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  1. TechDrift ranks technology topics by cross-source persistence, not volume. Here's why that distinction matters for engineering leaders trying to stay current without the noise.#webdev #buildinpublic #tools #productivity #software #coding #development #engineering #inclusive #community
    Signal vs. Noise: Why I Built a Tech Trend Tracker That Ignores Hype
  2. I irregularly like to ask:

    What are your favorite topics to follow on the Fedi?

  3. ❓🐍 Quiz: Python Threading Quiz

    This is a quiz that will review topics covered in our An Intro To Threading tutorial.

    realpython.com/quizzes/python-

  4. i think a decent strategy with youtube now is to look for older topics and look for low views

  5. ‘I don’t ramble’: Trump sinks to new levels of delusion

    The presidet bounced between topics ranging from renaming oceans to insisting he doesn’t ramble—while rambling.

    dailykos.com/stories/2026/10/2

  6. RE: mastodon.social/@rescueproject

    This was a really interesting workshop that touched on the full range of topics, such as regulatory issues, organisational preparedness, etc. However, it is also of note that there is a big need for transparency and metrics related to assessing and monitoring the basic technical/industrial foundations needed to build and maintain resilient infrastructure. Among other things, a harmonised approach to the measuring and monitoring process would be needed.

    #EUPol #SciPol

  7. magmoe.com/3303995/drama/2026- 「別班ってやべえな」を伝えたい 西山潤が語る日曜劇場『VIVANT』別班員の覚悟と堺雅人の“乃木力”【ドラマTopics】(TBS NEWS DIG Powered by JNN) #drama #ドラマ

  8. CW: letters from the dating front

    dinner with bike/mahjong lady was nice, easy conversation, sharing some stuff we're passionate about. kinda surprisingly, one of the first topics was about kids (in general and personal desire therefore). we both love our niblings¹ and are open to the idea, but also kinda like, eye towards the clock, we're of a certain age and all that.

    cute Egyptian place, shared a bunch of small plates and a main each. she had a spot in mind for ice cream afterwards, about a half a mile walk, lots more conversation.

    ---
    ¹ I won some points I think by knowing/using² the word "nibling"? apparently it is not very common for people to do this. I just think it's an obvious improvement to the English language when referring to a collective group of one's siblings' kids, so duh.

    ² I also got to be an etymology geek when it came up organically ("why is it called that?" about something else), but it turns out that the etymology I gave wasn't quiiiite right. Oops. I got to mention the etymological puzzle of 猫車 at least and *that* was correct.

  9. magmoe.com/3303483/drama/2026- 日曜劇場『VIVANT』ノコルの機転でチンギスが援軍に! 絶体絶命の包囲網を突破する別班の脱出劇を「アフターVIVANT」第21話で振り返る【ドラマTopics】(TBS NEWS DIG Powered by JNN) #drama #ドラマ

  10. we need to urgently bring in extra cash to help prevent friend from becoming homeless today:

    cash.app/$mk2022akmar/

    (sorry for spam. I hope to go back to my normal tooting topics/cadence by later Friday)

  11. wacoca.com/life/?p=478134 冬のガサガサ手荒れ肌をレスキューするおすすめ【優秀ハンドクリーム10選】 – ビューティトピックス | SPUR ##SUQQU #Annick Goutal(アニック グタール) #BEAUTY TOPICS(ビューティトピックス) #CHANEL #HandCare #Handokea #lancome #officineuniversellebuly #OSAJI #SHUEISHA #SPUR #SPUR recommends #ハンドケア #ボタニストボタニカルシャンプーモイスト

  12. Some project work recently led me to the GitHub profile for the Edingburgh Parallel Computing Centre (EPCC), and it's a gold mine of training materials on all sorts of topics in and research software. Have a look!

    github.com/EPCCed

  13. Time is running out to submit your panel ideas for Wiscon 2027. We are especially looking for panels on topics related to trans experiences and trans representation in fiction. Panels submissions close on October 31st, so get your ideas in now! wiscon.net/2026/05/24/panel-su

    #WisCon
    #WomenInSFF
    #Feminist
    #ScienceFictionAndFantasy

  14. Two somewhat brutal volunteer work days for the old geezers (aged 74-75) on the trail maintenance team this week. Two of the most common topics of conversation while working were that ‘we are still seeing hummingbirds at the feeders”, and “we are still seeing Monarchs, plus many others butterflies”. We’ve had a light frost, and after the Extreme Drought, it is amazing to see Monarchs coming through. It’s also amazing to have Ruby-throated Hummingbirds on the Rare Bird Alert. Happy to see them, and speed them along on migration.

  15. Niccolò Ve is a KDE developer making videos on free open source software, Linux, the internet and related topics. You can follow them at:

    ➡️ @veggero

    (Don't worry if the account seems blank, that just means no one from your server follows it yet. Follow them and their videos will start gradually showing up on your server too.)

    #FeaturedPeerTube #FOSS #Linux #KDE #Tech #PeerTube

  16. During the first half of 2027, there is the thematic program "New Frontiers at the Intersection of Combinatorics and Representation Theory" in Montreal, Canada. It features multiple #academicConference s about topics in that area, starting off with "Combinatorial #Algebra meets Algebraic #Combinatorics " in January. For many activities, registration is still possible. #math crmath.ca/en/activities/#/type

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  18. Please plan to join in the learning on Monday, November 2nd with the Media Education Lab! This is the monthly webinar I facilitate focused on different media literacy topics. I'm excited next month to welcome Crystal Marie McDaniels, the author of the amazing "UnderTold by CM" podcast!

    mediaeducationlab.com/events/v

    #BlackHistory #MediaLit #MediaLiteracy #history #storytelling

  19. CW: letters from the dating front

    Brunch and stroll was quite nice. I made the ENORMOUS MISTAKE of forgetting to make reservations to the place we had in mind and didn't realize until last night? :blobfoxfacepalm: But was able to get us a backup reservation a short walk from the original intent. Not as nice of a brekkie but still perfectly good.

    And then just...walking around. The Public Garden, the Esplanade. Got coffee/tea and sat along the river and talked, varying topics. Mostly managed to not be distracted by the Red Line trains going over the Longfellow (my favorite sight in Boston).

    5+ hours of sharing each other's company in a pretty unstructured way. Cozy, and a touch romantic. Slow burn type sitch.

  20. Ok, so, apparently controversial take, but given it makes the rounds right now: I think it's fine that the BBC cybersecurity correspondent didn't know what PHP was before Wednesday.

    The role of a correspondent isn't in any way technical, it shouldn't be.

    It's a communications role with the target of the BBC audience and for the kind of cybersecurity topics the BBC covers as part of the normal program. Individual vulnerabilties absolutely shouldn't be part of that in any normal year, arguably it shouldn't have even become a topic in this specific case.

    It's also not a role that creates new conclusions or even assess things. It's a role that summarizes & explains to a lay audience that has no idea what a web server is. You can absolutely do that without knowing all the things beforehand. I'm not gonna go as far as saying existing technical knowledge is more of a hindrance (as it makes you assume your audience may know something which they don't) here as there are plenty of great IT security communicators out there, but you know... it's not the thing you should prioritize with your skill points.

  21. Python A2Z has jump pages for:
    - Python keywords
    - builtin types
    - builtin functions
    - the standard lib
    - dunder methods
    - exceptions
    - type annotations
    - helpful online doc sections (The Online Tutorial, HOWTOs, and more)

    Python A2Z contains no redundant content, it just gives you quick access links to the main topics you'd look for in the online docs.

  22. Stop Cheating!

    I use an LLM for a critic. That’s fine.
    However, when I ask it a question about my work, it wants to do more than just answering. It offers:

    • suggestions on how to organize my work
    • language it thinks is better than mine, and
    • topics or next steps it “thinks” I want to do next.

    All of These are Cheating

    I’m working on books and essays, and checking the argument structure, dramatic arc, and line-by-line logic. If I want a synonym for herpetology, I’ll darn well ask.

    Anything I publish has to meet normal standards of professionalism, like no plagiarism. Exactly as when writing an essay in university, I need to follow the classic set of “academic integrity” rules.

    That means I needed to invent prompts to shut the “helpfulness” up.

    Recursion

    To get a good, reusable prompt, first ask the LLM what it would say. I asked it about checking sentence logic for a project of mine. Consider it a prompt for “marking the homework I just handed in (:-))”

    It replied: Here’s a ready-to-use prompt template. Paste your draft after it, and it will force sentence-level critique with inline diagnostics.

    Act as a rigorous academic editor and domain expert. Process the following passage sentence by sentence. For each sentence, there will be one of more lines of premises or conclusions

    Produce exactly four things, followed by a blank line:
    [Quote the sentence from the passage]
    [Quote each of the premises or conclusions I wrote about the sentence]
    Assessment: [1–2 sentences on clarity, accuracy, rhetorical function, and alignment with the sentence]
    Diagnosis: [Concrete revision, textual/philosophical correction, or structural note. If it works, explain why. If it drifts, specify where to fix it, but not how.]
    After processing all sentences, provide a 3–4 sentence summary of the passage’s overall strengths, weaknesses, and the single highest-leverage revision to strengthen the core argument.

    After a few experiments with a very simple example passage, I removed all the places where it wanted to make suggestions, and got the prompt above.

    That got it to stop trying to sell me on using its (boring!) style.

    Sucking up

    You’ll remember my first fix for sucking up:

    Give me straightforward responses without praise.

    That worked some of the time, but whenever I asked it to show me the good things in an input, it started kissing up. So I added overrides to that part of my instructions in several of my prompts . This is an example:

    You are not rewriting the author's work. You are not imposing your own preferences about style, voice, or subject matter. You are not copyediting — flag persistent language issues if they affect clarity, but do not line-edit. And you are not expected to solve every problem you identify; identifying the problem clearly is enough.
    Start with what the part does well, because the author needs to know what to preserve. Be careful not to praise: being mentioned in this section is enough. Praise will make you sound insincere, and therefore less trustworthy, defeating the whole purpose of this review.

    In my opinion, the most important thing is to have the LLM generate a prompt, then test it on some representative data, and nit-pick until it does what you want. Then try it on a different example. And tell it to stop sucking up like Augustine’s Evodius.



    #ai #philosophy #writing
  23. How to Install and Run #Zulip on #Debian #VPS This article provides a detailed step-by-step guide outlining how to install and run Zulip on Debian VPS.
    What is Zulip?
    Zulip is an open-source team chat platform designed to combine the best aspects of real-time messaging (like Slack or Discord) with the structured organization of email-style threads.
    Key Features:

    Threaded Conversations (Topics):
    Each ...
    Continued 👉 blog.radwebhosting.com/install #selfhosted #opensource #selfhosting #letsencrypt

  24. We truly can't wait to hear from our fabulous keynote speakers at ! 🤩

    ⚠️ Stephanie Carstensen will tell us all about "The Day Everything Stops: Preparing for the Cyber Crisis You Hope Never Comes".

    🚧 Jahmel Harris will share his insights on "Building a Penetration Testing Lab in 2026".

    We believe these topics will inspire great sessions during the open space! Check out the keynote details: opensecurityconference.org/con

    [lisi]

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