To add to the boost, @lrhodes has prevented quote tweeting, probably to prevent a techbro pile-on, but has hit the nail on the head.
There are excellent, relevant and contained algorithms that learn from past data to inform future analysis and decision-making.
Unfortunately, legacy media would have you believe that techbro simulations of the British Museum (steals shit to smugly show it back to you) are the same thing.
(H/T (chapeau) @Canageek for the boost)
RE: https://mastodon.social/@flexghost/116830486019609946
I am so glad younger generations no longer need to look up at these things with a pained realization that there is 4 minutes left before the alarm goes off, no point in going back to sleep and no energy to resist before the bastard child of submarine dive alarm and a dubstep remix of a rubber chicken's scream eminates from a time bomb you set for yourself.
"Additionally, the UK pledged to remove tariffs on 1.4 billion litres of ethanol, used to produce beer, which comes from the US."
…I think the yeast is meant to produce that in situ from sugar.
Proof that a lot of UK "beer" is absolute crap.
RE: https://floss.social/@GIMP/116104302594520127
Just found my favourite graphics-editor-with-a-name-that's-difficult-to-explain-at-interview on here.
RE: https://mastodon.online/@cplberry/116017588085313288
"This disproportionately affects early-career researchers, who are uniquely mobile. When career pathways collapse or appear insecure, they do not pause their work; they relocate, often permanently, to systems with clearer long-term commitments to discovery science. Once dispersed internationally, this talent cannot be rapidly reassembled in future funding cycles."
The truth, as I can attest, is that this had already begun in 2016.
https://www.chemistryworld.com/opinion/how-brexit-uncertainty-affected-my-research-group/3010065.article
It would now get much much worse.
Frankly, I get it. I used Firefox from single-digit versions, back in the days of XUL, and every time a decision comes out of the Mozilla Foundation's collective maw, the more they seem like a Theoden poisoned by a Grima Wormtongue of Chromium and vibe-coded bankrupty agentic hype.
Although @Waterfox 's Lazarus moment is an absolute blessing, I cannot use it at work.
I keep checking the no AI settings lists for Firefox people kindly toot, but my word, the comments…
Let me offer a quote-dumpable "Y u Uz FaHfUkS?" reply as thanks.
Some workplaces mandate specific browsers as security policy.
Some tasks may require browser-specific extensions.
Some people need to test pages/extensions on multiple browsers, even multiple versions, sandboxes, VMs etc.
Some people have multiple computers with different browsers on each.
Some people aren't dorm-room sealions.