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<p>How Tech Company Recruiters Sidestep Trump’s Immigration Crackdown<br>—</p><p>Every Sunday, newspapers are full of ads for tech jobs that aren&#x27;t really looking for applicants. They reveal an aspect of U.S. immigration law that hurts both domestic and foreign workers — yet has endured for decades.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-immigration-h1b-visas-perm-tech-jobs-recruitment?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/trump-immigration-h1b-visas-perm-tech-jobs-recruitment?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/tru</span><span class="invisible">mp-immigration-h1b-visas-perm-tech-jobs-recruitment?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/tech/" rel="tag">#Tech</a> <a href="/tags/technology/" rel="tag">#Technology</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/immigration/" rel="tag">#Immigration</a> <a href="/tags/visa/" rel="tag">#Visa</a></p>

As with crypto, so with AI:<br><p>A $1.5 billion AI company backed by Microsoft has shuttered after its ‘neural network’ was discovered to actually be hundreds of computer engineers based in India.<br></p><a href="https://www.dexerto.com/entertainment/ai-company-files-for-bankruptcy-after-being-exposed-as-700-human-engineers-3208136/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.dexerto.com/entertainment/ai-company-files-for-bankruptcy-after-being-exposed-as-700-human-engineers-3208136/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.dexerto.com/entertainment/</span><span class="invisible">ai-company-files-for-bankruptcy-after-being-exposed-as-700-human-engineers-3208136/</span></a><br><br><a href="/tags/ai/" rel="tag">#AI</a> <a href="/tags/genai/" rel="tag">#GenAI</a> <a href="/tags/generativeai/" rel="tag">#GenerativeAI</a> <a href="/tags/crypto/" rel="tag">#crypto</a> <a href="/tags/scam/" rel="tag">#scam</a> <a href="/tags/grift/" rel="tag">#grift</a> <a href="/tags/dev/" rel="tag">#dev</a> <a href="/tags/tech/" rel="tag">#tech</a> <a href="/tags/con/" rel="tag">#con</a> <a href="/tags/aicon/" rel="tag">#AICon</a><br>

<p>On the two year anniversary of joining <a href="/tags/mastodon/" rel="tag">#Mastodon</a> I&#x27;m super proud to share:</p><p>🚀 The Future is Federated - issue no.13 👩‍🚀</p><p>&quot;The <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#Fediverse</a> has empowered me to take back control from Big Tech. Now I want to help others do the same.&quot; </p><p><a href="https://blog.elenarossini.com/the-fediverse-has-empowered-me-to-take-back-control-from-big-tech-now-i-want-to-help-others-do-the-same/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="blog.elenarossini.com/the-fediverse-has-empowered-me-to-take-back-control-from-big-tech-now-i-want-to-help-others-do-the-same/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">blog.elenarossini.com/the-fedi</span><span class="invisible">verse-has-empowered-me-to-take-back-control-from-big-tech-now-i-want-to-help-others-do-the-same/</span></a></p><p>with mentions of <span class="h-card"><a href="https://metapixl.com/forgeandcraft" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>forgeandcraft</span></a></span> (who made this awesome Fediverse t-shirt) <span class="h-card"><a href="https://hachyderm.io/@phanpy" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>phanpy</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://tapbots.social/@ivory" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>ivory</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@Tusky" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Tusky</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://norrebro.space/@nimi" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>nimi</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://bolha.us/@Roneyb" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Roneyb</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://toot.wales/@davidoclubb" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>davidoclubb</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="/tags/foss/" rel="tag">#FOSS</a> <a href="/tags/floss/" rel="tag">#FLOSS</a> <a href="/tags/matrix/" rel="tag">#Matrix</a> <a href="/tags/thefutureisfederated/" rel="tag">#TheFutureIsFederated</a> <a href="/tags/blog/" rel="tag">#blog</a> <a href="/tags/tech/" rel="tag">#tech</a> <a href="/tags/activism/" rel="tag">#activism</a> <a href="/tags/bigtech/" rel="tag">#BigTech</a> <a href="/tags/socialmedia/" rel="tag">#socialmedia</a> <a href="/tags/education/" rel="tag">#education</a></p>

<p>Facebook flags Linux topics as &#x27;cybersecurity threats&#x27; — posts and users being blocked </p><p><a href="https://www.tomshardware.com/software/linux/facebook-flags-linux-topics-as-cybersecurity-threats-posts-and-users-being-blocked" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.tomshardware.com/software/linux/facebook-flags-linux-topics-as-cybersecurity-threats-posts-and-users-being-blocked"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.tomshardware.com/software/</span><span class="invisible">linux/facebook-flags-linux-topics-as-cybersecurity-threats-posts-and-users-being-blocked</span></a> </p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#news</a> <a href="/tags/tech/" rel="tag">#tech</a> <a href="/tags/technology/" rel="tag">#technology</a> <a href="/tags/socialmedia/" rel="tag">#socialmedia</a> <a href="/tags/facebook/" rel="tag">#facebook</a> <a href="/tags/linux/" rel="tag">#linux</a> <a href="/tags/security/" rel="tag">#security</a></p>

<p>Improve MPV Player with an Interactive File Browser</p><p>Obtain the benefits to a simple no-dependency interactive on-screen display file browser in MPV media player with the use of this complete guide.</p><p><a href="https://www.adamsdesk.com/posts/mpv-player-file-browser/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.adamsdesk.com/posts/mpv-player-file-browser/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.adamsdesk.com/posts/mpv-pl</span><span class="invisible">ayer-file-browser/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/blog/" rel="tag">#blog</a> <a href="/tags/commandline/" rel="tag">#commandline</a> <a href="/tags/linux/" rel="tag">#linux</a> <a href="/tags/tech/" rel="tag">#tech</a></p>

<p>🚀 New on <a href="/tags/thefutureisfederated/" rel="tag">#TheFutureIsFederated</a> 👩‍🚀</p><p>&quot;Supporting the Fediverse, one small act at a time&quot;</p><p><a href="https://blog.elenarossini.com/supporting-the-fediverse-one-small-act-at-a-time/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="blog.elenarossini.com/supporting-the-fediverse-one-small-act-at-a-time/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">blog.elenarossini.com/supporti</span><span class="invisible">ng-the-fediverse-one-small-act-at-a-time/</span></a></p><p>with shout-outs to: <span class="h-card"><a href="https://neuromatch.social/@elduvelle" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>elduvelle</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://floss.social/@nacly" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>nacly</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@nclm" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>nclm</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@thek3nger" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>thek3nger</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@docpop" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>docpop</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@angie_marie2" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>angie_marie2</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://ramblings.social/@frank" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>frank</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@dansup" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>dansup</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="/tags/tech/" rel="tag">#tech</a> <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#Fediverse</a> <a href="/tags/activism/" rel="tag">#activism</a> <a href="/tags/bigtech/" rel="tag">#BigTech</a> <a href="/tags/socialmedia/" rel="tag">#SocialMedia</a> <a href="/tags/foss/" rel="tag">#FOSS</a> <a href="/tags/floss/" rel="tag">#FLOSS</a> <a href="/tags/blog/" rel="tag">#blog</a></p>

<p>The Department of Justice and Texas software-maker RealPage announced this week that they have reached a settlement in a case involving price-fixing allegations in some of the nation’s largest rental markets.</p><p><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/doj-realpage-settlement-rental-price-fixing-case?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/doj-realpage-settlement-rental-price-fixing-case?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/doj</span><span class="invisible">-realpage-settlement-rental-price-fixing-case?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/doj/" rel="tag">#DOJ</a> <a href="/tags/rent/" rel="tag">#Rent</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#Law</a> <a href="/tags/antitrust/" rel="tag">#Antitrust</a> <a href="/tags/technology/" rel="tag">#Technology</a> <a href="/tags/tech/" rel="tag">#Tech</a> <a href="/tags/software/" rel="tag">#Software</a></p>

<p>When we talk about product outcomes, these outcomes include consequences. </p><p>Our products have consequences.</p><p>Given everything going on, it is time to talk about Ethics.</p><p>On Friday, Feb 7, noon EST, join Product Conversations for a live panel on the Ethics of Product Management.</p><p>Moderator: Grant Hunter<br>Panelists: <br>- Steve Johnson<br>- Clifton Gilley <br>- Radhika Dutt <br>- and me!</p><p>LinkedIn (live stream comments): <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/events/ethicsofproductmanagement7292264390400057344/comments/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.linkedin.com/events/ethicsofproductmanagement7292264390400057344/comments/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.linkedin.com/events/ethics</span><span class="invisible">ofproductmanagement7292264390400057344/comments/</span></a></p><p>Youtube (no comments): <a href="https://www.youtube.com/live/8y5pBfR0Tmc" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.youtube.com/live/8y5pBfR0Tmc"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.youtube.com/live/8y5pBfR0T</span><span class="invisible">mc</span></a></p><p>This is the virtual event that I produce 2x a month. The process of talking through the ideas help us to explore and expand these concepts in conversation with some of the best people in the field.</p><p><a href="/tags/product/" rel="tag">#product</a> <a href="/tags/ethics/" rel="tag">#ethics</a> <a href="/tags/tech/" rel="tag">#tech</a></p>

<p>Washington Governor Orders Team to Study Data Centers’ Impact on Energy Use, Job Creation and Tax Revenue<br>—</p><p>Last year, The Seattle Times and ProPublica reported on how the state created a massive tax break for data centers, encouraging the growth of an industry whose energy use conflicts with a goal for utilities to go carbon neutral by 2030.</p><p><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/washington-data-centers-study-bob-ferguson?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/washington-data-centers-study-bob-ferguson?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/was</span><span class="invisible">hington-data-centers-study-bob-ferguson?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/washington/" rel="tag">#Washington</a> <a href="/tags/data/" rel="tag">#Data</a> <a href="/tags/energy/" rel="tag">#Energy</a> <a href="/tags/climate/" rel="tag">#Climate</a> <a href="/tags/labor/" rel="tag">#Labor</a> <a href="/tags/taxes/" rel="tag">#Taxes</a> <a href="/tags/tech/" rel="tag">#Tech</a> <a href="/tags/sustainability/" rel="tag">#Sustainability</a></p>

<p>Here is the beginning of the 3rd <a href="/tags/thread/" rel="tag">#thread</a> on Elon Musk&#x27;s takeover of the US government:</p><p>Elon Musk’s Demolition Crew<br><a href="https://projects.propublica.org/elon-musk-doge-tracker/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="projects.propublica.org/elon-musk-doge-tracker/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">projects.propublica.org/elon-m</span><span class="invisible">usk-doge-tracker/</span></a></p><p>&quot;Musk’s team, known as the Dept of Govt Efficiency, has already thrown entire swaths of the federal <a href="/tags/government/" rel="tag">#government</a> &amp; its programs into disarray — programs that serve millions of <a href="/tags/americans/" rel="tag">#Americans</a>.</p><p><a href="/tags/musk/" rel="tag">#Musk</a> himself has made no secret of his intentions, saying that <a href="/tags/doge/" rel="tag">#DOGE</a> is a “wood chipper for bureaucracy” and that he is “deleting” agencies.&quot;</p><p><a href="/tags/elonmusk/" rel="tag">#ElonMusk</a> <a href="/tags/coup/" rel="tag">#Coup</a> <a href="/tags/tech/" rel="tag">#Tech</a> <a href="/tags/us/" rel="tag">#US</a></p>

<p>Among the data used by Cambridge Analytica to profile gun owners in the database: income, debt, religious affiliation, whether they liked the paintings of Thomas Kinkade and whether the underwear women had purchased was plus size or petite.</p><p><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/guns-lobbying-cambridge-analytica-nssf-privacy-elections?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/guns-lobbying-cambridge-analytica-nssf-privacy-elections?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/gun</span><span class="invisible">s-lobbying-cambridge-analytica-nssf-privacy-elections?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/data/" rel="tag">#Data</a> <a href="/tags/privacy/" rel="tag">#Privacy</a> <a href="/tags/technology/" rel="tag">#Technology</a> <a href="/tags/guns/" rel="tag">#Guns</a> <a href="/tags/tech/" rel="tag">#Tech</a> <a href="/tags/uspolitics/" rel="tag">#USPolitics</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a></p>

<p>This tax season, we&#x27;re here to remind you about TurboTax&#x27;s 20-year fight to stop Americans from filing their taxes for free.</p><p>(Published Oct. 2019)<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/inside-turbotax-20-year-fight-to-stop-americans-from-filing-their-taxes-for-free?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/inside-turbotax-20-year-fight-to-stop-americans-from-filing-their-taxes-for-free?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/ins</span><span class="invisible">ide-turbotax-20-year-fight-to-stop-americans-from-filing-their-taxes-for-free?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/tax/" rel="tag">#Tax</a> <a href="/tags/tech/" rel="tag">#Tech</a> <a href="/tags/irs/" rel="tag">#IRS</a></p>

<p>Niccolò Ve is a KDE developer and Linux enthusiast who creates videos about FOSS, Linux, computing and the internet. You can follow their video account at:</p><p>➡️ <span class="h-card"><a href="https://tube.kockatoo.org/accounts/veggero" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>veggero</span></a></span> </p><p>There are already over 380 videos uploaded. If they haven&#x27;t federated to your server yet, you can browse them all at <a href="https://tube.kockatoo.org/a/veggero/videos" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="tube.kockatoo.org/a/veggero/videos"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">tube.kockatoo.org/a/veggero/vi</span><span class="invisible">deos</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/featuredpeertube/" rel="tag">#FeaturedPeerTube</a> <a href="/tags/linux/" rel="tag">#Linux</a> <a href="/tags/kde/" rel="tag">#KDE</a> <a href="/tags/foss/" rel="tag">#FOSS</a> <a href="/tags/computing/" rel="tag">#Computing</a> <a href="/tags/tech/" rel="tag">#Tech</a> <a href="/tags/peertube/" rel="tag">#PeerTube</a> <a href="/tags/peertubers/" rel="tag">#PeerTubers</a></p>

<p>Little Bits: Issue <a href="/tags/21/" rel="tag">#21</a> for January 2025</p><p>Race on over to read the latest instalment of Little Bits issue <a href="/tags/21/" rel="tag">#21</a> for January 2025 to explore the largest collection of discovered bits to date.</p><p><a href="https://www.adamsdesk.com/posts/little-bits-issue-21/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.adamsdesk.com/posts/little-bits-issue-21/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.adamsdesk.com/posts/little</span><span class="invisible">-bits-issue-21/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/blog/" rel="tag">#blog</a> <a href="/tags/opensource/" rel="tag">#OpenSource</a> <a href="/tags/freesoftware/" rel="tag">#FreeSoftware</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/gaming/" rel="tag">#gaming</a> <a href="/tags/tech/" rel="tag">#tech</a></p>

<p>Solve Epson Printer Error No Such File or Directory</p><p>Unlock the mystery to the Epson WorkForce printer filter error of No such file or directory with a detailed guide on the investigation and solution.</p><p><a href="https://www.adamsdesk.com/posts/resolve-epson-printer-error-no-such-file-directory/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.adamsdesk.com/posts/resolve-epson-printer-error-no-such-file-directory/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.adamsdesk.com/posts/resolv</span><span class="invisible">e-epson-printer-error-no-such-file-directory/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/blog/" rel="tag">#blog</a> <a href="/tags/linux/" rel="tag">#linux</a> <a href="/tags/tech/" rel="tag">#tech</a> <a href="/tags/technology/" rel="tag">#technology</a></p>

<p><a href="https://www.blueamp.co/p/the-us-can-survive-without-almost" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.blueamp.co/p/the-us-can-survive-without-almost"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.blueamp.co/p/the-us-can-su</span><span class="invisible">rvive-without-almost</span></a> <a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#news</a> <a href="/tags/politics/" rel="tag">#politics</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#trump</a> <a href="/tags/donaldtrump/" rel="tag">#donaldtrump</a> <a href="/tags/elonmusk/" rel="tag">#elonmusk</a> <a href="/tags/musk/" rel="tag">#musk</a> <a href="/tags/us/" rel="tag">#us</a> <a href="/tags/usa/" rel="tag">#usa</a> <a href="/tags/eu/" rel="tag">#eu</a> <a href="/tags/europe/" rel="tag">#europe</a> <a href="/tags/america/" rel="tag">#america</a> <a href="/tags/china/" rel="tag">#china</a> <a href="/tags/russia/" rel="tag">#russia</a> <a href="/tags/ukraine/" rel="tag">#ukraine</a> <a href="/tags/canada/" rel="tag">#canada</a> <a href="/tags/video/" rel="tag">#video</a> <a href="/tags/tech/" rel="tag">#tech</a> <a href="/tags/uk/" rel="tag">#uk</a> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#writing</a> <a href="/tags/ai/" rel="tag">#ai</a> <a href="/tags/tv/" rel="tag">#tv</a> <a href="/tags/fascism/" rel="tag">#fascism</a> <a href="/tags/france/" rel="tag">#france</a> <a href="/tags/democracy/" rel="tag">#democracy</a> <a href="/tags/germany/" rel="tag">#germany</a> <a href="/tags/substack/" rel="tag">#substack</a> <a href="/tags/cliffsedge/" rel="tag">#cliffsedge</a> <a href="/tags/blueamp/" rel="tag">#blueamp</a> <a href="/tags/cliffschecter/" rel="tag">#cliffschecter</a> <a href="/tags/davidhuster/" rel="tag">#davidhuster</a> <a href="/tags/briankarem/" rel="tag">#briankarem</a> <a href="/tags/cliffsnote/" rel="tag">#cliffsnote</a></p>

<p>ChatGPT is down for some users and John-Anthony Disotto from <span class="h-card"><a href="https://flipboard.com/@TechRadar" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>TechRadar</span></a></span> is getting a real insight into how it&#x27;s affecting people. Poor Jack from the UK says he needs the AI chatbot to help him complete some college work due in a few hours <img src="https://neodb.social/media/emoji/flipboard.social/blobpeek.png" class="emoji" alt=":blobpeek:" title=":blobpeek:"> </p><p><a href="https://flip.it/IU9bHD" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>flip.it/IU9bHD</a></p><p><a href="/tags/chatgpt/" rel="tag">#ChatGPT</a> <a href="/tags/ai/" rel="tag">#AI</a> <a href="/tags/tech/" rel="tag">#Tech</a> <a href="/tags/openai/" rel="tag">#OpenAI</a></p>

<p>Looking to lure people to the fediverse? Share <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@_elena" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>_elena</span></a></span>&#x27;s explainer with them. It&#x27;s a four-minute video that makes things simple for anyone to understand.</p><p><a href="https://news.elenarossini.com/fediverse-video/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="news.elenarossini.com/fediverse-video/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">news.elenarossini.com/fedivers</span><span class="invisible">e-video/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#Fediverse</a> <a href="/tags/federatedsocialmedia/" rel="tag">#FederatedSocialMedia</a> <a href="/tags/opensocial/" rel="tag">#OpenSocial</a> <a href="/tags/opensocialweb/" rel="tag">#OpenSocialWeb</a> <a href="/tags/elenarossini/" rel="tag">#ElenaRossini</a> <a href="/tags/socialmedia/" rel="tag">#SocialMedia</a> <a href="/tags/socialnetwork/" rel="tag">#SocialNetwork</a> <a href="/tags/tech/" rel="tag">#Tech</a> <a href="/tags/technology/" rel="tag">#Technology</a></p>

<p>Little Bits: Issue <a href="/tags/25/" rel="tag">#25</a> For May 2025</p><p>Enjoy the exploration of the past bits of May and read an motivational message of accountability and condolences of a beautiful precious life.</p><p><a href="https://www.adamsdesk.com/posts/little-bits-issue-25/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.adamsdesk.com/posts/little-bits-issue-25/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.adamsdesk.com/posts/little</span><span class="invisible">-bits-issue-25/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/blog/" rel="tag">#blog</a> <a href="/tags/opensource/" rel="tag">#OpenSource</a> <a href="/tags/freesoftware/" rel="tag">#FreeSoftware</a> <a href="/tags/tech/" rel="tag">#tech</a> <a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#news</a> <a href="/tags/linkdump/" rel="tag">#LinkDump</a></p>

Massive compute power applied to massive data sets can produce outcomes that are worse at the task they’re (ostensibly) intended for than much simpler, easier to understand, less wasteful, and less intrusive data-light methods. It requires an extreme form of bias to believe that big compute + big data is always better.<br><br><a href="/tags/ai/" rel="tag">#AI</a> <a href="/tags/genai/" rel="tag">#GenAI</a> <a href="/tags/generativeai/" rel="tag">#GenerativeAI</a> <a href="/tags/llms/" rel="tag">#LLMs</a> <a href="/tags/tech/" rel="tag">#tech</a> <a href="/tags/dev/" rel="tag">#dev</a> <a href="/tags/datascience/" rel="tag">#DataScience</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a> <a href="/tags/computerscience/" rel="tag">#ComputerScience</a> <a href="/tags/ecologicalrationality/" rel="tag">#EcologicalRationality</a><br>

<p>Departed Humour: GLitcH! Printer Frustrations</p><p>Enjoy the humour in this comic strip from circa 2000 where Norb expresses his frustration when trying to print files on the computer called GLitcH!</p><p><a href="https://www.adamsdesk.com/posts/departed-humour-glitch-printer-frustration/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.adamsdesk.com/posts/departed-humour-glitch-printer-frustration/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.adamsdesk.com/posts/depart</span><span class="invisible">ed-humour-glitch-printer-frustration/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/throwbackthursday/" rel="tag">#ThrowbackThursday</a> <a href="/tags/humour/" rel="tag">#humour</a> <a href="/tags/humor/" rel="tag">#humor</a> <a href="/tags/funny/" rel="tag">#funny</a> <a href="/tags/tech/" rel="tag">#tech</a> <a href="/tags/blog/" rel="tag">#blog</a></p>

<p>Fix Missing Page Numbers in Markdown PDF for VSCodium</p><p>Apply this simple solution to restoring page number and total pages in exported PDFs when using the extension Markdown PDF for VSCodium/VSCode.</p><p><a href="https://www.adamsdesk.com/posts/fix-page-number-markdown-pdf/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.adamsdesk.com/posts/fix-page-number-markdown-pdf/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.adamsdesk.com/posts/fix-pa</span><span class="invisible">ge-number-markdown-pdf/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/blog/" rel="tag">#blog</a> <a href="/tags/markdown/" rel="tag">#markdown</a> <a href="/tags/vscodium/" rel="tag">#VSCodium</a> <a href="/tags/vscode/" rel="tag">#VSCode</a> <a href="/tags/tech/" rel="tag">#tech</a></p>

<p>File Canadian Income Tax with myTaxExpress on Linux</p><p>Discover a Canadian income tax software solution that operates offline, natively supports a GNU/Linux and is certified by the Canada Revenue Agency.</p><p><a href="https://www.adamsdesk.com/posts/canada-income-tax-linux-mytaxexpress/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.adamsdesk.com/posts/canada-income-tax-linux-mytaxexpress/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.adamsdesk.com/posts/canada</span><span class="invisible">-income-tax-linux-mytaxexpress/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/blog/" rel="tag">#blog</a> <a href="/tags/linux/" rel="tag">#linux</a> <a href="/tags/canada/" rel="tag">#Canada</a> <a href="/tags/incometax/" rel="tag">#IncomeTax</a> <a href="/tags/tech/" rel="tag">#tech</a></p>

Regarding the last couple boosts: among other downsides, LLMs encourage people to take long-term risks for perceived, but not always actual, short-term gains. They bet the long-term value of their education on a chance at short-term grade inflation, or they bet the long-term security and maintainability of their software codebase on a chance at short-term productivity gains. My read is that more and more data is suggesting that these are bad bets for most people.<br><br>In that respect they&#x27;re very much like gambling. The messianic fantasies some ChatGPT users have been experiencing fits this picture as well.<br><br><a href="/tags/ai/" rel="tag">#AI</a> <a href="/tags/genai/" rel="tag">#GenAI</a> <a href="/tags/generativeai/" rel="tag">#GenerativeAI</a> <a href="/tags/llm/" rel="tag">#LLM</a> <a href="/tags/tech/" rel="tag">#tech</a> <a href="/tags/dev/" rel="tag">#dev</a> <a href="/tags/chatgpt/" rel="tag">#ChatGPT</a> <a href="/tags/gpt/" rel="tag">#GPT</a> <a href="/tags/gemini/" rel="tag">#Gemini</a> <a href="/tags/gamblingaddiction/" rel="tag">#GamblingAddiction</a> <a href="/tags/nihilism/" rel="tag">#nihilism</a><br>

<p>&quot;3 mos ago 325,000 Serbians took Belgrade (some estimates had many more). That’s 5% of the pop taking on Serbian Pres Vučić&#x27;s autocracy</p><p>If we show up similarly to protest our rubber-chicken <a href="/tags/fascist/" rel="tag">#fascist</a>, that&#x27;s 17MM. How about 15MM of us do this? 𝐅𝐈𝐅𝐓𝐄𝐄𝐍&quot;</p><p>READ/TURN OUT! <a href="https://www.blueamp.co/p/15-million-vs-one-wannabe-king-america" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.blueamp.co/p/15-million-vs-one-wannabe-king-america"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.blueamp.co/p/15-million-vs</span><span class="invisible">-one-wannabe-king-america</span></a> <a href="/tags/protest/" rel="tag">#protest</a> <a href="/tags/usa/" rel="tag">#usa</a> <a href="/tags/nokings/" rel="tag">#nokings</a> <a href="/tags/la/" rel="tag">#la</a> <a href="/tags/losangeles/" rel="tag">#losangeles</a> <a href="/tags/donaldtrump/" rel="tag">#donaldtrump</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#trump</a> <a href="/tags/california/" rel="tag">#california</a> <a href="/tags/us/" rel="tag">#us</a> <a href="/tags/nato/" rel="tag">#nato</a> <a href="/tags/america/" rel="tag">#america</a> <a href="/tags/unitedstates/" rel="tag">#unitedstates</a> <a href="/tags/canada/" rel="tag">#canada</a> <a href="/tags/uk/" rel="tag">#uk</a> <a href="/tags/ai/" rel="tag">#ai</a> <a href="/tags/france/" rel="tag">#france</a> <a href="/tags/germany/" rel="tag">#germany</a> <a href="/tags/tech/" rel="tag">#tech</a> <a href="/tags/immigration/" rel="tag">#immigration</a> <a href="/tags/eu/" rel="tag">#eu</a> <a href="/tags/tv/" rel="tag">#tv</a> <a href="/tags/fascism/" rel="tag">#fascism</a> <a href="/tags/democracy/" rel="tag">#democracy</a> <a href="/tags/video/" rel="tag">#video</a> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#writing</a></p>