Posts by mjgardner@social.sdf.org
(DIR) Post #Alp6gSmuut6EmhsZOa by mjgardner@social.sdf.org
2024-09-09T02:26:07Z
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the millennial urge to respond “OK boomer” to any age cohort that dares to call them on their bullshit
(DIR) Post #Am5gxtvDzXdkk0joxM by mjgardner@social.sdf.org
2024-09-17T03:19:30Z
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I downloaded the official #Mastodon mobile app, and… really? That’s all it can do? Just those features?No wonder I run across posts from people complaining about how there’s something they “can’t do in Mastodon.”You *can* do those things, but in helping you join this #SocialNetwork and the #fediverse (an important goal!), @Mastodon fails to challenge your assumption that the offical app is the only game in town.
(DIR) Post #Am7dPTWphigXUW8r3o by mjgardner@social.sdf.org
2024-09-18T06:03:16Z
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@orsinium We already have a @w3c standard for that called XHTML Basic: https://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml-basic/
(DIR) Post #AmAZRIsQSevmgyjnqC by mjgardner@social.sdf.org
2024-09-19T17:45:26Z
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I don’t equate charity, benevolence, or kindness with #altruism for the same reason I don’t equate dieting with starving to death.The former are rational actions toward a life-sustaining value.But *consistently* applying altruism as a _moral ideal_ would mean fully denying your life’s value by suicidally serving others’ more valuable lives.Which is why both dictators and “afterlife” believers preach it, and why those who advocate altruism for their benefit are hypocrites.#philosophy
(DIR) Post #AmAaZQW62YZiepjMgq by mjgardner@social.sdf.org
2024-09-19T18:40:22Z
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@gmcgath Ayup. But that’s the equivocation they’ve been taught, because they’ve also been taught that reason has nothing to do with #ethics: https://a.co/4gD7VRj#philosophy
(DIR) Post #AmB6MXnIrtmvzsgDs8 by mjgardner@social.sdf.org
2024-09-19T23:46:47Z
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I have a long-running problem with my #Comcast #Xfinity Mobile account that they haven't resolved for months.I'm now starting my support calls with them by asking the agent:”Have you had training on how to deal with an angry customer? Good, you're about to apply that.”
(DIR) Post #AmB6MZ5Q41sE0MACkS by mjgardner@social.sdf.org
2024-09-19T23:52:40Z
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This #Mastodon thing on the #fediverse is lovely, but the Brands™️ aren't here and may never show up thanks to the quiet, tentative, and noncommittal pace of the Mainstream Social Networks™️.So the next step is to dust off my accounts there and light the flamethrowers on #Xfinity's #SocialMedia team.Pity them.
(DIR) Post #AmBAKGZaKEBXp8Qt8a by mjgardner@social.sdf.org
2024-09-20T01:21:05Z
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@gmcgath #Xfinity’s broadband Internet is fabulous compared to others we've tried here. Their mobile phone service is shit.Ironically, that mobile service is just a #Verizon MVNO. Verizon's mobile phone service is fabulous(ly expensive. But their broadband Internet is shit.#ATT is worse on all fronts here.#TMobile is hit-or-miss.Everyone else is either badge-engineered versions of the above or unavailable where I live.
(DIR) Post #AoF873uZCDuSXdSzAm by mjgardner@social.sdf.org
2024-11-20T18:56:12Z
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Along with John Kemeny, Thomas E. Kurtz co-invented the #BASIC #programming language.You have them to thank for almost every future software #developer that grew up in the #1970s and #1980s, and therefore almost every digital product you're using today.We lost a giant last week.10 PRINT "RIP"2024 ENDhttps://computerhistory.org/blog/in-memoriam-thomas-e-kurtz-1928-2024/
(DIR) Post #ApR1LVeyMg3HjD7huC by mjgardner@social.sdf.org
2024-12-26T10:01:43Z
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After a couple of years’ participation in the #fediverse, I’ve realized I can’t maintain my usual sincere and open attitude to enjoy my exchanges here.Instead, I’ve reverted to the troll-blocking mindset I developed on #IRC in the 1990s. The #EternalSeptember that started there continues to produce edgelords here.They’re just attention and audience thieves, not worth the energy for anything more than indifferently blocking them on first contact.
(DIR) Post #ApTdzhpciNM3dUcRnc by mjgardner@social.sdf.org
2024-12-27T16:54:39Z
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@realcaseyrollins @CapitalB Never gonna get people off centralized #SocialMedia if you assert #RSS is for “power users”
(DIR) Post #Api3l5ijQgNBcw4vGy by mjgardner@social.sdf.org
2025-01-03T15:39:19Z
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Woke up this morning in a foul mood, tired of faking contentment and optimism. All my supposed achievements are mere temporary victories against the ever-increasing suck.
(DIR) Post #ApwzTQ5D0xH1uU8Tk8 by mjgardner@social.sdf.org
2025-01-10T19:34:14Z
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I asked the librarian if she had any books on paranoia.She whispered, “They’re right behind you…”
(DIR) Post #Aq0nLL3hOCEpC1eK2a by mjgardner@social.sdf.org
2025-01-12T16:40:18Z
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“the #cloud” : someone else’s computer :: “#NoCode” : someone else’s code
(DIR) Post #AqWLqR0IksWEwzojNw by mjgardner@social.sdf.org
2025-01-27T17:49:09Z
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I don't understand cheapass #Mac developers who pony up for pricey #Apple hardware but then refuse to pay for the Apple Developer Program to notarize and sign their apps.Is it unreasonable to not want to run random code from the Internet on my own pricey Apple hardware?
(DIR) Post #ArD02kf6cf1Eaf6Ydc by mjgardner@social.sdf.org
2025-02-17T05:09:05Z
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#Advertising like this, disguised as messaging, is one reason why #LinkedIn is such a minefield for those looking for work or looking to hire.And this specific ad by https://DataAnnotation.tech is basically Mechanical Turk disguised as #AI. How much do you want to bet that “Phoebe R.” the “#recruiter” has an AI-generated profile photo, too?
(DIR) Post #ArG3BCiB6LvDEo8xsW by mjgardner@social.sdf.org
2025-02-18T18:31:28Z
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I keep seeing #job descriptions asking for experience in “modern #programming languages” and then listing #Python (1991), #Java (1995), JavaScript (1995), #GoLang (2009), and/or #Rust (2012) in the same breath. That's a hell of a spread for modernity!Unless, of course, they mean “used by ‘modern’ #developers,” in which case, cue the music!(to the tune of “I Am the Very Model of a Modern Major-General” from Gilbert and Sullivan’s “The Pirates of Penzance”) (1/7)
(DIR) Post #AsYfIYlIvyTfGEG0n2 by mjgardner@social.sdf.org
2025-02-22T18:45:17Z
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@TechConnectify If #YouTube surfaced their #RSS feeds they’d have to tacitly admit their “#podcasts” aren’t.
(DIR) Post #AsYfIbb8OF7o3YWQr2 by mjgardner@social.sdf.org
2025-03-27T23:00:14Z
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@mikebabcock Your prejudice has led you to assume #Apple coined the term “#podcast” to co-opt it.In fact, the term pre-dates their support. Ben Hammersley coined the term “podcasting” while covering audio #blogging for The Guardian in early February 2004: https://www.theguardian.com/media/2004/feb/12/broadcasting.digitalmediaIt was subsequently adopted by the #RSS audioblogging community, including @adam. Apple only added direct iTunes support in late June 2005./ @vkc @TechConnectify
(DIR) Post #AwyfRzM4dZEATDA6y0 by mjgardner@social.sdf.org
2023-06-16T13:43:50Z
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@hrw @R4_Unit @phredmoyer @sleepyfox @saramg Last time I had to maintain something in #Perl was yesterday. You can keep at it if you’re living right 😁