robd003 | 4 months ago | on: PSF has withdrawn $1.5M proposal to US Government grant program
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robd003 | 4 months ago | on: Python Foundation rejects government grant with strings attached
This was a really stupid move. Isn't the Python Foundation almost exactly $1.5 million over budget?
According to their recent post they only have 6 months of runway before going broke. https://pyfound.blogspot.com/2025/10/connecting-the-dots.htm...
robd003 | 1 year ago | on: Trae: AI Code Editor from ByteDance
Trae: The fastest way for the Chinese to siphon up everyone else's intellectual property.
robd003 | 2 years ago | on: Privacy advocate challenges YouTube's ad blocking detection scripts under EU law
Google makes enough money from adwords that they can afford one public good like a free video sharing website.
robd003 | 2 years ago | on: 'Not of faculty quality': How Penn mistreated Katalin Karikó
Reminder that Penn is the 2nd worst school for free speech: https://rankings.thefire.org/rank/school/university-of-penns...
robd003 | 2 years ago | on: Carbon capture pipeline nixed after widespread opposition
You know what likes CO2? Plants.
robd003 | 2 years ago | on: California to require firms to reveal carbon emissions in first law of its kind
Yet another reason companies are fleeing California
robd003 | 2 years ago | on: The Pentagon and CIA have shaped thousands of movies into effective propaganda
Remember in the 1980s when movies were good? Can we go back to that?
robd003 | 2 years ago | on: Instant Brands, maker of Instant Pot and Pyrex cookware, files for bankruptcy
Pensions should be outlawed. If employees want retirement savings they should be given money for 401k plans, not outdated and inefficient defined benefit plans.
robd003 | 2 years ago | on: Bob Lee, former CTO of Square, has died after being stabbed in San Francisco
When will the people of San Francisco wake up and realize that their soft-on-crime approach is wrong?
If SF took crime seriously and actually hunted down criminals and put them in jail then normal citizens could live normal lives.
robd003 | 3 years ago | on: Hyundai’s Ioniq 6 EV makes its US debut
The rear seat headroom is going to suck for anyone above the age of 12
robd003 | 3 years ago | on: Twitter's copyright strike system is no longer working
They've been on a tear getting rid of pedos since Elon took over; https://www.teslarati.com/twitter-taking-child-exploitation-...
robd003 | 3 years ago
Now 25% - 60% faster!
robd003 | 3 years ago | on: Kiwi Farms is down across all domains as DDoS-Guard terminates service
I really wish we held large internet platforms to the same standards we do to the phone company or the power company. You shouldn't be able to decline service just because you dislike a customer.
It's getting rather scary that the internet is so centralized these days and anyone who speaks out against the Cathedral loses their ability to speak.
robd003 | 3 years ago | on: H.R.2184 – End Oil and Gas Tax Subsidies Act
The democrats are completely out of touch with the people they're supposed to serve. Let's hope the dems lose both the House & Senate in November so we can regain some normalcy.
robd003 | 3 years ago | on: Microsoft Clipchamp
Are there any good open source video editors? I've been holding my breath on VLMC for over a decade now...
robd003 | 3 years ago | on: What the Hell Is Up with Dilbert?
What's wrong with mocking HR? It's so easy to have a meritocracy rather than measuring the immutable characteristics of your employees...
I can't fathom how HR can justify selective racism without lawsuits galore.
robd003 | 3 years ago | on: Why Germany won’t keep its nuclear plants open
If you want to be green then nuclear power is the only logical option. Wind farms kill birds and solar destroys landscapes.
robd003 | 4 years ago | on: YouTube is banning anti-vaccine activists and blocking all anti-vaccine content
Censoring ideas just makes them more popular. If YouTube wanted to do the right thing they'd let people debate openly, instead this will just push people further into their respective echo chambers.
robd003 | 4 years ago | on: YouTube removes “I Can't Believe You've Done This” video from 2007
Can we all agree that censorship sucks? I've been using Odysee/LBRY which has a P2P video platform and all of the metadata is stored on blockchain.
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According to their recent post they only have 6 months of runway before going broke. https://pyfound.blogspot.com/2025/10/connecting-the-dots.htm...