#babel — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #babel, aggregated by home.social.
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> When I look at some vibecoded scaled-up projects the codebases become Babel not because nobody can communicate, but because nobody needs to
Nice post.
Also spitting truths about what is waste and what not.
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> When I look at some vibecoded scaled-up projects the codebases become Babel not because nobody can communicate, but because nobody needs to
Nice post.
Also spitting truths about what is waste and what not.
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voy como por el 70% de #Babel en inglés y el final se me está haciendo un poco meh, creo que porque esperaba otra cosa, pero es una buena historia.
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voy como por el 70% de #Babel en inglés y el final se me está haciendo un poco meh, creo que porque esperaba otra cosa, pero es una buena historia.
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Realising that there about 4 to 5 ways to represent null in snowflake (sql null and json variant null) lead to a discussion that kind of ended in God / Codd have mercy…
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Realising that there about 4 to 5 ways to represent null in snowflake (sql null and json variant null) lead to a discussion that kind of ended in God / Codd have mercy…
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Trump says deal to reopen Strait of Hormuz could come soon
Trump says deal to reopen Strait of Hormuz could come as early as Wednesday CAIRO — U.S. President…
#NewsBeep #News #BreakingNews #Babel-Mandebstrait #breakingnews #Brentcrude #Diplomacy #DonaldTrump #fuelprices #GlobalEconomy #Houthirebels #Iran #MaritimeSecurity #middleeastwar #nuclearprogram #oilprices #Oman #PersianGulf #RedSea #Sanctions #SaudiArabia #Shipping #shnd #StraitofHormuz #u.s.blockade
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Trump says deal to reopen Strait of Hormuz could come soon
Trump says deal to reopen Strait of Hormuz could come as early as Wednesday CAIRO — U.S. President…
#NewsBeep #News #BreakingNews #Babel-Mandebstrait #breakingnews #Brentcrude #Diplomacy #DonaldTrump #fuelprices #GlobalEconomy #Houthirebels #Iran #MaritimeSecurity #middleeastwar #nuclearprogram #oilprices #Oman #PersianGulf #RedSea #Sanctions #SaudiArabia #Shipping #shnd #StraitofHormuz #u.s.blockade
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Trump says deal to reopen Strait of Hormuz could come soon
Trump says deal to reopen Strait of Hormuz could come as early as Wednesday CAIRO — U.S. President…
#NewsBeep #News #BreakingNews #Babel-Mandebstrait #breakingnews #Brentcrude #Diplomacy #DonaldTrump #fuelprices #GlobalEconomy #Houthirebels #Iran #MaritimeSecurity #middleeastwar #nuclearprogram #oilprices #Oman #PersianGulf #RedSea #Sanctions #SaudiArabia #Shipping #shnd #StraitofHormuz #u.s.blockade
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Movie TV Tech Geeks #MovieNews #BradPitt #Babel #ParamountPlus Brad Pitt’s 143-Minute Hidden Gem Is Quietly Finding New Life on Streaming http://dlvr.it/TTq5Qd
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Movie TV Tech Geeks #MovieNews #BradPitt #Babel #ParamountPlus Brad Pitt’s 143-Minute Hidden Gem Is Quietly Finding New Life on Streaming http://dlvr.it/TTq5Qd
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Live Updates: Iran claims strikes on 2 ships in Strait of Hormuz and drone attack on U.S. base in Kuwait
A British-Azerbaijani dual citizen was arrested in Cyprus as part of a U.K. probe and is facing extradition…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #America #Babel-Mandebstrait #donaldtrump #iran #israel #jordan #Kuwait #Lebanon #OilandGas #StraitofHormuz #UnitedStatesofAmerica
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Live Updates: Iran claims strikes on 2 ships in Strait of Hormuz and drone attack on U.S. base in Kuwait
7m ago Iran says it struck two tankers under U.S. “aerial escort” in the Strait of Hormuz…
#NewsBeep #News #BreakingNews #Babel-Mandebstrait #breakingnews #DonaldTrump #Iran #Israel #Jordan #Kuwait #Lebanon #OilandGas #StraitofHormuz
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Saudis said to gear up for ground invasion against Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen
Saudi Arabia is gearing up for a major offensive against the Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen, by sea and…
#NewsBeep #News #BreakingNews #Babel-Mandebstrait #breakingnews #Houthis #Iran #RedSea #SaudiArabia #Yemen #Yemencivilwar
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Oil Prices Slip Despite New Attacks Across the Middle East
Crude oil prices ticked lower today on reports that oil tankers were still passing through the Bab el-Mandeb…
#NewsBeep #News #Business #Babel-Mandeb #Brentcrude #CA #Canada #Irán #LNG #MiddleEast #oilprices #StraitofHormuz #tankers #U.S.strikes #WTI
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Oil Jumps 7% As Trump Threatens Iran Hours Before Fed Decision
Oil prices surged more than 7% on Wednesday as renewed U.S.-Iran hostilities and fresh threats to shipping through…
#NewsBeep #News #Business #Babel-MandebStrait #Brentcrude #CA #Canada #DonaldTrump #FederalReserve #Houthis #interestratedecision #Irán #oilprices #RedSeashipping #WTIcrude
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Red Sea tanker traffic rises as progress in US-Iran talks buoys shippers
NEW DELHI, India (Reuters) — The number of vessels that passed through Bab el-Mandeb, a crucial trade route…
#NewsBeep #News #BreakingNews #Babel-Mandebstrait #breakingnews #Houthimaritimeattacks #Houthis #Iran #oiltankers #RedSea #SaudiArabia #StraitofHormuz #Us
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Oil prices drop after US, Iran pause fighting over weekend
By Seher Dareen and Trixie Yap LONDON , July 27 (Reuters) – Oil prices tumbled more than 5%…
#NewsBeep #News #BreakingNews #Babel-Mandeb #breakingnews #Iran #oilprices #StraitofHormuz
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The Middle East War Has Entered Its Most Dangerous Phase Yet
Politics, Geopolitics & Conflict Iran has spent the week attacking the military infrastructure that allows the U.S. to…
#NewsBeep #News #Headlines #Babel-Mandeb #Energysecurity #Gulf #hormuz #Houthis #Iran #OilExports #RedSea #SaudiArabia #UnitedStates #World
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Trump says US ‘locked and loaded’, vows more Iran strikes while hinting at talks
US missiles struck targets across Iran on Friday and President Donald Trump vowed “major military punishment” for Tehran…
#NewsBeep #News #BreakingNews #Al-Adiri #Araghchi #Babel-Mandeb #bahrain #breakingnews #CampArifjan #CampBuehring #CampDoha #China #DonaldTrump #Houthi #Iran #Iranianhealthministry #Israel #Kuwait #Pakistan
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US strikes Iran from south to north after Trump threats over Red Sea shipping
By Eman Abouhassira, Yasmine Ghania and Ahmed Elimam DUBAI, July 24 (Reuters) – U.S. missiles struck targets across…
#NewsBeep #News #Topstories #Babel-Mandeb #DonaldTrump #Headlines #Iran #militarypunishment #StraitofHormuz #TopStories
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Trump Threatens Iran After Houthi Tanker Attacks
President Trump has threatened to “punish” Iran for the Yemeni Houthis’ recent attacks on tankers in the Bab…
#NewsBeep #News #BreakingNews #Babel-Mandeb #breakingnews #geopolitics #Houthis #Iran #oiltankers #RedSea #SaudiArabia #Shipping #StraitofHormuz #Trump
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Trump vows to punish Iran for Houthi attacks in Red Sea, as oil surges over US$100
US President Donald Trump promised on Thursday “major military punishment” for Iran and its Houthi allies, after the…
#NewsBeep #News #BreakingNews #Al-Adiri #Axios #Babel-Mandeb #breakingnews #CIA #DonaldTrump #Houthi #Iran #Jizan #Jordan #Kuwait #RedSea #revolutionaryguard #SaudiArabia #StraitofHormuz #Yemen
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Yemen’s Houthis hit tankers in Red Sea as US strikes Iran for 12th consecutive night
The Iran-backed Houthis struck two Saudi oil tankers on Thursday that they accused of violating a naval blockade…
#NewsBeep #News #BreakingNews #2026US-IsraelwarwithIran #Babel-Mandebstrait #breakingnews #Houthimaritimeattacks #Houthis #Iran #StraitofHormuz #USCentralCommand(CENTCOM)
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Iran war: Houthis claim Red Sea attacks on Saudi tankers, raising risk of new chokepoint
The Iranian-aligned Houthis on Thursday claimed military strikes on two Saudi oil tankers as part of a naval…
#NewsBeep #News #BreakingNews #AlShuqaiq #Babel-Mandebstrait #breakingnews #China #DonaldTrump #Encelia #hormuz #Houthis #India #Iran #Jizan #layla #RedSea #SaudiArabia #SuezCanal #Yanbu
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Trump threatens Iranian infrastructure after Houthis block Red Sea artery
By Jana Choukeir, Elwely Elwelly and Michael Martina DUBAI/MANILA, July 22 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump vowed…
#NewsBeep #News #BreakingNews #Babel-Mandeb #breakingnews #DonaldTrump #Houthis #Iran #Iranianmedia #Iranianmilitary #StraitofHormuz #Tehran
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La giornalista Kateryna Lykhohliad, la direttrice Kateryna Kobernyk e l'intera redazione di Babel hanno ricevuto gravi minacce dirette a seguito della pubblicazione dell'inchiesta shock sul 425º Reggimento d'Assalto "Skelya".
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Releasing Babel 8 Today: ESM-Only, Drop ES5 Default, and a Smooth Migration Path, by @babel.dev:
https://babeljs.io/blog/2026/06/16/8.0.0/?ref=frontenddogma.com
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#Development #Releases
Releasing Babel 8 · ESM only, ES5 no longer default, smooth migration path https://ilo.im/16dt2j_____
#Babel #Compiler #JavaScript #TypeScript #ESM #Browsers #DevOps #WebDev #Frontend -
J'ai enfin mis en ligne l'émission où je raconte #Babel, dans deux versions différentes;
La première est proche du mythe biblique.
La seconde est largement inspirée de la nouvelle #2430 de Isaac #Asimov.Bonne écoute !
https://www.radioecclesia.com/static/upload/2026/05/20260515104702.mp3 -
In line with my recent posts about AI and humanity, how Magnifica Humanitas is relevant in the age of AI as a source of moral authority, from my Medinge Group colleagues Cristian Saracco, Nicholas Ind and Giuseppe Cavallo.
https://medinge.org/beyond-babel-human-dignity-in-the-age-of-artificial-intelligence/ #AI #Babel #Jerusalem #MagnificaHumanitas #humanity #MedingeGroup
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IA: o que propõe o Papa
Leão XIV intervém, com peso político e simbólico, numa disputa crucial e ainda indefinida. Seus pontos: domínio das big techs é ilegítimo; dados, algoritmos, programas e infraestruturas, são parte do Comum; Estados precisam intervirhttps://outraspalavras.net/tecnologiaemdisputa/ia-que-propoe-o-papa/
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Magnifica Humanitas: The Pope Writes Like the Machine He Fears
On 15 May 2026, Pope Leo XIV released Magnifica Humanitas, an encyclical letter "On Safeguarding the Human Person in the Time of Artificial Intelligence." The document runs roughly 35,000 words across five chapters and a conclusion. It positions itself as the 135th-anniversary successor to Leo XIII's 1891 Rerum Novarum, recasting that founding labor encyclical for the age of machine intelligence. The framing image is biblical and Manichean. Humanity is presented with a choice between two ancient construction sites. One is the Tower of Babel, where collective effort produces dominance and dehumanization. The other is the rebuilding of Jerusalem under Nehemiah, where shared responsibility under God produces communion. […]https://bolesblogs.com/2026/05/27/magnifica-humanitas-the-pope-writes-like-the-machine-he-fears/
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Magnificent Humanity
I am headed on retreat and off the grid for a couple of weeks starting tomorrow, but I couldn’t let a pope release a social encyclical without at least a quick skim before I left, and Pope Leo released Magnifica Humanitas this morning. So here I am.
I haven’t read any of the commentary already out there, and I’m sure there are already some excellent insights that I’m missing and other thoughts that others have already covered. But since I write mostly for those who are not really that into all this stuff, hopefully you’ll forgive me. So far I have only:
- Listened to Colleen Dulle’s 5-minute overview on the Inside the Vatican podcast, because I couldn’t resist.
- Listened to the remarks Pope Leo gave at the introductory press briefing, which I recommend (and are in English). They are not just a summation of the document but a really good 10-minute complement.
- Read the encyclical online. Had I had time, I would have made our printer churn out the 26 or so pages so I could mark it up and do a better job of analysis, but that can wait for another time.
I should also say since I mentioned in my earlier post that I was curious what the footnotes would look like, I read through those before I actually read a word of the document itself. Would not recommend to others, though it helped me.
Quick takeaways:
- I wrote my masters thesis in the mid-1990s on a principle of Catholic social teaching, and Magnifica Humanitas fits in very well within the tradition of “anniversary encyclicals” that commemorate an anniversary of the first major social encyclical, Rerum Novarum. (I wrote more about this tradition in the earlier post.) As is true of others, it outlines the history and development of Catholic social teaching since 1891 (this is the 135th anniversary), then moves the ball forward a little. The footnotes draw almost exclusively on the sorts of sources that those traditional ones did – previous major Church documents and a few Church Fathers. (Surprisingly, there aren’t even that many Augustine callouts.) The way popes generally introduce change is by walking through the works of their predecessors to show how what they’re about to say is not really change at all, but an evolution of tradition. That’s the case here.
- As such, this is a great place for those who are “Catholic curious” (or otherwise intrigued by what Popes Leo and Francis have had to say) to catch up on Catholic social teaching. Leo does a quick historical recap of each pope’s development of the body of social doctrine (paragraphs 28-45), and then an overview of the core principles of Catholic social teaching (46-85).
- Pope Leo establishes clearly that his predecessor Francis is part of Catholic tradition rather than a break from it. There are a bunch of references to all of Leo’s modern predecessors, but especially Pope Francis. A lot of the coverage of Leo’s first year wondered to what degree the more staid Leo might walk back some of Francis’ more controversial (to traditionalists) stances; if it wasn’t already clear by now, Pope Leo is following Pope Francis in his own way. One of the new things I saw in the footnotes, as a small example, was that the final document of the global synod on synodality, a process that some believe will be Francis’ biggest legacy, was referenced in ways not that different from more traditional Church sources.
- Other new things: While I would resist the temptation to read this in the “Pope Leo vs. President Trump” frame, the recent tensions between the White House and the Vatican might be behind Leo’s section that defines “the lane” for the Church to weigh in on social, political and economic issues (17-27). It’s possible that predecessors have done this too, but I don’t remember this articulation, charting a course between “stick to religion” and “Catholic triumphalism”.
- Earlier in the encyclical, Leo discusses the importance of admitting faults and seeking forgiveness, but it was striking to see, in a discussion on the element of human trafficking and degradation behind many of the “AI jobs” in underdeveloped countries (176-179) that the Church was wrong to be so slow to denounce all forms of human slavery (which Leo XIII, the Rerum Novarum guy, finally did toward the end of the 19th century). When the Church admits wrong and asks forgiveness, it might be a new day!
- There will be some stories about a statement in paragraph 192 in which Leo seems to indicate that there are no longer any justifiable wars. It’s not a big part of the document, and it echoes things by predecessors, but it’s the sort of thing you saw popes say about the death penalty before Francis changed official teaching.
- I’m limiting myself for now to two quotes (one from the beginning and one from near the end); hopefully later this summer we can do a reading group to dig out the many jewels in the document. But for those of you more likely to skim, for your consideration, from the AI section:
- #118-130 is the soul of the encyclical as I read it, an argument against posthumanism on what it means to be human that I find hopeful and much-needed. My favorite part on this first read.
- #132-138 is for the politicos, journalists and the communicators
- #139-147 is for families and educators
- #148-169 is for labor and economic policymakers
- #182-211 is the part on war and power vs. the civilization of love that will get most of the attention
- #212-228 is the part for all of us on the roles we can play in making peace
- The close (#229-245) is strong and worthwhile, too.
- OK back to my footnote fetish. Unlike Pope Francis, there are very few references that are outside of the mainstream Church documents. Besides the synod final document I mentioned and some statements by the International Theological Commission (which I don’t remember from the past but could be de rigeur), there were two theologians referenced (one Italian, one French), only one bishops’ conference (the USCCB!), the UN (in a section on multilateralism) and:
- Viktor Frankl, Man’s Search for Meaning
- Hannah Arendt, The Origins of Totalitarianism
- Plato, Letters
- JRR Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings; The Return of the King
There’s no reason to believe that this last one was a shoutout to uber-Tolkien nerd Stephen Colbert, but I hope that, wherever he is, he is smiling nonetheless.
Two paragraphs I liked:
This one, from the open, summarizes the narrative frame Leo uses throughout the document of Babel vs. Nehemiah:
#10: “We must, then, avoid the “Babel syndrome,” namely the idolatry of profit that sacrifices the weak, a uniformity that neutralizes differences, and the pretense that a single language — even a digital one — can translate everything, including the mystery of the person, into data and performance. The risk of dehumanization — of building a future that excludes God and reduces the other to a means — is an ancient and ever-new temptation that today takes on a technical guise. Instead, let us choose the “way of Nehemiah,” which highlights the importance of working together to make the City of God a safe place for returning exiles. Rebuilding today means recognizing that, precisely from the plurality of voices and visions which, even though they sometimes remind us of the confusion caused by the diversity of spoken languages, a bright possibility emerges. Indeed, this is the possibility of building together, of transforming diversity into a resource and of making listening and dialogue the common ground upon which to cultivate justice and fraternity. Within this shared task, Christians discover their unique role of guiding actions toward God so that, in his light, pluralism does not dissipate into disorder, but instead, through the practice of synodality, it becomes the space in which humanity rediscovers its solid foundations and its final end. In the Book of Revelation, John sees the New Jerusalem “coming down out of heaven from God” (Rev 21:2) as a gift for all humanity. And this vision of grace is an invitation for us Christians to work together in order to foster a peaceful, just and dignified life in community within today’s ‘cities.’”
This one, from the section on what our role is in peacemaking, was particularly powerful:
#216: “There are times when, in order to remain human, we must set aside our reservations and take a stand. In some conflicts, it is unjust to remain neutral, nor is it enough merely to claim that we are not complicit. [192] When we witness the bombing of civilians, attacks on hospitals, schools or vital infrastructure, and violence that affects children, we are confronted with scandals that wound humanity itself. For this reason, we cannot limit ourselves to the level of abstract analysis. Pope Francis encouraged us to “touch the wounded flesh” [193] of those who suffer, look at their faces, listen to their stories and acknowledge their wounds. Painful events require both history and memory, the former to recount the facts, the latter to bear witness to lived experiences.”
See you in a few weeks!
#AI #ArtificialIntelligence #Babel #bible #Catholic #catholicChurch #christianity #faith #god #jesus #MagnificaHumanitas #Nehemiah #peace #popeFrancis #religion -
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"When a city is built on pride and the claim to self-sufficiency, communication breaks down, languages are confused and people no longer understand each other. The result is not unity, but dispersion" Am I finally understanding #Babel? -
Good day to share this article from last year again, my review of Kuang's amazing book "Babel" as a stark metaphor for what corporations are doing to colonize our minds:
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RE: https://kirche.social/@jakob_thoboell/116634809298765176
Papst Leo XIV. hat eine Enzyklika (ein Lehrschreiben an die ganze Kirche & Welt, die Ökumene) zum „Zeitalter der Künstlichen Intelligenz“ (KI) geschrieben. Hier die ersten, starken Sätze:
„Die von Gott geschaffene grossartige Menschheit steht heute vor einer entscheidenden Wahl: Entweder sie errichtet einen neuen Turm zu Babel oder sie erbaut die Stadt, in der Gott und die Menschheit gemeinsam wohnen. Jede Generation erbt die Aufgabe, die eigene Zeit zu gestalten, damit die Geschichte zu einem Ort reifen kann, an dem die Würde jedes Menschen gewahrt, Gerechtigkeit gefördert und Geschwisterlichkeit ermöglicht wird. Doch jeder Epoche droht die Gefahr, dass die Welt unmenschlich und ungerechter wird.“ ⛪️🤓👇 #KI #Papst #PapstLeoXIV #Enzyklika #Babel #Stadt #Geschwisterlichkeit #Gerechtigkeit #Gefahr -
1. The Babel Analogy: Hubris and "Reaching the Heavens"
In Genesis, humanity tries to build a tower to heaven to make a name for themselves and achieve self-sufficiency without God. Pope Leo is applying this directly to the pursuit of Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) and Big Tech. We are essentially trying to build an omniscient, godlike entity out of human hands.
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“Babel” features text by the late Ontario, Canada-based writer Corrine "Cori" Martin (May 9, 1959 — September 9, 2023), sister of the piece’s composer: Musician and Music educator Stephanie Martin
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You know, this podcast felt timely. C.S. Lewis's That Hideous Strength may not be the most accessible book, but he addresses the spirit of 'progress' and 'innovation' that I see used to justify AI. I won't say AI doesn't have uses, but the problems we need to solve don't need more tech, they need more compassion and generosity and kindness. It's just the same old story of silicon valley greed. If you decide to listen I hope you enjoy
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Ever wonder how Babel really works under the hood? The Plugin Conveyor Belt Behind Babel digs into the pipeline powering all those JavaScript transforms.
Read More: https://zalt.me/blog/2026/05/babel-plugin-conveyor
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Aujourd'hui, c'était la première fois que faisais une captation vidéo de mon travail. Avec très peu de temps et les moyens du bord.
Le but : convaincre des jurys de me laisser représenter la France au jeux de la francophonie en 2027.
Cela mériterait un deuxième essai. Mais je n'ai pas le temps. et qui ne tente rien...
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“The story of #Babel is the best metaphor I have found for what happened to #America in the 2010s, and for the fractured country we now inhabit. Something went terribly wrong, very suddenly.” www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
Why the Past 10 Years of Ameri... -
Quark's experience with multitasking in the bar will help him succeed in Ops.
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