This canary is tired as shite...

After almost 27 years the coal mine will have to fend for itself. Thoughts and prayers! :-)

Not that it matters, but isn’t Concur SAP?

We are basically creating and enforcing an environment which is fostering inbreeding, with all the dangers, concerns, and problems inherent in that dysfunction. We are basically selecting out all the diversity and originality which makes code truly secure.

I think one of the more overlooked concerns about LLM-based #AI, is that as we use #LLMs to write more and more code, the training data that subsequent LLMs will be trained on will be more and more AI-based.

Quite honestly, I am 100% sick and tired of the "Rust All Things" attitude. This APT fiasco is hardly the first case, and it will hardly be the last, of Rust fanatics pushing Rust at any and all costs.
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About the Rosetta translation environment | Apple Developer Documentation Learn how Rosetta translates executables, and understand what Rosetta can’t translate.

Seems to me that @Apple releasing #Rosetta as #opensource would be major goodness.

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Unbeknownst to me, a few weeks ago it looks like the GitHub PushEvent JSON format changed; in particular, it removed the `commits` payload.

Ugg.

Does Apple even _have_ a desktop strategy anymore?

lots more meat later :)

Speaking at #AllThingsOpen, @codepo8.bsky.social is laying down some serious truth.

Jim Jagielski - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Jag... recognized for his contributions to #OpenSource and the #AllThingsOpen conference. #ThirteenYears of success! @allthingsopen.bsky.social

Most excellent talk!

Some people stand on the shoulders of Giants, and are Appreciative.

Others crawl over the backs of Giants, and are Dismissive.

Fun Fact about me: I am pretty much completely aphantasic.

Interesting and brave post: kennethreitz.org/essays/2025-...

Never trust anyone who has never said “Thank You” or “I’m Sorry.” Toxic people to be avoided.

If anyone does not welcome you or listen to your words, shake the dust off your feet when you leave that house or town.

All Things Open 2025 • October 12-14 • Raleigh, NC A polyglot technology conference focusing on the tools, processes, and people making open source possible. Enjoy world-class speakers and programing live in-person and online in our virtual environmen...

It is one of those rare conferences which capture the magic and the energy and the sense of community that speaks to the #opensource eco-system. It reminds us of what open source is really about.

Hope to see you there! #ATO2025

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Really looking forward to the 2025 @allthingsopen.bsky.social conference this year. So incredible to see just how much #AllThingsOpen it has grown and how it has taken its rightful place as _the_ Open Source Event focused on Community and Collaboration.

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Perfect? Far from it. But I never claim otherwise. I admit my failings and attempt to do better. Truth deserves no less.

JUDGMENT AT NUREMBERG (1961) | Dr. Janning's Testimony | MGM YouTube video by Amazon MGM Studios

I think about this scene a lot lately... for, hopefully, obvious reasons:

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How Open Source Lost Its Way with AI There was a time, not that long ago, when Open Source was a force to be reckoned with. Open Source communities and foundations had the power, and the moral and ethical imperative, to drive and enforce...

Check out my latest article: How Open Source Lost Its Way with AI

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Oracle VirtualBox licensing tweak lies in wait for unwary : Java-like move could land those expecting free trial with a new bill

Bye-bye VirtualBox!

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Billionaires Convince Themselves AI Chatbots Are Close to Making New Scientific Discoveries

OMG.

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You know, this has been my experience as well... For the most part, AI just "gets in the way" and tries _way_ too hard.

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I've had a long, long career. Some might even affix the adjective "illustrious" to it (not me though). But there's one thing I still take pride and joy from.

In all that time, I've never had to code in Java.

Brian Wilson dead, but Mike Love still alive?

There. Is. No. God.

You have to admit: the working concept of "everything is a file" is elegant and powerful as 'ef

I remain convinced that Advertising companies have 3 go-to plans for any new TV commercials:

1. Talking babies
2. Old people doing cool stuff/ being gangsta
3. People dancing

All ads are variations on those themes.

So I wanted to standardize most of my work software tooling to a single language and the question was should I port my Go to Python, or my Python to Go?

I've decided on Python being primary... it is just too useful, too universal, and too _fun_ to not be number 1.