it seems clear that manufacturing has a lot to learn from biology. things just kinda growing in place, taking what they need from their surroundings and adapting to them. that's cool as hell.
but i often think about the reverse: what would an ecosystem look like that had global supply chains, energy and communication networks? like organisms that evolve in an ecosystem of interchangeable parts/organs. what would that be like?
A look at Reddit's third-party app ecosystem seven months after API changes: most current apps now charge users a monthly fee, some are profitable, and more (Scharon Harding/Ars Technica)
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/0
T3rminal Cyberdeck Has Looks to Die For
https://poliverso.org/display/0477a01e-9ea50449-0fa428c4bd25ba52
T3rminal Cyberdeck Has Looks to Die For One of the greatest things about the hacker ecosystem is that whole standing-on-the-shoulders-of-giants …
Time For 9 o'clock #HashTagGames hosted by @…
Taking a day off work? Ran out of excuses? Maybe you need a day at the beach or just lay around the house. Let's play!
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Statement, signed by 250 researchers, warning that the modifications of the Regulation to detect CSAM proposed by the EU presidency
https://nce.mpi-sp.org/index.php/s/eqjiKaAw9yYQF87
“The backdoor highlights the politics, governance, and community management of an ecosystem exploited by massive tech companies and largely run by volunteers.”
https://www.404media.co/the-xz-backdoor-highlights-the-vul…
Integrity is getting harder to find.
Twenty-four ways to know if you have it:
First, what integrity's not:
Doing what's popular instead of what's right
Acting differently in private than in public
Saying one thing and doing another
Letting fear dictate your decisions
Taking credit for others' work
Valuing success over ethics
Hiding your mistakes
Following the crowd
Turning a blind eye
Making excuses
Blaming ot…
RT @ManMadeMoon :
I’ve used Apple products for decades and am well and truly in the Apple ecosystem, but the Vision Pro seems like such a weird, antisocial dead end. Many of us, (me,) spend way too much time on social media… imagine the impact on families if people are locked away in a headset half the time too! It’s messed up.
I have a March Madness Syndrome flare up going on.
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Of note, the last couple nights of the NCAA playoffs, #HashTagGames