For the tech folks. How do you usually interact with Git? (Please share this poll to increase its reach!)
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@astronomerritt@hachyderm.io The GFA is a terrific example of what can be accomplished when people of good faith (lower case _f_) work to accomplish something. I know next to nothing about the troubles and so I wouldn't even dare to open my mouth and show off my ignorance--but I can say it's really good that they're now a thing of the past. It really is good to see people coming together to resolve problems and stop the loss of life.
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@GossiTheDog@cyberplace.social Yep. Cause us white, straight men are so constantly discriminated against!
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@georgetakei It sickens me to see how many people who should know better are willing to mortgage their souls to this slimeball.
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@astronomerritt@hachyderm.io Too sensitive a subject (it's only been 28 years) to be spouting off and showing my lack of knowledge. Too many people that lived through those terrible events.
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@georgetakei@universeodon.com Trump is even more Trump than he was in his first term. It amazes me that so many people who voted for him somehow expected anything different from the man.
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@esther_alter I know this is no help but the job market is utter shit right now. I hope you have better luck than many of us have had. With Rust I think you can contribute to some open source projects that may become commercial (Zed, Warp, etc.)
Maybe check this board too. https://beyond-tabs.com (beyond the obvious job boards).
RE: @georgetakei@universeodon.com
I suspected for a while we've been living in Bizarro World but this cinches it. When MTG is the voice of reason there's definitely something wrong.
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@RonJeffries@mastodon.social I think the issue is that those who are smart enough to recognize this problem are not those making the decisions. Again, the technical folks will be "pooh-poohed" for not being sufficiently willing to try new things (which is ironic since a lot of us suffer from major "shiny new object" syndrome).
@scalzi Maybe they should call it hubris
I think this is Trump's method of deciding what action he should take next. He's speaking to the ghost of Roy Cohn.
Lazy comedy idea:
"These are our orders. General Dodge, Major Duck, and Colonel GetTheHellOutOfTheWay, you'll lead the fifth brigade to . . ."
I've been reading a new book and it really triggers one of my pet peeves.
The context-switch-with-no-indication trope is really annoying as hell, e.g., you're reading about two characters. The next paragraph simply launches into a totally different topic. At least give us a " * * * " break or something--something to indicate you're on a new topic.
It just slows me down when I'm reading. Suddenly, I'm two sentences into a new paragraph and I realize you've changed stuff up.
A Socratic Approach To Interviewing:
https://onor.io/2026/04/a-socratic-approach-to-interviewing.html
Would love to hear the feedback of other tech folks--hell even others in the STEM disciplines (looking at you @astronomerritt@hachyderm.io! 😀)
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@george LOL. I love the precision of a CLI. However, I can understand the appeal of a GUI.
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@nicd That's an interesting distinction. Why gui for commits only (if you don't mind clarifying)?
Gotta say I didn’t have Windows 11 on my “software (Tailscale in this case) will have problems on this platform” bingo card. Linux and iPhone—no problem; Windows 11 not starting.
We should get a reminder (maybe once a year): no one is truly free until everyone is free. Standing by and watching other people get maltreated because "they're not doing that to me" is just self-deception. Injustice to anyone is injustice to all.
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@nicd@masto.ahlcode.fi I just upgraded Vivaldi on my Ubuntu laptop and I didn't see any warning about extensions. I've got it on Windows too so I'll check there as well. Maybe it's just that one extension?
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@nicd@masto.ahlcode.fi Interesting. I just tried Windows and no messages. But I don't think I have either uBlock or uMatrix installed (it looks like it blocked uMatrix for you?)
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@RonJeffries@mastodon.social Good point Ron. I guess I'm a little too cynical sometimes.
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@kangaroo5383@mastodon.social Unlike NFT's though I'd say that AI has some genuine value. Yes this about "I'll replace my entire staff with AI" is nonsense--no doubt about it. But AI is genuinely useful and can be useful. It's just the AI companies that are hyping the tech beyond all reason.