Really happy with this talk giving a comprehensive update on #CarbonLang - youtu.be/WJl4ftb5Fxg - Updated syntax we've landed on - The _amazing_ C++ interop that is working and implemented now - A nice, brief sneak-peak at the memory safety model (instead of the 2-hour deep dive) #NDCToronto

Carbon: graduating from the experiment - Chandler Carruth - NDC Toronto 2026

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The Argentinian player that scored the 1st goal against England, is the same one that uploaded a social media video of himself singing racist and transphobic songs about Black French players. The transphobia was included to insult Kylian Mbappé, and to isolate trans people from public life.

My LinkedIn is full of posts by former Microsoft colleagues who accepted the voluntary retirement offer. I counted at least 9 posts from people I worked with in the past. For some reason, it felt even sadder than layoff posts. It was hard to put into words until this post from a now ex-Microsoftie.

Mayor Zohran Mamdani has delivered on his signature campaign promise after New York City's Rent Guidelines Board voted 7-1 to approve the first-ever two-year rent freeze in the board's history for roughly 1 million rent-stabilized apartments across the city.

And my favorite pull quote:

Charity Majors@charity.wtf · last mo.

as promised, here is my post on AI and ethics. I think unilateral disarmament in the face of powerful new tools is neither wise nor effective. I think those of us in tech have a particular responsibility to engage, participate and build better solutions. charitydotwtf.substack.com/p/make-ai-bo...

A must read IMO. I'm not saying I agree with literally every point, but this is IMO the closest stance on AI to my own, and a really well written one so it's a pleasure to read. =]

Charity Majors@charity.wtf · last mo.

as promised, here is my post on AI and ethics. I think unilateral disarmament in the face of powerful new tools is neither wise nor effective. I think those of us in tech have a particular responsibility to engage, participate and build better solutions. charitydotwtf.substack.com/p/make-ai-bo...

“I will be one of the Jewish members of Congress most willing to stand up for Palestinian human rights. And I will stand firmly against bigotry aimed at Jews. Those are not two different jobs. They are the same job,” Brad Lander said.

I say this with no ill will or animosity: if you dislike the Democratic party and think that you can do better, then please run for our nomination!♥️🗳️ If you win, they become your resources. If they help you win, they're your volunteers. Ask Dems to invest time, money, and energy. Many will say yes.

Jaime Harrison@jaimeharrison.bsky.social · last mo.

I say this with no ill will or animosity: if you hate the Democratic Party, then please don’t run for our nomination. Don’t use our resources. Don’t rely on our volunteers. Don’t use our infrastructure. Don’t ask Democrats to invest their time, money, and energy in your campaign.

if your dad sucks let me—an actual dad—use father's day to tell you what I think every child deserves to hear from their parents: I'm proud of you, and so glad you're figuring out how to survive this messy world. The world is better with you in it. This is extra true if you're trans.

Hilarious! 😂 “AI Economics For Dummies”, McSweeny’s (www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/ai-...). #AI #Economics #Satire #Humor #Parody #Funny #Business #Investing #Bubble

AI Economics for Dummies

“Xavier owns an apartment that he rents out at a loss of $1 billion/month. Seeing this success, he decides to make financial commitments to construct $850 bi...

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Happy Juneteenth! When we celebrate the time that racist Texans tried to keep slavery going for another 2 years after abolition. But "the news🤡" of abolition reached their slaves! By "the news" I of course mean Black soldiers from the United States Colored Troops that liberated the Black Texans.

mekka okereke :verified: (@mekkaokereke@hachyderm.io)

Attached: 2 images Hey, who remembers that time that the South lost the Civil War, so slavery was abolished? But racist Texans didn't want the slavery party to stop, so they kept slavery going for an...

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writing my second response on AI, this one on ethics. here's my list, what am I missing? come on bsky, you were built for this day 😉 * datacenters that are too loud and use fresh water * data labeling work that is extractive & exploitative, chasing low pay * models trained on data without consent

Amazing compressed summation of the horrible nature of the "anti-DEI" movement: "[excluding] diverse people to accommodate diverse views about those people's inferiority" (it's a dense, carefully worded statement ... take the time to parse it all out.)

Barred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie@audrelawdamercy.blacksky.app · 3mo ago

pushing out diverse people to accommodate diverse views about those people's inferiority, be fucking serious

This talk was so much fun, thank you to Kate and everyone who has made this awesome conference series possible!

Kate Gregory@gregcons.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Next: @chandlerc.blog with the Carbon update at #ndctoronto

1. Your coworkers shouldn’t be the first humans to have read what you produce. Vetting the content is on you. 2. If you’re using AI, you have no excuse for the content being lengthy and verbose. Conciseness is a prompt away. (2/2)

There. Are. No. Women. Aged. 15. Girls. You mean girls. Racists keep trying to spin declining child abuse and the resultant teen pregnancy as a bad thing. It's not.

Reuters@reuters.com · 4mo ago

US fertility rates drop to record low in 2025 as births fall reut.rs/4c1Upo9

Can we get back to not being such a weirdo country soon please? I can't keep getting cooked in the group chat like this.

Enjoying this interesting and challenging write up about software engineering as it is changing: apenwarr.ca/log/20260316 Not sure I'm fully bought into the conclusions, but I find the core idea of quality being better achieved through a differnet process quite compelling. At least as an idea.

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My new favorite rebuttal to tired citations that women are "in general" and "consistently" less competitive and less willing to take risks. Also some seriously fabulous research work.

jentrification@jentrification.com · 5mo ago

"The research suggests that generalizations about human behavior are often flawed because they rely on samples composed largely of White individuals."

There is no ethical way to become or remain a billionaire. Thank you for coming to my TED talk,

Way to freaking go Europe!!!! www.erininthemorning.com/p/european-p...

European Parliament Votes Overwhelmingly For "The Full Recognition Of Trans Women As Women"

The resolution, though nonbinding, is a significant shot at those who seek to erode transgender rights on the continent.

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look at my country man, we’re getting out-No Kings’d by the fuckin’ british

Phil Lewis@phillewis.bsky.social · 6mo ago

King Charles has issued a statement following his brother Andrew’s arrest

I'm convinced AI is our generation's radium - a discovery with genuinely useful applications in specific, controlled circumstances that we stupidly put in everything from kid's toys to toothpaste until we realised the harm far too late where future generations will ask if we were out of our minds.

Dan Nguyen@dancow.bsky.social · 6mo ago

VC, founder, dumbass

It's hilarious to me how much white Dems are like "Yes ICE is terrible. Yes cops do exactly the same things as ICE, at 10x to 100x the scale, but they target Black people, so that's OK! We have to be careful what arguments we make about ICE, or we will immediately have to reckon with the police."

Mike Black@mikeblack114.bsky.social · 6mo ago

I think there is a pretty clear-cut argument that DHS as named has to go But people are gonna need to quickly do some reckoning with the realities of what that will actually look like and what entities from DHS will still be around if you don't want "abolish ICE" to be the next "defund the police"

This fundraiser was so successful that I’m doing another one! The extra funds that were set for the first family went towards the second family’s total rent need. Let’s keep it going!

Ian Coldwater 🧊🚫@lookitup.baby · 6mo ago

I am now raising rent funds for another Minneapolis family who has been impacted by ICE. For this family, the remaining need is $775. Can we make this happen for them today? I believe in us & will post receipts! V: @Ian-Coldwater CA: $iancoldwater PP: @coldwater Please help and share! Thank you 💖

(repeating a question asked repeatedly over the years) Partner: Why did we ever abandon Disco? (context: Disco is the most hilariously upbeat and happy music genre) (for the first time offering a real answer) Me: Because we realized, eventually, that the timeline we were on didn't _deserve_ Disco.