Technology
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Is it time for Revenge of the Normies?
open.substack.com Is it time for the Revenge of the Normies?An optimistic take on technology and inequality.
- arstechnica.com Twitter commandeers @X username from man who had it since 2007
Twitter took Gene X Hwang's username and only offered him "some merch."
Reasons why you always name things (servers, network gear, disks, screen names, ducks, etc) with nonsensical, whimsical, or otherwise garbage text.
- arstechnica.com The IBM mainframe: How it runs and why it survives
In this deep-dive explainer, we look at a big-business mainstay.
- www.shuttle.rs More than you've ever wanted to know about errors in Rust
A (mostly) complete guide to error handling in Rust
Great write up on errors and error handing in Rust.
- arstechnica.com Norway has had it with Meta, threatens $100K fines for data violations
"It is so clear that this is illegal," Norwegian regulator said.
At least someone is paying attention.
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Intel macs are going down as technology marches forward
arstechnica.com How long will the last Intel Macs be supported? macOS Sonoma gives us some hintsNearly 20 years of data show how Intel Macs are faring as Apple switches chips.
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BSidesKC 2019 - Lesley Carhart - Keynote: Choose Your own Cyberpunk Dystopia
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This talk is a few years old, but still very relevant. Lesley discusses the spread of smart lock usage by apartment management companies and how they can be a nightmare.
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Meet up?
Hey all! Do folks have any interest in meeting up to talk tech things? My husband and I are about to move to Hapeville so would love to make some connections!
I’ve got a strange background in both professional agile coaching as well as programming and have tried my hand at various kinds of entrepreneurship and failed. I think it’s because I’m meant to be an open source developer for things like the IndieWeb but I’m not sure. :-)
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It only took five hours for an AI model to design a functional computer
qz.com This AI model took only five hours to design a functional computerThat was 1,000 times faster than what it takes humans to design a CPU