Chris Hartjes
@grmpyprogrammer.phpc.social.ap.brid.gy
Staff Software Engineer @ ZiffDavis Shopping. 10x Ghost Engineer. Pixelminer in the remote Canadian wilderness
https://grumpy-learning.com
[bridged from https://phpc.social/@grmpyprogrammer on the fediverse by https://fed.brid.gy/ ]
https://grumpy-learning.com
[bridged from https://phpc.social/@grmpyprogrammer on the fediverse by https://fed.brid.gy/ ]
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Wikipedia is looking for brave #php developers to help their mission. It's #remote
https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/wikimedia/jobs/6126716?gh_src=f74a1ed11us
#getfedihired
https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/wikimedia/jobs/6126716?gh_src=f74a1ed11us
#getfedihired
Staff Software Security Engineer (PHP)
Remote
job-boards.greenhouse.io
February 6, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Wikipedia is looking for brave #php developers to help their mission. It's #remote
https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/wikimedia/jobs/6126716?gh_src=f74a1ed11us
#getfedihired
https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/wikimedia/jobs/6126716?gh_src=f74a1ed11us
#getfedihired
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It is once again time to give thanks to Brian Fox, the Black American programmer that has given us BASH and `echo`! Thank you for your INCREDIBLE contributions to open source software, Unix, and Linux. It literally would not be the same without you […]
[Original post on social.smallhack.org]
[Original post on social.smallhack.org]
February 6, 2025 at 6:51 AM
It is once again time to give thanks to Brian Fox, the Black American programmer that has given us BASH and `echo`! Thank you for your INCREDIBLE contributions to open source software, Unix, and Linux. It literally would not be the same without you […]
[Original post on social.smallhack.org]
[Original post on social.smallhack.org]
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This is very on-brand for #shopify:
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/shopify-ceo-tobi-lutke-criticizes-canadas-response-to-us-tariffs/ar-AA1yhxJ1
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/shopify-ceo-tobi-lutke-criticizes-canadas-response-to-us-tariffs/ar-AA1yhxJ1
February 2, 2025 at 6:56 PM
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Fun read on how people got into my favourite game ever.
https://major-grooves.medium.com/how-did-you-get-in-to-blood-bowl-8b9dc7fda1a2
#bloodbowl #ontheball #wargaming #nerdlings @nerdlings #tabletopgaming #tabletopgames
https://major-grooves.medium.com/how-did-you-get-in-to-blood-bowl-8b9dc7fda1a2
#bloodbowl #ontheball #wargaming #nerdlings @nerdlings #tabletopgaming #tabletopgames
How did you get in to Blood Bowl?
An analysis of how 327 Blood Bowl coaches were introduced to the boardgame.
major-grooves.medium.com
January 30, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Fun read on how people got into my favourite game ever.
https://major-grooves.medium.com/how-did-you-get-in-to-blood-bowl-8b9dc7fda1a2
#bloodbowl #ontheball #wargaming #nerdlings @nerdlings #tabletopgaming #tabletopgames
https://major-grooves.medium.com/how-did-you-get-in-to-blood-bowl-8b9dc7fda1a2
#bloodbowl #ontheball #wargaming #nerdlings @nerdlings #tabletopgaming #tabletopgames
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Imagine being so genuinely empty as a human being that you support a regime that conducts mass deportations and runs concentration camps because they support Bitcoin.
January 30, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Imagine being so genuinely empty as a human being that you support a regime that conducts mass deportations and runs concentration camps because they support Bitcoin.
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https://edmontonjournal.com/news/local-news/academics-alberta-covid-report “Talbot said if an undergrad student handed the report in, he’d give it a failing grade. He described it as “amazingly badly put together.”
January 29, 2025 at 10:13 PM
https://edmontonjournal.com/news/local-news/academics-alberta-covid-report “Talbot said if an undergrad student handed the report in, he’d give it a failing grade. He described it as “amazingly badly put together.”
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Today's macOS and iOS updates are important for security, but if you're trying to stay away from the Apple Intelligence beta then know that it automatically opts you in, even if you've previously turned it down. On macOS, go to System Settings > Apple Intelligence & Siri > and turn off that toggle.
January 28, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Today's macOS and iOS updates are important for security, but if you're trying to stay away from the Apple Intelligence beta then know that it automatically opts you in, even if you've previously turned it down. On macOS, go to System Settings > Apple Intelligence & Siri > and turn off that toggle.
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Sort of like saying GoogleMaps worked well until we tried to find the Gulf of Mexico?
January 28, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Sort of like saying GoogleMaps worked well until we tried to find the Gulf of Mexico?
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Hello Friends, my current contract role wraps up at the end of January, so I am looking to get #fedihired FT or PT in the arena of Internet of Things #iot , Embedded Systems, and Making Friends With The Robot Overlords When They Were Babies.
I have an electronics and advanced manufacturing lab […]
I have an electronics and advanced manufacturing lab […]
Original post on aus.social
aus.social
January 28, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Hello Friends, my current contract role wraps up at the end of January, so I am looking to get #fedihired FT or PT in the arena of Internet of Things #iot , Embedded Systems, and Making Friends With The Robot Overlords When They Were Babies.
I have an electronics and advanced manufacturing lab […]
I have an electronics and advanced manufacturing lab […]
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Well, this seems as good a time as any to post that I am seeking PhD students to join my research group in Regina, Canada.
My current research projects involve:
* Gradual dependently typed languages
* Improved semantics and ergonomics for dependent pattern matching and termination
* Improving […]
My current research projects involve:
* Gradual dependently typed languages
* Improved semantics and ergonomics for dependent pattern matching and termination
* Improving […]
Original post on mathstodon.xyz
mathstodon.xyz
January 28, 2025 at 5:27 AM
Well, this seems as good a time as any to post that I am seeking PhD students to join my research group in Regina, Canada.
My current research projects involve:
* Gradual dependently typed languages
* Improved semantics and ergonomics for dependent pattern matching and termination
* Improving […]
My current research projects involve:
* Gradual dependently typed languages
* Improved semantics and ergonomics for dependent pattern matching and termination
* Improving […]
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I do some consulting and advising. In recent years, businesspeople have repeatedly asked about the state of LLMs and what they should do. The shortest answer: “It’s over-invested.” Expanding a bit: “It will do useful things but not as much as people think and not valuable enough to get people […]
Original post on cosocial.ca
cosocial.ca
January 27, 2025 at 11:16 PM
I do some consulting and advising. In recent years, businesspeople have repeatedly asked about the state of LLMs and what they should do. The shortest answer: “It’s over-invested.” Expanding a bit: “It will do useful things but not as much as people think and not valuable enough to get people […]
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Ah, another tasty Late-Capitalism flavor:
https://www.thebignewsletter.com/p/did-a-private-equity-fire-truck-roll
https://www.thebignewsletter.com/p/did-a-private-equity-fire-truck-roll
Did a Private Equity Fire Truck Roll-Up Worsen the L.A. Fires?
During the LA fires, dozens of fire trucks sat in the boneyard, waiting for repairs the city couldn't afford. Why? A private equity roll-up made replacing and repairing those trucks much pricier.
www.thebignewsletter.com
January 25, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Ah, another tasty Late-Capitalism flavor:
https://www.thebignewsletter.com/p/did-a-private-equity-fire-truck-roll
https://www.thebignewsletter.com/p/did-a-private-equity-fire-truck-roll
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"But DEI is good for businesses, diverse teams are more productive, don't you see?"
That's not a humane or progressive argument. "Look you can extract more if you do this" is fucking busines advice. That's McKinsey shit and has no place here.
That's not a humane or progressive argument. "Look you can extract more if you do this" is fucking busines advice. That's McKinsey shit and has no place here.
January 25, 2025 at 2:02 PM
"But DEI is good for businesses, diverse teams are more productive, don't you see?"
That's not a humane or progressive argument. "Look you can extract more if you do this" is fucking busines advice. That's McKinsey shit and has no place here.
That's not a humane or progressive argument. "Look you can extract more if you do this" is fucking busines advice. That's McKinsey shit and has no place here.
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We're hiring a Senior Software Engineer on the @securedrop team at @freedomofpress.
SecureDrop is open source whistleblowing software. The project is at a critical inflection point as we get ready to build the next-gen version based on a modern cryptographic protocol.
100% remote, full-time […]
SecureDrop is open source whistleblowing software. The project is at a critical inflection point as we get ready to build the next-gen version based on a modern cryptographic protocol.
100% remote, full-time […]
Original post on social.coop
social.coop
January 23, 2025 at 1:06 AM
We're hiring a Senior Software Engineer on the @securedrop team at @freedomofpress.
SecureDrop is open source whistleblowing software. The project is at a critical inflection point as we get ready to build the next-gen version based on a modern cryptographic protocol.
100% remote, full-time […]
SecureDrop is open source whistleblowing software. The project is at a critical inflection point as we get ready to build the next-gen version based on a modern cryptographic protocol.
100% remote, full-time […]
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I don't know how much clearer it needs to be for any pro-"AI" academics than the collusion of government and tech giants announcing $500b in funding for "AI to cure cancer" while simultaneously preparing to gut the NIH: you are digging your own grave.
January 23, 2025 at 2:27 AM
I don't know how much clearer it needs to be for any pro-"AI" academics than the collusion of government and tech giants announcing $500b in funding for "AI to cure cancer" while simultaneously preparing to gut the NIH: you are digging your own grave.
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Nice - and also, $12,000 for PHP Coding Standards (PHPCS) and $24,000 for the PHP Foundation #php
https://mastodon.social/@therepository/113869635643622877
https://mastodon.social/@therepository/113869635643622877
The Repository (@therepository@mastodon.social)
GoDaddy Announces $520,000 Donation to The WP Community Collective
https://www.therepository.email/godaddy-announces-520000-donation-to-the-wp-community-collective
mastodon.social
January 23, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Nice - and also, $12,000 for PHP Coding Standards (PHPCS) and $24,000 for the PHP Foundation #php
https://mastodon.social/@therepository/113869635643622877
https://mastodon.social/@therepository/113869635643622877
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It's just an amazing coincidence, folks! https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/amazon-warehouse-closures-quebec-1.7438078
January 22, 2025 at 3:57 PM
It's just an amazing coincidence, folks! https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/amazon-warehouse-closures-quebec-1.7438078
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Every now and again I remember that the Super Brain Genius Number One Special Boy Who Really Wishes Actual Engineers Would Take Him Seriously got shitcanned from PayPal because he thought it was a good idea to ditch UNIX and move to Windows NT
January 17, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Every now and again I remember that the Super Brain Genius Number One Special Boy Who Really Wishes Actual Engineers Would Take Him Seriously got shitcanned from PayPal because he thought it was a good idea to ditch UNIX and move to Windows NT
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We received a lot of strong applications for our Senior Front-end role at @Mastodon, but @inga_nomads and I would like to see more diverse candidates in our initial pool.
Do you know of any communities (forum, Slack, Discord, newsletter…) with a diverse audience and a focus on front-end […]
Do you know of any communities (forum, Slack, Discord, newsletter…) with a diverse audience and a focus on front-end […]
Original post on oisaur.com
oisaur.com
January 20, 2025 at 5:51 PM
We received a lot of strong applications for our Senior Front-end role at @Mastodon, but @inga_nomads and I would like to see more diverse candidates in our initial pool.
Do you know of any communities (forum, Slack, Discord, newsletter…) with a diverse audience and a focus on front-end […]
Do you know of any communities (forum, Slack, Discord, newsletter…) with a diverse audience and a focus on front-end […]
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Can confirm--you have to open a ticket with Google support to disable the new Gemini LLM garbage Google shoved into Gmail, Drive, etc, for Workspace.
https://www.reddit.com/r/gsuite/comments/1i3lo46/how_to_turn_off_gemini_for_workspace_the_real_deal/
https://www.reddit.com/r/gsuite/comments/1i3lo46/how_to_turn_off_gemini_for_workspace_the_real_deal/
January 19, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Can confirm--you have to open a ticket with Google support to disable the new Gemini LLM garbage Google shoved into Gmail, Drive, etc, for Workspace.
https://www.reddit.com/r/gsuite/comments/1i3lo46/how_to_turn_off_gemini_for_workspace_the_real_deal/
https://www.reddit.com/r/gsuite/comments/1i3lo46/how_to_turn_off_gemini_for_workspace_the_real_deal/
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"I'm not really a fascist, I'm just kissing the ring and goimg along because shareholder value" is the "I was just following orders" of our time.
January 18, 2025 at 9:35 PM
"I'm not really a fascist, I'm just kissing the ring and goimg along because shareholder value" is the "I was just following orders" of our time.