Tom Maszerowski @tommasz@mastodon.technology
Based on Rochester, NY. I post a lot on IoT and embedded on LinkedIn. Ham radio call KC2TCK. I'm on DMR sometimes if you're into that.
Joined Aug 2018
Like COVID, crypto is a disease that’s spreading uncontrollably.
https://slate.com/technology/2022/01/norton-crypto-cryptomining-antivirus-software.html
This is cool. Research papers with the accompanying code.
Just got an email from Glassdoor for a job with Indeed.
Only the r/wallstreetbets on Reddit has any mention of their plans for IPO.
Did anyone *ever* believe Google’s “Don’t be evil”?
https://www.npr.org/2021/11/29/1059821677/google-dont-be-evil-lawsuit
I guess Jack has decided that birdsite has finally done enough damage.
A lesson I learned years ago, and one that needs to be more widely taught:
Overengineering can kill your product.
https://www.mindtheproduct.com/overengineering-can-kill-your-product/
In case you hadn’t already been disappointed/annoyed/etc. about NFTs.
https://www.vice.com/en/article/y3vgjy/theres-an-nft-band-with-no-music-now-sorry
What you might have already suspected about bird site. Their claim: “We are not entirely sure why it is happening. To be clear, some of it could be user-driven, people's actions on the platform, we are not sure what it is.”
https://www.protocol.com/policy/twitter-algorithm-right-wing-bias
I you don’t think this was inevitable, you’re not really paying attention.
Two words: Black Mirror
https://www.theverge.com/2021/10/14/22726111/robot-dogs-with-guns-sword-international-ghost-robotics
If P.T. Barnum were alive today he’d be big into NFTs.
Something appears to have changed in VirtualBox on the Mac that affects Haiku OS. It will boot but gets to an empty desktop screen and hangs.
I’m sorry, but according to the message I broke Reddit.
Work at Google and want to work from home? Pay cut.
I don’t use Audacity a lot but when I need it, I really need it. I’ve been watching the kerfuffle over the new “telemetry” features and unsurprisingly there’s already at least one fork available.
Alternative headline: Rich white boys battle for schoolyard supremacy.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/richard-branson-joins-company-crew-for-july-11-spaceflight/
The FSF slides into further obscurity.
https://www.theregister.com/2021/06/16/glibc_gnulib_fsf_copyright/
Based on Rochester, NY. I post a lot on IoT and embedded on LinkedIn. Ham radio call KC2TCK. I'm on DMR sometimes if you're into that.
Joined Aug 2018
