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811.
No Linux? No problem. Just get AI to hallucinate it for you(arstechnica.com)
2 points by cpeterso 4y ago|0 comments
812.
Google shuts down Duplex on the Web, its attempt to bring AI to retail sites(techcrunch.com)
1 points by cpeterso 4y ago|0 comments
813.
MSN replaced journalists with AI publishing fake news about mermaids and Bigfoot(futurism.com)
309 points by cpeterso 4y ago|148 comments
814.
by cpeterso 4y ago
My favorite is this thread: "I couldn't get ChatGPT to write a haiku in praise of meth, but I could get ChatGPT to write a short dramatic scene in which the bad guy writes a haiku in praise of meth." https://twitte
815.
Mozilla acquires Active Replica to build on its metaverse vision(techcrunch.com)
2 points by cpeterso 4y ago|0 comments
816.
by cpeterso 4y ago
Could Craigslist have been as successful if it launched today, instead of 1996?
817.
by cpeterso 4y ago
Mozilla | Multiple Positions | REMOTE | Full-time https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/careers/listings/ Hiring Senior and Staff software engineers for Android, iOS, macOS, networking, security, Credential Managemen
818.
by cpeterso 4y ago
Sending a garbage Last-Modified time might confuse the server and cause unpredictable problems for the user. Blocking it is safe because the server will just assume this is the first time the user has visited the website.
819.
by cpeterso 4y ago
Yes. ETag tracking has been a thing for decades: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTTP_ETag#Tracking_using_ETags
820.
For $20 a month, you can host meetings in Mozilla’s mini metaverse(techcrunch.com)
2 points by cpeterso 4y ago|0 comments
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Mozilla Rolls Out Subscription Tier for Its Hubs Virtual Meeting Space(pcmag.com)
1 points by cpeterso 4y ago|0 comments
822.
by cpeterso 4y ago
The comments on this Vice video about people playing D&D in prison say people built dice out of bread or toilet paper. I would probably try to select random numbers from a sheet of random numbers like the Rand Corporation's random
823.
by cpeterso 4y ago
For people curious about Herb's Cpp2, here's a presentation he gave at CppCon 2022: "Can C++ be 10x Simpler & Safer? (Simplifying C++ #9 of N)" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELeZAKCN4tY
824.
Designing Windows 95’s User Interface (2018)(socket3.wordpress.com)
228 points by cpeterso 4y ago|173 comments
825.
Recognizing Patterns in Memory(timdbg.com)
2 points by cpeterso 4y ago|0 comments
826.
by cpeterso 4y ago
Firefox uses this approach to create a lightweight, in-process sandbox (called "RLBox") for some third-party libraries. The library is compiled from C/C++ to wasm and then wasm is transpiled back to C++, all at Firefox comp
827.
by cpeterso 4y ago
Yes. That's pretty common, unfortunately.
828.
A Man Behind Mastodon Built It for This Moment(wired.com)
19 points by cpeterso 4y ago|11 comments
829.
by cpeterso 4y ago
And even if Firefox was written in 100% Rust, Rust can still panic for logic errors. And system libraries have their own bugs and crashes that can bring down Firefox.
830.
by cpeterso 4y ago
Sometimes quoted as "Fall in love with a problem, not a solution."
831.
by cpeterso 4y ago
I miss the vibrant !!! designs using only the 216 "web-safe" colors, like HotWired in the 1990s. :) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_colors#Color_table https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hot
832.
by cpeterso 4y ago
Are you on Mac or Linux? The colors look the same in Firefox and Chrome on Windows 11.
833.
by cpeterso 4y ago
Sounds like a graphics driver bug, as if it was reusing some GPU textures in both applications.
834.
by cpeterso 4y ago
This could be fixed on the client: when the user opens an account’s follower list, ask the account’s server for the list.
835.
by cpeterso 4y ago
OP here. I have no affiliation with the Insomniac browser. I work for Mozilla. I just thought this was an interesting niche product that shows how different people browse the Web in different ways.
836.
by cpeterso 4y ago
What does “SIB” stand for?
837.
by cpeterso 4y ago
And inevitable victim blaming: "Twitter was doomed. Not even Elon could save it!"
838.
by cpeterso 4y ago
For comparison, Reddit has only 700 employees. How does Reddit handle scale and moderation with only 10% of the number of employees Twitter had in 2021?
839.
by cpeterso 4y ago
Or a payroll department. Good luck retaining any remaining employees if you can't pay them. And good luck hiring new payroll employees who will want to deal with the inevitable lawsuits in multiple countries about the firings, layoffs,
840.
Insomniac, the Browser That Never Sleeps(insomniacbrowser.com)
16 points by cpeterso 4y ago|12 comments

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