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgqxy9lpkutfflklqz39mmc5ep5wsqa5c0hw03r6lfmvl7q9637kq6kcq6e'>nevent1q…cq6e</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>polyglot FTW! 😅 2025-01-26T21:34:50Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfaadslcfxmvrlsp4p4dz4sej2fg2qjxwkgr4mj4rfxfkeq42f67qzyzs29mvxwwrh7837whzyta42armumaamfudnlqa97w6vwu0eqfz5sf3aw35 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswwuchj8e7a4lqadl35tfn6e56w3va709z6c8ulm7dkz3c6yd8fucfy3fuk'>nevent1q…3fuk</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>that&#39;s just a link, I&#39;m not able to see it through the Mastodon UI yet. 2025-01-26T03:09:27Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsf56nm5cgj848997tyuqxpqej2577naghxknanqg7sfrj63rpxf4gzyzs29mvxwwrh7837whzyta42armumaamfudnlqa97w6vwu0eqfz5s8rru68 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsw56wssth4pa3xkk0ux7lepweu685wsxx8tjr65g7k7uceqetlxsc89d22d'>nevent1q…d22d</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>or as I like emphatically shout:<br/>HEE-AH! 2025-01-26T00:00:27Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsv9ge83samt5kns98932ns3f5clmae4p8qgzqv7m7gpw2a8z4t2wczyzs29mvxwwrh7837whzyta42armumaamfudnlqa97w6vwu0eqfz5svu5zww One Week Down, Only 207 to Go! 🤪<br/><br/>Some thoughts on performative apologies, authentic allyship, and being proactive instead of reactive when it comes to social justice.<br/><br/>#blog #TGIF 🔗 <a href="https://jaredwhite.com/20250124/one-week-down">https://jaredwhite.com/20250124/one-week-down</a> 2025-01-25T02:13:01Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsg92df8sgc36mu9rahpg7qltulhj598s7e0kphc3v6wcgyup7stcqzyzs29mvxwwrh7837whzyta42armumaamfudnlqa97w6vwu0eqfz5se9yn0e In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszgrtfud4d2hj7rhckevj7rxz6tecvr9u567jhdp6d3gcjrq4qhsclquvas'>nevent1q…uvas</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I assume you mean this quote?<br/><br/>&gt; finding ways to mitigate [LLMs&#39; problems] and helping people learn how to use these tools responsibly in ways where the positive applications outweigh the negative<br/><br/>I definitely don&#39;t agree with that. Replace &#34;LLM&#34; in that sentence with &#34;AR-15&#34;, or &#34;racemic methamphetamine&#34;, and you get a sense of how I find the sentiment a little nonsensical.<br/><br/>I&#39;m glad Simon welcomes criticism of this technology space, but on the scope of it, we are not aligned. 2025-01-23T17:35:24Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsplcatrrrwtgyjylmltwk0xryy2l34pwfc7kvhwsc0rushlph4gsqzyzs29mvxwwrh7837whzyta42armumaamfudnlqa97w6vwu0eqfz5sx8dcxj I really am overdue in writing up a <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1a2rppvw4uq5s4gqn6rgfw5en4p946qt2asxs6a4yt9f0szde3vlqfm6tz3" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>That HTML Blog</span> (<span class="italic">npub1a2r…6tz3</span>)</a></span> article about why Tailwind is actually pretty good now that v4 is out the door. Folks will no doubt be shocked that I, Jared—who was once a long-time critic of Tailwind and proud to have been blocked on birdsite by Adam Wathan—am giving Tailwind a thumbs up.<br/><br/>Not saying it&#39;s perfect…not even saying you should out of your way to use it…but it&#39;s an *order of magnitude* better than it once was. And this is Very Good News for the #WebDev community. 2025-01-23T03:18:48Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8javayfc0kadmeapwhsjl8y0shphxn7pvwsr99l3jaek02jcu4kgzyzs29mvxwwrh7837whzyta42armumaamfudnlqa97w6vwu0eqfz5sgtwdyf In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstslg8gs7qvdayp3xnun6hnpgvj7mm79ar58wx89hpfk6dg5x47vq8nvf6p'>nevent1q…vf6p</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I fear this is a party utterly ill-equipped to mount any kind of meaningful resistance—and I mean the real kind, not the soundbites on MSNBC kind. 2025-01-22T01:12:04Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8k6k2anlg4n8m5zft9guzrvae0a0g8v56fswflpnqdnlfae9vlnqzyzs29mvxwwrh7837whzyta42armumaamfudnlqa97w6vwu0eqfz5szpmmtg Any good reporters out there collecting real-world data on how many people currently distraught over the #TikTok ban actually know that it&#39;s Trump&#39;s fault we&#39;re in this mess in the first place?<br/><br/>Because I swear to god, if people end up praising Trump and thanking him for ending the &#34;Biden&#34; ban of TikTok, I&#39;m going to blow a gasket.<br/><br/>(Sadly, I expect this is *exactly* what will end up happening.) 2025-01-19T16:41:52Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsz3txhtjpj05tlqexy9qvmvpnfwua2tygmn58wc4d38eujwg4khjqzyzs29mvxwwrh7837whzyta42armumaamfudnlqa97w6vwu0eqfz5s2pjw34 I was chatting a bit with an older lady who was at the #Portland #PeoplesMarch, and she asked me about my tag (which is just my business card 😊), and I mentioned I&#39;m covering the event and getting the word out on #Mastodon.<br/><br/>She said &#34;now I know about &#39;mastodon&#39; as a big hairy beast…what do you mean by it?&#34;<br/><br/>I said &#34;oh, it&#39;s one of the newer social networks&#34;<br/><br/>She was very excited to hear that news, and went over to go tell her friends all about it. 😄<br/><br/>#Fediverse Forever!<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/indiewebsocial/media_attachments/files/113/851/034/647/782/456/original/63b1c93ce102c66e.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-01-18T19:35:27Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvrs3fjjn764d66gstrz3g2cl7cc8ya77rcemtgcz948kq69xl64gzyzs29mvxwwrh7837whzyta42armumaamfudnlqa97w6vwu0eqfz5sg5unrr On my way to document the #PeoplesMarch in #Portland. I&#39;ll be live-tooting from the event, so be sure to follow those hashtags (and me if you&#39;re so inclined).<br/><br/>Couldn&#39;t have asked for a more picturesque day out today!<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/indiewebsocial/media_attachments/files/113/850/702/746/796/146/original/28e60df4cda0d085.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-01-18T18:11:03Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0txewnal2smu5536pmax3yj5kfjhcqk5eajdquxqk607f2y25uaqzyzs29mvxwwrh7837whzyta42armumaamfudnlqa97w6vwu0eqfz5scar2js Holy shit #Pixelfed<br/><br/>😲 This is just nuts! 😲<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/indiewebsocial/media_attachments/files/113/837/104/948/128/366/original/5675460bf5db4731.png"> <br/> 2025-01-16T08:32:56Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxnw65e9n8yy2rtshm5udfv5cs4znmufuk2nqqflzjex3d3cpukuszyzs29mvxwwrh7837whzyta42armumaamfudnlqa97w6vwu0eqfz5sxjsnzh Yes, this is hill I will die on:<br/><br/>Picking a Mastodon instance is a feature, not a bug.<br/><br/>Acting like consumers don&#39;t like making choices is incredibly weird!<br/><br/>*People will go out of their way* to request items that aren&#39;t even on posted menus at In-N-Out or Starbucks, ffs!<br/><br/>People *love* to make choices, love to customize things, love to express themselves, love to stand out and be different.<br/><br/>&#34;OMG I don&#39;t know which one to pick BLARGH” is a meme folks will repeat devoid of useful information. 2024-11-27T23:07:34Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8l3rpcx0tqt84znyykcsg6r9ka3u26yx8x9nu58kds8va9w3a0mszyzs29mvxwwrh7837whzyta42armumaamfudnlqa97w6vwu0eqfz5s96xz3n Good Morning! 👋 😃<br/><br/>It&#39;s Monday, which means it&#39;s time for me to ask you to subscribe to my Internet Technology &amp; Urbanist newsletter! Only a few of you have thus far since its summertime launch, which is my bad because I&#39;m terrible at marketing. 🫣<br/><br/>Published by <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1309uur3zqnzj9g9krr44e40p9lzhfz65fu7ey65h59ztyndlx49shnus9c" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>The Internet Review</span> (<span class="italic">npub1309…us9c</span>)</a></span>, you can read the latest issues and sign up here:<br/><br/><a href="https://buttondown.com/theinternet/archive/">https://buttondown.com/theinternet/archive/</a><br/><br/>More #fediverse and #openweb topics incoming, so don&#39;t you miss it! ☺️ And if you have ideas of what I should write about next, let me know! 2024-11-25T16:23:35Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstmgd9jdfzypx0y5amrspasj3ghf0598fydn0r3rdvzhvytfp27jgzyzs29mvxwwrh7837whzyta42armumaamfudnlqa97w6vwu0eqfz5smxmwn6 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqvekk7vpyf0l2wl9t40u8d9t26wtfgp2j5w6yjcqt4pxqqmwqhlsgvp3hv'>nevent1q…p3hv</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Furthermore, I think recreating Twitter is a BAD THING. If there&#39;s anything I&#39;ve learned from my time on Threads, it&#39;s that I appreciate something more akin to &#34;old Instagram&#34; quite frankly— a platform I did enjoy an awful lot until Meta enshittified it. Threads is likely destined for the same fate, but meanwhile… 🤷🏻‍♂️<br/><br/>The Fediverse is a *reset*, a chance to use the Web as it was always intended. Allowing anyone to publish and communicate equitably on their OWN TERMS, unbeholden to motherships. 2024-11-21T05:54:34Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsx0wev7p5fmeyzz0k9h4870vk9st8jsvl8zpk2gk769nj39x9dyxczyzs29mvxwwrh7837whzyta42armumaamfudnlqa97w6vwu0eqfz5sx87e2q In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswc6lk2dqns0emqylpxzst6ldjwajlja5cs8yhu9280dqwmpkd7sgf9pnxf'>nevent1q…pnxf</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Funny you should mention that…<br/><br/><a href="https://theinternet.review/2024/11/19/vivaldi-web-browser-for-customization-power-users/">https://theinternet.review/2024/11/19/vivaldi-web-browser-for-customization-power-users/</a><br/><br/>(I wrote this story because I originally checked out Vivaldi expecting, like with most alternative browsers, to find it &#34;interesting&#34; but not enough to take any steps to make it a daily driver. You&#39;ll never believe what happened next! 😉) 2024-11-20T20:06:59Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9068cf7af9nrne67erq8ppajsrkuq4vksvqc47uj2gz7ulevgw9qzyzs29mvxwwrh7837whzyta42armumaamfudnlqa97w6vwu0eqfz5sh49vlj In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrx7mj3ax8w93mw08aa8wyyvuywluakxajj6p55c3pp0cwa6ma5dqrcljjl'>nevent1q…ljjl</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Ha, that&#39;s one way to force yourself into a better habit. 😅<br/><br/>My Nikon Zfc is pretty compact, so I really just need to bundle it in my mind with my other backpack gear (iPad, keyboard, charger, etc.) so it&#39;s almost always with me. Motivated now to do just that! 2024-09-08T19:14:42Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0zqwk0rwskv7jf7jp8yk86mrnrxqh9hu35yv9zp9k6clfg2t4rwqzyzs29mvxwwrh7837whzyta42armumaamfudnlqa97w6vwu0eqfz5sqvj2p0 I&#39;m starting to put together a photography portfolio in earnest, and I can tell you right now how many shots over the years I wish I&#39;d taken with a proper camera &amp; lens rather than with just my iPhone.<br/><br/>Even now, the only &#34;pro&#34; photos I believe I can take in good faith on the iPhone is with <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub198r7dvgvy8g6j32lpeyh70qufj94cffpyvezks5rx7r4vd5r46ysh9unah" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Halide + Kino</span> (<span class="italic">npub198r…unah</span>)</a></span>. Apple&#39;s standard computational processing is just too compromised—at least on the 14 Pro.<br/><br/>I wonder if the 16 Pro tomorrow will move the needle again? 2024-09-08T17:25:37Z