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Reposted Aral Balkan (@aral@mastodon.ar.al)
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1. Read this: “Just as GitHub was founded on Git, today we are re-founded on Copilot.” https://github.blog/2023-11-08-universe-2023-copilot-transforms-github-into-the-ai-powered-developer-platform/ 2. Go here: https://codeberg.org/ #git #gitHub #codeberg #enshittification #BigTech #cooperative #dev

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Reposted OpenUK (@openuk@hachyderm.io)
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Attached: 1 image If you didn’t make it to Chicago for @KubeCon_ join us in London free on 21 November for all things platform engineering https://eventbrite.co.uk/e/openuk-awards-2023-tickets-740074541877 #openuk #opensource #kubecon #kubernetes #platformengineering

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Reposted mhoye (@mhoye@mastodon.social)
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Everyone thinks, haha, these squirrels don't even remember where they hid 90% of the nuts they store for the winter they are so dumb, but nobody ever asks if the squirrels might be out there thinking, my ancestors planted this forest that provides for us all, and my children's children will know the same of me.

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Reposted Jason Gorman (@jasongorman@mastodon.cloud)
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But that's a medium-term problem. The long-term issue with "rockstar" developers is that they tend to create a situation where the business says "Oh, we can just give that to Joe to do, because Alan will take too long and do a bad job." So Joe does the work. And Alan never learns. "Rockstar" developers can lull organisations into thinking they don't need to invest in building capability at the *team* level.

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Reposted Daniel (@mrtazz@chaos.social)
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A Pinky & Brain spin-off for grown ups that always starts with them sitting tired at coffee in the morning: Pinky: "What are we going to do tonight?" Brain: "Same thing we do every night. Try to go to bed early" And then the whole episode is just about how stuff comes up and prevents them from going to bed early.

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Reposted mcc (@mcc@mastodon.social)
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Fascinating both for what it says about dev & what it says about statistics: A gamedev realized Linux users were just 5.8% of their sales, but represented 38% of bug reports. Then they looked at those numbers closer, and realized. Linux users were not experiencing more bugs. Almost none of the Linux-user bugs were Linux-related. Linux users were simply *more likely to file bugs*. Their conclusion: A linux port pays for itself bc it nerdsnipes ppl into giving u free QA https://techhub.social/@ozone89/111337250473454154

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Reposted OpenUK (@openuk@hachyderm.io)
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Attached: 1 image Exciting news! 🚀 The CFP for #SOOCon24 kicks off TOMORROW, and guess what? We've got an Open Source Software Track! If you're passionate about open-source software, we're eager to hear your ideas. Get ready to submit your proposals! 🌐 https://stateofopencon.com

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Reposted Aral Balkan (@aral@mastodon.ar.al)
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Just got notice that RIPE NCC will not be funding the #SmallWeb. Not surprising, since we haven’t had a single successful funding application and I’m done wasting my time with this crap. small-web.org will launch as a commercial service (host your own Small Web place for ~€10/mo) and hopefully that will make Small Technology Foundation sustainable. Since everything we do is free and open, others will also be able to host Small Web places. Also, you can fund us directly: https://small-tech.org/fund-us

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Reposted mhoye (@mhoye@mastodon.social)
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People go to Stack Overflow because the docs and error messages are garbage. TLDR exists because the docs and error messages are garbage. People ask ChatGPT for help because the docs and error messages are garbage. We are going to lose a generation of competence and turn programming into call-and-response glyph-engine supplicancy because we let a personality cult that formed around the PDP-11 in the 1970s convince us that it was pure and good that docs and error messages are garbage.

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Reposted Nora "double panic" Tindall (@noracodes@tenforward.social)
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there are many reasons I personally use mostly FOSS but honestly a big part of it is just on the one hand there's software that doesn't have the feature because nobody's gotten around to implementing it yet and on the other hand there's software that doesn't have the feature anymore because someone intentionally decided to break it and coming into contact with the second one makes me feel super shitty!

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Reposted rqsd (@rq)
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Ransomware: > I have installed an unlicensed copy of Oracle Database somewhere on your network. Give me five Bitcoins by the end of the week or I will inform Oracle's legal department.