@matthiasott@mastodon.social2026-01-30 10:18:46
Don’t buy more soft synths you don’t really need. Don’t buy more soft synths you don’t really need. Don’t buy more soft synths you don’t really need … 🎹
https://www.humblebundle.com/software/make-music-change-lives-software
@heiseonline@social.heise.de2026-01-28 12:46:00
@Techmeme@techhub.social2026-03-30 03:15:37
An analysis of four large private-credit funds finds an average of ~25% software share exposure vs. ~19% disclosed, amid investor concerns about software stocks (Wall Street Journal)
https://www.wsj.com/finance/investing/priv
@adulau@infosec.exchange2026-01-29 16:45:09
So the original #SBOM requirement for federal agencies in US was just removed.
"OMB Memorandum M-22-18, Enhancing the Security of the Software Supply Chain
through Secure Software Development Practices (M-22-18), imposed unproven and burdensome software accounting processes that prioritized compliance over genuine security investments.
This policy diverted agencies from developing tail…
@socallinuxexpo@social.linux.pizza2026-01-29 00:14:03
Catch Doug Comer Keynote on 'Software Distribution Now And Then: Why And How The Internet Changed Everything' at SCaLE 23x. https://www.socallinuxexpo.org/scale/23x/presentations/software-distribution-now-and…
@thomasfuchs@hachyderm.io2026-03-29 18:15:22
My main gripe with “AI coding” is that people present it in highly emotional terms as a fait accompli that will “change everything” instead of it being just another tool (that is one of many) to make software.
Like I saw a SERIOUS post today (not on here) from a tech guy I previously respected that was basically like a 90s infomercial with black and white video of working on a computer (labeled “without AI”) and then over-saturated footage of chilling in the pool or whatever shit (labeled “with AI”).
Not to mention there’s a constant barrage of “enjoy being poor” type bullshit.
This is abusive behavior; it’s emotional manipulation and gaslighting.
It’s cringe, as the kids would say.
I think the underlying LLM technology has use cases that are genuinely useful, for example when making explorative software prototypes, both for backend and frontend stuff.
But it's like a hammer. Useful for nails, useless for anything else.
And you got to ask where the hammer is coming from. Was it made with stolen metal? Forged by exploitative labor? Locked away in a data center so you can only rent the hammer by the hour from some business trying to do a bait and switch?
I'm hoping that the AI landlord industry dies eventually (signs point to this as they won't be able to fulfill the obligations to their investors) and people use locally-run stuff, ethically with open source models (without stolen stuff) and without ridiculous environmental impact in the future.
@Techmeme@techhub.social2026-01-27 19:46:08
Apple releases iOS 12.5.8 for the iPhone 5s and iPhone 6, extending software support for these devices to 13 and 12 years after their respective launches (Juli Clover/MacRumors)
https://www.macrumors.com/2026/01/26/iphone-5s-software-update/
@heiseonline@social.heise.de2026-03-30 06:50:00
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