while researching the rubygems takeover situation, I ended up on the blog of someone who insists on using AI header images, and now instead of engaging with the actual post I’m stuck on “why is there a puppy on the table?
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while researching the rubygems takeover situation, I ended up on the blog of someone who insists on using AI header images, and now instead of engaging with the actual post I’m stuck on “why is there a puppy on the table? WHY do the evil corporate overlords holding a sinister meeting have a PUPPY on the TABLE?”
but of course, there is no “why”; it wasn’t an artistic choice meant to convey anything deep or clever. This is much worse than no image or a boring image: it’s a nonsensical assault on the senses preventing any possible connection to meaning; it’s the bitwise inverse of art. It doesn’t decorate your writing, it casts a shadow of profound doubt upon it.
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@guardaminfaccia vabbé ma niente sole..
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I'm working on some interesting stuff this morning, and I'm really enjoying it. So far, no calls about yesterday's issue, which is reassuring.
But I did get a new call, awaiting a follow-up: a few months ago, I sent a (low-cost) quote to modernize a network stuck 20 years in the past. This included new routers, 4G failover (which they currently lack), transitioning from a PPTP (!!!) based VPN to WireGuard, and using IPsec and/or WireGuard for site-to-site connectivity (which is currently handled in a way I'm embarrassed to even mention).
I've been managing some servers for them for a few years (not in the right way, IMO, and there's a plan to fix that too), and they were enthusiastic about my project (and how cost-effective it was, thanks to choosing the right hardware).
Today's call: a colleague who works with them told me they're reviewing a quote this morning for a "professional", "AI-powered" (and hyper-expensive, with recurring fees) firewall because my proposal is supposedly "too basic to be effective".
If they go that route, that's their choice, but I'm always baffled by how the grass is always greener -trusting the first stranger who shows up with buzzwords and pointlessly expensive products.
On the flip side, this afternoon I have an on-site visit with a potential new client who, and I quote, "prefers to spend money on consulting for open-source products than on useless licenses".
Just for that attitude alone, I'm going to offer them extremely favorable terms if the premises are right.
Anyway, it's only 9:20, but the day is already shaping up to be quite interesting.
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@kenobit le botte nello stomaco che mi ha dato... mi ha fatto dormire male per settimane... il che significa che ci ha azzeccato, cyberpunk quello significa (per me).
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#Russia, cos'è il nuovo missile #Burevestnik a propulsione nucleare
E' stato chiamato in codice #Skyfall dalla Nato. Quando, nel suo discorso sullo stato della nazione del 2018, il presidente russo Vladimir #Putin rivelò per la prima volta che la Russia stava lavorando a questo #missile, affermò che avrebbe avuto una gittata illimitata che gli avrebbe permesso di circumnavigare il globo senza essere rilevato dai sistemi di difesa aerea.
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@joynewacc You are a remarkable person doing incredible work. All my thanks and appreciation for everything you do with such dedication and support.
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@stefano this is why big tech tries to destroy email. It works.
