“The model uses this internal error signal (the gradient) as a mathematical equivalent of saying, "This is unexpected and important!" This allows the Titans architecture to selectively update its long-term memory only with the most novel and context-breaking information, keeping the overall process fast and efficient.” https://research.google/blog/titans-miras-helping-ai-have-long-term-memory/
“You know you want to do more with Artificial Intelligence. Two problems have held you back: the expense of the hardware and the scarcity of #LISP programmers.” 512K of memory recommended. (Ad from Byte magazine, Jan 1985)
A leaf 🍁 blowing near to the famous Mount Fuji in Japan. You can see why Thai photographer Saowanee Suntararak called it 'Autumn Float'. Taken at Lake Kawaguchi. It won a prize in the 2021 Sony World Photo Awards #Photography #Photo
RE: https://mastodon.social/@NotDennisBonvie/115686527415480408 today’s #AltTxt #yaddayadda: ❝ Norwegian here. Here's a fun fact about taxes in Norway: We don't file them. Your employer reports your income and deducts the right amount each month. Then the government sends you a pre-filled tax return in March. You check it, and if everything looks right, you click "OK". If you paid too much, you get a refund. If you paid too little, you get an invoice. No paperwork. No stress. Follow for more real life glimpses into a social democracy. ❞
Remote operator has had enough of this shit
we were re-watching Stranger Things and my kid commented on the poor quality of the flashlights as maybe a way to ramp up the drama and i had to point out that no, serious, flashlights were **fucking terrible** in the 1980s, if anything the show **overstates** the effectiveness of flashlights back then, they **fucking sucked** kids who grew up in an LED world have **no** idea how bad we used to have it for flashlights.
Pls admire the most #London photo I’ve ever taken. Fox waiting for the last train.
Punchcards weren't only used for code. These Department of Defense punchcards from 1966 have a microfilm window used for technical drawings — in this case, a rotary telephone switch, and a font!
My neighborhood has no HOA, which means I could install this on my roof if I wanted to https://bringatrailer.com/listing/sign-330/
Use #CSS overscroll-behavior: contain to prevent a page from scrolling while a <dialog> is open https://www.bram.us/2025/11/25/use-overscroll-behavior-contain-to-prevent-a-page-from-scrolling-while-a-dialog-is-open/
The companies whose whole job is understanding the Real Cost Of The Finding Out Part do not want to play this game at all.
victor frankenstein disappointedly leaving a monster truck show
[@mcc@mastodon.social](https://mastodon.social/@mcc) poetry.
You’re telling me this heater is from space?
If there is a sign, there is a story.
Saw this must-have hair accessory that should be on most of our santa lists. 🤞
I am brimming with holiday spirit
giving impressionable still-developing young men "ai girlfriends" who cannot ever say no and that they can customize with sliders and parameters down to minuscule detail will probably break them in unfixable ways and permanently foreclose on their healthy participation in human relationships but beep boop what does computer know
Resurf — email yourself a reminder https://resurf.me/
I published a guide on different Ghost hosting options, self-hosting and managed services. It’s on the Synaps Media site, but the goal was to keep it factual and useful for anyone choosing where to run Ghost. Feedback is welcome. https://www.synapsmedia.com/help/a-practical-guide-to-hosting-ghost/
tfw your web site is static
Dear OSS community on Mastodon, Every day I scroll through my feed and I see proud announcements like: > “First Alpha Relase of HyperTurboWidget available" or > “Version 2.7.1 now with improved glorb handlers!” or > “Flux Capacitor version 4.5 is out” … and I sit there wondering if I should be excited, terrified, or calling a licensed electrician. Don’t get me wrong, I love open source. I just have no idea what three quarters of these projects actually do. Are we talking about a web server? A file system? A middleware thingy that keeps the flux from overflowing into the space–time continuum? So, dear OSS developers of the world: When you announce a new release, please give us (your adoring but slightly confused audience) just a tiny bit of context. * Tell us what your software does. * Tell us why this release is cool. * Tell us what it requires to work. Example: > We are proud to announce Flux Capacitor version 4.5 is now avalaible. While it creates a nice wormhole to 1955, it requires an underlying gigawatt stack 1.21 to work reliably. Because nobody wants to cheer enthusiastically for “v2.7.1” while secretly Googling “what is a glorb and why does it need handling”. Yours truly, Someone who wants to celebrate your achievements
GitHub Actions Has a Package Manager, and It Might Be the Worst Link: https://nesbitt.io/2025/12/06/github-actions-package-manager.html Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46189692
The f*** off contact page Link: https://www.nicchan.me/blog/the-f-off-contact-page/ Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46189994
Sometimes, when you're in a dark place, you think you've been buried, but actually you''ve been planted. 🌳 ❤️
Building a Toast Component Link: https://emilkowal.ski/ui/building-a-toast-component Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46135145
The logical endpoint of self-driving cars is you getting into your car to go to Burger King, and the car refusing to take you there because its manufacturer has an exclusivity agreement with McDonald’s
when you're running any kind of networking cable, it's important to avoid sharp corners. the 0s usually make it around, but the 1s can get stuck
A cool new project by a friend Zynk - Move anything Between everything Send folders, photos, and multi‑gig archives across phones, laptops, TVs, and servers. End‑to‑end encrypted, resumable, no size limits. https://zynk.it/
Errrr… #Toronto… is putting Xmas lights on your BMW a thing now?!! (Carleton & Yonge Streets)
AI is the secret sauce for CEOs to rebrand bad news as positive. Companies like AirTable, Opendoor and Handshake have announced pivots to be more AI-centric. However a pivot sounds like your company was failing and switched tactics. These are branded as “refounding the company”. As in AI is so transformative that you need a whole new company. 🙃 https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/06/business/refounding-startups-ai.html
Discovering the indieweb with calm tech Link: https://alexsci.com/blog/calm-tech-discover/ Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46178892
I don't remember where I found this, but it still makes me laugh every time. #DadJokes
I wasn't originally going to get a brain transplant, but then I changed my mind.
In this cookie-thingy banner, the toggle for "Do not sell my info" is checked by default, but looks unchecked, and if you uncheck it, its background becomes black instead of light gray. It feels like a (slightly) nefarious UX pattern to me. Even though the "thumb" is in the correct position, the colour confused me, and I was only sure by checking in the devtools if the input was correct. Tssk tssk.
Autism's confusing cousins Link: https://www.psychiatrymargins.com/p/autisms-confusing-cousins Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46172443
HTML as an Accessible Format for Papers Link: https://info.arxiv.org/about/accessible_HTML.html Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46173825