The only kinda bot I want in my life is @scream⁠.

electric outlet, but instead of prongs sticking out of the plug, the prongs stick out of the outlet

#shitpost

I notice that pictures involving #eyeContact are fairly often #CW⁠'d on the #Fediverse. Why is that? I take it some people have a sensitivity to eye contact? I want to know more!

/me looks wistfully at everyone installing NetBSD etc

I wish I hadn't been in crisis mode this whole year… All the time and energy I would've otherwise had, with which to explore other operating systems, have been sucked right out of me, and there's no end in sight.

I'm starting to understand why so many people feel stuck on Windows…

The existence of QIC-80 implies the existence of SLO-40.

#tape #retrocomputing #shitpost

#Compilers were inferior to hand-written assembly for a long time, by the way, and they were indeed forbidden or restricted in many projects.

They were invented in the early 1950s, and it took *four decades* before they were good enough that most projects no longer restricted the use of #compiler⁠s.

So uh #Linus, you might wanna remember your history here. There is *ample* precedent for projects banning the use of certain tools.

#retrocomputing #Linux #Torvalds #LinusTorvalds #AI

#Linus #Torvalds: “I don't understand this whole idiotic concept of "don't use AI for X". Here's a new rule just for you: don't use compilers for any of your kernel submissions.”

Last time I checked, compilers didn't randomly hallucinate. Or have any randomness in their behavior at all, for that matter.

Nor did people bafflingly praise compilers for doing things that pre-existing tools already did perfectly well (e.g. finding call sites). Compilers did something new.

#Linux #LinusTorvalds #AI

🤚 Naming your extremely large telescope “Extremely Large Telescope”
👉 Naming your extremely large telescope “BFT-9000”

#Doom #shitpost

What does the anti #AI crowd on Fedi think about #Rust? What will become of it?

Because like, out of all of the software that could potentially become unusable due to low-quality code, #programming languages are some of the hardest to replace, once you're committed to using one.

So, if I start a new project, what should I do?

Comment below if you think there's something else I should use instead (with good type system, build tooling, safety, zero-cost abstractions, etc).

My true feelings on the topic of this email conversation involve a great many expletives. I assure you, my restraint has been exemplary.

#shitpost

Last year, I worried what would become of #Linux after #Linus #Torvalds retires or passes away. Will the new leader run the project into the ground?

Well. I guess I don't have to worry about that any more.

LWN: “[Linus Torvalds] took an old patch and had the LLM revise it; the result has made him unwilling to work *without* an LLM. … Why bother, he asked, to search for all of the call sites of a function he has just modified, when the tool can fix them all automatically?”

Sounds like a language issue. I certainly don't need an #LLM to refactor #Java code.

#C #Linux #Linus #LinusTorvalds #AI #programming

The introduction of mirrorless digital cameras has had the side benefit of greatly improving humanity's anti-vampire surveillance capabilities.

#shitpost

All those billions invested in AI, which according to everyone is really good at finding code with security implications, and yet Microsoft still can't keep the malware out of npm.

The author of #curl is straight-up tooting Anthropic advertisements now.

https://mastodon.social/@bagder/117409500929017375

cc @catsalad

Somebody wanna explain to me why foxes are constantly talking about web application firewalls?

#shitpost

The existence of #AMD (Advanced Micro Devices) implies the existence of SMD (Standard Micro Devices).

#shitpost

When I was young, https://cdrom.com was a #FOSS repository.

Now it's a redirect to a YouTube video about…a handheld device that launches Compact Discs at dangerous speeds. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVKNQdN7XBc

Okay then.

Also, https://cd-rom.net now exists. So there's that too.

In light of the recent release of #CoyoteVsAcme, this seemed topical.

Two new #censorship bills have appeared in Congress, this time under the guise of stopping online piracy. SOPA/PIPA all over again.

The bills in question are HR10575 and HR10364.

Articles:

* https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/10/site-blocking-will-not-defend-ip-no-matter-bills-name

* https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/10/congress-has-another-site-blocking-bill-and-one-targets-vpns

These bills are before the House Judiciary committee. If your representative sits on that committee, or if these bills advance past the committee, be sure to write your representative and let them know why this is still a very bad idea.