Posts by tante@tldr.nettime.org
(DIR) Post #B20kOpSpSfrG0t8OvY by tante@tldr.nettime.org
2026-01-06T14:35:43Z
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RE: https://tldr.nettime.org/@tante/115848630887537402I mean hey, if Claude allows you to kill a bunch of Nazi pages, at least something good came from it.In my understanding using LLMs for coding does violate at least those two points of the hacker ethic - which the CCC still presents as a guiding document.
(DIR) Post #B21P00vmStgLVmHJvE by tante@tldr.nettime.org
2026-01-06T22:08:33Z
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Wow, #Gentoo moving from GitHub to Codeberg is cool. Haven't run Gentoo for years now but still have a soft spot for it (I learned so much running it as main driver).I also use Codeberg für my code (and joined the association) but we can't just "move everything to Codeberg". That's neither sustainable nor a good model. We should have more associations like Codeberg to offer those kinds of services. Create a whole web of forges for collaboration while we can watch GitHub go to hell.
(DIR) Post #B21U0XPCE2Pg046ecS by tante@tldr.nettime.org
2026-01-06T21:31:23Z
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Firefox should really strip down the browser to the core, make that performant and secure. Maybe even improve extension interfaces and then deliver whatever "AI" nonsense they want through extensions. Would make it so easy to stop having to talk about kill switches and how "hard" those are. Offer people all the slop extensions in the world and see who will download them.
(DIR) Post #B24auTrHmYiIPoBRcu by tante@tldr.nettime.org
2026-01-08T08:40:06Z
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This should be a legal requirement for being allowed to sell networked devices.(Original title: Bose open-sources its SoundTouch home theater smart speakers ahead of end-of-life) https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/01/bose-open-sources-its-soundtouch-home-theater-smart-speakers-ahead-of-eol/
(DIR) Post #B252vgzBG3dw8RF5ua by tante@tldr.nettime.org
2026-01-08T16:13:00Z
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I keep wondering: Is a set of companies who produce products the market neither particularly wants nor pays for even "an industry"?
(DIR) Post #B26XJm3rEMx4bpmzdA by tante@tldr.nettime.org
2026-01-09T09:30:13Z
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RE: https://phpc.social/@syntaxseed/115863080846737985Exactly. I don't care too much about the "unicorns", I want small to medium companies that do one thing really well, everyone is fairly compensated and can go home early on Friday.
(DIR) Post #B2FTRNkqpozo98uWn2 by tante@tldr.nettime.org
2026-01-13T16:08:57Z
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While I think it's good that more mainstream publications do more on the #fediverse the Search Engine/Hard Fork episode on the #forkiverse is a bit ... well it could have done with a bit more research. And "oh look how yanky it all is but we didn't read the manual to run this service but has an LLM Agent just do something" is cringe at best: You're not reading the manual but you want to run a platform for a few thousand people? That's not cute but shows a lack of care and willingness to take responsibility.
(DIR) Post #B2FTRUoIbOug1rZsdU by tante@tldr.nettime.org
2026-01-13T16:09:31Z
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But it's set up by Kevin Roose so that tracks.
(DIR) Post #B2FTRV1PodPAgXiM52 by tante@tldr.nettime.org
2026-01-13T16:11:23Z
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But if you are new here coming in through the #forkiverse welcome! Maybe try to not stay glued to your server, see what else is there. Have fun!You can for example follow some of the trending bots that try to pick up interesting posts from all over the fediverse. I run one called @hypebot but there are many of them.
(DIR) Post #B2FTRcZLkri05oe3Rg by tante@tldr.nettime.org
2026-01-13T16:38:53Z
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RE: https://mastodon.social/@caseynewton/115888646437335533Also relevant for #forkiverse users: Consider it a temporary place. As Casey Newton states: Asking for any long term plan is "wet blanket energy". So if you find the fediverse an interesting place maybe find another instance mid-term.
(DIR) Post #B2KXDHGPXh7HZH0BpA by tante@tldr.nettime.org
2026-01-15T18:59:17Z
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From a pragmatic standpoint I get Wikimedia making deals with AI companies: They will scrape anyways, this way you might get some money.But it still _feels_ off. Telling all volunteers "you are working for Microsoft/Perplexity/etc for free now" _feels_ wrong.
(DIR) Post #B2Ol5SjzABQcpxqJV2 by tante@tldr.nettime.org
2026-01-17T20:07:35Z
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Told my son to pick up his jacket, he replied he couldn't.He is right.
(DIR) Post #B2RfiMb1eEnmYkFRey by tante@tldr.nettime.org
2026-01-19T14:11:22Z
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There is a massive focus on trying to get Open Source software to the point where governments or big corporations can use them to "increase sovereignty" (which sometimes means a bit of a weird mix of things).But that can lead to software being pushed towards more and more complex architectures and deployment strategies (think something like a simple collaborative editor needing Kubernetes to be deployable). While governments and certain companies might be able to shoulder that organizational and financial burden this isn't sustainable but wasteful: We should also use the current focus on open source to invest in- _easer_ deployments- _simpler_ architectures- more defined standards to improve composabilityThe big funding activities can have the effect of just creating more bloated, unwieldy and "enterprisey" solutions when that mode of thinking is exactly what brough on the mess we are in.
(DIR) Post #B2USqYllYXjOhVjIjg by tante@tldr.nettime.org
2026-01-20T13:02:50Z
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"Vibe coding" really is indistinguishable from playing a slot machine.There's (for some) a degree of fun based on the hope of getting something valuable for a relatively small investment. When it won't work you just keep pulling the lever. At some point you surely will win, right? Also with slot machines the bank always wins while slowly draining your resources.
(DIR) Post #B2Vyt8KbhSbVGTG0cy by tante@tldr.nettime.org
2026-01-21T15:25:21Z
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Well, less JS in the world would absolutely be an improvement to be honest.
(DIR) Post #B2ityV9vzs7w751x2m by tante@tldr.nettime.org
2026-01-27T20:40:01Z
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Just looking at the amount of work that went into this thing trying to sell something the core audience isn't buying shows how badly Mozilla chose when it comes to the new CEOhttps://bsd.network/@dch/115968952449549217
(DIR) Post #B2kD4QJH23hd67tcDA by tante@tldr.nettime.org
2026-01-28T11:03:28Z
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"As fun as it is to rib on Mozilla, the web needs Firefox. I feel for the Firefox developers who actually care. State of Mozilla will inspire no one. The sloppy prose are borderline unreadable. The presentation is designed to stop you reading."https://dbushell.com/2026/01/28/mozilla-slopaganda/
(DIR) Post #B2qQNMZ3e8LhKuOqye by tante@tldr.nettime.org
2026-01-31T12:41:18Z
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Some people might know "bash russian roulette": [ $[ $RANDOM % 6] = 0 ] && rm -rf / || echo "Click" which generates a random number between 0 and 5 and if it's a zero it deletes all your files.Running an "agent" like Moltbot is basically that with more climate impact.
(DIR) Post #B2zRFpn6wm5W2caQCm by tante@tldr.nettime.org
2026-02-04T16:50:22Z
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RE: https://cyberplace.social/@GossiTheDog/116011754710793421Microsoft Research has similar studies. Using AI assistants hinders your acquisition of skills and is not even improving productivity. Surely we just have to do more of it, right?
(DIR) Post #B314Vzgg0m6QjnEW48 by tante@tldr.nettime.org
2026-02-05T15:59:08Z
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Does anyone know of a study analysing if the advent of CI pipelines have had an impact on software development's energy usage?