#techthoughts — Public Fediverse posts

[Tech Thoughts] Reconsidering the social dimensions of hating AI

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.rappler.com/technology/features/tech-thoughts-reconsidering-social-dimensions-hating-artificial-intelligence/

[Tech Thoughts] Reconsidering the social dimensions of hating AI

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.rappler.com/technology/features/tech-thoughts-reconsidering-social-dimensions-hating-artificial-intelligence/

I Have Thoughts on the iPhone Air

https://christianselig.com/2026/07/iphone-air-review/

Comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49107145

#HackerNews #iPhoneAir #review #techthoughts #AppleInnovation #smartphone

I Have Thoughts on the iPhone Air

https://christianselig.com/2026/07/iphone-air-review/

Comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49107145

#HackerNews #iPhoneAir #review #techthoughts #AppleInnovation #smartphone

[Tech Thoughts] Meta’s Instagram problems with child sexual abuse materials, AI deepfakery

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.rappler.com/technology/features/tech-thoughts-meta-instagram-problems-child-sexual-abuse-material-ai-deepfakes/

[Tech Thoughts] Meta’s Instagram problems with child sexual abuse materials, AI deepfakery

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.rappler.com/technology/features/tech-thoughts-meta-instagram-problems-child-sexual-abuse-material-ai-deepfakes/

The gap between AI discourse and actual AI use is wild. Headlines are all existential angst. Meanwhile most people I know are just asking it to explain their old code and help plan dinner. The quiet, practical stuff never makes the news.
#AI #TechThoughts #EverydayAI

How on earth can anyone call lemmy.world, wizard.casa, and gotosocial.social anything but absolute rubbish? They’re a total disgrace, a complete waste of time and effort. It’s astonishing how these so-called platforms can still be allowed to exist when they’re nothing but worthless, ruined excuses for social spaces! Absolutely infuriating!

#Fediverse #Lemmy #GoToSocial #SocialMedia #TechFrustration #InstanceDown #SoftwareCritique #WebDevelopment #UserExperience #OnlineCommunities #Decentralised #TechThoughts #Rant #SocialPlatforms #FOSS

How on earth can anyone call lemmy.world, wizard.casa, and gotosocial.social anything but absolute rubbish? They’re a total disgrace, a complete waste of time and effort. It’s astonishing how these so-called platforms can still be allowed to exist when they’re nothing but worthless, ruined excuses for social spaces! Absolutely infuriating!

#Fediverse #Lemmy #GoToSocial #SocialMedia #TechFrustration #InstanceDown #SoftwareCritique #WebDevelopment #UserExperience #OnlineCommunities #Decentralised #TechThoughts #Rant #SocialPlatforms #FOSS

Someone: "Life is easier without the monolithic systemd."

Linux kernel enters the chat.

Linux kernel: "What do you mean? I am a monolith as well."

Me: Oh, if we use "monolith," "monolith," "other software of different principles," "on top of others," that means we are still following the UNIX philosophy, regardless of the monolith parts' presence.

Thoughts? Feel free to comment.

#Linux #Systemd #UnixPhilosophy #Monolith #Kernel #OpenSource #SysAdmin #FOSS #TechHumour #OperatingSystems #LinuxKernel #SoftwareArchitecture #CodingLife #TechThoughts #GeekLife

Someone: "Life is easier without the monolithic systemd."

Linux kernel enters the chat.

Linux kernel: "What do you mean? I am a monolith as well."

Me: Oh, if we use "monolith," "monolith," "other software of different principles," "on top of others," that means we are still following the UNIX philosophy, regardless of the monolith parts' presence.

Thoughts? Feel free to comment.

#Linux #Systemd #UnixPhilosophy #Monolith #Kernel #OpenSource #SysAdmin #FOSS #TechHumour #OperatingSystems #LinuxKernel #SoftwareArchitecture #CodingLife #TechThoughts #GeekLife

[Tech Thoughts] When your grandmother makes you see the limits – and wonders – of technology

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.rappler.com/technology/features/tech-thoughts-grandmother-eulogy-limits-wonders-technology/

[Tech Thoughts] When your grandmother makes you see the limits – and wonders – of technology

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.rappler.com/technology/features/tech-thoughts-grandmother-eulogy-limits-wonders-technology/

[Tech Thoughts] We need better digital town squares. Go and build them!

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.rappler.com/technology/features/tech-thoughts-better-digital-town-squares-needed/

[Tech Thoughts] We need better digital town squares. Go and build them!

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.rappler.com/technology/features/tech-thoughts-better-digital-town-squares-needed/

[Tech Thoughts] Don’t forget: Working with AI means a need for human oversight

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.rappler.com/technology/features/tech-thoughts-working-with-ai-need-human-oversight/

[Tech Thoughts] Don’t forget: Working with AI means a need for human oversight

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.rappler.com/technology/features/tech-thoughts-working-with-ai-need-human-oversight/

[Tech Thoughts] Palantir says the evil parts out loud

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.rappler.com/technology/features/tech-thoughts-palantir-summary-technological-republic-book-evil/

[Tech Thoughts] Palantir says the evil parts out loud

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.rappler.com/technology/features/tech-thoughts-palantir-summary-technological-republic-book-evil/

[Tech Thoughts] Wartime AI slopaganda is a symptom of worse things

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.rappler.com/technology/features/wartime-ai-slopaganda-symptom-worse-things/

[Tech Thoughts] Wartime AI slopaganda is a symptom of worse things

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.rappler.com/technology/features/wartime-ai-slopaganda-symptom-worse-things/

Writing Lisp Is AI Resistant and I'm Sad

https://blog.djhaskin.com/blog/writing-lisp-is-ai-resistant-and-im-sad/

#HackerNews #WritingLisp #AIResistance #LispSadness #TechThoughts #HackerNews

Writing Lisp Is AI Resistant and I'm Sad

https://blog.djhaskin.com/blog/writing-lisp-is-ai-resistant-and-im-sad/

#HackerNews #WritingLisp #AIResistance #LispSadness #TechThoughts #HackerNews

Marc Andreessen is wrong about introspection

https://www.joanwestenberg.com/marc-andreessen-is-wrong-about-introspection/

#HackerNews #MarcAndreessen #Introspection #Debate #TechThoughts #CriticalThinking #Innovation

Marc Andreessen is wrong about introspection

https://www.joanwestenberg.com/marc-andreessen-is-wrong-about-introspection/

#HackerNews #MarcAndreessen #Introspection #Debate #TechThoughts #CriticalThinking #Innovation

I'm OK being left behind, thanks

https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2026/03/im-ok-being-left-behind-thanks/

#HackerNews #OK #being #left #behind #thanks #HackerNews #TechThoughts #PersonalGrowth #Mindfulness #Community

I'm OK being left behind, thanks

https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2026/03/im-ok-being-left-behind-thanks/

#HackerNews #OK #being #left #behind #thanks #HackerNews #TechThoughts #PersonalGrowth #Mindfulness #Community

We should revisit literate programming in the agent era

https://silly.business/blog/we-should-revisit-literate-programming-in-the-agent-era/

#HackerNews #literateprogramming #agentera #programminginnovation #techthoughts #revisitthepast

We should revisit literate programming in the agent era

https://silly.business/blog/we-should-revisit-literate-programming-in-the-agent-era/

#HackerNews #literateprogramming #agentera #programminginnovation #techthoughts #revisitthepast

Teaching my laptop to understand sarcasm (Day 1)
​Currently deep in the NLP (Natural Language Processing) grind for a college assignment. It’s honestly kind of mind-blowing when you realize that teaching a computer to "read" is basically like explaining a joke to a toddler.

​A few things I learned today:

• ​Preprocessing is basically digital laundry. You have to "scrub" the text—stripping out the "the’s" and "is’s" and shrinking words down to their roots before the computer can even look at them.
• ​AI has a memory filter. I finally figured out LSTMs. They’re like a smart filter for the AI’s brain, helping it decide what’s worth keeping in its "long-term memory" and what’s just fluff.
• ​The "Attention" Secret. Modern AI doesn't read left-to-right anymore; it looks at the whole sentence at once and decides which words are the most important. It’s why ChatGPT feels so much more human than the chatbots from five years ago.

​It’s a lot of math and a lot of late nights, but seeing the logic behind the "magic" is pretty satisfying.
​💻✨ #NLP #CodingLife #Blog #AI #techthoughts

Teaching my laptop to understand sarcasm (Day 1)
​Currently deep in the NLP (Natural Language Processing) grind for a college assignment. It’s honestly kind of mind-blowing when you realize that teaching a computer to "read" is basically like explaining a joke to a toddler.

​A few things I learned today:

• ​Preprocessing is basically digital laundry. You have to "scrub" the text—stripping out the "the’s" and "is’s" and shrinking words down to their roots before the computer can even look at them.
• ​AI has a memory filter. I finally figured out LSTMs. They’re like a smart filter for the AI’s brain, helping it decide what’s worth keeping in its "long-term memory" and what’s just fluff.
• ​The "Attention" Secret. Modern AI doesn't read left-to-right anymore; it looks at the whole sentence at once and decides which words are the most important. It’s why ChatGPT feels so much more human than the chatbots from five years ago.

​It’s a lot of math and a lot of late nights, but seeing the logic behind the "magic" is pretty satisfying.
​💻✨ #NLP #CodingLife #Blog #AI #techthoughts

Why haven’t more people used Ubuntu before?
It’s so much better than Windows — faster, simpler, and more efficient for everyday use.
Once you try it, it’s hard to go back.
#Ubuntu #Linux #OpenSource #Windows #FOSS #TechThoughts #Computing

Why haven’t more people used Ubuntu before?
It’s so much better than Windows — faster, simpler, and more efficient for everyday use.
Once you try it, it’s hard to go back.
#Ubuntu #Linux #OpenSource #Windows #FOSS #TechThoughts #Computing

☁️ Perché il cloud "sovrano" non è la chiave dell'indipendenza? Scopriamo cosa dovremmo considerare oltre alla sovranità del cloud. #TechThoughts #CloudComputing 💭

🔗 https://www.tomshw.it/business/cloud-europeo-autonomia-vs-vincoli-globali-2026-01-19

تتزايد الأسئلة حول الخصوصية والأمان الرقمي أكثر من أي وقت مضى.

وهنا يبرز الـ VPN كأداة أساسية… ولكن هل هو حقًا الحل السحري الذي يقدمه البعض؟

ما هو الـ VPN وكيف يعمل من الداخل

المميزات التي يقدمها

والعيوب والمخاطر الخفية

هل نبالغ في الاعتماد على الشبكات الافتراضية الخاصة؟
https://www.abdaat.com/blog/vpn-%d9%85%d9%85%d9%8a%d8%b2%d8%a7%d8%aa%d9%87-%d9%88%d8%b9%d9%8a%d9%88%d8%a8%d9%87/

#VPN #Privacy #CyberSecurity #TechThoughts #OpenWeb #DigitalRights #InternetFreedom #MastodonTech #OnlineSafety #abdaat_com #بوابة_ابداعات_التقنية

I love LLMs and use them almost every day. Every new version fills me with happiness and curiosity. But honestly, I can’t stand the endless photo and video generation. After #Sora2, I feel like the internet will be flooded with digital junk. It’s like we’re building a virtual Great Pacific Garbage Patch, and I feel sorry for all the energy wasted on generating and storing this garbage.
#AI #LLM #DigitalWaste #Sora2 #TechThoughts #VirtualPollution #AICommunity #OpenAI #GreatPacificGarbagePatch #DigitalPollution

Imagining a language without booleans

https://justinpombrio.net/2025/09/22/imagining-a-language-without-booleans.html

#HackerNews #ImaginingALanguageWithoutBooleans #Programming #Languages #Innovation #TechThoughts #FutureOfCoding

Imagining a language without booleans

https://justinpombrio.net/2025/09/22/imagining-a-language-without-booleans.html

#HackerNews #ImaginingALanguageWithoutBooleans #Programming #Languages #Innovation #TechThoughts #FutureOfCoding

stop saying "unlock the power of AI." it’s not a vitamin. it’s a very confident autocomplete trained on internet arguments and college essays. it doesn’t have power. it has vibes. #AI #techthoughts 💡

Just saw a slide that read: 'Our AI doesn’t replace humans — it amplifies them.'

Cool. So like, a megaphone for bad emails? A louder way to say ‘circle back’?

Can’t wait for my amplified burnout. 🔊🤖 #AI #TechThoughts

To Infinity but Not Beyond

https://meyerweb.com/eric/thoughts/2025/08/20/to-infinity-but-not-beyond/

#HackerNews #ToInfinityButNotBeyond #Infinity #Beyond #HackerNews #TechThoughts #EricMeyer

To Infinity but Not Beyond

https://meyerweb.com/eric/thoughts/2025/08/20/to-infinity-but-not-beyond/

#HackerNews #ToInfinityButNotBeyond #Infinity #Beyond #HackerNews #TechThoughts #EricMeyer

Revisiting Knuth's "Premature Optimization" Paper

https://probablydance.com/2025/06/19/revisiting-knuths-premature-optimization-paper/

#HackerNews #Revisiting #Premature #Optimization #Paper #optimization #knuth #programming #softwaredevelopment #techthoughts #computerScience

Revisiting Knuth's "Premature Optimization" Paper

https://probablydance.com/2025/06/19/revisiting-knuths-premature-optimization-paper/

#HackerNews #Revisiting #Premature #Optimization #Paper #optimization #knuth #programming #softwaredevelopment #techthoughts #computerScience

In an attempt to be prophetic, some self-proclaimed "futurist" 🤖 writes 1,846 words about how AI will inevitably crush the human spirit with its rudimentary doodles and tone-deaf tunes 🎨🎶. Meanwhile, most of us are just wondering why anyone would bother to read past the title of this #sci-fi snoozefest 📚😴.
https://vale.rocks/posts/creativity-came-to-pass #futurism #AIcritique #humor #humanexperience #techthoughts #HackerNews #ngated

In an attempt to be prophetic, some self-proclaimed "futurist" 🤖 writes 1,846 words about how AI will inevitably crush the human spirit with its rudimentary doodles and tone-deaf tunes 🎨🎶. Meanwhile, most of us are just wondering why anyone would bother to read past the title of this #sci-fi snoozefest 📚😴.
https://vale.rocks/posts/creativity-came-to-pass #futurism #AIcritique #humor #humanexperience #techthoughts #HackerNews #ngated

Follow #Technology accounts on #Mastodon because they have the #Real #Tech #News We all need to get along with #Technology and #AI. We might as well as get along with models like #Grok, #Gemini and #OtherModels. You might not like it, But we'll have to get along to go forward with #Life. I love #Technology. #TechThoughts #AI #WeNeedToUseeAI #AI #GrokAi #Google #xAI #ElonMusk #ElectronicsAndAI

Follow #Technology accounts on #Mastodon because they have the #Real #Tech #News We all need to get along with #Technology and #AI. We might as well as get along with models like #Grok, #Gemini and #OtherModels. You might not like it, But we'll have to get along to go forward with #Life. I love #Technology. #TechThoughts #AI #WeNeedToUseeAI #AI #GrokAi #Google #xAI #ElonMusk #ElectronicsAndAI

🎬 Are you coding, or just gluing? 🎬
🔧 Frameworks, tools, dependencies… is software development collapsing under its own weight?
💡 Why are REST endpoints now rocket science?
⚙️ How did “simple” turn into layers of unnecessary complexity?
🚀 Rediscover simplicity, quality, and true innovation.
👨‍💻 It’s time to build, not glue.
Rethink development.

https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7275460622572544001/

#SoftwareDevelopment #Programming #DeveloperLife #TechThoughts #Frameworks #Simplicity #TechInnovation #Agile #Coding #Efficiency

Why I Chose GoToSocial for My Blog Instead of WordPress or Ghost

When I decided to host my blog, I found myself at a crossroads. I could go with WordPress or Ghost, but neither felt right. Enter GoToSocial—a lean, federated option that aligns with my goals and values. Here's why GoToSocial won out.

📝 The Contenders

• WordPress: Flexible, feature-packed, and plugin-heavy. The Swiss Army knife of blogging.
• Ghost: Sleek, modern, and writer-friendly with great tools for memberships.
• GoToSocial: A federated blogging platform supporting ActivityPub—perfect for reaching the wider fediverse.

🚀 Why WordPress Didn’t Make the Cut

WordPress is powerful, but with great power comes... bloat.

• Performance can suffer without careful optimization.
• While ActivityPub plugins exist, they’re bolted on—not a native feature.

I wanted something lighter and faster that worked out of the box.

👻 Why Ghost Was Tempting… But Not Quite Right

Ghost is fantastic for writers—modern, clean, and fast. If you’re building a paid membership blog, it’s ideal.

But here’s the catch:

• ActivityPub support is being developed, but it’s not ready yet.
• Ghost still offers tools I don’t need, and I’d pay for features I wouldn’t use.

I wanted a fediverse-native platform today.

🌲 Why GoToSocial Was the Perfect Fit

Here’s why GoToSocial stood out:

1. Federated by Design

GoToSocial supports ActivityPub natively. My blog posts aren’t trapped on a server—they can be followed, liked, and shared across Mastodon, Pixelfed, and beyond.

2. Lightweight and Minimal

Unlike WordPress or Ghost, GoToSocial isn’t weighed down by features I don’t need. It’s fast, clean, and efficient—exactly what I wanted.

3. Aligned with My Values

GoToSocial respects privacy, decentralization, and accessibility.

• No invasive tracking.
• Open-source and part of the federated web.

4. Perfect for My Needs

I don’t need SEO tools or flashy features—I just want to share thoughts, connect with others, and have my posts discoverable across the fediverse. GoToSocial does that perfectly.

🛠️ Not for Everyone—But Perfect for Me

If you need e-commerce tools, endless plugins, or subscription management, WordPress or Ghost might suit you better.

But if you want a simple, federated blog that:

• Is lightweight and fast,
• Respects privacy,
• Seamlessly connects to the fediverse,

…then GoToSocial is worth a look.

🌟 Final Thoughts

Choosing a blogging platform is all about finding what works for you. GoToSocial’s minimalism, fediverse integration, and open-source values made it the clear winner for me.

If you’re looking to share posts across the fediverse, give GoToSocial a try. Sometimes, the leanest tools are the ones that work best.

Hashtags

#GoToSocial #Blogging #Fediverse #ActivityPub #OpenSource #DecentralizedWeb #TechThoughts #WhyGoToSocial

"In this unit, you will create a new project that is stored online in GitHub and connected to Netlify."

Why? You're a Static Site Generator - by the end of the tutorial, I know you'll give me a directory of files to put on my web server. Why do we always have to rely on external services? To be clear, in this context, I have nothing against GitHub or Netlify, but why do we always have to "promote" the idea of putting our data on other people's services?

As the years go by, I remain convinced that the world needs to refocus on the importance of keeping control of our own data.

And I am psychologically preparing for the call I will have in a few minutes, where interns will explain to me that the future is putting everything in the big tech cloud.

Even a static site generated by an SSG.

#DataOwnership #WebDevelopment #PrivacyMatters #SelfHosting #TechThoughts #DigitalSovereignty #OwnYourData

"In this unit, you will create a new project that is stored online in GitHub and connected to Netlify."

Why? You're a Static Site Generator - by the end of the tutorial, I know you'll give me a directory of files to put on my web server. Why do we always have to rely on external services? To be clear, in this context, I have nothing against GitHub or Netlify, but why do we always have to "promote" the idea of putting our data on other people's services?

As the years go by, I remain convinced that the world needs to refocus on the importance of keeping control of our own data.

And I am psychologically preparing for the call I will have in a few minutes, where interns will explain to me that the future is putting everything in the big tech cloud.

Even a static site generated by an SSG.

#DataOwnership #WebDevelopment #PrivacyMatters #SelfHosting #TechThoughts #DigitalSovereignty #OwnYourData

Rabbit’s new R1 isn’t just a gadget, it’s a glimpse into our AI-powered future. But I wonder, what happens when giants like Apple and Google step up their AI game in our phones? Will these cool AI startups still have room to shine? #TechThoughts #aiinnovation #AI

Folks, if you're going to make questionable calls to people maybe don't use your work number if there's a high likelihood they're gonna check with the phone company?
This seems kinda basic, but here we are anyway.

#techthoughts