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Posts by Pam in Philly
AI generated art isn't new. Working on a sidequest art project and stumbled on this circa 1986
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georg_N...
This was a fun collection to read, of stories of "tech evolving, no more jobs" (spoiler, there were still jobs)
www.jasonscheirer.com/weblog/vigne...
😈 Anybody else starting to see those Spotify Wrapped posts and having some feelings? We just launched a thing for that: fftf.link/spotifywhacked
@matt-levine.bsky.social There was a bit of a large exchange among OCaml maintainers (probably Jane Street) with a user endlessly insisting on an AI generated PR. I felt like there's a Money Stuff in here, couldn't figure out if there was a tips email so here's a link github.com/ocaml/ocaml/...
woman with shell necklace and a redirects belt accessory
it's happening!!!
from now until the end of the day on Friday, November 28th (if it’s Friday anywhere, the sale’s still on!), all my pdf zines are 50% off, and print zines are 30% off!
wizardzines.com
We did a dumb thing, please enjoy
I pretty much always enjoy a Paul Ford read, so I'll be checking this out
I just subscribed to Kagi in the last few weeks because I want to use a search service and pay for it in hopes that it will function
They're called public records for a reason. Starting today, WIRED will *stop paywalling* articles that are primarily based on public records obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, becoming the first publication to partner with @freedom.press to offer this for our new coverage.
Slides from the Touch Grass talk at BarCamp Philly #bcphilly
docs.google.com/presentation...
New episode!
Fun in programming and hacking vending machines
Pam brings the topic this week of "fun in programming." More nostalgia, talking about how it feels in modern programming, the joy of problem solving. Also, we talk about how Sarah is hacking vending machines!
pamselle.com/podcast.html
I'm at #bcphilly, if you'd like to use BlueSky to connect and chat while here, let's!
Do you remember your first computer?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=l51v...
The surprise topic of NOSTALGIA and computing with @geekygirlsarah.com and @pamselle.com!
I've had a backpack-able computer setup for years now (currently at a coworking space with my laptop stand, external keyboard and mouse! all fits in a backpack and is vaguely ergonomic) … the idea of adding voice to the mix is very compelling for WFH times
Enjoyed this write up of "what I use" in 2025. They're more AI-focused than me, but I want to look into some of these voice control setups …
zackproser.com/blog/2025-ai...
It's not podfade, it's "Season 2"
Unpopular opinion. A well-written issue is generally more valuable than a pull request.
Thanks to this person who wrote out "how do I deploy different environments to fly io
Yay finding a person blog post and not AI nonsense
orchardlab.dev/posts/fly-en...
some big stitches!! yikes
Next Philly Queer Slowdance is June 12th! PRIDE edition! queerslowdance.com
I really hate that "please! we could save democracy, if only you gave $10 to our campaign" texts did not stop after 2024
Communities that invest in #publictranportation reduce the nation’s carbon emissions by 63 million metric tons per year. Pass it on. #ISEPTAPHILLY #HowWeRoll
As promised here’s Pink Pony Club but it’s about encryption
The full clip of Hayao Miyazaki reading AI engineers for fucking filth so hard their ancestors felt the burning shame back in 2016