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[Pinboard @Pinboard]

Not in hindsight (issue is ongoing), and it really depends on potential consequences. I run an archiving site and remote code execution means everybody's data over the past 17 years is potentially compromised. I'm good at apologizing but prefer the downtime.

[Mitchell Hashimoto @mitchellh]

The "whiteboard defense:" I should be able to pull you aside at any moment and ask you to explain any customer-facing system you've shipped. You should be able to clearly explain how it works and defend the decisions you made. This is my benchmark for responsible AI usage.

I don't expect line-level familiarity with the code. I don't care if you remember the exact function name or implementation detail. You may not even know it. I don't care.

But if I ask "why did you do X instead of Y?", "what happens if this actor behaves maliciously?", "what data structure did you use here and why?", or "where does this fail?" you should be able to answer confidently.

For PoCs, demos, experiments, whatever: I don't care. Generate 100% of it and understand none of it. Speed over quality every time in those specific scenarios.

But if you're shipping customer-facing work, you can't be shipping things you don't understand at a high level.

[April Underwood @aunder]

I’m also reminded of a time in the fourth grade in Amarillo, Texas, when our teacher had posted an American Sign Language alphabet on the wall for the year.

My classmates and I started using it to communicate, and eventually the teacher got frustrated at our distractions (understandable).

In order to stop the distractions, he ripped the poster off the wall – not realizing that he’d actually been effective in teaching us the alphabet in ASL. We didn’t need that poster anymore.

Taking this curriculum away, or relegating it to the outside the core, does not eradicate the knowledge from students’ minds. They will find ways to understand how politics, gender, sexuality, and more are used to divide us – whether in the classroom or not.

[Dylan O'Sullivan @DylanoA4]

A reminder that nobody has done the reading, and if you do that alone you’ll soon find yourself absurdly ahead of the curve

[City of Huntington Beach @CityofHBPIO]

On Wednesday, September 16, Huntington Beach Fire Department Marine Safety lifeguards were notified of a possibly injured sea turtle near Surfside. They later discovered the turtle was laying eggs. Our lifeguards responded, established a perimeter, and coordinated with Seal Beach Lifeguards before notifying the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Three days later, on September 19, HBFD Marine Safety lifeguards responded to another sea turtle sighting near the Huntington Beach Pier and discovered the turtle laying eggs. They immediately established a perimeter and notified the appropriate agencies. NOAA personnel returned to the area yesterday to establish a more permanent protected perimeter around the nesting site. The City of Huntington Beach is grateful to our local, state, and federal partners for their quick response and continued efforts to protect these sea turtles and their nesting sites.

From NOAA:
An olive ridley sea turtle was observed digging a nest and laying eggs on a beach near Seal Beach in Orange County, CA, on 16 September 2026. This is the first-ever recorded natural nesting for any sea turtle species on the U.S. West Coast. Three days later, a sea turtle was observed again on the beach a few miles south, near the Huntington Beach Pier. It is unclear at this time whether this is the same or a different turtle. The team will monitor the nest throughout the incubation period, which typically lasts for 45-60 days. Both areas are fenced, protected, and have interpretive signage. We urge beachgoers to steer clear and not disturb the sites.

Olive ridley turtles are the smallest of the sea turtles: adults weigh up to 100 lbs. and are about 2.5 to 3’ in length. They are estimated to live about 30-50 years. These sea turtles are found worldwide, primarily in the tropical waters of the Pacific, Indian, and Atlantic oceans. Major Pacific nesting populations span Mexico, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama. While occasionally seen in Southern California following warm currents, this species has never been documented to nest in the United States.

What can you do?
• Keep your distance. Give nesting sites plenty of space, and don't disturb the fencing or signage.
• Spot a sea turtle? The public can play an important role in protecting turtles and helping our experts by reporting sightings using this https://t.co/CDuXI4UEE8.
• Found a stranded sea turtle? Call the NOAA Fisheries West Coast Stranding Hotline at(562) 506-4315.

A big thank you to our partners @USFWS, @CDFW, @huntington_beach_lifeguards, @cityofhb, huntington_beach_fire, @sealbeach_lifeguard+ Bolsa Chica Ecological Preserve, US Navy Seal Beach, @cityofsealbeachca, surfside lifeguards, Seaside
Colony Communication Association, @aquariumpacific, and many others for their quick response and help monitoring these important sites.

Sea turtles are protected under the Endangered Species Act. The inter-agency team responsible for monitoring and protecting these turtles took all accompanying media. We remind the public to keep a respectful distance from these animals and the protected nesting sites.

[Pablo Antonio @PabloAntonio]

She's super talented. I NEED to buy one of these.
Here's a comparison of the Pentium weaving with a Pentium die photo.

[Nectome @NectomeResearch]

Everyone should be preserved after they die.

We want a human future. It's finally possible to preserve people well enough that they could be eventually restored.

🧵1/x

[Steve Ruiz @steveruizok]

I added a tiny "papercuts" cli tool that agents can use to complain about bullshit they encountered during work, like dead-end tool calls, broken links, or other frustrations. The models would usually just push through without mentioning any problems

[Jack @tracewoodgrains]

guess who DID NOT TAKE A SINGLE PART OF THE BAR EXAM TODAY

if you guessed “every single lawyer in the state of Washington,” congratulations, you win a prize

the prize is 700 or so very tired and upset lawyers

[Patrick McKenzie @patio11]

Yeah people claiming this is most important security incident since Morris worm are straightforwardly right I think.

[Hunter Weiss @Hunter_Weiss]

I laughed when I watched this one. Amazing that someone made this, and it flies

[compiledwrong @compiledwrong]

@anne_alyst It is not :)

[compiledwrong @compiledwrong]

Is anyone out there using https://t.co/zQW2PfucoS ? I have a dev with a grant to improve it and no available and actively engaged stakeholders #flaredown #flaredownhealth

[David Turturean @DavidTurturean]

@fulcrum_inc I have plenty more Erdős solutions in the queue, all long and likely just as hard to formalize; I'm still figuring out how to release them. For now, the #870 write-up and Lean proof are both here: https://t.co/S1FLkGYIQe 11/n

[고양이 트윗 번역계猫ポスト翻訳垢🐱 @nihongowacaran]

미국 스튜디오 MAKE의 작품이다. 이집트 고양이 여신 바스테트에서 시작해 19세기 회화를 거쳐 현대까지, 고양이의 역사를 16초 안에 훑는 애니메이션이다.

시대는 바뀌었다. 고양이는 바뀌지 않았다. 그게 이 영상의 결론이다.