FoxQuirk 🦊 @quirk@computerfairi.es

job listings in 2025 are weird.
I never would have guessed a car wash even needed an on-site kubernetes cluster

new in the shop! a bunch of pendants https://nora.jewelry/

With a heavy heart, we announce the resignation of Asahi Linux founder Hector Martin. Our project is continuing with new collective governance. Our statement is on our project blog.

https://asahilinux.org/2025/02/passing-the-torch/

Trust me, I'm an engineer

#FurryArt #MastoArt #FediArt

bad idea:
a firefox extension that lets you set the Gulf of Mexico to anything you want.
Dinosaur Lake. Gulf of Foone. etc.

Thinking of Aaron Swartz today & I’m stuck on this photo - he & OpenAI CEO Sam Altman (both circled) each scraped 1000s of docs but one did it to make the knowledge free for all while the other did it to make $$$$ through probabilistic plagiarism. The US DOJ only came after one of them & the other is feted by tech bros and executives.

Thank you Aaron for so much, for RSS, for Markdown, for Creative Commons and more. I’m sorry our society failed you.

NASA's switch to Linux in space was driven by reliability, flexibility, and security concerns. The International Space Station (ISS) originally relied on Windows, but astronauts frequently encountered crashes and instability. In 2013, NASA announced that all laptops on the ISS would transition to Debian, a Linux-based operating system, to improve stability and control over software.

This change wasn’t just about reliability. Windows was much more vulnerable to malware, and in 2007, a worm named W32.Gammima.AG spread to the ISS. With Linux, NASA gained the ability to modify and customize the system for mission-critical applications without depending on proprietary software. Today, Linux powers much of NASA’s space infrastructure, from ISS systems to Mars rovers and beyond.

#Linux #NASA #Debian #OpenSource #SpaceTech #TechHistory

bring back forums

you aren't supposed to have a single identity online

communities shouldn't demand you let a vc-funded company have your mobile phone number

you don't have to pay $100/yr [or whatever it is] for features that every forum had for years, or if it didn't it's for a reason

@PsyChuan Renamon

ok seriously, how do I get my arch setup in 2025 to look like these stardock skinz from 2000?

when i encountered them back then i thought they were meh or whatever but now i yearn for the golden age

Some good trans news: We just helped defeat a local measure in San Diego County trying to ban trans youth in sports!

So many people came out to oppose the measure and stand up for trans kids, and thousands of e-comments opposing the item. There are people who see us right now and will stand up for us. More and more people are putting their own comfort and necks on the line for trans people and especially trans kids.

More and more, I genuinely believe we can win, especially in local areas.

ooh I just had a horrible idea.

So Rust has an extension called "cargo-mommy" which makes the compiler act like a mommy-domme when you compile stuff, right?
https://github.com/Gankra/cargo-mommy

and recently I've been hacking on some old Microsoft Agent systems. What if I combined the two?

You hit compile, there's a few errors, and then suddenly, you see her...