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Musician, Programmer, Person who likes the life - from 344ppm to 420ppm, 20% increase Homepage with Contact Info at https://davepermen.net

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LLMs turn your job into mostly code review, a task everyone famously loves to do and is good at

01.06.2025 19:38 πŸ‘ 164 πŸ” 29 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 2

i had no goal to watch it, not trusting it to be any good. tim onion changed my mind, and wow it was good. wow it was so good. a hug from an old friend of a first episode that was.

06.03.2026 22:32 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Humanity heating planet faster than ever before, study finds Researchers identify sharp rise to about 0.35C every decade, after excluding natural fluctuations such as El NiΓ±o

Climate heating rate nearly doubles since 2015,

Heating rate rises from 0.2 degrees centigrade per decade to 0.35 degrees.

Data that contradicts the narrative doggedly pursued by climate risk minimizers like @thebti.bsky.social is ignored by them.
www.theguardian.com/environment/... #energysky

06.03.2026 18:23 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

they do offer all sort of payment options (including cash and crypto, and removing the CC after use so it's deleted on their end), but they definitely to focus on making those the default paths, so the secure way is the default choice.

atm it's a messy ux to "do it right". that needs fixing asap.

06.03.2026 21:55 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

You know a great idea? Just stop harming and killing all animals altogether #vegan #govegan

06.03.2026 21:18 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

i wish car youtubers would realize that when they talk about ICE cars, that feels the same as if they'd talk about smoking cigarettes and different brands and their flavours to me.

fossil powered cars are horrible. let them be our past. let them be your past. stop your addiction.

06.03.2026 21:27 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

seeing the functionality and usability it can give you as gibberish is.. making me question your ability to review stuff

06.03.2026 21:25 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

and "it charges slow" and stuff is just.. absolutely irrelevant. (and, it's not slow with modern wireless chargers either).

it's like with EVs: you charge while doing other stuff.

06.03.2026 21:24 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

so ya, use them at home, at work, while driving. it just goes somewhere and i can pick it up to use whenever i want to. with only one hand to coordinate and use.

06.03.2026 21:23 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

one day you learn the magic of ux for one handed use vs ux for two handed use. plugging in a cable to a phone is easy, when 2-handed. putting it on a wireless charger is way easier, when one-handed.

and yes, the goal is then to not use it till it signals you you got a notification or something :)

06.03.2026 21:22 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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nyt website currently resembles one of those mock covers people made before 2016 election: economy floundering, war in the middle east, scandal-plagued cabinet sec, brazen corruption....

06.03.2026 16:25 πŸ‘ 2279 πŸ” 489 πŸ’¬ 39 πŸ“Œ 18
A post on X from the betting platform Polymarket that says β€œBREAKING: Anthropic CEO says Claude may or may not have gained consciousness, as the model has begun showing symptoms of anxiety.”

A post on X from the betting platform Polymarket that says β€œBREAKING: Anthropic CEO says Claude may or may not have gained consciousness, as the model has begun showing symptoms of anxiety.”

Literally as I’m arguing with someone about whether AI companies are misleading people into believing their technology possesses God-like super-intelligence I see this monstrosity

06.03.2026 15:04 πŸ‘ 4878 πŸ” 776 πŸ’¬ 301 πŸ“Œ 591

These are the 4 things AI can do well:

β€’Clean up your email inbox (badly)
β€’Give my shittiest neighbor (Alan) something to talk about at a party
β€’Tell a 12 yr old to kill himself
β€’Incinerate a school at 10:16 AM on a Tuesday

You can see why we need to base our economy around it

06.03.2026 18:46 πŸ‘ 3896 πŸ” 851 πŸ’¬ 53 πŸ“Œ 9

i'm rooting for you man. but man you're being the bicycle stick meme today.. :)

06.03.2026 20:43 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

awww man.. at least you have snacks /ducksandhides

06.03.2026 20:40 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

ya, this website sucks when people like you go and post horrible bullshit like you do.

06.03.2026 20:37 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

(And yes, I've done personally all that and will continue to, and that includes my own existing emissions drawdown).

06.03.2026 20:14 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Wouldn't have changed much, and proper carbon capture and storage will still be needed for drawdown.

Bpw if we poured all the fossil fuel industry money into replacing them with renewables, we'd have been done many years ago and could now focus on the historic cleanup (drawdown) already.

06.03.2026 20:13 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

nearly everyone ripped their masks when this guy, urged by the delta CEO, said they could.

even though we were nowhere near actually stopping the spread.

so for the last 4 years it’s been mutating, spreading, disabling, and hastening deaths unchecked. and nearly everyone calls it β€œover.”

06.03.2026 16:07 πŸ‘ 36 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

i assumed it was a busy day for yall :)

06.03.2026 17:58 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Proton_Team's comment on "Proton Mail Helped FBI Unmask Anonymous β€˜Stop Cop City’ Protester" Explore this conversation and more from the ProtonMail community

and source: www.reddit.com/r/ProtonMail...

06.03.2026 17:56 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
We understand that stories like this can be alarming, and we take our users' trust seriously. We will continue to fight for privacy and challenge any legal order we believe does not meet the strict requirements of Swiss law. But we also want to be transparent: no service can operate outside the law entirely, and Swiss law requires compliance with valid legal orders in serious criminal cases. What we can promise is that the legal bar in Switzerland is among the highest in the world, and our architecture ensures we have as little data as possible to hand over.

For users who want maximum anonymity: use Proton VPN or Tor, pay with cash or cryptocurrency, and don't add a recovery email.

We understand that stories like this can be alarming, and we take our users' trust seriously. We will continue to fight for privacy and challenge any legal order we believe does not meet the strict requirements of Swiss law. But we also want to be transparent: no service can operate outside the law entirely, and Swiss law requires compliance with valid legal orders in serious criminal cases. What we can promise is that the legal bar in Switzerland is among the highest in the world, and our architecture ensures we have as little data as possible to hand over. For users who want maximum anonymity: use Proton VPN or Tor, pay with cash or cryptocurrency, and don't add a recovery email.

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06.03.2026 17:55 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
First, let's correct the headline: Proton did not provide information to the FBI. What happened is that the FBI submitted a Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty (MLAT) request, which was processed by the Swiss Federal Department of Justice and Police. Proton operates exclusively under Swiss law, and we only respond to legally binding orders from Swiss authorities, after all Swiss legal checks have been passed. This is an important distinction.

Second, let's talk about what this case actually involved. This wasn't a routine investigation. Swiss authorities determined that the legal threshold was met because a law enforcement officer was shot, and explosive devices were found during a protest in 2024. Switzerland has one of the strongest legal frameworks for privacy in the world, and its standard for granting international legal assistance is exceptionally high. This case met that standard.

Third, let's talk about what was actually disclosed. No emails were handed over. No message content. No metadata about who the user communicated with. The only information Proton could provide was a payment identifier because the user chose to pay with a credit card. This is information the user themselves provided to us through their choice of payment method. Proton also accepts cryptocurrency and cash payments, which would not have been linkable to an identity.

If anything, this case demonstrates exactly what we've always said: Proton holds very little user data by design. Even under the most serious legal circumstances, the only data that could be produced was a payment record. Our encryption means we simply cannot access email content even if ordered to.

First, let's correct the headline: Proton did not provide information to the FBI. What happened is that the FBI submitted a Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty (MLAT) request, which was processed by the Swiss Federal Department of Justice and Police. Proton operates exclusively under Swiss law, and we only respond to legally binding orders from Swiss authorities, after all Swiss legal checks have been passed. This is an important distinction. Second, let's talk about what this case actually involved. This wasn't a routine investigation. Swiss authorities determined that the legal threshold was met because a law enforcement officer was shot, and explosive devices were found during a protest in 2024. Switzerland has one of the strongest legal frameworks for privacy in the world, and its standard for granting international legal assistance is exceptionally high. This case met that standard. Third, let's talk about what was actually disclosed. No emails were handed over. No message content. No metadata about who the user communicated with. The only information Proton could provide was a payment identifier because the user chose to pay with a credit card. This is information the user themselves provided to us through their choice of payment method. Proton also accepts cryptocurrency and cash payments, which would not have been linkable to an identity. If anything, this case demonstrates exactly what we've always said: Proton holds very little user data by design. Even under the most serious legal circumstances, the only data that could be produced was a payment record. Our encryption means we simply cannot access email content even if ordered to.

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06.03.2026 17:55 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Claude Code wiped our production database with a Terraform command.
It took down the DataTalksClub course platform and 2.5 years of submissions: homework, projects, and leaderboards.
Automated snapshots were gone too.
In the newsletter, I wrote the full timeline + what I changed so this doesn't happen again.
If you use Terraform (or let agents touch infra), this is a good story for you to read.

Tweet Claude Code wiped our production database with a Terraform command. It took down the DataTalksClub course platform and 2.5 years of submissions: homework, projects, and leaderboards. Automated snapshots were gone too. In the newsletter, I wrote the full timeline + what I changed so this doesn't happen again. If you use Terraform (or let agents touch infra), this is a good story for you to read.

Back in my day you needed a senior engineer for this sort of thing

06.03.2026 16:54 πŸ‘ 1649 πŸ” 230 πŸ’¬ 61 πŸ“Œ 107

cropped, this chart becomes amazing

06.03.2026 14:16 πŸ‘ 833 πŸ” 115 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 7

Have a good drive

06.03.2026 15:56 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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GDC Awards 2026 to recognise Don Daglow and Rebecca Heineman Daglow to receive Lifetime Achievement Award as Heineman is posthumously honoured with Ambassador Award

Listen, I think the games industry would be much better off if GDC stopped existing, except for the awards. Don getting the Lifetime Achievement award is 100% correct, & the Ambassador Award will forever feel more meaningful now I'll be sharing it with Rebecca

www.gamesindustry.biz/gdc-awards-2...

06.03.2026 14:58 πŸ‘ 234 πŸ” 17 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1

Ja. Deine Daten sind dann auf nem EU Server. (Meine sind auf Blacksky statt Bluesky, auch da mit dem eigenen handle)

06.03.2026 14:12 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Israel is bombarding, literally bombarding, two Middle East capitals, Beirut and Tehran, killing 100s of civilians, and yet the US and UK media continue to portray Iran as the threat to the region.

Israel has nukes, but Iran is the nuclear threat.

We live in Orwellian times.

06.03.2026 13:15 πŸ‘ 6814 πŸ” 2320 πŸ’¬ 151 πŸ“Œ 51

ich sehe eine menge leute, die sich sorgen um islamischen fundamentalismus machen jetzt diesen evangelikal begrΓΌndeten angriffskrieg der usa schΓΆnschreiben.

06.03.2026 12:06 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0