2025-09-08 23:10:24
Partially paywalled but still lots of juicy data. “State of the software engineering job market in 2025”: https://newsletter.pragmaticengineer.com/p/state-of-the-tech-market-in-2025
From which:
Not Another AI Girl
The podcast for women and solo founders who want to use AI without the tech overwhelm...
Great Australian Pods Podcast Directory: https://www.greataustralianpods.com/not-another-ai-girl/
A Neuralink Blindsight brain implant to restore vision to people born blind? Unfounded nonsense! Tech savvy congenitally blind people know: there are non-invasive alternatives https://nimerblogs.blogspot.com/2025/09/seeing-with-sound-my-adventures-in.html…
Seems worth posting this again:
#tech #ethics #DataEthics
080 Написаному вірити
"Вісімдесят сторінок Темної Науки, святі макарони! Щиро дякую за підтримку протягом всіх цих років, можливість розповісти цю історію перевернула все моє життя. Сподіваюся, ви готові до фінального акту Темної Науки, який буде вже зовсім скоро!"
-- Сенна Діаз
...враховуючі, що англомовний оригінал давно перевалив за 160 сторінок, маю спокусу натиснути X.
-- Yours truly
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Daily reminder: Senna Diaz is the sole author of Dark Sc…
<munches on popcorn>
☑️ At NatCon, the populist right calls for holy war against Big Tech | The Verge
https://www.theverge.com/politics/773154/maga-tech-right-ai-natcon
I tend to talk to kids like they are regular human people. A small child said to me "You're phone is little." and I replied:
"Yes, this phone is 5 years old. It still works, so there's no reason to replace it. There's really no good reason for people to get a new phone every year or two except for consumerism gone out of control. You see, the more money you put into the pockets of big tech, the more..."
The small child walked away at that point, bu…
A look at cost and viability concerns over small nuclear reactors in the US, as the government, tech companies, and investors bet on SMRs to power the AI boom (Martha Muir/Financial Times)
https://www.ft.com/content/8a18e722-3efa-404e-9f2a-709eed877f18
#ArtificialIntelligence bubble just released gas$$$$$... as #WallStreet tech #stocks suffer worst week since April amidst $800 Billion AI sell-off today of many
Folks, just a heads up: I’m busily coding a Gaza Verified Emergency Appeal site so that we can raise one amount that will get all our remaining families in the danger zone in the North to safety in the South.
I’m adapting the donation form I’d made for us at Small Technology Foundation (https://small-tech.org/fund-us
Very interesting looking paper: In tech we trust: A history of technophilia in the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's (IPCC) climate mitigation expertise
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214629625003615
Hopefully someone wil…
high_tech_company: Krackhardt high tech company network
Multiplex network of 3 edge types representing relationships (advice, friendship, and “reports to”) between managers of a high-tech company. Data hosted by Manlio De Domenico.
This network has 21 nodes and 312 edges.
Tags: Social, Offline, Multilayer, Unweighted
https://
#Blakes7 Series A, Episode 02 - Space Fall
ARTIX: [Into desk-mounted intercom] Full emergency, full emergency. All crew to operational stations. All crew to operational stations.
[Blake is crawling though a narrow access channel. The ship lurches from another shock-wave. When he recovers, Blake continues to a small panel. He taps it three times and waits.]
Marc Andreessen is one of America’s most well-known investors and an outsize figure in the so-called fintech industry.
His firm seeded eight companies since 2016 that landed in the crosshairs of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
-- the small watchdog agency that Congress created after the 2008 financial crisis to protect vulnerable consumers from exploitation.
Some of those inquiries have resulted in consent orders, fines and, for one company, a lifetime industry ba…
I tend to talk to kids like they are regular human people. A small child said to me "You're phone is little." and I replied:
"Yes, this phone is 5 years old. It still works, so there's no reason to replace it. There's really no good reason for people to get a new phone every year or two except for consumerism gone out of control. You see, the more money you put into the pockets of big tech, the more..."
The small child walked away at that point, bu…
Hoppla? Welcome back, #SWM!
Wenn Big Tech zu Hoflieferanten der Macht wird und sich CEO Hoettges „inspiriert“ von Donald Trumps Industriekurs zeigt, ist das kein Wirtschaftskonzept, sondern Verrat an digitaler Souveränität. Sascha Pallenberg legt die Doppelmoral der Tech-Eliten offen. Fortschritt ohne Haltung ist nur Zynismus.
@…
Hot take: "AI in everything" belongs to the same trend as using radioactive materials, mercury and arsenic in skin care products instead of reactors, thermometers and chemistry.
Programmers with "mandatory workplace AI" are the new Radium girls.
#IT
Went out to The National in Grass Valley and saw Lorraine Gervais perform. She's a local singer and always has a great band, sort of jazz / cabaret. Good fun, a nice thing about my small town.
The product triad is obsolete. The ideal software development team actually has four members:
#tech #agile #softwaredevelopment
high_tech_company: Krackhardt high tech company network
Multiplex network of 3 edge types representing relationships (advice, friendship, and “reports to”) between managers of a high-tech company. Data hosted by Manlio De Domenico.
This network has 21 nodes and 312 edges.
Tags: Social, Offline, Multilayer, Unweighted
https://
**Бальтазар Боган**
Колишній професор археології та вічний стукач. Бальтазар Боган дізнався про глобальну змову, яка ставила на меті зупинити всі наукові дослідження Нефілополя, і одразу спробував використати це для покращення своєї кар'єри. У нього неймовірний талант підігрувати всім сторонам одразу... і постійно залишатися в програші.
А Раднар — це просто Раднар.
#comic
One one side i'd rather have those large corporations spend their money in the economy instead of holding cash in the bank account of their billionnaire owners.
On the other hand, it's hard to think there is anything sustainable to the amount of money spent on AI right now.
Screenshot from Bloomberg this morning
#FAANG
084 Парк "Геєнна"
#comic #ТемнаНаука #переклади
high_tech_company: Krackhardt high tech company network
Multiplex network of 3 edge types representing relationships (advice, friendship, and “reports to”) between managers of a high-tech company. Data hosted by Manlio De Domenico.
This network has 21 nodes and 312 edges.
Tags: Social, Offline, Multilayer, Unweighted
https://
Lol - John Carpenter's 1988 They Live.
Starring famed 80s wrestler Roddy Piper - who coined "I'm here to kick ass and chew gum and Im all outa gum!" - who discovers a pair of special sunglasses that show the world as it really is: we are subliminally controlled by aliens using global warming to make Earth's atmosphere similar to their homeworld, depleting its resources
`DISRUPT! SHIFT PARADIGMS! MOVE FAST BREAK THINGS!`
Der „Hunde-Netto“ feiert mit 0,35 € pro kWh : https://incharge.vattenfall.de/germany/netto/35-jahre-netto/
„Zum 35. Geburtstag von Netto laden Sie Ihr E-Auto vom 01.09. bis 14.09.2025 an Vattenfall InCharge Ladestationen bei ausgewählten Netto Märkten für nur 0,35 €/kWh.“…
Tech It Up A Notch
Great Australian Pods Podcast Directory: #GreatAusPods
Honderdduizenden chats met Musks AI-chatbot Grok vindbaar via Google | de #Volkskrant
https://www.volkskrant.nl/ai/liveblog-tech-musk-ai-meta-amazon~b96b97a1/…
The Chicago-Kent, Illinois Tech IP Program cordially invites you to: "What’s the Skinny? Drug Labels and Patent Infringement," Tuesday, October 28, 2025 at 12-1 pm.
The panel is open to the public but please RSVP in advance here: https://
This marketing image for a garage door keypad's tech support is perfect in its soulless vapidity. Yes, it lacks any sort of subtlety in the ludicrously homogenous selection of people. 😠
However, my initial gut reaction was a fascination w/ reconciling the man on the left's impressive promontory of hair & his headset.
Does he have a single thin indentation in his hair plateau after a long day's work? The equivalent of a hat head, but thinner? Is there a horizontal…
high_tech_company: Krackhardt high tech company network
Multiplex network of 3 edge types representing relationships (advice, friendship, and “reports to”) between managers of a high-tech company. Data hosted by Manlio De Domenico.
This network has 21 nodes and 312 edges.
Tags: Social, Offline, Multilayer, Unweighted
https://
Big Tech ist Europas Lobby-Champion: Mit 151 Mio. € hat die Branche 2025 alle Rekorde gebrochen. Fünf der sechs größten EU-Lobbyakteure kommen aus dem Silicon Valley. 720 Parlamentarier stehen 890 Digital-Lobbyisten gegenüber. Microsoft, Meta & Co üben Druck wegen der Digitalgesetze DSA, DMA und AI Act aus. Knickt von der Leyen ein? #netzpolitik
iPhone Air review: remarkably light and pleasant to use for long periods of time but no ultrawide camera and battery drains quicker than a standard phone (Allison Johnson/The Verge)
https://www.theverge.com/tech/779588/apple-iphone-air-review-battery-camera…
My tastes are rather singular.
#kek
Series B, Episode 09 - Countdown
VILA: Right.
BLAKE: Ready?
VILA: Yes.
BLAKE: [Into bracelet] Take him up. [Vila teleports]
[Teleport section. Vila materializes]
CALLY: What's happening down there?
https://blake.torpidity.net/m/209/242 B7B5
#Drumpf vision of #GazaRiviera is "gleaming tourism resort and high-tech manufacturing and technology hub."
A 38-page prospectus seen by The #WashingtonPost envisions
high_tech_company: Krackhardt high tech company network
Multiplex network of 3 edge types representing relationships (advice, friendship, and “reports to”) between managers of a high-tech company. Data hosted by Manlio De Domenico.
This network has 21 nodes and 312 edges.
Tags: Social, Offline, Multilayer, Unweighted
https://
Lecker #Audi und danke an #NextNews — 19ct Aktion für alle Marken bei Audi (an ausgewählten Standorten). Gönnt euch:
https://www.…
079 Сонце, що сходить
Не так давно цьому перекладу виповнився рік. А я ще живий. Неймовірно.
До речі, вітаю з кінцем другої арки!
#comic #ТемнаНаука
Series A, Episode 09 - Project Avalon
BLAKE: Does it support any intelligent life?
AVON: Does the Liberator? [Blake and Jenna exchange looks.] There are humanoid creatures called subterrons. They live in caves. Quite what that says for their intelligence, I really wouldn't know.
https://blake.torpidity.net/m/109/24
Femmebot: The Podcast Powering Women In Tech
There are tech podcasts, and then there are human podcasts. At crybaby, we bridge the gap between the two...
Great Australian Pods Podcast Directory: https://www.greataustralianpods.com/femmebot/
General Motors verbannt Apple CarPlay aus allen Modellen und verärgert damit 79 Prozent seiner Kunden – und China? Die liefern längst fahrende Rechenzentren, die digitale Dienste und Datensammeln quasi serienmäßig beherrschen. Die FAZ zeigt: Der Kampf ums Armaturenbrett ist längst ein globaler Showdown mit hochkarätigen Tech-Playern und einer chinesischen Bedrohung, die westliche Hersteller wachrüttelt.
@FAZPro (€)
high_tech_company: Krackhardt high tech company network
Multiplex network of 3 edge types representing relationships (advice, friendship, and “reports to”) between managers of a high-tech company. Data hosted by Manlio De Domenico.
This network has 21 nodes and 312 edges.
Tags: Social, Offline, Multilayer, Unweighted
https://
Ihr möchtet für eure Firma oder euer Produkt gerne Sichtbarkeit bei sehr sehr vielen E-FahrerInnen? Einfach schlau werben: https://ladefuchs.app/werbung/
Age is overrated
#photo #Kyiv #WallsTalk
high_tech_company: Krackhardt high tech company network
Multiplex network of 3 edge types representing relationships (advice, friendship, and “reports to”) between managers of a high-tech company. Data hosted by Manlio De Domenico.
This network has 21 nodes and 312 edges.
Tags: Social, Offline, Multilayer, Unweighted
https://
078 Тактичний відступ
Ніхто не любить сексотів.
Ви думали, я забув? Хаха!
А я забув.
#comic #ТемнаНаука #переклади
#aral_pulse hat den neuen extra Tarif eingeführt. Für nur 2,99 € im Monat gibt es ein HPC 0,54 € pro Kilowattstunde.
Für euch interessant?
Series B, Episode 13 - Star One
TRAVIS: How much longer?
PARTON: Each of these keys will close down one sector of the defence zone. When I've connected this last one, you can begin.
TRAVIS: My one regret is that they'll never know who really killed them.
https://blake.torpidity.net/m/213/430
#WritersCoffeeClub
30. Have you ever written as a commission? If not, would you?
31. How was this month for you, writing-wise?
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30. Not for payment but yes. I participated in the "Secret Santa" event where a bunch of people wrote short stories using prompts from each other on what they wanted to read.
I'm mostly satisfied with how it turned out.
high_tech_company: Krackhardt high tech company network
Multiplex network of 3 edge types representing relationships (advice, friendship, and “reports to”) between managers of a high-tech company. Data hosted by Manlio De Domenico.
This network has 21 nodes and 312 edges.
Tags: Social, Offline, Multilayer, Unweighted
https://
Apple denkt laut #ManagerMagazin darüber nach, die KI-Startups #Mistral und #Perplexity zu kaufen. Beide Unternehmen werden prominent von Tech-Größen wie Nvidia und Jeff Bezos gestützt. Noch g…
I was today years old when I learned about
- Wilgefortis
- Saint Pelagia (Pelagius) of Antioch
- Saint Theodora (Theodore) of Alexandria
- Saint Dosytheus (Dosythea) of Kyiv
- Saint Marina (Marinos) the Monk
and the entire concept of "Transgender Saints".
A matter of perspective, of course. But then again, the more you know.
(all names are wiki-searchable)
I wonder what stories can Catholicism offer to complement the picture.
pi…
#WritersCoffeeClub #NSFW
28. Have you ever added to a work after it was ‘finished’?
29. Speaking for yourself, what would make a work ‘obscene’?
30. Were you able to accomplish your goals this month?
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28. Not often but yes. A perk of the whole-digital format.
29. The word…
Bundesregierung entdeckt Abhängigkeit von US-Tech-Giganten! 🕵️ Lösung: Noch mehr Verträge mit genau diesen Firmen abschließen. "Wir müssen unabhängiger werden" - tippt in Microsoft Teams, während AWS-Rechnung eintrudelt 🤡 Digitale Souveränität 2.0? #heise
Danke für die vielen Feedbacks bezüglich Aldi Süd — ihr habt alle recht (der Fuchs aber auch):
Leider variieren die Preise je nach Lade-Geschwindigkeit der Säule und somit auch je nach Standort.
Die kleine rote Ecke an unserem Preis sagt ja, dass man da mal drauf tippen sollte, um weitere Informationen lesen zu können. Im Fall von Aldi ist das so:
#WritersCoffeeClub
27. How traditional is your writing? Which tradition?
28. What's the highest praise you've received as a writer?
29.Talk about an experience you've had with plagiarism.
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27. Very. I put letters into words.
Jokes aside, it probably is. I am oldschool and generic. If I neglect typical writer schematics, it's often because I…
083 Під замком
#comic #ТемнаНаука #переклади
Series D, Episode 10 - Gold
TARRANT: Yes, they're clear all right. Aren't they, Avon. We've just risked our lives, for nothing.
SOOLIN: Not for nothing, Tarrant. We risked our lives to make Servalan rich.
https://blake.torpidity.net/m/410/433 B7B5
#WritersCoffeeClub
24. Have you ever written a work that was a retelling of another work?
25. Talk about a way you've described the indescribable. If you can!
26. What conflicts have you experienced because of your writing?
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24. I started like that, but moved on. When you get skilled enough, it becomes boring.
25. Row, row-
Something is "und…
076 Епістемологічна безвихідь
Я таких чуваків кожного дня біля метро з буклетами бачу.
#comic #ТемнаНаука #переклади
#WritersCoffeeClub
22. Talk about an affirming experience you've had amongst your writing peers.
23. Do you tend towards writing personal or universal cataclysms? Why?
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22. Tough question. As an introvert with obscure fetishes I rarely get noticed. One example I have is when we connected with a person because of the phrase in the spirit of "this is what the …
The true deal with the devil is the everyday compromise between truth and survival.
#думкиВголос
082 Закопані скарби
#comic #ТемнаНаука #переклади
Мені треба було позбутися цього в моїй голові.
#meme #пороблено #kek
#WritersCoffeeClub
20. Name something unexpected you had to learn for a work.
21. What's something essential to your process you think other writers should try?
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20. Lots.
Structure of a frigate. Perspective long-range spaceship engines. Crash course for paramedics. Indian tales for kids. Cancer cell biology. Medieval iron smelting. Herbal alcohol. Chicken fo…
081 Новий світ
"Сподіваюся, Кім не більше не трапить в халепу"
(ніт)
#comic #ТемнаНаука #переклади
075 Ув'язнена
#comic #ТемнаНаука #переклади
There's hope.
#думкиВголос
080..081 Інферно
Пристібніться
#comic #ТемнаНаука #переклади
Breaking news
#games
Fantasies of Nuremberg by Jacob Geller
#video
074 Смарагдова гарантія
#comic #ТемнаНаука #переклади