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Why do AI company logos look like arseholes?
https://velvetshark.com/ai-company-logos-that-look-like-buttholes
saved 2025-04-11

Why do AI company logos look like buttholes?
A humorous exploration of the uncanny resemblance between AI company logos and human anatomy. Discover why circular, gradient-based designs dominate the AI industry, and what this design convergence tells us about branding in tech.

Does anyone know how to get a competent Comcast business support engineer to actually talk to you? I've called their support line three times, each time they tried rebooting the modem (saying they would only do this once, liars) and then disconnected me saying that I could call back if I was still having problems.
I have yet to reach even a level 1 support drone.
I'm trying to a) get my CPE password reset because the password in my password manager doesn't work anymor…

#ndwgoecountdown Führungen durch das Max-Planck-Institut für Sonnensystemforschung
Ein Rundgang zu Laboren und Reinräumen des MPS Göttingen bietet Einblicke in Forschungsthemen, Arbeitsweise und aktuelle Weltraumprojekte des Instituts. Die Führungen dauern 60 Minuten und starten im 20-Minuten-Takt.
Teils enge Räumlichkeiten, Teilnehmerzahl beschränkt, Teilnahme nur nach…

🦜 Gossip, redefined: Research shows the surprising power of positive talk in teams
#work

Gossip, redefined: Research shows the surprising power of positive talk in teams
Mean Girls and pop culture has taught us to fear gossip as toxic and cruel, the whispered fuel of cliques and drama. But what if we've been getting gossip all wrong? New research from UNM's organizational behavior team suggests that some gossip might actually help teams thrive.

Ukraine did the thing that people have been warning about since the introduction of consumer drones. What happens next?
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jun/01/ukraine-launches-major-drone-attack-on-russian-bom…

from my link log —
Using otel to emit and view debug traces from Golang command-line tools.
https://github.com/jonjohnsonjr/til/blob/main/post/otel.md
saved 2025-05-27

til/post/otel.md at main · jonjohnsonjr/til
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Techies are always chasing the mythical tool that will let them "focus on the work" and avoid tedious distractions like "talking to people." AI tools are only the latest to promise this impossible dream.
But talking to people IS the work. You can complain about it on the internet, or take responsibility and make your life a lot easier.
#LLM

Can Designers Avoid Meetings?
LLMs are not the first tool to promise that they can free us from having to talk to people so we can "focus on the work." But talking to people IS the work.

Scott Logic Lead Developer Darren Smith shares a report of carbon emission measuring software tools in 2025, their scope, and reviews these in the context of principal cloud service providers' offerings, including Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure, and Amazon AWS.
"Tools for measuring Cloud Carbon Emissions (updated for 2025)"

Tools for measuring Cloud Carbon Emissions (updated for 2025)
In this post I'll discuss ways of estimating the emissions caused by your Cloud workloads as a first step towards reaching your organisation's Net Zero goals.

Die Hälfte der Roten Bete ist geerntet. Es sind natürlich auch wieder kleine dabei. Denkt dran, dass Ihr bei Roten Beten auch die Stiele und Blätter verarbeiten könnt. Einfach wie #Mangold zubereiten. 😁
Hier mein Rezept-Tip für #PastaLiebhaber:

»Gaokao – KI-Tools während Chinas wichtigster Prüfung abgeschaltet:
Chinas Technologiekonzerne haben ihre KI-Dienste während der diesjährigen Hochschulzulassungsprüfungsprüfungen eingeschränkt.«
Dürfen die in China nicht manipulieren oder pseudo kreativ sein oder ist dies sogar eine indirekte KI-Services Werbung??? Nun ja, für deren Marketing ist dies sicherlich nicht negatiev.
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Gaokao: KI-Tools während Chinas wichtigster Prüfung abgeschaltet - Golem.de
Chinas Technologiekonzerne haben ihre KI-Dienste während der diesjährigen Hochschulzulassungsprüfungsprüfungen eingeschränkt.