FoxQuirk 🦊 @quirk@computerfairi.es

as i've said before, the world relies on most people being trustworthy and good at heart. a completely trustless society is impossible. faith in other people usually not being out to get you is what makes the world go round. so this kind of event is very very bad, i guess

Turning Everyday Gadgets into Bombs Is a Bad Idea [because it's too cheap and simple to pull off, so there are millions of potential actors who could do it, and it's undetectable without destroying the device, so a Pandora's box has been opened] https://www.bunniestudios.com/blog/2024/turning-everyday-gadgets-into-bombs-is-a-bad-idea/

while I'm fov-posting

minecraft's highest available FOV setting isn't a number. when you turn the slider all the way up, instead of displaying a number, it changes to say "quake pro". i like to think it's poking a tiny bit of fun at you, in a lighthearted way. "ooh, mr. bigshot over here thinks they're playing quake haha". just a funny little joke

it's 110. cowards

The #Linux 6.12 pull request for #PREEMPT_RT is handed to Linus. Likely the first PR ever submitted in printed form. #kernel #LinuxKernel #Realtime

2/ It's done! 🥳

A few minutes ago #PREEMPT_RT (aka: #realtime support) support landed in #Linux mainline, as Linus honored the PR that Tglx handed him yesterday in person (see first toot in thread): https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/baeb9a7d8b60b021d907127509c44507539c15e5

Congrats and thx to everyone who was involved in this 20 year long journey!

#Kernel #LinuxKernel

I have been asked to find a Japanese anti-LLM expert to participate in a Japanese symposium on so-called “AI,” and I can’t find one. Internet searches turn up nothing but pro-LLM propaganda. I asked in a Japanese toot, with no luck, so now I ask on the off-chance that someone who reads English might know of a Japanese expert who could make the case against LLMs. Help! #LLM #AI @emilymbender Professor Bender, @timnitGebru Dr. Gebru, have you come across any Japanese scholars/experts writing critically about LLMs? Any help would be greatly appreciated. LLMs are being embraced with a shocking lack of criticism here in Japan.

americans be like "lets shoot the shit" and then get upset when I shotgun the toilet

@kasdeya I think an issue in modern UI for me is "change for the sake of change". It seems like usability and familiarity goes absolutely out the window just because of obsession with making something "new".

I think that's why some people (myself included) cling to things like KDE Plasma and macOS. They update and evolve without generally breaking all too much muscle memory.

I miss when UIs looked like this. everything you can interact with immediately jumps out at you because they're prioritizing visual clarity over aesthetics - and yet it is still strangely beautiful in its own way

urgent to @pisscotheque

UNSOLICITED TV PITCHES:

Skeletor is diagnosed with osteoporosis

when the stock market is soaring that means a handful of thieves are feeling VERY pleased with themselves

haha wow the stock market is at historic highs hahaha the economy is doing so good bro hahahahaha this is totally a real indication of the material conditions and isn't a grim portent like AT ALL lmao lmao lmao

Reading through Mozillas jobs page: "Senior Staff Machine Learning Engineer, Gen AI", "Senior Staff Software Engineer, Ads", "Program Manager, AI 360", "Principal Product Manager, Generative AI","Sr Staff Fullstack Engineer, Anonym", "Senior Manager, Sales (Anonym)"

I see they have fully pointed the ship towards a future of AI and Ads.