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Rob Whittaker :thoughtbot:
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TIL: Booking in a conference room block does more than save you money.
Hotels apply those bookings toward costs like meeting space, Wi-Fi, and catering. If attendees book elsewhere, organizers may pay penalties.
Booking through Expedia, Kayak, and similar sites does not count.
For RubyConf 2026, please use our official link:
👉 https://book.passkey.com/event/51129655/owner/57983/home
This is true for most large conferences.
Maïtané 👣
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Ça va sembler étrangement spécifique mais savez-vous où l'on pourrait observer des bouleaux pas trop loin de Montpellier ?
Martin Paul Eve
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Did you know…?
In the 18th century, C programmers often confused `ſprintf` and `fprintf`
Jeff
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🚨 Call for Speakers — FediCon 2026🚨
The Fediverse is gathering in person once again — and we’re inviting the community to take part!
FediCon is a conference about the Fediverse and the Open Social Web — and we are now accepting session proposals!
We're looking for:
• Talks
• Demos
• Lightning talks
• Panels
Got a project, idea, experiment, or story to share?
📩 Submit your proposal: hello@fedicon.ca
(or DM us on the Fediverse)
🗓️ Submission deadline: May 31, 2026
🎥 Watch last year's talks: https://spectra.video/c/fedicon_videos/videos
...
More about FediCon 2026:
📅 When: August 6th–9th, 2026
📍 Where: UBC campus in Vancouver, BC, Canada
They burn books.
Across all Utah public schools, every district copy of each banned book must be destroyed
https://www.sltrib.com/news/education/2026/05/14/nearly-all-utah-book-bans/?utm_campaign=snd-autopilot
@jeffjarvis Buncha goose-stepping morons.
Prof. Emily M. Bender(she/her)
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NEW - Mystery AI Hype Theater 3000 Episode 77: Hotter Than (AI) Hell
Looking at the latest in "who asked for this?!" news @emilymbender and @alex dig into more "AI" Hell!
Listen here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2126417/episodes/19167650-hotter-than-ai-hell-2026-04-20
Hotter Than (AI) Hell, 2026.04.20 - Mystery AI Hype Theater 3000
Buzzsprout
@realcainmosni you should contact your MP to express your concerns.
https://www.writetothem.com/
@Edent I have.
Martin Paul Eve
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ArXiv is going to ban researchers for a year if they are caught submitting AI slop. ArXiv told us it's a one strike rule: do it once, you're out.
https://www.404media.co/new-arxiv-rules-ai-generated-papers-ban/
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Tech News
AI radio hosts demonstrate why AI can’t be trusted alone
https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/931479/andon-labs-ai-radio-companies?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
Posted into The Verge on Artificial Intelligence @the-verge-on-artificial-intelligence-theverge
Joachim
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Later the boy was annoyed to learn that the discovery makes him king of Vingulmark, with extensive obligations to restive thanes
https://artdependence.com/articles/norwegian-boy-finds-1-000-year-old-viking-sword/
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- "National security" is code for "bury the truth"
- Israel threatens New York Times over torture report
- Secret ethics sanctions for former U.S. attorney
- Arrested and strip-searched for evading FOIA?
- Plus, what we're reading...
https://freedom.press/issues/when-national-security-is-code-for-bury-the-truth/
@DamonHD @Guillotine_Jones @farah @kedara
Seem irl in Croydon last week...
@TheBreadmonkey @DamonHD @farah @kedara
This is quite an impressive mural.
Bong hits 4 Jesus.
@ramsey PHP and MySql in easy steps. Not a bad book. Just a bit too easy for me.
@sinisterporpoise That appears to have been published a few years before PHP 8, so you might want to find something newer. The language is significantly different.
South Africa accounts to follow (continued):
🌤️ WEATHER FORECAST ACCOUNTS (continued)
@groot_marico
@harrismith
@hartbeespoort
@hazyview
@heidelberg
@hermanus
@hluhluwe
@hoedspruit
@howick
@humansdorp
@jane_furse
@jeffreys_bay
@johannesburg
@kakamas
@kariega
@kathu
@keimoes
@kempton_park
@kimberley
@klerksdorp
@knysna
@kokstad
@komani
@komatipoort
@kroonstad
@krugersdorp
@kuruman
@ladybrand
@ladysmith
@laingsburg
@lamberts_bay
@langebaan
@lephalale
@lichtenburg
@lusikisiki
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South Africa accounts to follow (continued):
🌤️ WEATHER FORECAST ACCOUNTS (continued)
@mahikeng
@makhado
@makhanda
@malalane
@malamulele
@marble_hall
@margate
@matatiele
@mbombela
@meyerton
@middelburg
@midrand
@mkhondo
@modimolle
@mokopane
@montagu
@mooi_river
@mossel_bay
@mthatha
@mtubatuba
@musina
@newcastle
@orkney
@oudtshoorn
@paarl
@parys
@phalaborwa
@philippolis
@phuthaditjhaba
@pietermaritzburg
@piketberg
@plettenberg_bay
@polokwane
@port_alfred
@port_nolloth
@port_shepstone
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Danny Garside
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Inside you are two naturalists
2 media
@Edent Seems to be a lot horse/stable door. They will already have had their mitts all over our data. Irrespective of any contractual obligations or assurances, Palantir uses the data in their control for unsavoury purposes, and support/are under the thumb of the current US regime.
@realcainmosni you should contact your MP to express your concerns.
https://www.writetothem.com/
Cat 🐈🥗 (D.Burch) :paw::paw:
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you survived til friday!
congrats!
remember to push to prod at 4:59pm!
Joachim
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En plein procès en appel de l’affaire Sarkozy-Kadhafi, considérée par l’accusation et les parties civiles comme une affaire de corruption d’une magnitude exceptionnelle, les dernières statistiques officielles du ministère de l’intérieur confirment la progression inédite des atteintes à la probité en France. 👉 https://l.mediapart.fr/TX4
