My daughter asked me if I knew what mothballs smelled like. I told her I’ve never been close enough to a moth to find out.
Musk says Twitter will no longer have a Light Mode
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About Non Sequiturs
Non Sequiturs is the personal blog of Michael Argentini.
I'm a software developer and Managing Partner for Fynydd and Blue Sequoyah Technologies, the project lead for Coursabi, and Āthepedia founder. I also have several nerdy open source projects on Github.
I'd describe myself as an Oxford comma advocate, autodidact, aspiring polymath, and boffin, with a mechanical keyboard addiction. You can also find me on Mastodon.
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Illinois governor J.B. Pritzker’s 2023 commencement speech at Northwestern hits the mark.
The best way to spot an idiot? Look for the person who is cruel. When we see someone who doesn’t look like us, or sound like us, or act like us, or love like us, or live like us — the first thought that crosses almost everyone’s brain is rooted in either fear or judgment or both. That’s evolution. We survived as a species by being suspicious of things we aren’t familiar with.
In order to be kind, we have to shut down that animal instinct and force our brain to travel a different pathway. Empathy and compassion are evolved states of being. They require the mental capacity to step past our most primal urges. I’m here to tell you that when someone’s path through this world is marked with acts of cruelty, they have failed the first test of an advanced society. They never forced their animal brain to evolve past its first instinct. They never forged new mental pathways to overcome their own instinctual fears. And so, their thinking and problem-solving will lack the imagination and creativity that the kindest people have in spades.
Over my many years in politics and business, I have found one thing to be universally true: the kindest person in the room is often the smartest.
#ElonMusk says #Twitter will no longer have a light mode, making dark mode the default. Because fuck you.
So many persistent and mysterious electronics failures on #SkinwalkerRanch but the cameras shooting the show are reliable as fuck.
I’m kind of OK with these people relaxing in a warm borax bath while sipping an ivermectin cocktail with a Tide Pod chaser.
Borax is the new Tide Pods, and poison control experts are facepalming
arstechnica.com
#ElonMusk is rebranding #Twitter to “X” as the first step towards making it the “everything” app including messaging, social media, and payment services.
Maybe he should figure out how to do the Twitter thing first.
All Might really has a problem with Korosensei.
#MyHeroAcademia #AssassinationClassroom #anime #humor
Yet another attempt by the U.S. #Congress to make end-to-end #encryption illegal.
Senate bill crafted with DEA targets end-to-end encryption, requires online companies to report drug activity
therecord.media
Reminded today that #Microsoft #Teams is still a hot mess. Client added me to a team. Microsoft says my password is incorrect. Changed password to same one. Sign in. No access to the team I was invited to.
Hey #Cuba, by supporting #Russia’s unprovoked invasion of #Ukraine are you saying that it would be OK if the U.S. invaded to “denazify” Cuba?
#Microsoft Visual Studio for Mac only has .NET 8 and Maui preview support in the release version of VS, not the preview version, which also has a lower version number.
I don't think they know what “Preview” means.
The Secret of Skinwalker Ranch is a great show to watch if you’re into watching people launch rockets and review the video later that night and talk about launching more rockets.
Crows and Magpies using anti-bird spikes to build nests in giant F.U. to humanity and evolutionary biologists more specifically.
Crows and magpies using anti-bird spikes to build nests, researchers find
www.theguardian.com
Apparently #Erdogan finally agreed to allow Sweden into #NATO after remaining members agree to pronounce #Turkey “Ter-kee-ah”.
Elon Musk's decision to add daily reading limits to prevent data scraping also has the following impact:
- Reduces Twitter's search engine exposure, reducing new signups
- Reduces the number of real-time info providers, which also reduces the number of people looking for that content
- Reduces Twitter's advertising revenue as active user count and confidence in the future of the platform are also reduced
StackOverflow has introduced Labs, an enhanced developer experience that uses AI to streamline the process of insulting and demeaning people looking for help.
Stack Overflow Labs - Stack Overflow
stackoverflow.co
I liked the Internet better when it wasn't a handful of proprietary social media platforms run by narcissists.
The #Reddit CEO saying that the API transition time and pricing changes are “a business decision they won’t undo”, in addition to threats of replacing moderators who don't reopen subreddits, is a short-sighted dick move. I've gone from thinking Reddit will die a slow death to wishing for it.
This is that one time that life should imitate art. No, seriously.
Angel Investors Flock To New AI Technology That Removes Jeffrey Epstein From Old Photos
www.theonion.com
Mac Pro Tip: When copying a git repository directory to your network file server using rsync, try this:
rsync -brtlvP --chmod=Fu+w --delete-before Code/MyProject/ /Volumes/MyServer/Code/MyProject/
This will copy the files with timestamps but no other attributes, and will also give the file owner (you) full access rights. This ensures that you (or even Windows users with access rights) can overwrite the directory contents later because local read-only files (e.g. in the .git directory) won't be read-only on the server. You can also change the chmod option to customize the rights, like ensuring everyone has full control.
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About Non Sequiturs
Non Sequiturs is the personal blog of Michael Argentini.
I'm a software developer and Managing Partner for Fynydd and Blue Sequoyah Technologies, the project lead for Coursabi, and Āthepedia founder. I also have several nerdy open source projects on Github.
I'd describe myself as an Oxford comma advocate, autodidact, aspiring polymath, and boffin, with a mechanical keyboard addiction. You can also find me on Mastodon.
