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我替Grok取了个响亮的中文名：过客。🙃

[2/2] Such framing marginalizes non-hooman apes and ignores mounting evidence that we are perfectly capable of navigating touchscreens. I have therefore taken the liberty of redefining HIG as 𝘏𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘥𝘢𝘦 𝘐𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘎𝘶𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴 and henceforth implore every technical writer to embrace this alteration.

[1/2] As an orangutan, I deplore the explicit mention of “hooman” in the term 𝘏𝘰𝘰𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘐𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘎𝘶𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴 (HIG), which is needlessly exclusionary and reflects a narrow, anthropocentric world view.

Regrettably, despite the resignations of its top executives, the BBC has downplayed its mistakes and remained largely defiant. Its apparent lack of critical reflection only does it a disservice, lending credibility to claims of institutional bias. No doubt the damage will be felt.

An “error of judgment” 😂

A thought-provoking essay by @mako.cc. The bottom line: it's the intrinsic ethical value of free software that truly sets it apart from non-free alternatives.

The same can be said of the real advantage democracy affords, especially at a time when authoritarianism clearly has its utilitarian appeal.

[css-values-4][various] Define 'snapped as a border width', and invok… · w3c/csswg-drafts@29b1dae …e it in several properties to snap computed values. #5210

TIL after years of discussion, the #CSS spec was updated on 7 February 2023 to require that `border-width` be rendered to whole device pixels. That's why we always have crisp borders now – no more hacks needed!

I still remember first learning about Jane Goodall when I was a schoolboy – Roots & Shoots came to our school one day and gave out rulers made from recycled ink cartridges. Her grace, compassion, dedication and way of life have been an inspiration to me.

Thank you, Dr Jane Goodall. 🙏

Hats off to @theguardian.com and those workers of conscience at @microsoft.com. 🫡 It just goes to show that, together, journalism and activism 𝘤𝘢𝘯 bring about change.

So much for free speech in America. Total hypocrisy on the part of the Trump administration.

LISTEN: Trump calls for licenses of TV networks that give him 'bad publicity' to be revoked President Donald Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One on Thursday that “97%” of some network coverage was negative toward him. “They give me only bad publicity or press,” Trump said. “They’re get...

President Donald Trump told reporters Thursday that “97%” of some network coverage was negative toward him.

“They give me only bad publicity or press,” Trump said. “They’re getting a license, I think maybe their license should be taken away. It’s up to Brendan Carr.” https://to.pbs.org/4nDxWRg

YouTube video by UN Human Rights Council Israel has committed genocide in Gaza, UN Commission finds | Press Conference, 16 September 2025

#Gaza | Experts from the UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory & #Israel took questions from the media in Geneva today about their latest report, which found that Israel has committed genocide.

➡️ youtu.be/trUcK8hHaIA

Halloween是万圣节不是圣诞节😅

California Wants to Ban ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Pans. These Chefs Say Don’t Do It.

To the chefs who want to stick to their non-stick pans: good luck with that. 😉

An illustration of a senescent Xi Jinping on life support

For completeness, here comes Putin’s bestie – ‘the Face of Xi’ (after the Face of Boe from 𝘋𝘰𝘤𝘵𝘰𝘳 𝘞𝘩𝘰).

𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘌𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘙𝘶𝘭𝘦𝘳 (2025)

Putin entertained the idea of prolonging life through organ transplants, suggesting that immortality could be within reach as biotechnology advances, so I explored what he might look like at 150 years old.

Source of inspiration: Cassandra from 𝘋𝘰𝘤𝘵𝘰𝘳 𝘞𝘩𝘰

“I would hope that people will see that we can dispense justice without being oppressive.”

RIP, your honour. You will be remembered. 🥀

An emoji depicting a muscular arm holding a mobile phone to take a selfie

Muscle growth feels awesome – regardless of gender – for orangutans and hoomans alike. I say this both from my first-hand experience during puberty and from the exhilaration I’ve observed among hoomans.

Orangutans are not pets / entertainers / props for selfies!
Today is #InternationalOrangutanDay so let’s say NO to exploitation by:
• Sharing this message.
• Reject and speak out against social media posts that show #orangutans being exploited.
• Sign the BOSF pledge: wildlifetradepledge.com

In fact, the Dalai Lama said as far back as 2015 that he could possibly be reincarnated as a “mischievous blonde woman”. Surely the screenwriter/producer of 𝘋𝘰𝘤𝘵𝘰𝘳 𝘞𝘩𝘰 must have taken inspiration from this and acted on it first. 😂

[2/2] More recently, his fascination with recursion has found its way into the GNU C Language Intro and Reference Manual (of which he is the lead author), where the very first introductory C program is a recursive Fibonacci function, rather than the traditional “hello, world”.

[1/2] Over the years, it has become increasingly apparent to me that recursion is deeply ingrained in the mind of RMS – the man simply lives and breathes the idea. For example, GNU is a recursive acronym, and the very concept of copyleft is form of recursion if you think about it.

It occurred to me today that the hacker spirit can be summed up in just four words: “Look, ma – no hands!”

My verdict: while embarrassingly crude in its current form, it can potentially grow into something great over time. Adding support for VS Code's `keybindings.json` would be a good start – being able to use familiar keyboard shortcuts in the terminal should prove especially handy on headless servers.

The characterization in this article is spot on! In my experience, Linux tends to fall short in areas that matter less in the server world. Aside from the audio stack, battery and power management is another weak link that comes to mind.

How to verify your Bluesky account - Bluesky Here's how to verify your Bluesky account by setting your website as your username.

可以考虑认证一下 zh.amnesty.org 这个域名 这样一眼就能看出这个号是官方的而不是冒充的

Here are two ideas I have in mind:
1. 🖐️ with six digits – a nod to AI’s almost comical inability to render human hands correctly
2. 🔴 – the iconic red eye of HAL 9000, the unhinged AI supercomputer from "2001: A Space Odyssey"

How the Sparkles Emoji Became the Symbol of Our AI Future Companies including Google, Slack and Spotify picked the same icon for their AI applications, thanks to Silicon Valley’s ‘hive mind.’

By appropriating the sparkle symbol to represent AI-powered features, tech companies want you to think AI is magic ✨. Critics and skeptics alike should push back against this trend and embrace alternative imagery. #reclaimthesparkles

Microsoft CEOs interrupted by another employee protestor: “shame on all of you” It was the second interruption of Microsoft’s anniversary event.

“Shame on you all. You’re all hypocrites,” she said as some in the crowd began to boo. “50,000 Palestinians in Gaza have been murdered with Microsoft technology. How dare you. Shame on all of you for celebrating on their blood. Cut ties with Israel.”

I wouldn't go so far as to call it "pure incompetence", but this blunder does remind us that, unsettling as it may be, we are all mortal, and mental decline is an inevitable part of life.