Notices by Dmytri (dk@tldr.nettime.org)

Every time I read AI proponents say, “A well-defined specification upfront is crucial for a successful outcome,” it feels like we're betting on improving the stage that the computer industry has always failed at: a well-defined specification upfront.

#TheGeneralTheoryOfSlop

I hereby coin the term "Ptolemaic Code" to refer to software that appears functional but is based on a fundamentally incorrect model of the problem domain. As more code is generated by AI, the prevalence of such code is likely to increase.
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It’s absolutely true that AI is reducing jobs, but not like you think. AI is not *doing* those jobs instead of people, AI speculation is redirecting *investment* away from job-creating businesses to capital-intensive businesses.

Using DuckDuckGo or Brave doesn't stop google from tracking you because of google analytics and youtube embeds.

https://www.simpleanalytics.com/blog/google-is-tracking-you-even-when-you-use-duck-duck-go

@jwildeboer why a webhook and not a git hook?

Distributed cooperatives for
radical workplace democracy

https://basics.disco.coop/3-disco-origins.html