So I've been getting a lot of spam calls today, so when one popped up I was like screw it, let's mess with them. So I answered, went "AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH," and hung up. Then I got a text that said "Are you okay? Do you need me to call for help?" And that's how I learned I didn't have that person's number saved in my phone. 😭
So I guess that's what I'll be thinking about every time I'm falling asleep for the next 30 years.
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Zmapovali jsme finanční motor řady proruských spolků v Česku. Nenápadná nadace, která nestojí o publicitu, mezi ně rozdělila již šedesát milionů korun a více jak dvě dekády pomáhá budovat antisystémovou opozici.pagenotfound.cz
We had to start charging the electric car from the grid this week due to bad weather and shorter days, but between this week and mid-April, when we got the car, we charged it exclusively from solar power. Six months and six thousand kilometers. Not bad.
#ElectricVehicle #electromobility #renewables #photovoltaic #renewableenergy
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The XMPP Interop Testing project helps ensure XMPP servers and clients play nicely together by providing specification test automation.
New update:
✔️ Option to fail runs if some tests were "impossible" to execute.
✔️ Flexible account provisioning
Details on the blog: xmpp-interop-testing.github.io…
The development journey that @fishbowler and I have been taking was made possible by a grant from @nlnet 🙏. The grant has now concluded, and we’re deeply thankful for their support!
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Dear Liberal Government:
I understand that your Chicago Schooled brains may find this difficult to understand, as your whole worlds revolve around capitalist economics, but here's a little tip for you, a word in your shell-like ears.
The purpose of the post office is to deliver mail.
It's not supposed to make money! Charges and fees are meant to defray the costs of running it, most of which are gathered through taxes and apportioned through Parliament. This is not rocket science! Not everything has to be financially solvent! The returns from the delivery of mail, especially to rural Canadians, far and away outweigh the cost of service!
I swear to fuck, fiscal conservatives will throw away a $100 to save a dime.
Chat I think I've made it and become a Software-Visionary 🤔
For years it has been obvious to me that a snail-like arrangement of browser tabs would be superior to linear modes. It clearly guides the visual focus to the screen center, and you notice when your tabs spiral out of control.
After years of brainstorming a friend started building it: github.com/grubersjoe/tabsnail
Contribute to grubersjoe/tabsnail development by creating an account on GitHub.GitHub
Yep, it took. My log says:
skipping rocm gfx compatibility check HSA_OVERRIDE_GFX_VERSION=11.0.0, so my override is active. That's right. On Linux, even my iGPU can accelerate Ollama running. so so happy about this. When will that make it to Windows? No idea. probably never.
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Rumors of a Leica M-11V. V mean "evf replacing the range-finder".
At that point why not getting a Nikon Zf with M adapter. If you care about M glass and want good manual focus.
Boeing settles lawsuit on wrongful death claim related to deceased whistleblower
https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/article/boeing-settles-lawsuit-on-wrongful-death-claim-related-to-deceased-whistleblower/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
Posted into Business @business-CTVNews
Boeing (BA.N) filed a settlement on Friday in a wrongful death lawsuit brought by the mother of John Barnett, a former Boeing worker who raised concerns about the planemaker’s production that was potentially putting passengers at risk.Reuters Staff (CTVNews)
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Four-panel comic by @sophielabelle about a certain nazi named Horst Wessel who might spring to mind given recent events.
#horstwessel, #charliekirk, #josephgoebbels, #nazis, #sophielabelle
Took the chance to suit up.
It’s a suit that was my grandfather’s and somebody, probably my mom or grandma took it and had it tailored to fit me.
libxml2's sole maintainer Nick Wellnhofer steps down, meaning libxml2 is now no longer maintained.
discourse.gnome.org/t/stepping…
It's hard to estimate just how many companies depend on this software and critical security updates to the library, so I'm certain many will quickly step up and offer sponsorship to ensure a fundamental dependency doesn't just deteriorate without proper support.
Any day now.
I’m stepping down as maintainer of libxml2 which means that this project is more or less unmaintained for now. I will fix regressions in the 2.15 release until the end of 2025.GNOME Discourse
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Two major TV station owners, Sinclair and Nexstar, said they will return "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" to the air Friday after preempting the show last week.Megan Cerullo (CBS Colorado)
"First they came for the Fascists, and I spoke up cause I was a fascist"
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Happy Petrov Day to those who celebrate. On September 26, 1983, Stanislav Petrov made the correct decision to not trust a computer.
The early warning system at command center Serpukhov-15, loudly alerting of a nuclear attack from the United States, was of course modern and up-to-date. Stanislav Petrov was in charge, working his second shift in place of a colleague who was ill.
Many officers facing the same situation would have called their superiors to alert them of the need for a counter-attack. Especially as fellow officers were shouting at him to retaliate quickly before it was too late. Petrov did not succumb.
I've attached a short clip from a reenactment of the situation in the documentary The Man Who Saved the World.
The computer was indeed wrong about the imminent attack and Petrov likely saved the world from nuclear disaster in those impossibly stressful minutes, by daring to wait for ground confirmation. For context one must also be aware that this was at a time when US-Soviet relations were extremely tense.
I've previously written about three lessons to take away from Petrov's actions:
1. Embrace multiple perspectives
The fact that it was not Stanislov Petrov's own choice to pursue an army career speaks to me of how important it is to welcome a broad range of experiences and perspectives. Petrov received an education as an engineer rather than a military man. He knew the unpredictability of machine behavior.
2. Look for multiple confirmation points
Stanislav Petrov understood what he was looking for. While he has admitted he could not be 100% sure the attack wasn't real, there were several factors he has mentioned that played into his decision:
- He had been told a US attack would be all-out. An attack with only 5 missiles did not make sense to him.
- Ground radar failed to pick up supporting evidence of an attack, even after minutes of waiting.
- The message passed too quickly through the 30 layers of verification he himself had devised.
On top of this: The launch detection system was new (and hence he did not fully trust it).
3. Reward exposure of faulty systems
If we keep praising our tools for their excellence and efficiency it's hard to later accept their defects. When shortcomings are found, this needs to be communicated just as clearly and widely as successes. Maintaining an illusion of perfect, neutral and flawless systems will keep people from questioning the systems when the systems need to be questioned.
We need to stop punishing when failure helps us understand something that can be improved.
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