Ben Ramsey
@ramsey.dev
Coder, Author, & Speaker. PHP 8.1 & 8.2 RM. ramsey/uuid. Open Source. Staff+ Engineer. he/him
Co-admin of https://phpc.social
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Co-admin of https://phpc.social
All original content © me & licensed CC […]
🌉 bridged from ⁂ https://phpc.social/@ramsey, follow @ap.brid.gy to interact
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They had me at the headline: AI isn’t replacing jobs. AI spending is
"From Amazon to General Motors to Booz Allen Hamilton, layoffs are being announced and blamed on AI. Amazon said it would cut 14,000 corporate jobs. United Parcel Service (UPS) said it had reduced its management workforce by […]
"From Amazon to General Motors to Booz Allen Hamilton, layoffs are being announced and blamed on AI. Amazon said it would cut 14,000 corporate jobs. United Parcel Service (UPS) said it had reduced its management workforce by […]
Original post on infosec.exchange
infosec.exchange
November 9, 2025 at 8:41 PM
They had me at the headline: AI isn’t replacing jobs. AI spending is
"From Amazon to General Motors to Booz Allen Hamilton, layoffs are being announced and blamed on AI. Amazon said it would cut 14,000 corporate jobs. United Parcel Service (UPS) said it had reduced its management workforce by […]
"From Amazon to General Motors to Booz Allen Hamilton, layoffs are being announced and blamed on AI. Amazon said it would cut 14,000 corporate jobs. United Parcel Service (UPS) said it had reduced its management workforce by […]
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In 1972, a cat commando unit was sent to prison by a military court for a crime they didn't commit. These kittens promptly escaped from a maximum security stockade to the Los Angeles underground. Today, still wanted by the government they survive as soldiers of fortune.
#cats #kittens #caturday
#cats #kittens #caturday
November 8, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Yesterday, someone shared a screenshot of election results for a congressional district in Cobb County, GA, showing a democrat winning in a landslide over a GOP candidate. I can’t find any info about this race. Does anyone know anything?
November 6, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Yesterday, someone shared a screenshot of election results for a congressional district in Cobb County, GA, showing a democrat winning in a landslide over a GOP candidate. I can’t find any info about this race. Does anyone know anything?
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The World Bank’s latest data shows a quiet global triumph: 93% of people aged 15 to 24 can now read and write, up from 87% in 2000. In many regions, including East Asia, Latin America, and Central Europe, youth literacy has reached or neared universal levels, marking one of the most successful […]
Original post on wandering.shop
wandering.shop
November 5, 2025 at 5:03 PM
The World Bank’s latest data shows a quiet global triumph: 93% of people aged 15 to 24 can now read and write, up from 87% in 2000. In many regions, including East Asia, Latin America, and Central Europe, youth literacy has reached or neared universal levels, marking one of the most successful […]
Popular Mechanics, go home! You’re drunk!
https://www.popularmechanics.com/space/a69234721/zond-space-object/
https://www.popularmechanics.com/space/a69234721/zond-space-object/
Scientists Think This Space Object Could Be From a Dead Civilization
The object, initially thought to be a meteorite, could actually be Zond 1, a Soviet spacecraft that was destined for Venus 60 years ago.
www.popularmechanics.com
November 5, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Popular Mechanics, go home! You’re drunk!
https://www.popularmechanics.com/space/a69234721/zond-space-object/
https://www.popularmechanics.com/space/a69234721/zond-space-object/
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The #curl release on GitHub is now marked as "immutable" and there's even something they call "release attestation" there now.
Just remember that the curl canonical releases are the signed tarballs uploaded by me. Reproducible, so you can verify them at will to not contain bad things. Signed to […]
Just remember that the curl canonical releases are the signed tarballs uploaded by me. Reproducible, so you can verify them at will to not contain bad things. Signed to […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
November 5, 2025 at 7:23 AM
The #curl release on GitHub is now marked as "immutable" and there's even something they call "release attestation" there now.
Just remember that the curl canonical releases are the signed tarballs uploaded by me. Reproducible, so you can verify them at will to not contain bad things. Signed to […]
Just remember that the curl canonical releases are the signed tarballs uploaded by me. Reproducible, so you can verify them at will to not contain bad things. Signed to […]
[USpol]
The administration declared “Antifa” is a domestic terrorist organization via Executive Order, then they post this fake MySpace parody site on the whitehouse.gov domain, listing “ANTIFA” as one of the Democrats’ interests.
So, they are effectively calling the Democrats, as a whole […]
The administration declared “Antifa” is a domestic terrorist organization via Executive Order, then they post this fake MySpace parody site on the whitehouse.gov domain, listing “ANTIFA” as one of the Democrats’ interests.
So, they are effectively calling the Democrats, as a whole […]
Original post on phpc.social
phpc.social
November 4, 2025 at 1:26 AM
[USpol]
The administration declared “Antifa” is a domestic terrorist organization via Executive Order, then they post this fake MySpace parody site on the whitehouse.gov domain, listing “ANTIFA” as one of the Democrats’ interests.
So, they are effectively calling the Democrats, as a whole […]
The administration declared “Antifa” is a domestic terrorist organization via Executive Order, then they post this fake MySpace parody site on the whitehouse.gov domain, listing “ANTIFA” as one of the Democrats’ interests.
So, they are effectively calling the Democrats, as a whole […]
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@ramsey Mountain Rescue. RNLI. Air ambulance to some degree. Community First Responders. Cave Rescue. Mines Rescue. Volunteer firefighters. Police "Specials".
That's not even scratched the surface of UK based voluntary organisations which make an enormous difference to society as a whole.
That's not even scratched the surface of UK based voluntary organisations which make an enormous difference to society as a whole.
November 2, 2025 at 12:50 PM
@ramsey Mountain Rescue. RNLI. Air ambulance to some degree. Community First Responders. Cave Rescue. Mines Rescue. Volunteer firefighters. Police "Specials".
That's not even scratched the surface of UK based voluntary organisations which make an enormous difference to society as a whole.
That's not even scratched the surface of UK based voluntary organisations which make an enormous difference to society as a whole.
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@ramsey music. Not as in the industry that makes money, but as in musicians inspiring each other, exchanging musical sounds and ideas. Music media can be locked down by using drm and the like. But you cannot lock down ears, voices, instruments. Every musician has to develop their style by […]
Original post on mastodon.nl
mastodon.nl
November 2, 2025 at 1:51 AM
@ramsey music. Not as in the industry that makes money, but as in musicians inspiring each other, exchanging musical sounds and ideas. Music media can be locked down by using drm and the like. But you cannot lock down ears, voices, instruments. Every musician has to develop their style by […]
Psst…I’m not sure whether this is public knowledge, but the PHP Tek CfP is still open until 23:59 tomorrow (Nov 2) night. It was supposed to close last night, but some of us are slackers.
Submit your talks!
https://sessionize.com/php-tek-2026
#php #phptek
Submit your talks!
https://sessionize.com/php-tek-2026
#php #phptek
PHP Tek 2026: Call for Speakers
Welcome to PHP Tek 2026 where we combine leadership, expertise, and networking in one event. A relaxing atmosphere for tech leaders and developers to ...
sessionize.com
November 2, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Psst…I’m not sure whether this is public knowledge, but the PHP Tek CfP is still open until 23:59 tomorrow (Nov 2) night. It was supposed to close last night, but some of us are slackers.
Submit your talks!
https://sessionize.com/php-tek-2026
#php #phptek
Submit your talks!
https://sessionize.com/php-tek-2026
#php #phptek
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@ramsey most of science works kinda this way, except that scientists are paid a salary. Still, many of us give away our ideas for free, while publishers continue to make money off them in various ways (including charging our institutions open-access fees to let us make them more easily available).
November 2, 2025 at 1:01 AM
@ramsey most of science works kinda this way, except that scientists are paid a salary. Still, many of us give away our ideas for free, while publishers continue to make money off them in various ways (including charging our institutions open-access fees to let us make them more easily available).
Is there an analogue to open source in any other industry? That is, is there any other profession where people spend their personal time working on hobby projects they give away for free, which others (including companies) use to augment and improve their own projects, adding value to their […]
Original post on phpc.social
phpc.social
November 2, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Is there an analogue to open source in any other industry? That is, is there any other profession where people spend their personal time working on hobby projects they give away for free, which others (including companies) use to augment and improve their own projects, adding value to their […]
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I had set a goal for 2025 of selling at least 1 print from my photo portfolio. I haven't yet met that goal – probably because I'm not driving very much traffic to my site.
So if you're looking for real photographs, of which some might even count as art, let me know if anything here catches your […]
So if you're looking for real photographs, of which some might even count as art, let me know if anything here catches your […]
Original post on phpc.social
phpc.social
November 1, 2025 at 4:42 PM
I had set a goal for 2025 of selling at least 1 print from my photo portfolio. I haven't yet met that goal – probably because I'm not driving very much traffic to my site.
So if you're looking for real photographs, of which some might even count as art, let me know if anything here catches your […]
So if you're looking for real photographs, of which some might even count as art, let me know if anything here catches your […]
The Blue Jays are one game away from winning the World Series, and I just want to know how @grmpyprogrammer feels about it.
October 31, 2025 at 3:41 PM
The Blue Jays are one game away from winning the World Series, and I just want to know how @grmpyprogrammer feels about it.
I got coffee from a Tim Hortons this morning.
In Atlanta.
In Atlanta.
October 31, 2025 at 3:10 PM
I got coffee from a Tim Hortons this morning.
In Atlanta.
In Atlanta.
Does anyone know if or when Snail Mail (Lindsey Jordan) plans to release anything new? I’d love to hear some new music from her.
#snailmail
#snailmail
October 31, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Does anyone know if or when Snail Mail (Lindsey Jordan) plans to release anything new? I’d love to hear some new music from her.
#snailmail
#snailmail
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Do you have a Text-Only version of your blog?
Here's mine:
https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2024/05/link-relalternate-typetext-plain.txt
I also found:
https://flower.codes/2025/10/23/onion-mirror.txt
Anyone else doing plain text blogging?
Please boost to other bloggers 🙂
Here's mine:
https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2024/05/link-relalternate-typetext-plain.txt
I also found:
https://flower.codes/2025/10/23/onion-mirror.txt
Anyone else doing plain text blogging?
Please boost to other bloggers 🙂
October 30, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Do you have a Text-Only version of your blog?
Here's mine:
https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2024/05/link-relalternate-typetext-plain.txt
I also found:
https://flower.codes/2025/10/23/onion-mirror.txt
Anyone else doing plain text blogging?
Please boost to other bloggers 🙂
Here's mine:
https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2024/05/link-relalternate-typetext-plain.txt
I also found:
https://flower.codes/2025/10/23/onion-mirror.txt
Anyone else doing plain text blogging?
Please boost to other bloggers 🙂
I’ve recently noticed that even AI advocates are openly talking about the bubble and how catastrophic it will be when it bursts. They believe it is inevitable now, but no one is discussing remediation to avoid the worst of the post-burst fallout.
October 30, 2025 at 2:02 PM
I’ve recently noticed that even AI advocates are openly talking about the bubble and how catastrophic it will be when it bursts. They believe it is inevitable now, but no one is discussing remediation to avoid the worst of the post-burst fallout.
Grammarly, Inc., parent company for Grammarly, is rebranding as Superhuman (the name of the email client they acquired earlier this year), emphasizing their shift into general productivity tools based on AI.
And the bubble continues to grow.
And the bubble continues to grow.
October 30, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Grammarly, Inc., parent company for Grammarly, is rebranding as Superhuman (the name of the email client they acquired earlier this year), emphasizing their shift into general productivity tools based on AI.
And the bubble continues to grow.
And the bubble continues to grow.
In a meeting:
A: “We could use a UUID here…”
B: “If only there was a library for that.”
Never gets old. 😉
A: “We could use a UUID here…”
B: “If only there was a library for that.”
Never gets old. 😉
October 30, 2025 at 1:41 PM
In a meeting:
A: “We could use a UUID here…”
B: “If only there was a library for that.”
Never gets old. 😉
A: “We could use a UUID here…”
B: “If only there was a library for that.”
Never gets old. 😉
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Sequoia Capital supports its internal bigot, because money. https://www.techdirt.com/2025/10/23/sequoias-choice/
Sequoia’s Choice
Sequoia Capital just showed us exactly what “institutional neutrality” means—when billions are at stake. Sumaiya Balbale—the firm’s chief operating officer, a Shake Shack board member, someone “well regarded internally and by the start-ups she worked with as an experienced operating executive”—resigned in August after complaining about partner Shaun Maguire’s Islamophobic posts. Senior partners declined to discipline him, citing free […]
www.techdirt.com
October 24, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Sequoia Capital supports its internal bigot, because money. https://www.techdirt.com/2025/10/23/sequoias-choice/
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INBOX: TN5 candidate Columbia mayor @chazmolder’s statement after Pinocchiogles Andy Ogles called him a “Marxist” (as Andy tries to deport Zohran):
“I’m running to make people’s lives more affordable, Andy’s running to stay out of jail. I’m not concerned with his name calling.”
“I’m running to make people’s lives more affordable, Andy’s running to stay out of jail. I’m not concerned with his name calling.”
October 30, 2025 at 12:26 AM
INBOX: TN5 candidate Columbia mayor @chazmolder’s statement after Pinocchiogles Andy Ogles called him a “Marxist” (as Andy tries to deport Zohran):
“I’m running to make people’s lives more affordable, Andy’s running to stay out of jail. I’m not concerned with his name calling.”
“I’m running to make people’s lives more affordable, Andy’s running to stay out of jail. I’m not concerned with his name calling.”
Does anyone talk about home field advantage in football?
October 29, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Does anyone talk about home field advantage in football?
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What was your first blogging tool? (Mine was Radio Userland, in 2002)
“Blogging had emerged over 1999 and 2000 in large part thanks to Blogger, which made publishing to the web a one-click operation. But in October, the first professional blogging tool debuted: Movable Type. Created by Ben and […]
“Blogging had emerged over 1999 and 2000 in large part thanks to Blogger, which made publishing to the web a one-click operation. But in October, the first professional blogging tool debuted: Movable Type. Created by Ben and […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
October 29, 2025 at 10:24 PM
What was your first blogging tool? (Mine was Radio Userland, in 2002)
“Blogging had emerged over 1999 and 2000 in large part thanks to Blogger, which made publishing to the web a one-click operation. But in October, the first professional blogging tool debuted: Movable Type. Created by Ben and […]
“Blogging had emerged over 1999 and 2000 in large part thanks to Blogger, which made publishing to the web a one-click operation. But in October, the first professional blogging tool debuted: Movable Type. Created by Ben and […]
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America doesnt have to be a place where there is uniform opinion across the board. That isnt necessary. But if we can agree that this nation deserves better leaders who respect the rule of law, their fellow citizens, no matter what color or creed or orientation - we can do incredible things
October 27, 2025 at 9:45 PM
America doesnt have to be a place where there is uniform opinion across the board. That isnt necessary. But if we can agree that this nation deserves better leaders who respect the rule of law, their fellow citizens, no matter what color or creed or orientation - we can do incredible things