Davie Dean
@dbdean.aus.social.ap.brid.gy
#Geospatial data enthusiast with a passion for #OpenStreetMap and a #greens volunteer. Getting deep into #geospatial #datascience and #datavisualization […]
[bridged from https://aus.social/@dbdean on the fediverse by https://fed.brid.gy/ ]
[bridged from https://aus.social/@dbdean on the fediverse by https://fed.brid.gy/ ]
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I can't stop thinking about the LLM-generated compiler that passes all the unit tests but emits inner loops that benchmark over 150,000x slower than a gcc debug build. I couldn't possibly have intentionally come up with such a funny demonstration of the point of genuine expertise […]
Original post on infosec.exchange
infosec.exchange
February 12, 2026 at 12:13 PM
I can't stop thinking about the LLM-generated compiler that passes all the unit tests but emits inner loops that benchmark over 150,000x slower than a gcc debug build. I couldn't possibly have intentionally come up with such a funny demonstration of the point of genuine expertise […]
Reposted by Davie Dean
BOOST OR QUOTE THIS!
Trying to find out how many people see a post without hashtags. Thank you!
Trying to find out how many people see a post without hashtags. Thank you!
February 10, 2026 at 6:38 AM
BOOST OR QUOTE THIS!
Trying to find out how many people see a post without hashtags. Thank you!
Trying to find out how many people see a post without hashtags. Thank you!
Reposted by Davie Dean
A Second World War air raid shelter, filled with fascinating portraits scrawled on the walls.
Inside one of the chambers is a time capsule underground art gallery, of sorts. The walls are covered with around 20 portraits, mostly drawn in charcoal or soot. Many […]
[Original post on mstdn.social]
Inside one of the chambers is a time capsule underground art gallery, of sorts. The walls are covered with around 20 portraits, mostly drawn in charcoal or soot. Many […]
[Original post on mstdn.social]
February 9, 2026 at 6:45 AM
A Second World War air raid shelter, filled with fascinating portraits scrawled on the walls.
Inside one of the chambers is a time capsule underground art gallery, of sorts. The walls are covered with around 20 portraits, mostly drawn in charcoal or soot. Many […]
[Original post on mstdn.social]
Inside one of the chambers is a time capsule underground art gallery, of sorts. The walls are covered with around 20 portraits, mostly drawn in charcoal or soot. Many […]
[Original post on mstdn.social]
Reposted by Davie Dean
practice, practice, practice
#watercolor
#watercolor
February 8, 2026 at 6:32 PM
practice, practice, practice
#watercolor
#watercolor
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I think the other piece of this that comes to mind for me is that, by and large, software developers as a culture lack class consciousness.
If you're pulling down a mid six-figure tech salary, you're rich *and* you have more in common with someone in homelessness levels of crushing poverty than […]
If you're pulling down a mid six-figure tech salary, you're rich *and* you have more in common with someone in homelessness levels of crushing poverty than […]
Original post on wandering.shop
wandering.shop
February 7, 2026 at 12:00 PM
I think the other piece of this that comes to mind for me is that, by and large, software developers as a culture lack class consciousness.
If you're pulling down a mid six-figure tech salary, you're rich *and* you have more in common with someone in homelessness levels of crushing poverty than […]
If you're pulling down a mid six-figure tech salary, you're rich *and* you have more in common with someone in homelessness levels of crushing poverty than […]
Reposted by Davie Dean
I recently returned from an incredible trip to Antarctica and I need everyone to look at my penguin photos.
February 3, 2026 at 5:18 PM
I recently returned from an incredible trip to Antarctica and I need everyone to look at my penguin photos.
Reposted by Davie Dean
Might as well do an #introduction post as it has been a while...
Hello there Fediverse! I am an environmental archaeologist interested in how past communities interacted with and shaped their environments (and vice versa). Just finished my #phd (Physical #geography at #plymouth) focusing on the […]
Hello there Fediverse! I am an environmental archaeologist interested in how past communities interacted with and shaped their environments (and vice versa). Just finished my #phd (Physical #geography at #plymouth) focusing on the […]
Original post on fediscience.org
fediscience.org
February 4, 2026 at 3:30 AM
Might as well do an #introduction post as it has been a while...
Hello there Fediverse! I am an environmental archaeologist interested in how past communities interacted with and shaped their environments (and vice versa). Just finished my #phd (Physical #geography at #plymouth) focusing on the […]
Hello there Fediverse! I am an environmental archaeologist interested in how past communities interacted with and shaped their environments (and vice versa). Just finished my #phd (Physical #geography at #plymouth) focusing on the […]
Reposted by Davie Dean
👻🚂Locomotive graveyard. Lebanon’s ghost train stations stand frozen in time and choked by unchecked plant growth.
The first railway opened in 1895 under the Ottoman Empire. It ran from Beirut to Damascus. By the 1930s, Lebanon had joined the Orient Express […]
[Original post on mstdn.social]
The first railway opened in 1895 under the Ottoman Empire. It ran from Beirut to Damascus. By the 1930s, Lebanon had joined the Orient Express […]
[Original post on mstdn.social]
February 3, 2026 at 6:46 PM
👻🚂Locomotive graveyard. Lebanon’s ghost train stations stand frozen in time and choked by unchecked plant growth.
The first railway opened in 1895 under the Ottoman Empire. It ran from Beirut to Damascus. By the 1930s, Lebanon had joined the Orient Express […]
[Original post on mstdn.social]
The first railway opened in 1895 under the Ottoman Empire. It ran from Beirut to Damascus. By the 1930s, Lebanon had joined the Orient Express […]
[Original post on mstdn.social]
Reposted by Davie Dean
The more details that come out about this story, the more heroic the kid is and the more amazing the rescue is!
Austin literally Doryed himself for four hours (“just keep swimming, just keep swimming”), then collapsed so completely the moment he’d called for help that he didn’t wake up again […]
Austin literally Doryed himself for four hours (“just keep swimming, just keep swimming”), then collapsed so completely the moment he’d called for help that he didn’t wake up again […]
Original post on mastodon.au
mastodon.au
February 3, 2026 at 9:04 AM
The more details that come out about this story, the more heroic the kid is and the more amazing the rescue is!
Austin literally Doryed himself for four hours (“just keep swimming, just keep swimming”), then collapsed so completely the moment he’d called for help that he didn’t wake up again […]
Austin literally Doryed himself for four hours (“just keep swimming, just keep swimming”), then collapsed so completely the moment he’d called for help that he didn’t wake up again […]
Reposted by Davie Dean
January 31, 2026 at 2:01 PM
Reposted by Davie Dean
We are excited to share that we are beginning work on a new onboarding experiment for #mastodon: Default Server Recommendations.
Our intent for this experiment is to recommend the closest server geographically that is in the correct language during the sign-up flow. We will be running this […]
Our intent for this experiment is to recommend the closest server geographically that is in the correct language during the sign-up flow. We will be running this […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
January 31, 2026 at 12:52 PM
We are excited to share that we are beginning work on a new onboarding experiment for #mastodon: Default Server Recommendations.
Our intent for this experiment is to recommend the closest server geographically that is in the correct language during the sign-up flow. We will be running this […]
Our intent for this experiment is to recommend the closest server geographically that is in the correct language during the sign-up flow. We will be running this […]
Reposted by Davie Dean
Melt-the-ice-hat. In the 1940’s, Norwegians made and wore red pointed hats with a tassel as a form of visual protest against Nazi occupation of their country. Within two years, the Nazis made these protest hats illegal and punishable by law to wear, make, or […]
[Original post on chaos.social]
[Original post on chaos.social]
January 31, 2026 at 7:43 AM
Melt-the-ice-hat. In the 1940’s, Norwegians made and wore red pointed hats with a tassel as a form of visual protest against Nazi occupation of their country. Within two years, the Nazis made these protest hats illegal and punishable by law to wear, make, or […]
[Original post on chaos.social]
[Original post on chaos.social]
Reposted by Davie Dean
January 30, 2026 at 7:06 AM
Reposted by Davie Dean
We should rename TERFs to TERMs ⚧️ #terf #feminism #lgbtqia #lesbian #gay #bisexual #Transgender #queer #intersex #asexual #agender #nonbinary #transfeminism #activism #pride
January 24, 2026 at 8:55 AM
We should rename TERFs to TERMs ⚧️ #terf #feminism #lgbtqia #lesbian #gay #bisexual #Transgender #queer #intersex #asexual #agender #nonbinary #transfeminism #activism #pride
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RE: https://fosstodon.org/@dusoft/115973026356341497
I don't even know where to begin with how to describe what a terrible horrible no good very bad idea this is. Wait, maybe I do…
I don't even know where to begin with how to describe what a terrible horrible no good very bad idea this is. Wait, maybe I do…
January 28, 2026 at 10:33 PM
RE: https://fosstodon.org/@dusoft/115973026356341497
I don't even know where to begin with how to describe what a terrible horrible no good very bad idea this is. Wait, maybe I do…
I don't even know where to begin with how to describe what a terrible horrible no good very bad idea this is. Wait, maybe I do…
Reposted by Davie Dean
I was asked by a journalist to answer a bunch of supply chain security questions today and I have to say, I am just a bit exasperated at this point.
Nothing wrong with the questions, but the expectation that there is a template for how you assess risk for your business or a protocol you need to […]
Nothing wrong with the questions, but the expectation that there is a template for how you assess risk for your business or a protocol you need to […]
Original post on securitycafe.ca
securitycafe.ca
January 28, 2026 at 2:57 AM
I was asked by a journalist to answer a bunch of supply chain security questions today and I have to say, I am just a bit exasperated at this point.
Nothing wrong with the questions, but the expectation that there is a template for how you assess risk for your business or a protocol you need to […]
Nothing wrong with the questions, but the expectation that there is a template for how you assess risk for your business or a protocol you need to […]
Reposted by Davie Dean
Oh you don't like pink, is this better ... Giggles
Hugz & xXx
Hugz & xXx
January 28, 2026 at 8:30 PM
Oh you don't like pink, is this better ... Giggles
Hugz & xXx
Hugz & xXx
Reposted by Davie Dean
To keep #OpenStreetMap.org up and running while we're being deluged by scrapers, we've blocked 320,000+ primarily residential IPv4 addresses in the last 24 hours (+ 100,000 IPv6) involved in scraping.
If you need OSM data, please don't scrape the website - use the official downloads at […]
If you need OSM data, please don't scrape the website - use the official downloads at […]
Original post on en.osm.town
en.osm.town
January 28, 2026 at 5:40 PM
To keep #OpenStreetMap.org up and running while we're being deluged by scrapers, we've blocked 320,000+ primarily residential IPv4 addresses in the last 24 hours (+ 100,000 IPv6) involved in scraping.
If you need OSM data, please don't scrape the website - use the official downloads at […]
If you need OSM data, please don't scrape the website - use the official downloads at […]
Reposted by Davie Dean
I hope Krugman is right.
https://open.substack.com/pub/paulkrugman/p/minnesota-is-the-beginning-of-an?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email
#krugman #minnesota #revolution
https://open.substack.com/pub/paulkrugman/p/minnesota-is-the-beginning-of-an?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email
#krugman #minnesota #revolution
Minnesota is the Beginning of an American Color Revolution
Ordinary people are ready to save democracy
paulkrugman.substack.com
January 28, 2026 at 5:24 PM
Reposted by Davie Dean
1. The most extreme anti-trans bill ever proposed is currently rocketing through the Kansas legislature.
It would empower bounty hunters to search for trans people in bathrooms, even in private businesses, and sue them for large sums of money.
The House is voting on it today.
It would empower bounty hunters to search for trans people in bathrooms, even in private businesses, and sue them for large sums of money.
The House is voting on it today.
Kansas Advancing Anti-Trans Bill Allowing Bounty Hunters To Patrol Private Business Bathrooms
The bill, which is racing through the Kansas legislature, stands a significant chance of passing the Senate.
www.erininthemorning.com
January 28, 2026 at 8:46 PM
1. The most extreme anti-trans bill ever proposed is currently rocketing through the Kansas legislature.
It would empower bounty hunters to search for trans people in bathrooms, even in private businesses, and sue them for large sums of money.
The House is voting on it today.
It would empower bounty hunters to search for trans people in bathrooms, even in private businesses, and sue them for large sums of money.
The House is voting on it today.
Reposted by Davie Dean
It's happening! Tomorrow I leave for Aotearoa New Zealand to visit a whole bunch of amateur astronomy clubs (to yell about satellite pollution) and then spend a few weeks with collaborators at University of Canterbury (to yell about satellite pollution, and hopefully also talk about the Kuiper […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
January 28, 2026 at 5:11 PM
It's happening! Tomorrow I leave for Aotearoa New Zealand to visit a whole bunch of amateur astronomy clubs (to yell about satellite pollution) and then spend a few weeks with collaborators at University of Canterbury (to yell about satellite pollution, and hopefully also talk about the Kuiper […]
Reposted by Davie Dean
One of my colleagues is offering a PhD position in #cartography at @ruhr-uni-bochum.de: https://jobs.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/jobposting/74eb910d75b2ea24d0e1a84d335dee32d03be2db0
Please pass it on 🙏
#academicjobs #geographyjobs
Please pass it on 🙏
#academicjobs #geographyjobs
January 28, 2026 at 10:32 AM
One of my colleagues is offering a PhD position in #cartography at @ruhr-uni-bochum.de: https://jobs.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/jobposting/74eb910d75b2ea24d0e1a84d335dee32d03be2db0
Please pass it on 🙏
#academicjobs #geographyjobs
Please pass it on 🙏
#academicjobs #geographyjobs
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Due to a recent influx of what looked like to be more or less fully AI generated PRs, I've now thrown an AGENTS.md into OctoPrint's repo that hopefully makes clear to agents (and through that, their users) that this is NOT something wanted by the project.
Heavily based on one I ironically […]
Heavily based on one I ironically […]
Original post on chaos.social
chaos.social
January 28, 2026 at 9:46 AM
Due to a recent influx of what looked like to be more or less fully AI generated PRs, I've now thrown an AGENTS.md into OctoPrint's repo that hopefully makes clear to agents (and through that, their users) that this is NOT something wanted by the project.
Heavily based on one I ironically […]
Heavily based on one I ironically […]
Reposted by Davie Dean
Daring Fireball: The Names They Call Themselves
https://daringfireball.net/2026/01/the_names_they_call_themselves
Really extremely good, especially at the finish.
#uspol
https://daringfireball.net/2026/01/the_names_they_call_themselves
Really extremely good, especially at the finish.
#uspol
January 28, 2026 at 7:22 AM
Daring Fireball: The Names They Call Themselves
https://daringfireball.net/2026/01/the_names_they_call_themselves
Really extremely good, especially at the finish.
#uspol
https://daringfireball.net/2026/01/the_names_they_call_themselves
Really extremely good, especially at the finish.
#uspol