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jwz, 3 days ago (edited 1 day ago) to random

Before they will let me publish a new release of XScreenSaver on the "Play" [sic] store, Google, the most rapacious privacy violator ever, insists that a screensaver have a privacy policy.

This is where you come in!

I'd like this policy to be a series of bullet points: "Unlike Google, XScreenSaver will not [Thing.] An endless, concise catalog of their sins.

I need both your snark AND a link supporting your snark. It's critical for the joke to land. Include both.

GO!!

https://jwz.org/b/ykUc

Crell, 4 days ago (edited 1 day ago) to random

I don't normally post personal updates, but I'll make an exception in this case...

If anyone wants to help out by getting something off of our baby registry, I'm sure our soon-to-be daughter will appreciate it. My wife and I will. 🙂

https://www.amazon.com/baby-reg/shayna-garfield-september-2024-evanston/193F6I7T7V5H6
https://www.babylist.com/list/baby-shayna-g

ainmosni, 4 days ago (edited 1 hour ago) to fediverse

So, I have the feeling that the #fediverse is a very left-wing dominated space. Let's see if that feeling is correct.

Please boost for reach.

I consider myself:

ramsey, 5 days ago to php

It boils my blood to hear folks insinuate that #PHP is the source of their performance problems and they should switch to microservices in another language to fix the performance issues. Maybe spend a little bit of time figuring out where your bottlenecks are and fix those, first!

(This may or may not be a sub-toot.)

sarah, 6 days ago to php

I have used #php for over twenty years. I know it’s power and I’ve seen it mature as a first class language.

Haters will hate. But PHP is one of the most powerful and versatile languages in the world.

From CLI to web and everything in between, PHP can do it. You can and should feel good about choosing PHP for your project.

yurnidiot, 7 days ago to random

a wallet that holds cash, cards, and unfolds like a secret map to financial freedom

a large wallet made of paper that has multiple layers of containers ranging from small to large capacity that open to reveal money inside

sjvn, 7 days ago to random

Meh!

bitsgalore, 7 days ago to webdev

Latest version of #HTML standard includes a warning that advises against using the #XML syntax (formerly known as #XHTML), stating that it's "essentially unmaintained"🧐 :

https://html.spec.whatwg.org/multipage/xhtml.html

Looks like a recent change, as there's no mention of this in the April 3 version of the spec:

https://web.archive.org/web/20240403210532/https://html.spec.whatwg.org/multipage/xhtml.html

Unless I'm misreading it, this seems like a big deal? E.g. XML syntax is mandatory in #EPUB 3 documents:

https://www.w3.org/TR/epub-33/#dfn-xhtml-content-document

Time to #wheelOutTheDigitalDarkAgeKlaxon 📯?

clarkesworld, 8 days ago to random

We're still rebuilding subscriptions (since Amazon abandoned them) and pushing back against the generated submissions on a daily basis. We'd like to keep doing so. The path forward requires us to keep shouting from the rooftops, so...
https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/subscribe/
Thank you!

b0rk, 8 days ago (edited 2 days ago) to random

I know $12 USD is a lot of money for some people, so to celebrate 1000+ sales (!!!), I'm giving away 1000 PDF copies of How Git Works (honour system: only if $12 is a lot for you!)

Here's the link, enter code BUYONEGIVEONE at checkout to get a free copy https://wizardzines.com/zines/git/

(it'll ask you for a billing address but you can enter a fake address if you'd prefer)

Girgias, 8 days ago to php

Welcome, my name is Gina, my profession #PHP Engine Janitor, finding obscure bugs while cleaning up code and creating new and better engine APIs.

kitwinter, 8 days ago to DnD

My spouse is trying to raise $500 due to medical and house bills, and so I'm putting this out there for them. ESPECIALLY if you play #dungeoncraft #DnD sessions, you may have heard of Lex before!

Lex is offering:

$10 #Tarot Readings

$30 Editing of adventure module or essay (10 page limit essay; 10 page module text, not counting things like stat blocks or intro/outro)

$50 I will DM a game for you and up to 4 friends.

PayPal to: asgardmrktg@gmail.com and note what you are interested in.

jeffowski, 8 days ago to LGBTQ

#lgbtq

heiglandreas, 9 days ago to random

I wrote about why I think we should not use composer to install development tools:

https://andreas.heigl.org/2024/06/02/of-tools-and-dependencies/

msbellows, 14 days ago (edited 13 days ago) to random

I'm gonna share some completely anticlimactic TMI for the benefit of other middle-aged men:

The day before yesterday, I was very stressed and anxious for a variety of reasons, and we were moving some furniture out of a storage locker, and I was feeling lethargic and a little lightheaded and generally out of it, and then I began feeling nausea and indigestion and my jaw was tight and then my left arm and hand started feeling a little numb. Nothing terrible! Just: feeling meh, and those minor symptoms.

And then guess what crazy thing we did?

We went to the nearby emergency room.

Yep.

And they were very nice to me, and quickly administered an EKG and blood tests, and guess what?

I wasn't having a heart attack.

I was just stressed and tired and anxious. That's all.

But if I had been having a heart attack, going to the E.R. could have saved my life. And even though I wasn't, they were very nice to me. No one made fun of me. No one called me a whiner or a hypochondriac. My wife expressed gratitude that I took my survival seriously. And I was home again in less than two hours.

So this is for my fellow typical men, who are inclined to ignore health issues because: John Wayne or something, and fear of embarrassment:

Don't ignore stuff. Don't wait until you're sure. Be willing to overreact. Be willing to waste everyone's time. It's okay! The world won't end! (And you may even get to take a nap under a warm blanket, like I did!)

luna, 14 days ago to random

This email found you. Roll initiative.

cdamian, 13 days ago to elixir

We just reopened our mid-level Backend Engineer role at Remote again.

Have a look at it if you want to be part of a fast-growing team with a fantastic mission, and you have experience with Elixir.

As always, this is a fully remote and globally available position.

Don't hesitate to contact me with any questions you have.

https://remote.com/openings/5958831003

#job #remote #remotejobs #elixir #FediHire

internetarchive, 15 days ago to random

Sorry to say, archive.org is under a ddos attack. The data is not affected, but most services are unavailable.

We are working on it & will post updates in comments.

nixCraft, 15 days ago to random

Google Ad from 1999. https://www.instagram.com/blackcactusx/p/C4llg93IaGb/

hynek, 15 days ago to random

i beg, once again, tiny js libraries to stop assuming i want to npm-install everything or expose all my visitors to some free cdn service. just give me a directory i can put on a web server, ty

lapcatsoftware, 16 days ago to random

Cloudflare is evil. Do not use them.

https://robindev.substack.com/p/cloudflare-took-down-our-website

wxcafe, 17 days ago to random

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collinsworth, 17 days ago to random

More companies need to get more sued more often.

GossiTheDog, 21 days ago to random

For those who aren’t aware, Microsoft have decided to bake essentially an infostealer into base Windows OS and enable by default.

From the Microsoft FAQ: “Note that Recall does not perform content moderation. It will not hide information such as passwords or financial account numbers."

Info is stored locally - but rather than something like Redline stealing your local browser password vault, now they can just steal the last 3 months of everything you’ve typed and viewed in one database.

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