2026-09-02T18:50:56Z https://yabu.me Your weary 'net denizen https://yabu.me/npub1wyjgkl2zdr00kdum3kgmpcyjt9kzmxxk20jedw0sq2dam2ujlqsqzrvu3u https://social-coop-media.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/accounts/avatars/000/016/354/original/b52ca5197cd1bdf2.jpg https://social-coop-media.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/accounts/avatars/000/016/354/original/b52ca5197cd1bdf2.jpg https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs00dmh58fxm8rum868uth74nq6g7thz58ugwvxy77udr2gsmd9vsczypcjfzmagf5da7ehnwxerv8qjfvkctvc6ef7t94e7qpfhhdtjtuzqvstnwp In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsd495v0pw47vtpkmp0k8cmwza5smdkluh286kfdsmaapx0w9xmj7q3qgftn'>nevent1q…gftn</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Taste is all that&#39;s left because we&#39;ve made LLMs too sycophantic and fawning. Just give a prompt to be more opinionated or something and then give it power over people, and now we&#39;ve simulated a Jobs or Lucas or what have you. 😆 <br/><br/>(I&#39;m not actually advocating for this. I&#39;m just tired of people giving ground and retreating from LLMs. Don&#39;t just sit there waiting for the wish fulfillment machine to do stuff for you. Step away from the chat bot. Get up and fight! Be a human being and live your life. Do things! Do things with other people!) 2026-08-30T14:31:31Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs23ajyfc63dful48u857g7vxglc4emqwkr9tl54puwccj8jcmtsgqzypcjfzmagf5da7ehnwxerv8qjfvkctvc6ef7t94e7qpfhhdtjtuzqcp64gv In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswx22yhgfnu3k7vges0vwkmt22986ak0vke5l5xyp4yleaj58uhmgrv5ylt'>nevent1q…5ylt</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Given that apparently many of the llms dot txt files had nonexistent domain and package names ripe for the squatting, I am wondering how many of the llms files were generated by llms. 🤔<br/><br/>We are constructing an increasingly unserious computing environment. 2026-08-28T15:00:52Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8qdwyrj6ajzu4hm35v85gqk2xpgq8nqc8wx0hfxu39m98znjw65gzypcjfzmagf5da7ehnwxerv8qjfvkctvc6ef7t94e7qpfhhdtjtuzq8w28gl In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8g05drnren2un59w7qy538c9mlacccna48wk0pjyfjhjddm9q28sl9gedc'>nevent1q…gedc</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>People often advocate for the idea that software can be &#34;done&#34; or &#34;finished&#34; as in complete with the need for much changes going forward. Of course, there are other senses of &#34;done&#34; or &#34;finished&#34;. Perhaps those apply in this case... 🤔 2026-07-27T13:01:52Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqr6ptk3m8nh8zg7cucpx6cuaknryjguaznspyl05r9hm93yd7zqczypcjfzmagf5da7ehnwxerv8qjfvkctvc6ef7t94e7qpfhhdtjtuzqd2egdx In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrcr4hkcxwyc83afpnq0p6d44kvzpm80ekeqjvu5cy7w4jfd8c4nccz4nzx'>nevent1q…4nzx</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Yeah, I unfortunately spent a lot of my talent points in this area. Seemed like a good idea at the time! (Also I enjoy the stuff too, so that helped.) So,I am currently struggling very hard to imagine alternatives... 2026-07-27T03:55:58Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8a3uwdrra0rl5fuudtmcsya7f07kvsw2z8azu9tw5uqv6mhmf6mczypcjfzmagf5da7ehnwxerv8qjfvkctvc6ef7t94e7qpfhhdtjtuzqtn3chu In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9pysvp39thcx0j8wn9xcv9lp76ndc46vskpxm0z49mdkwpeet9vghlrdkq'>nevent1q…rdkq</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Anyway, LLMs are only the most recent in a long line of questionable tech that the biggest and most influential (in terms of employment and investment) businesses have been cramming down our throats. This isn&#39;t the first time I&#39;ve thought about leaving my field for something else. Although, it&#39;s certainly possible it might be the final time. 😆 2026-07-27T03:52:50Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9pysvp39thcx0j8wn9xcv9lp76ndc46vskpxm0z49mdkwpeet9vgzypcjfzmagf5da7ehnwxerv8qjfvkctvc6ef7t94e7qpfhhdtjtuzqcacvzs Regarding LB[1]: I hope I didn&#39;t add to any sense of inevitability about certain things today. I know I was feeling a little defeated, but I also don&#39;t believe any particular technology choice is inevitable, especially when it is mostly being forced on people from the top down.<br/><br/>I haven&#39;t given up. I&#39;m just trying to figure out what to do. Zuzai, everybody!<br/><br/>[1] <a href="https://thecanadian.social/@action_jay/116987371329094746">https://thecanadian.social/@action_jay/116987371329094746</a><blockquote class="border-l-05rem border-l-strongpink border-solid"><div class="-ml-4 bg-gradient-to-r from-gray-100 dark:from-zinc-800 to-transparent mr-0 mt-0 mb-4 pl-4 pr-2 py-2">quoting <br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Article"><a itemprop="url" href="/note1ruwptzdzs42tnva6cdufmdtvpjuel2h6hatj8dlvnxycjysgh6tqtuwyra" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1">note1ruw…wyra</a></span><br/> </div> I really like the idea of the #zuzai label. Creators make it out like how we coined Vegan and very quickly had cultural understanding of what it stands for.<br/><br/>We're looking at intellectual resilience, a stark rejection of tech that heaps on layers of ethical infractions, and especially refusing to fuck with the products of said tech.<br/><br/>It's a point of pride, a beacon of humanity, a mark of beautifully imperfect but intentional quality.<br/><br/>Make it happen!<br/><br/><a href="https://zuzai.org/">https://zuzai.org/</a> </blockquote> 2026-07-27T03:49:58Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs05z0h80hxj2sdcm5eq2wvjud7432ezcx3x98pefe3t8xdcnq5u0gzypcjfzmagf5da7ehnwxerv8qjfvkctvc6ef7t94e7qpfhhdtjtuzqqncj9t In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsv24hfge7j46uy7rdjcg425xgvjdpfdmskty4gpymlcyrp8dc2vxg606cs0'>nevent1q…6cs0</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>TFW after the OS upgrade you&#39;re greeted with a black screen with a cursor blinking in the upper left corner of your screen, the computer seems unresponsive to all keystrokes except CTRl-ALT-DEL, so you login with ssh with your pocket computer (we all have ssh enabled, right? (if that didn&#39;t work you would&#39;ve tried messing with Grub kernel command line to boot into a different run mode)) and checkout &#34;journalctl -b&#34; to see what failed, notice PAM seems unhappy about something which apparently caused the login program to crash, so you (no LLM) search for the error message and helpfully land on a post that describes the exact issue and how to get out of it, and you apply the arcane commands, reboot with login repaired, and consider this an uneventful OS upgrade. 2026-07-26T16:35:30Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsv24hfge7j46uy7rdjcg425xgvjdpfdmskty4gpymlcyrp8dc2vxgzypcjfzmagf5da7ehnwxerv8qjfvkctvc6ef7t94e7qpfhhdtjtuzqv82d76 Once again feeling vindicated for staying a version behind Fedora&#39;s latest.<br/><br/>(Not that there&#39;s anything particularly wrong with Fedora&#39;s latest offerings, but at this point in my life, I have to let other people scout out and report problems and figure out workarounds. Also I really need to get off Fedora.) 2026-07-26T16:30:34Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2cax627tl9m6wxa7sk2mdxc7psnk84xa2npj3m2hrylsf0kpk4ugzypcjfzmagf5da7ehnwxerv8qjfvkctvc6ef7t94e7qpfhhdtjtuzq7xsn55 CAKE voice: 🎶 How do you afford your LLM lifestyle? 🎶 2026-07-25T16:29:20Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0yfrzz57k0gfdp5lr52dhnftts2av6gwh8tp0lygzu9fzt3l4wtczypcjfzmagf5da7ehnwxerv8qjfvkctvc6ef7t94e7qpfhhdtjtuzqanydrk In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxz88y3e5mmwynk3vp8x8t50t4d6skxstdv4guc9qr47yvhrhf74s60fddy'>nevent1q…fddy</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>If our motivations for building these machines are still rooted in ambitions to have perfectly compliant slaves and to undermine labor, and if these machines are still let loose on unsuspecting people as substitutes for supports and relationships they need from other humans, and if these machines are still tools for spreading misinformation and deep fakes &#34;at scale&#34;, then no. I mean, you can wave the wand, but those problems will remain. 2026-07-22T15:58:20Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvxw0tllw5zqauae3sjdpxevd2rl8355medezqx50q8n8d3586crqzypcjfzmagf5da7ehnwxerv8qjfvkctvc6ef7t94e7qpfhhdtjtuzqrvnesc In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgc6t8cpqnh8g9y9g3ng4qpynx2q6gd07vmdjs92pc4y0r9ecatpgvda33r'>nevent1q…a33r</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The 8yo in this house still cares about learning and doing things and being creative, and I share that character trait. Maybe it&#39;s a mistake from some sort of perspective... But I&#39;d rather make that mistake myself. 2026-07-21T21:58:14Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxf5mn6v3adhcl8usd6mk7xn4sexpus8prql0g82cqd2vrc6gd2zqzypcjfzmagf5da7ehnwxerv8qjfvkctvc6ef7t94e7qpfhhdtjtuzq859zkr Sometimes I wonder what it would be like to embrace P2P technology in the browser instead of forever being locked into the client server model. In other words, incorporate support for network stacks that provide robust P2P with the browser having a server so multiple peer browsers can communicate directly. 🤔 2026-06-06T17:06:49Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsychayfaf90pjs9nnsxearlu33pj8a895gl3y5fe7cl3pgve2h9cszypcjfzmagf5da7ehnwxerv8qjfvkctvc6ef7t94e7qpfhhdtjtuzqe564d5 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvf4yj2vzmag9c4kgc5h784wwhryrxzjgvsjx9d6kjmn7y96fmsmg9rumux'>nevent1q…umux</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>That&#39;s an interesting approach for that sensor. I hadn&#39;t seen that before. 2026-05-01T23:20:31Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszzuahveqvdkarr50dr4at8u3dxtrh2x8v9ru3eq0ddf96eny2djqzypcjfzmagf5da7ehnwxerv8qjfvkctvc6ef7t94e7qpfhhdtjtuzq0tm6f6 Everything will be wrong about it. It is architected and implemented in confusing ways under conflicting demands you will likely not have insight into and, of course, too little time.<br/><br/>To reduce your frustration, you must accept these things. The prior developers did their best just as you will now do your best. Be at peace with that.<br/><br/>You will be tempted to throw up your hands and rewrite everything! That is folly. Despite all the apparent (to you) imperfections, the code or device now works as intended. Any changes must be done cautiously with an eye to only making necessary improvements or fixing bugs.<br/><br/>After all, if things stop working after one of your &#34;improvements&#34;, it will now be *your* problem and it will reflect on you, not the people you inherited the project from.<br/><br/>There will be opportunity for new development, but you must choose your moments.<br/><br/>Add tests as you can! Automate builds! Document! Leave it better!<br/><br/>You are doing your best! 2026-04-30T22:50:41Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9dm2s5ulr83yv42vecu95mlwflhnkwt5ml9rg2n0zmycxvunfeygzypcjfzmagf5da7ehnwxerv8qjfvkctvc6ef7t94e7qpfhhdtjtuzqljdeas The Baochip that Bunnie has been talking about is live on Crowd Supply in the form of a dev board:<br/><br/><a href="https://www.crowdsupply.com/baochip/dabao">https://www.crowdsupply.com/baochip/dabao</a><br/><br/>The talk at 39c3:<br/><br/><a href="https://social.treehouse.systems/@bunnie/115810106146820260">https://social.treehouse.systems/@bunnie/115810106146820260</a> 2026-03-03T04:45:58Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2qqpm4mtv3kmp66jmd5ft0qnw5pxftxlde97keypzsqvkr9698zqzypcjfzmagf5da7ehnwxerv8qjfvkctvc6ef7t94e7qpfhhdtjtuzqagpy38 Viking meme about picking too many battles, but it&#39;s about browsers and the number of virtual machines they now have. 2026-02-24T18:02:31Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsre8tjup4t4vv05vvr4jqmp8yulsqfvcl6g4u42cqnw0p3pmll5xczypcjfzmagf5da7ehnwxerv8qjfvkctvc6ef7t94e7qpfhhdtjtuzqdwg9dv Probably a pragmatic way to be anyway:<br/><br/>&#34;The reason I’m writing all of this isn’t to create panic, but to help put things into perspective. You don’t need to scavenger-hunt for legacy parts in your local landfill (yet) or swear off upgrades forever, but you do need to recognize that the rules have changed. The market that once catered to enthusiasts and everyday users is turning its back. So take care of your hardware, stretch its lifespan, upgrade thoughtfully, and don’t assume replacement will always be easy or affordable.&#34;<br/><br/>From this analysis on the impact hyperscalers are having on the near future (at least) of personal electronics &#34;Hold on to Your Hardware&#34;:<br/><br/><a href="https://マリウス.com/hold-on-to-your-hardware/">https://マリウス.com/hold-on-to-your-hardware/</a><br/><br/>This part is dark:<br/><br/><a href="https://マリウス.com/hold-on-to-your-hardware/#imagine">https://マリウス.com/hold-on-to-your-hardware/#imagine</a> 2026-02-21T15:06:51Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsyveglpc4449qgka9ftxvaws8unwe2k8xc72w7jsxltu7fc9kckzczypcjfzmagf5da7ehnwxerv8qjfvkctvc6ef7t94e7qpfhhdtjtuzqavhqfh In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszn2gs8m65yx09lcgw048q8tegmwu44g99w5vrgr5vx7mu9gdxzeg2x4pdt'>nevent1q…4pdt</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Obviously, this already made the rounds, but another example that brings me cheer. Perhaps UNIX V4 is not beloved exactly, but people care enough to preserve it. &#34;UNIX V4 tape successfully recovered: First ever version of UNIX written in C is running again&#34;:<br/><br/><a href="https://www.theregister.com/2025/12/23/unix_v4_tape_successfully_recovered/">https://www.theregister.com/2025/12/23/unix_v4_tape_successfully_recovered/</a> 2025-12-23T16:30:32Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszn2gs8m65yx09lcgw048q8tegmwu44g99w5vrgr5vx7mu9gdxzegzypcjfzmagf5da7ehnwxerv8qjfvkctvc6ef7t94e7qpfhhdtjtuzqlut3sa For reasons I can&#39;t quite articulate at the moment, hearing stories of people working together to preserve beloved artifacts from their past never ceases to be a source of good feelings. &#34;WE SAVED REBOOT&#34;:<br/><br/><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L00jx-GH2w8">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L00jx-GH2w8</a> 2025-12-23T04:58:05Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs026suht4zslqt7kpas8xpczzzplvvenykpfhu6pxq8hcpwqcv73czypcjfzmagf5da7ehnwxerv8qjfvkctvc6ef7t94e7qpfhhdtjtuzqcta8s6 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsq3a3ca8nndzhd8szapew94f4ehuzzjnatxx32d0q86cegj0lsvlctjvy40'>nevent1q…vy40</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I made this a while back, but I delete my old posts now. But I keep backups!<br/> <img src="https://social-coop-media.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/media_attachments/files/115/095/973/332/040/933/original/1eb49749a1aab1ca.png"> <br/> 2025-08-26T16:22:41Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsz0gt279j4tdwh9uhqqqxvkj6xuzze3jpfawet9tkgl45cr3c2twczypcjfzmagf5da7ehnwxerv8qjfvkctvc6ef7t94e7qpfhhdtjtuzq0c6zt8 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsq364ltm9hx9330jx9exg247sktrk05a9m454yayng9h4hzee4wcqdg7mxg'>nevent1q…7mxg</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Did you see this story about the MingKwai typewriter? It could apparently render over 90,000 Chinese characters with 72 keys. It&#39;s a feat of engineering.<br/><br/><a href="https://madeinchinajournal.com/2025/05/02/lost-and-found-the-unexpected-journey-of-the-mingkwai-typewriter/">https://madeinchinajournal.com/2025/05/02/lost-and-found-the-unexpected-journey-of-the-mingkwai-typewriter/</a> 2025-08-13T18:23:31Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfuy5aes7s8j04h9mnvg90z3a6ty206h07fd6zmw5q7mhnv4zuqsgzypcjfzmagf5da7ehnwxerv8qjfvkctvc6ef7t94e7qpfhhdtjtuzq9h9umz &#34;Computers are mostly used against people instead of for people; used to control people instead of to free them; Time to change all that - we need a... People&#39;s Computer Company.&#34;<br/><br/><a href="https://archive.org/details/1972-10-peoples-computer-company/">https://archive.org/details/1972-10-peoples-computer-company/</a> 2025-08-13T11:47:33Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0q0cqy4hsqjxjyr47ug46l0ytmqvdyrtz5pnf7n7epuftypaa3sczypcjfzmagf5da7ehnwxerv8qjfvkctvc6ef7t94e7qpfhhdtjtuzqjyetln What if &#34;putting aside all the ethical concerns for the sake of this discussion&#34; is how we got to the place where we&#39;ve put all the ethical concerns aside? :thonking: 2025-08-08T11:40:46Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrxxw36x4t83fq2nnerax2a2tehcez3pet9vv5sq8c240pzp5203gzypcjfzmagf5da7ehnwxerv8qjfvkctvc6ef7t94e7qpfhhdtjtuzqdzdw5d In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfd9petjrxf3usz05tjkd278mrkxnhxjfsvx5atvqljsww9gde98cage8pe'>nevent1q…e8pe</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>&#39;One developer said “I think of myself as [a] mediocre engineer, and I feel this AI reset is giving me a chance to build skills that will bring me closer to excellence.”&#39;<br/><br/>I mean, I&#39;m all for humility. I too am a mediocre engineer, but I guess you gave up on building skills in engineering.<br/><br/>Also, here&#39;s the real push:<br/><br/>&#39;From a realistic optimism perspective, the rise of AI in software development signals the need for computer science education to be reinvented as well. &#39; 2025-08-07T18:45:49Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfd9petjrxf3usz05tjkd278mrkxnhxjfsvx5atvqljsww9gde98czypcjfzmagf5da7ehnwxerv8qjfvkctvc6ef7t94e7qpfhhdtjtuzq5csqwj Makes total sense that blog post from the GitHub CEO opens with &#34;AI&#34; slop art meant to look like something from Studio Ghibli... Dicks. 2025-08-07T18:36:46Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspewkjw6tfkjtp0nyn9uz4z9ettyf648ynvc0pnq7zxvpl88dvu5gzypcjfzmagf5da7ehnwxerv8qjfvkctvc6ef7t94e7qpfhhdtjtuzq3m58y6 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsd43xd23xpvz9zyuvkmur7t6vx372q64zhyfm0jpj9tdpg9p7lqqg68v9em'>nevent1q…v9em</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Off topic to your post as I realize there are many options regarding SID replacements, but now you got me wondering about the possibility of using something like Tiny Tapeout to create a SID. I mean, not to sell obviously, but as an educational exercise. 🤔 2025-08-03T17:50:46Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszy7qgnza23nk0p9ju2k87u4f95ufhggtacjyaurl8akh7x95tkxgzypcjfzmagf5da7ehnwxerv8qjfvkctvc6ef7t94e7qpfhhdtjtuzqltz2nj Look, I try to be inclusive and non-judgmental, but... It&#39;s just... How do I put this?... Some people aren&#39;t responsible enough to write interrupt service routines without supervision, okay? 2025-07-14T23:29:06Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvmqdg8yacpgfe77nzedt92sdtrx8hrzct8dqm8wf89rt8ahrlqxczypcjfzmagf5da7ehnwxerv8qjfvkctvc6ef7t94e7qpfhhdtjtuzqannzce I really dig this portrait of David Bowie by Scott Fischer. <br/><br/><a href="https://www.muddycolors.com/2025/01/fischer-paints-breathing-in-the-stardust/">https://www.muddycolors.com/2025/01/fischer-paints-breathing-in-the-stardust/</a><br/><br/>(Follow the link for the full, embiggened experience.)<br/> <img src="https://social-coop-media.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/media_attachments/files/114/596/436/225/382/948/original/4571b74a4d029b08.jpg"> <br/> 2025-05-30T11:09:08Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsp0dsn4s4hjwlgceqzczqvvsc6kr3txuk0vr6tr42kf0nl4f546xszypcjfzmagf5da7ehnwxerv8qjfvkctvc6ef7t94e7qpfhhdtjtuzqqmhsy4 &#34;The worst of the internet is continuously attacking the best of the internet. This is a distributed denial of service attack on the good parts of the World Wide Web.<br/><br/>If you’re using the products powered by these attacks, you’re part of the problem. Don’t pretend it’s cute to ask ChatGPT for something. Don’t pretend it’s somehow being technologically open-minded to continuously search for nails to hit with the latest “AI” hammers.&#34;<br/><br/><a href="https://adactio.com/journal/21831">https://adactio.com/journal/21831</a> 2025-04-07T17:28:12Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsflvlwp9dmxtjdyzharp2d4xq22eeska8k3mqmswj5lmt77j847nczypcjfzmagf5da7ehnwxerv8qjfvkctvc6ef7t94e7qpfhhdtjtuzqyz3gqf In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsw3lelwpnyvxa3rksgapn4h8s978nejeragpzrqycmzjnm79mhm5s3qmg20'>nevent1q…mg20</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>That poor piano... 2025-03-05T13:59:38Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqu39j73qxj95etn29yrwk9n83l3ut2n8zcclwqx5p25745wenupqzypcjfzmagf5da7ehnwxerv8qjfvkctvc6ef7t94e7qpfhhdtjtuzq6j08sq In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrre322rzxs5rse29apvekywu9x7296mjkgvhyf2kam24uq42qq0qlahvlc'>nevent1q…hvlc</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>There&#39;s a lot packed into that two minutes. 2025-03-04T19:40:33Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdchzjvx5zxdlr5eu6jemprrzg36fftgauzm8uzl5tvzkm7pjmzvszypcjfzmagf5da7ehnwxerv8qjfvkctvc6ef7t94e7qpfhhdtjtuzq9q9jm5 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9qg9f4yz3mrllp4w9vhtgndz5fzrylm0lytlhf435yt94ak23txge80alp'>nevent1q…0alp</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Yeah, that&#39;s something I&#39;m working on over here too, but also trying to figure out what actions I can take. :( <br/><br/>If you watch the movie, I hope it works for you. 2025-02-14T20:51:16Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfxjykc7ftqxyjehqcs073cgreuyj03appvayafx2rxpysvhg3argzypcjfzmagf5da7ehnwxerv8qjfvkctvc6ef7t94e7qpfhhdtjtuzq9z7udv In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszgrle4q47pkcy3dd0z9gejuulap88mdn2x0pdzpvtkwy7nyp3wwcmwytgz'>nevent1q…ytgz</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Oh wow. I hadn&#39;t heard of that one. We had &#34;Day After&#34; over here. I tried watching that one a few years ago (I had avoided it when it aired as a kid), and I switched it off half way through. Too much for me... I don&#39;t think I need the message it was trying to convey. I already understand. 😔 2025-02-14T20:30:50Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsyzet5f0c2nwl83f5ayze9qwl74fkqsnge3fdjdhn7cnfq3hjtltqzypcjfzmagf5da7ehnwxerv8qjfvkctvc6ef7t94e7qpfhhdtjtuzq73aw6p In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyceq42ztyn5e3jyvhqvvmu4c2q7jvut99vpdw36tsj0tesn0a59g9gmmms'>nevent1q…mmms</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Oh, I know, but I wanted to be able to create DOS programs to share things and collaborate with my friends. And I managed to find an affordable C compiler:<br/><br/><a href="http://mixsoftware.com/product/powerc.htm">http://mixsoftware.com/product/powerc.htm</a><br/><br/>(I&#39;m pretty sure the prices at the bottom aren&#39;t too far off from what they were back in the day.)<br/><br/>Anyway, it all worked out (for me) once Linux came along. 😀 2025-01-28T12:41:50Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqaqyyg04l4edw605mjzruqa5ep3nmp7setdylv3fyft65azvxuqgzypcjfzmagf5da7ehnwxerv8qjfvkctvc6ef7t94e7qpfhhdtjtuzqdtmadp In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyuwacx4el2s7n2dtyg69927ryv88hyr3p28y7zj5twp2eaa0m48cv043z3'>nevent1q…43z3</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>As a teen, I remember seeing the ads for Coherent in the usual computer magazines. I really wanted to scrape together enough money to buy it. But I think, if I recall correctly, I prioritized getting a C compiler first. 😆 2025-01-28T12:19:57Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8ca5xz0yg4zxf0vz704hlscur2tny4uh93vh9v3heh6ae0076wrqzypcjfzmagf5da7ehnwxerv8qjfvkctvc6ef7t94e7qpfhhdtjtuzqyfcvkx Phrases like &#34;average user&#34;... &#34;normal people&#34;... kind of set me on edge. We should just say &#34;imagine a perfectly spherical person&#34;. 2024-12-13T14:15:58Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrq5j2q9hk374cuwyaqckhmrguy5fh4084zx4n3mxyn53fs67kfyszypcjfzmagf5da7ehnwxerv8qjfvkctvc6ef7t94e7qpfhhdtjtuzqgkfshm Somebody mentions an idea for a transpiler between languages, something that could be readily accomplished with decades old, but cool and correct, deterministic algorithms. But then somebody chimes in with, &#34;I bet we could make that work by hooking it up to an LLM and asking it to translate.&#34; smdh... SMDH! 2024-10-29T15:21:22Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsy25w6p8gyzw6yfaqr6jqmjdthf22t05ah9vte2yf0nsg4vtx89lqzypcjfzmagf5da7ehnwxerv8qjfvkctvc6ef7t94e7qpfhhdtjtuzqfn854j Instead of #thinktober I appear to be having a #thonktober. 2024-10-21T19:04:53Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswfjvkdrd3zwvja74hpehw3zzxhpf7c2e6v55l4snt0gtjnmsxe9gzypcjfzmagf5da7ehnwxerv8qjfvkctvc6ef7t94e7qpfhhdtjtuzqq8vejt Be willing to pay an artist or learn to embrace and celebrate your own artistic efforts challenge. 2024-10-13T17:04:47Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs95sujxa0eqc5zdp0g0wv2p4q6mtcwdf7vhsvxykckqq48p8jwcaszypcjfzmagf5da7ehnwxerv8qjfvkctvc6ef7t94e7qpfhhdtjtuzq5h6vf6 That post I boosted this morning[1] got me thinking about earlier REPLs.<br/><br/>(I found the image here: <a href="https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/rna-translation/">https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/rna-translation/</a>)<br/><br/>[1] <a href="https://mastodon.online/@nikitonsky/113265570085322589">https://mastodon.online/@nikitonsky/113265570085322589</a><br/> <img src="https://social-coop-media.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/media_attachments/files/113/267/665/715/213/604/original/f2f3fc56c160d53f.png"> <br/> 2024-10-07T19:04:00Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfs3mqxzswga9rk4z6wcnp4rssv7qf5p0dt7m69apymkp7k2duskgzypcjfzmagf5da7ehnwxerv8qjfvkctvc6ef7t94e7qpfhhdtjtuzq0mxl5w When I hear people ask or wonder about how mastodon or the wider fediverse can &#34;beat&#34; Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, etc, it often feels to me like asking, &#34;What will it take to make a better casino?&#34; 2024-09-27T03:17:12Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsf0zz0e6ehs679pjseqa2hpd6mhcypp42v4k5dhuhujfdkjrqq6xczypcjfzmagf5da7ehnwxerv8qjfvkctvc6ef7t94e7qpfhhdtjtuzqm2jhzv In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8pt54fzna8vn5u7u0fun246h9luuukf4lc6zq887pse5vncstncqqvefek'>nevent1q…efek</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>They charge extra to &#34;make up&#34; revenue from gasoline taxes? 2024-08-13T03:15:15Z