I didn't really expect public transportation in #München to be any better than in NRW but lying about a changed platform 2 minutes before departure is a new level. A whole crowd watched their train departing from another place. Now they announce two different platforms at the same time. Which […]

No, *you* prove that you are human, Cloudfare.

На tasks are classified by their astrological affinities сдох github.com/zampieriluca...

RE: https://mastodon.online/@alexwild/115951380903806440 Although "look at what those dumb Russians did to themselves" should have been enough of a wakeup call already..

Now it's official: we have moved to Munich!

I keep on thinking back to the "nostalgia is not a strategy" quote from Carney's speech and damn I just keep on finding new things to apply this too

apparently malware gangs have exploited this by offering software engineers “interviews” with a “take-home assignment” so keep that in mind the next time VS Code annoys you with the “do you trust this folder” popup

> Incoming SMS and RCS audio attachments received by Google Messages are now automatically decoded with no user interaction. As a result, audio decoders are now in the 0-click attack surface of most Android phones. are you kidding me RE […]

"no spaces are allowed in the card number" fuck you—how about instead of making your sweng applicants balance a red-black tree on a whiteboard you make sure they know about trimming whitespace

Does anyone know a video messenger that is not famous enough to be blocked in Russia? Trying to figure out how to call my parents...

stolen from telegram #meme #ai #kitten

"I made a model of the Himalayas." "To scale?" "No, just to look at."

US Big Tech is conspiring with European (and American) fascists to wreck the EU's ability to even modestly regulate this rogue industry, which has unparalleled -- and growing -- power over people's lives. Fascism and tech are an unholy, and maybe unstoppable, alliance […]

RE: https://mastodon.social/@eunews/115897432412401791 Finally, a political suggestion I can fully back AND also implement at the personal level!

In den USA sieht man, was passiert, wenn Rechtsextreme an die Macht kommen: Ende der Gewaltenteilung, Aufbau eines Polizeistaats, blinder Führerkult, Mord, Krieg & das Ende einer Demokratie. Schaut euch an, wer das hier verteidigt, und ihr wisst, wen ihr zum Schutz der Demokratie bekämpfen müsst.

Since the GMO hysteria is making rounds again, I've checked muted responses to my old comment, and of course there is a substantial intersection between people who are afraid of health implications of generically modified food (reminder: there are none known, and the basis of chemistry makes it […]

I didn't make it to #pruefdemo #pruef_nrw today in the end, but I'm glad to see all the photos coming in already!

I have an argument about leaving X here, and I need your help. Can you point me at successful Fediverse accounts of software companies? I"m aware of Vivaldi and Firefox.

Die gleichen US-Faschisten, die den Klimawandel leugnen, sagen, dass sie Grönland erobern wollen, weil es geopolitisch und wirtschaftlich in den nächsten Jahren wichtiger werden wird. Ihr wisst schon, weil das Eis schmilzt.

RE: https://hachyderm.io/@fasterthanlime/115861070279145204 We're at the "harassing projects and their developers for not being religious #ai haters because ethics" stage now.

A few days ago I retooted a post about allegations of fraudulent / illegal behavior of a food delivery app (link to post: https://thepit.social/@peter/115824339431975101) It turns out that the information in the screenshots was a hoax. Here‘s the debunking by a journalist […]

Completely different topic, so ripping this quote out of the context from the article I just boosted: "I wonder how much Venezuelan sensitive information was in fact stored on Google/Microsoft services and accessed by the US military to prepare their recent strike." This is indeed a pretty […]

Hearing some horror stories about flu from a co-worker, I no longer consider us paranoid for wearing FFP2 masks in shops and gondolas during our vacation.

Using a camping heater and two heated pads to get the bedroom temperature above 16 degrees. I fucking hate this flat.

Thank you for your service 🫡 github.com/buyukakyuz/c...

Yes yes yes and yes. And analysts in Europe have been saying this for quite a while too.

I do need AI for: - Finding cures for diseases - Offer assistance to people with disabilities - Predict the weather - Fight against AI networks I don't need AI for: - Doing my homework - Wrecking my business - Communication - Every single function on my devices - Producing endless digital […]

I'm in heaven #oberstdorf #allgäu

> AI code creates 1.7x more problems https://www.coderabbit.ai/blog/state-of-ai-vs-human-code-generation-report A company that is definitely not biased against #ai has published a pretty sobering research, mostly confirming the general attitude of AI sceptics that relying on #llm-generated code […]

Today is a good day to donate to #hateaid: https://hateaid.org/en/donate/ They've just received a highest possible sign of approval: disapproval of fascists.

Here's a reminder about one of the most important results of the past twelve years of ancient DNA research. Northern Europe was overrun by plague-spreading steppe nomads less than 5000 years ago, causing an almost complete population replacement. It's a 1492 event. Everybody knows that us […]

There is no shortage of #ai criticism here, but not all of it is actually well backed by facts. Here is a pretty chilling account on why #openai is not just bad for us, it's actively evil: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0K4XPu3Qhg

#komoot is now incapable of opening one of just three things that really matter in their overbloated app: saved routes. Enormous success, I hope they add AI in the next revision.

This weekend I'm in the depths of a foggy Drenthe playing trains with a model railway club called FREMO. FREMO started out in Germany and has now grown to have members across Europe. The name is an acronym which translates from the German as "friends of European […] [Original post on social.v.st]

Some of these proposals make me wonder if people just completely forgot about the whole Windows Vista UAC debacle. "Requiring consent" for too many things in a tech context just tires out the user and leads them to "accept all" over and over again

We're nearing the year 2026, the German Greens are still running campaigns against GMO - one of the required technologies for overcoming consequences of climate change. You can't make this shit up. I guess we all turn into an antivax grandpa at some point.

Does anyone know what the #tusky's plans are with regards to quotes? Now that I got my first quote notification that I cannot even read, I'm seriously considering a migration.

PSA: Space Cadet Pinball is available on FlatHub: https://flathub.org/de/apps/com.github.k4zmu2a.spacecadetpinball #linux #gaming

RE: https://mastodon.social/@Gargron/115737483111161917 I find this kind of panic amusing. So far Firefox has some local AI features, all can be disabled, but sure let's move to a closed source alternative.

Freunde des ungestörten Bingewatchings, aufgepasst: Das Landgericht München I hat Amazon in die Schranken gewiesen und entschieden: Der Streaming-Gigant darf nicht einfach Werbung in sein Angebot einbauen, wenn dies beim Vertragsabschluss nicht vorgesehen war […] [Original post on social.heise.de]

„Der Sachsenwald wird zum Jahreswechsel eingemeindet. Damit endet nicht nur Deutschlands absurdeste Steueroase, sondern auch ein 150 Jahre altes Adelsprivileg. Auslöser dafür war eine Recherche von @fragdenstaat“ […]

"Hello, We're Firefox, The Only Browser That Hasn't Hit Itself In The Dick With A Hammer. For years now, folks use us because of our un-hammered dick. Now, you may be wondering why today we've brought this hammer and pulled out our dick. Well I'm glad you asked--"

It was bad a while ago but now with people vibecoding bash scripts it's gotten a whole level of insane

The folks are bashing #mozilla for trying to make #firefox an #ai browser, and rightfully so. But there are two unpleasant facts nearly everyone is blissfully ignoring. The problem with Mozilla is that developing a browser requires a ton of money, and all they have is the contract with Google […]

So, fediverse, is there a simple and robust android phone with not too much bullshit (I do need Google Apps regretfully) on the market? Or is Pixel 9a my best bet?

We spent the last thirty years making web apps, they are shitty and reviled, and LLMs represent an admirable but stupid attempt to, without admitting fault, sideline the horrible apps

GoPLS integration breaking in ViM after upgrade to Fedora because of subtle differences in #python 3.14 was definitely not on my bingo for today. YouCompleteMe uses the following Python code: urllib.parse.urljoin('file:', urllib.request.pathname2url('/path/to/project')) This produces file […]

it's always 'you should consider taking medication for your adhd' and never 'thank you for doing the first half of all these projects'

Claude Code on a massive PoC change: 1) Tried to run unit tests in two (incorrect) ways. Failed. 2) Tried to import new modules. Also failed. "Perfect!" I now see how close to AGI we are: the AI has learnt to slack off before winter holidays.