Sven Slootweg @joepie91@pixie.town

hot take rust floats should be called f23e8 and f52e11 instead of f32 and f64

"COVID is not a cold, it's a car accident. It spreads throughout the body, impacting many different organ systems... It's not unusual to get into a car accident and be just fine, but a lifestyle that involves getting into a car accident once a year comes with a reduced life expectancy." The health implications of repeated COVID infections: https://longshadowofcovid.substack.com/p/understanding-cumulative-risk #COVID19 #CovidIsNotOver #LongCovid #YallMasking #MaskUp

I'm about to finish an audit of 42 webcomponents. The devs did a great job because pretty much none of them had detectable issues in axe. Still, only 8 of these 42 components have no critical issues. I only discovered those bugs through manual testing.

Long story short: automatic accessibility testing is only the first step. Manual testing is a must. Also, hire an accessibility expert if possible.

Getting #GodotEngine oiled up to the state it is now, where development speed is so incredibly fast and there is such good harmony with foundation, contributions and community took many many, _many_ years of refining processes for development, contribution, release management, moderation, etc.

I will do a talk about it at GodotCon in a week explaining parts of this process!

Pressing the fork button takes a second. Learning to do what we do takes a tiny bit more 😞.

So you know how I made a demo at @demoparty_no for a monitor that got damaged in transit in a bag pocket without adequate protection, causing it to produce interesting glitchy colours?

Well, it appears I put the certificate for it in a bag pocket without adequate protection, and… yeah.

I came out as trans very late, in my late forties, and for various reasons have not medically transitioned. Yet I think about it a lot. I am tall (183 cm) have really broad shoulders, and basically have the kind of body cisgender dudes and maybe trans masc guys consider ideal. I am nearly sixty, but thinking about HRT, facial feminization surgery, and top surgery. So this is a question for trans women who start medically transitioning in their sixties (or later!). How has it been, and is it worth it? I would be grateful if you could share your experiences with me. Also feel free to respond if you are a trans woman 60 or older who has not medically transitioned and have thoughts on the subject. #transgender #hrt #trans

Frankie Bontemps, a second generation Chagossian in the UK, told the BBC that he felt “betrayed” and “angry” at the news because “Chagossians have never been involved” in the negotiations.

“We remain powerless and voiceless in determining our own future and the future of our homeland”, he said, and called for the full inclusion of Chagossians in drafting the treaty.

We absolutely need more games that let players play as *creatures*.
Monstrosities, abominations, critters, elder gods, entities, the whole thing.

Wikipedia now needs to have a "WikiProject AI Cleanup". They should send Sam Altman a massive bill for all their extra, unnecessary work.

I wouldn't be surprised if, on balance, cleaning up after Generative AI produced more cost than using Generative AI ever saved. Unfortunately, probably not for the same people.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_AI_Cleanup

“After software eats the world, what comes out the other end?”

https://www.programmablemutter.com/p/after-software-eats-the-world-what

> This is something that is hardwired into the technology. The more unusual a cultural feature is, the less likely it is to feature prominently in a large model’s representation of the culture.