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Functional code, functional teams, functional business, functional society.
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Recent Notes
I've been running a combination of uBlock Origin and Privacy Badger extensions in Firefox.
I started with just Privacy Badger. I figured I should encourage ads that aren't intrusive trackers. But then even that proved too much and I broke down and installed a full blocker.
An amazing thing about the open internet is that you can just opt-out of things you don't like. We might have a nicer internet of more people did this.
#ublock #ublockOrigin #privacy #privacybadger #eff
I started with just Privacy Badger. I figured I should encourage ads that aren't intrusive trackers. But then even that proved too much and I broke down and installed a full blocker.
An amazing thing about the open internet is that you can just opt-out of things you don't like. We might have a nicer internet of more people did this.
#ublock #ublockOrigin #privacy #privacybadger #eff
I love with Nix that I can use programs without "installing" them by using `nix shell`. I don't have to worry about a bunch of stuff cluttering my system. They'll automatically get cleaned up after a while when I do GC.
My recent use-case was that I wanted convert a markdown file to PDF so I used pandoc and tried a few different LaTeX PDF engines. I don't even remember the different packages I tried out, but I didn't have to!
❤️ Nix
#nix #nixos
My recent use-case was that I wanted convert a markdown file to PDF so I used pandoc and tried a few different LaTeX PDF engines. I don't even remember the different packages I tried out, but I didn't have to!
❤️ Nix
#nix #nixos
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@nprofile1q... @nprofile1q... It's simply because the US system is balanced in favor of corporations over people. They do it because they can get away with it and it leads to more profit. The system is designed to shift costs onto consumers.
Where are you going to shop? The place that advertises $100 airline tickets or the one that advertises $200? The first will just tack on fees and taxes until it's $200, but they got you in the door.
Where are you going to shop? The place that advertises $100 airline tickets or the one that advertises $200? The first will just tack on fees and taxes until it's $200, but they got you in the door.
Today's threads (a thread)
Inside: AI automates delusional reinforcement; and more!
Archived at: https://pluralistic.net/2026/06/04/mission-space/
#Pluralistic
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@nprofile1q... I think I just realized why I've found most start-ups so frustrating to work at/with.
"Code is a liability". That's certainly not how most start-ups treat it!
The whole SV start-up mindset requires ignoring liabilities as long as possible. Scale! Revenue growth! Headcount growth! More powerful AI! There's always an excuse to put off any threat that isn't immediate.
I hate having a Sword of Damocles hanging over my head. It's no wonder I clashed with leadership so often.
"Code is a liability". That's certainly not how most start-ups treat it!
The whole SV start-up mindset requires ignoring liabilities as long as possible. Scale! Revenue growth! Headcount growth! More powerful AI! There's always an excuse to put off any threat that isn't immediate.
I hate having a Sword of Damocles hanging over my head. It's no wonder I clashed with leadership so often.
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I'm looking into hosting my own #mastodon instance to embrace #federation and shift my identity into a domain I control and continue my #selfhost journey.
Any experiences to share?
Major drawbacks?
Recommendations for software to run?
Any you want to try but haven't?
Promising up-and-comers?
Issues to watch out for?
I was inspired when I saw that @Blain Smith is using SNAC.
Any experiences to share?
Major drawbacks?
Recommendations for software to run?
Any you want to try but haven't?
Promising up-and-comers?
Issues to watch out for?
I was inspired when I saw that @Blain Smith is using SNAC.
A great quote from Bruce Schneier today:
> AI systems concentrate power at the top, so they could allow an executive to effectuate change over sprawling bureaucracies instantaneously. Firing and replacing tens of thousands of human bureaucrats is a huge undertaking. Swapping one AI out for another, or modifying the rules that those AIs operate by, would be much simpler.
Bosses love the idea that #AI will do what it's told, unlike those pressure humans who protest!
https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2025/02/ai-and-civil-service-purges.html
> AI systems concentrate power at the top, so they could allow an executive to effectuate change over sprawling bureaucracies instantaneously. Firing and replacing tens of thousands of human bureaucrats is a huge undertaking. Swapping one AI out for another, or modifying the rules that those AIs operate by, would be much simpler.
Bosses love the idea that #AI will do what it's told, unlike those pressure humans who protest!
https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2025/02/ai-and-civil-service-purges.html
I'm looking for some interesting papers to read over a break. Does anyone have any recommendations of recent papers on #ai, #llm, #rust, or general #compsci that are worth a read?
(not sure my network is large enough, but figure I'll try)
(not sure my network is large enough, but figure I'll try)