Holy shit this is incredibly good news https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2024/04/ftc-announces-rule-banning-noncompetes
Holy shit the new #Phi3 #LLM from microsoft is 3.8B params but performs better than a bunch of 7B models I've tried. Now I just need to find a way to get it to do function calling.
https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/23/24137534/microsoft-phi-3-launch-small-ai-language-model
Ghost publishing platform joins the #fediverse with support for ActivityPub.
It’s fun seeing the support spread:
https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/22/24137296/ghost-newsletter-activitypub-fediverse-support
I have found it… the next evolution of curl | sudo sh
https://github.com/bluesky-social/pds/blob/main/pdsadmin.sh
Shell script that takes a subcommand, downloads a script by the name of the subcommand from github, then executes it as root
@bryan @julia I have also said at one point that software should never be an experience, because if you are experiencing the software instead of the task that means the software is getting in the way or distracting you or both. The ideal user experience, IMO, is one where the software disappears entirely.
@gabrielesvelto @kbrosnan @fabrice @mhoye @mconley
I realise this thread has strayed way off its original topic, but... hot take:
Mozilla should bring back Firefox OS.
Putting decade-old company politics aside it was the most innovative and potentially disruptive thing Mozilla ever built, before and since, and is needed now more than ever.
For smartphones maybe, but also all manner of other smart devices where owning the OS is the only effective way to disrupt the incumbents.
i will have some availability to take on new client work in may! if there's anywhere my experience in graphics, full stack web development, game design/development, programming languages, or distributed systems can be helpful -- please reach out!
you'll not only be supporting me but my cooperative @emma too, which means supporting a democratically managed worker-owned workplace! which is cool!!!
boosts welcome!
Great article with analogies to how the destruction of "scientific forestry" relates to the destruction of online diversity with social media and growth hacking tech.
Some relaxing instrumental music while coding and writing. https://soundcloud.com/vlindervos/op-dreef
Pitch: A reality TV show called "Extreme Adulting"
People with ADHD complete terrible tasks such as:
- filing their taxes
- making an appointment by phone
- cleaning out their junk closet without dying by avalance when they open the door
- moving across the country
- finding their keys
But! Our Heros are not working alone.
They are paired with our Fab Focus team: a behavioral coach, a social worker, an organization expert, and a psychologist.
Together, the Fab Focus and our heroes will tackle and complete the most daunting of adulting tasks!
Occult Enby that's making local-first software with peer to peer protocols, mesh networks, and the web.
Exploring what a local-first cyberspace might look like in my spare time.