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isaacs@isaacs.bsky.social · 2w ago

So, I don’t know exactly why this is happening, as I’m no longer involved, but I do have some experience with the collection of npm download counts. This smells WAY MORE like a data collection error, not a sudden unexplained behavior change on the part of the entire world in tandem.

Cynthia 🐈@cynthia.dev · 2w ago

Interestingly, as of a few days there's been an ecosystem-wide collapse in download counts, **all** following the exact same cliff pattern. 👀

Tess Snider@malkyne.com · 3mo ago

I am exasperated with people accusing programmers of "gatekeeping" programming. We were practically dragging people through the gate. Do you know why a mindless LLM can tell you so much great programming information? It's because we've been sharing that information for free online for decades.

Emily L@laskin.bsky.social · 3mo ago

I appreciate @acollierastro.bsky.social’s desire to not make anyone feel dumb, which is noble and the correct stance for an educator. But I am a former academic from basically the wordsiest of disciplines and I composed in LaTeX. Because Word is the literal worst. She is 100% right about this!

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Emily L@laskin.bsky.social · 3mo ago

I'm doing an experiment! Write to me at chat@emilylaskin.com if you want to get an email newsletter from me between 1 and, idk, 20 times a year.

Emily L@laskin.bsky.social · 4mo ago

New translation! Read about one of Russia's political prisoners, jailed for "distributing" a book that's available to the public in Russian libraries and for free on the Internet. en.thenewtab.io/grigory-skvo...

Why Russian Photographer Grigory Skvortsov Was Sentenced to 16 Years for Treason

Russian photographer and musician Grigory Skvortsov was sentenced to 16 years for treason after sharing publicly available materials on Soviet bunkers. This is the full story of the case, the archives...

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Ectoplasma Ring@plasmaring.bsky.social · 5mo ago

so like lemme weigh in on this as someone who is more financially comfortable than many in my generational cohort: everything I have gained seems precarious and temporary because I know the people with real money will take it all from me the second they get an opportunity and no one will protect me.

The Atlantic@theatlantic.com · 5mo ago

"People have stopped believing that the economy can be good, and have lost the willingness to admit that they are doing well. That pessimism might be harder to fix than an actual downturn," @annielowrey.bsky.social argues.

Emily L@laskin.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Hi science journalists and child development folks, I am looking for information on the impact of traffic, active vs. car commute, and commute times on toddlers. Point me in any direction!

v@handle.invalid · 6mo ago

Here is an insane piece of lore inside SQLite's source code I am researching VACUUM and I was studying their code. In VACUUM, SQLite creates a temp file prefixed with `etilqs_` Here is why:

** 2006-10-31: The default prefix used to be "sqlite_". But then ** Mcafee started using SQLite in their anti-virus product and it ** started putting files with the "sqlite" name in the c:/temp folder. ** This annoyed many windows users. Those users would then do a ** Google search for "sqlite", find the telephone numbers of the ** developers and call to wake them up at night and complain. ** For this reason, the default name prefix is changed to be "sqlite" ** spelled backwards. So the temp files are still identified, but ** anybody smart enough to figure out the code is also likely smart ** enough to know that calling the developer will not help get rid ** of the file. */ #ifndef SQLITE_TEMP_FILE_PREFIX # define SQLITE_TEMP_FILE_PREFIX "etilqs_" #endif
Emily L@laskin.bsky.social · 6mo ago

I am basically a homebody and I was childless in 2020/21, so covid social isolation truly was easy mode for me. But it did suck for a lot of people and I don't quite know how to put this but I think we should cultivate more gratitude for people doing shitty hard things for the collective good.

Faine Greenwood@faineg.com · 6mo ago

my edgy Covid take is that I while I did socially isolate until vaccines came online for the good of society, I absolutely loathed being unable to see people in person, throw a party, or travel for over a year, and I enjoyed absolutely nothing whatsoever about any of it

captain bleach@blainecapatch.bsky.social · last yr.

you don't see husbands realizing they forgot their anniversary and searching for a gift and seeing the necklace their wife wanted in a window for $50 and pulling out an empty wallet and moths flying out and then seeing a poster that says "BOXING MATCH FIRST PRIZE $50" and saying "hmmm" much anymore

Ygrene@ygrene.bsky.social · 3y ago

[an awkward minute passes as Death struggles to pick up change from the countertop] Death: (embarrassed) ha ha slippery coins Drugstore Clerk: nah man it’s cuz you got them bone hands