@mntmn Thank you. I really need to hear it.
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Order up! The second development snapshot for #GodotEngine 4.7 is served! 🍲
Copy/paste support for section/category properties, 64-bit WebAssembly, Apple HDR support, and more are ready for testing; get it while it's hot!
https://godotengine.org/article/dev-snapshot-godot-4-7-dev-2/
@godotengine oooh 64bit wasm, time to make a browser based space sim with universal scale...
Microsoft banned the word 'Microslop' in its Copilot Discord server, then began restricting access after users started posting 'Microsl0p' and other funnies. Microsoft CEO and AI chief wants you to stop using words like SLOP and Microslop because it upsets them a lot. Lmao. https://www.pcgamer.com/software/ai/microsoft-banned-the-word-microslop-in-its-copilot-discord-server-then-began-restricting-access-after-users-started-posting-microsl0p-and-other-funnies/ Maybe you shouldn't force Copilot AI on everyone and steal their data to train your shitty AI and then every day tell the world how they are scared as AI is going to replace 80% of jobs?
february came and went quickly, so here's a brand new MNT update (written by @holo_memory), enjoy!
https://mntre.com/media/reform_md/2026-02-28-feb-update.html
@mntmn @holo_memory I assume that no update on the Reform Next means that everything is roughly going as planned.
@andyfuturo sure! the hashtag is AskFedi
@_elena Thank you 🙏
@nixCraft I hear that Linux runs well on an M1... thinking of getting a refurbished one in the future
My experience of the #fediverse :
Year 1 (2023):
It feels a little lonely as 99% of my friends stayed on Big Tech platforms.
Year 2 (2024):
I start a blog - #TheFutureIsFederated - to explain the fediverse to "normies"... and I make a lot of new (techie) friends.
Year 3 (2025):
My techie friends encourage me to start self-hosting with #YunoHost... and I do! (GoToSocial, PeerTube, NextCloud...) I LOVE it.
Year 4 (2026):
I plan to buy a Heltec to try out off-grid mesh radio communication 💁♀️
@_elena I'm finding it pretty quiet here to start out as well. But quiet's not necessarily a bad thing as other platforms are noisy. Do you know a hashtag or way to broadcast a question that has a hope of getting answered?
Apple introduces the new MacBook Air with M5 https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2026/03/apple-introduces-the-new-macbook-air-with-m5/
Base model now comes with 16GiB ram and 512GB SSD. Please note this will not run Linux and support for Linux is not so great.
@nixCraft where we can find a machine that can run head to head with this one, in terms of weight and and power, that run linux?
@morpheu5 Abito vicino alla Martesana, quindi la faccio relativamente nel verde e in uno scenario piacevole.
@kenobit E allora perfetto, direi "alzati e cammina" ma mi sembra indelicato ;)
Ci sono esperte di esercizio fisico all'ascolto?
Dopo un periodo un po' scascione, vorrei rimettermi in forma. Conoscendomi, per me funziona molto bene avere un qualcosa di quotidiano, come routine (alla quale poi aggiungo altro).
Mi piace farmi 30 minuti di camminata portandomi dietro due kettlebell da 8 kg, stile farmer's walk.
Se lo faccio cinque giorni a settimana faccio una cosa buona o mi faccio del male?
@kenobit Secondo me camminata svelta, poi non so esattamente dove abiti e se ci sono parchi o argini, perché farlo in mezzo al traffico è deprimente.
Io cerco 5 volte a settimana di camminare/correre, e di quelle 5, 2 o 3 vado in palestra, però per rimetterti in movimento direi camminare, da 30 a 60 minuti di passo non dico da bersagliere ma quasi.
Ho visto che ti hanno consigliato la camminata nordica (coi bastoncini) che è ottima per muovere anche le braccia (che altrimenti non alleni)
I'm both amazed and horrfied at how much faith folks have in AIs I guess these AIs sound like con people and output really authoritative and confident info so just overrides any doubt is peoples mind. So they accept it like it is a truth and causes harm to innocent people. AI must be banned because it is not reliable. Of course, we live in time where wars are created with fake narratives so AI is not a big thing or concern to anyone.
@nixCraft the con man comparison is sharp -- the US in particular (unfortunately my only area of expertise) has always loved a con man. we're the land of MLMs and get-rich-quick schemes. melville's "the confidence-man"; gaddis's "the recognitions" -- it's a theme people have been calling for centuries, and it's only getting worse. now that you can claim the con man as an extension of yourself, of course we, at least, will love it
i just realised this is how AI will get weapons. Ah, yes Skynet from Terminator https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skynet_(Terminator) 😱 the line between sci-fi and daily life is blurring now faster then ever when they start deploying weapons. damn!
I won't be surprised if future data centers are equipped with Patriot, THAAD, or some sort of shields. I mean, everything is now digital and AI is pushed these days to everyone. Right? So now, data center builders or operators like Google/AWS and others not only have to worry about fire, water, theft,DDoS, & other traditional threats, but they now have to think of adding further defenses in the age of drones and missiles. Modern problems require modern solutions. This is not fiction anymore.
@nixCraft kinda seems like early days of Skynet
Imagine being the trillion dollar company that built the world's most used desktop OS, office app and still getting your feelings hurt by the word "Microslop" 🤣 clippy didn't die for this level of insecurity. This is what Reddit or SO mods do, they banned people if they don't agree with your views. Lmao.
@nixCraft Micro$oft is it then.