Notices by Jeff Atwood (codinghorror@infosec.exchange)

@ayo @elk I would like popular UI innovations in Elk to be folded into Mastodon proper (the web client should be default awesome) and would be happy to help fund this

I'm getting real tired of this "we must change the establishment by being the establishment" bullshit.

"The founders of Cooperation Jackson, a network of worker cooperatives in Jackson, Mississippi in the United States, cite Mondragon as a key inspiration." that's amazing. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mondragon_Corporation

@Gargron yeah it's the "perfect album" metric I am going for, specifically

name a musical album you listen to, more or less, once every day. Strict ruleset. You REALLY listen to it every day, unless life intervenes, as it is wont to do

@evan you don't need food or shelter (or money), you need universal basic computing credits.. https://staygold.us

@evan but the LLMs can do this for free (on the free tier, if you have Universal Basic Computing Credits)

"Justice is what love looks like in public." Via Natalie Foster and Cornel West, commissioned by me through Clay Graham Art https://www.claygrahamart.com/products/robo-justice-battle-damage-variant-matte-poster

RE: https://mas.to/@trendsbot/116211553284922724

How about no, we don’t “pay people in Flooz”, but instead use the vast wealth of this second gilded age to reduce poverty and create new jobs? https://rgmii.org

I am going to be at TED2026 in Vancouver, but I'm unsure how useful it'll be.. anyone else going? https://conferences.ted.com/ted2026

@dangillmor I gotta defend Paul Ford here. He's an incredibly thoughtful and kind person.. some of his earlier pieces are the best I have ever read on the Internet. If you read this NYT piece deeply, it does explain, but I kind of agree with the criticism that it starts out far too rah-rah and many people just stop reading at that point..

@hpod16 people still use txwitter? News to me.

@xgranade LLMs told me something critical about my health that no healthcare professional -- and I have a whole team working on me, because I'm bonkers -- ever did. If you want to ask, ask, I can provide very detailed citations and proof.

@xgranade and as I've said before, if you want to be angry, be angry at cryptocurrency which is gambling, grifters, and human trafficking to the bone. It's horrendous.

@xgranade people should absolutely be taught all the pros and cons, but I really dislike absolutism and zealotry.. it's not useful, it's not practical, it accomplishes nothing (except in the very narrow cases of civil rights or human dignity). If I wanted more ones and zeroes, I'd own more computers..

@xgranade it depends so much, I mean I can oppose screwdrivers being used to drive nails into the wall

@simon I am unclear what problem this solves? Is there a blog entry explaining it?

“You can change your country, or you can change your country.” https://aaron.blog/change-your-organization/

If anyone would know, I guess it’s the WSJ? https://www.wsj.com/finance/billionaires-low-taxes-are-becoming-a-problem-for-the-economy-27a560ca

A quick check on my dudes, how are we doing on Valentine's Day so far? Totally screwing it up? Me too! Let's go fix that!! 💝💨