David Dick
@granitecoder
polyglot software developer, specialty: s/w migration; tsundoku sufferer; sci/tech fan; political spinoff: @granitevoter; hardcore s/w dev: @granitedev
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Crackpots find platforms easily, these days.
Palmer Luckey (@PalmerLuckey) is getting into nicotine. "Basically, America smoked its way to being the dominant hyperpower. It kept people focused, it kept people fit. It's an appetite suppressant. "I'm becoming more and more convinced that the health benefits of not smoking…
Doctorow and (ironically) The Onion really are the last bastions of hope on this hellsite.
One of the dumbest, shrewdest tricks corporate America ever pulled was teaching us all to reflexively say, "If a corporation blocks your speech, that doesn't violate the First Amendment and therefore it's not censorship": pluralistic.net/2022/12/04/yes… 1/
Another reason not to devote time to getting into Ruby, as fascinating as the language appears: theregister.com/2025/09/22/rub…
The danger of announcing a *bogus* association between Tylenol & autism is that more women will take NSAIDs during pregnancy, which is *actually* associated with fetal harm. Unfortunately we may see an increase in oligohydramnios, premature closure of the ductus arteriosus, etc
React Won by Default – And It's Killing Frontend Innovation lorenstew.art/blog/react-won…
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React Won by Default – And It's Killing Frontend Innovation | Loren Stewart
Exploring how React's dominance by default stifles frontend innovation, and why deliberate framework choices lead to better tools for performance, developer experience, and ecosystem diversity.
In new level of stupid, RFK Jr.’s anti-vaccine advisors axe MMRV recommendation arstechnica.com/health/2025/09…
Too often we enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought. —President John F. Kennedy
Smart people are able to change their mind when presented with accurate information that contradicts their beliefs.
Now you can remember what never happened.
Gemini's new state-of-the-art image generation and editing is here! And it’s free for everyone. Try a new hairstyle. Restore an old photo. Combine two photos into one. Go nano bananas.
Coffin production gonna go way up
BREAKING: CDC vaccine panel has voted to no longer recommend combined shot for measles, mumps, rubella and varicella for children who are aged under age 4 years old
Don’t you dare call us fascists, they say, as they force people off the airwaves for criticizing them while vowing to crush and criminalize their opposition.
From Germany to South Africa to Great Britain to Japan, ultranationalist movements have seized on Charlie Kirk's death. The irony here is hard to ignore: these same groups that often decry globalization are adopting an international message based on American politics.…
From scaling back limits on PFAS in drinking water, to eliminating reports on greenhouse gas emissions, cuts to the EPA have shaken its regulatory power. Former EPA deputy administrator Janet McCabe joins us to discuss how these changes will impact us. buff.ly/HrU8NJN
Babelfish have arrived!nytimes.com/2025/09/18/tec…
Fascinating: Known Near-Earth objects... (Blue represents near-Earth asteroids. Orange represents main-belt asteroids between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter) (Credit: NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory)
Like doom scrolling X?
Are you spending most of your day on seemingly urgent but unimportant tasks? s.hbr.org/39JY74o
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How to Focus on What’s Important, Not Just What’s Urgent
Research shows that people typically prioritize tasks with the shortest deadlines — even if those tasks aren’t the most important or valuable. In this piece, the author suggests several strategies to...
Reminds me of when search started returning at least a page of results, even if they weren't really matches. theregister.com/2025/09/17/ope…
I’ve reported 18 wars over 35 years. I’ve been shot at, kidnapped, threatened, nearly raped. I’ve lost friends from Sarajevo to Syria. I thought I’d seen the worst of humanity. I was wrong. Nothing compares to Gaza — or the complicity letting it happen. #GazaGenocide #WarCrimes
Trumpf is an uncouth barbarian time.com/7309114/ufc-fi…
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