assaf

assaf, 20 days ago to random

And may your next startup name be a "short, easy to say, without any real meaning" domain name

https://garple.com/

assaf, 20 days ago to random

No Worry, Be Happy is just a construct:

Daily marijuana use outpaces daily drinking in the US, a new study says

https://apnews.com/article/marijuana-cannabis-alcohol-drinking-daily-use-b91c2c5957fdb2d48e6616c3baa14c13

assaf, 20 days ago to random

Yes this looks bad, but on the other side it's just another Wedensday in AI-Land

“News Corp. and OpenAI strike ‘multi-year global partnership’ deal to use journalistic content to improve ChatGPT”

https://www.cnbc.com/2024/05/22/newscorp-and-openai-strike-multi-year-partnership-deal-to-use-journalistic-content-to-improve-chatgpt.html
https://mstdn.social/@Kurt/112488468889090491

assaf, 20 days ago to random

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Facts

assaf, 20 days ago to random

Me first thing in the morning

assaf, 20 days ago to random

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Boeing being Boeing
https://press.coop/@latimes/112487196616207649

assaf, 21 days ago to random

if you want to be a true tech bro, here's a new idiom to add to your rotating vocabulary:

“heard questions"

https://www.theverge.com/2024/5/20/24161253/scarlett-johansson-openai-altman-legal-action

assaf, 21 days ago to random

exactly

assaf, 22 days ago to random

evanshortiss/env-var — verification and type coercion for environment variables in Node.js

super cool and works in combination with dotenv

https://github.com/evanshortiss/env-var

assaf, 23 days ago to random

they're issuing a recall for Windows 11?

like, you have to drive your Windows 11 DVD over to Redmond for a quick maintenance service? or do they have shops in more locations?

I’m confused
https://techhub.social/@Techmeme/112474596069124408

assaf, 23 days ago to random

🤔 I wonder how much traffic is driven from announcements like this to the website of the totally unrelated B2B service Copilot https://www.copilot.com
https://techhub.social/@Techmeme/112474573050000864

assaf, 23 days ago to random

does this mean I can tax deduct my bicycle as medical expense?
https://press.coop/@NPR/112472610793939542

assaf, 23 days ago to random

In today's mindbender

All Eels in America and Europe Come From the Bermuda Triangle

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/eels-come-from-bermuda-triangle

assaf, 24 days ago to random

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one can hope
https://mastodon.social/@arjunbasu/112468303663387257

assaf, 24 days ago to random

I’ve not used Facebook Marketplace in 5 years!

5 years ago I used it to sell my used iPad Pro.

Yesterday I decided to use it again to sell my used iPad Pro (I just upgraded to M4).

Anyway, today I open up my email, and first thing in my inbox is an email with the article titled “Is Marketplace the least evil part of Facebook?”

I don’t know the answer to that, but is that not a weird sequence of coincidences?

https://thehustle.co/originals/is-marketplace-the-least-evil-part-of-facebook

assaf, 24 days ago to random

At last some sense!

The Israeli Defense Establishment Revolts Against Netanyahu

(he's from the same right-wing party, so I'm not expecting much, we'll see where the wind blows come June 8 the deadline he set)

https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2024/05/israel-defense-netanyahu-gaza-gallant/678391/

assaf, 24 days ago to random

“Older people who aren’t picky eaters appear to have better brain health than those who prefer more limited diets, according to a large study of British adults.”

(I wouldn't test this on people who eat British food, but I accept the challenge)

https://www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/2024/05/15/balanced-diet-mental-health-brain/

assaf, 24 days ago to random

“A recent study published in the journal Social Psychological and Personality Science explores how individuals assess the plausibility of conspiracy theories. The research reveals that a suspicious mindset is strongly linked to perceiving implausible conspiracy theories as plausible, while cognitive skills and rational thinking dispositions are negatively associated with finding such theories credible.”

I'm not sure we needed a study but ok …

https://www.psypost.org/the-divergent-psychology-of-plausible-versus-implausible-conspiracy-theories/

assaf, 24 days ago to random

Malicious compliance much?

Man strikes back against Seaside order with boat mural

https://www.ksbw.com/article/man-strikes-back-against-seaside-order-with-boat-mural/60749038

rauschma, 24 days ago to random

Downsides of open source software (OSS):

– Many factions—e.g. many Linux distributions & desktops. Because OSS attracts people that want to write their own software so that it exactly matches their needs(?)

– UIs seem often less polished. Because OSS has more programmers than UI designers(?)

Other than that: It’s ironic how much open source helps companies—especially small ones. IIRC, the first internet boom would not have been possible without open source projects such as Apache.