Unpopular opinion: Everyone is different, and thus, everyone has a different learning style. For me, reading theory in books is important. It cuts down on the noise and unwanted stuff. I prefer to learn all the basic things first and then start putting that into practice, such as writing actual code or building a sample app. What's your process?

Windows Subsystem for FreeBSD

GitHub

GitHub - BalajeS/WSL-For-FreeBSD: Experimental project to adapt the WSL2 open-source components to run FreeBSD OS

Experimental project to adapt the WSL2 open-source components to run FreeBSD OS - BalajeS/WSL-For-FreeBSD

HTML’s Best Kept Secret: The <output> Tag

Den Odell

HTML’s Best Kept Secret: The output Tag

Make your dynamic content accessible by default with the HTML tag that time forgot.

Zoe Kleinman, Technology editor at the BBC, writes that tech billionaires seem to be doom prepping. Should we all be worried?

Tech billionaires seem to be doom prepping. Should we be worried?

The debate is ramping up about what happens if - or when - computer intelligence overtakes humans

😳 Why even build a technology like AI or AGI if you need to hide in a bunker for the rest of your life? Life is much better when you don't cause panic, joblessness, and force a large number of unemployed people to start a revolution. These tech bros are either delusional or have way too much money or fancy doomsday lifestyle. Idiots.

By now you know that Microsoft is now defaulting to saving new Word documents directly to OneDrive. I guess Excel will be the next inline. The cynical take is that this is incredibly convenient for them, especially if they plan on using that data to train future LLMs. Imagine paying for software only to have your data automatically funneled into their cloud. Plus, what happens when you're offline and need those files? Just use the LibreOffice and just say no to all Microsoft products.

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