Sent a pull request to Audacity fixing a crash bug I'd been running into frequently. The cause was an out-of-bounds memmove. Classic C++ areas.

Anyway I got a fucking copilot review on my PR which left two comments, both completely wrong, one of which suggesting I reintroduce the out of bounds memory access. I'm furious!

When I turned 36, I didn't think I'd make it to 40. I'm turning 40 this year and already excited about planning a party.

Transition saved my life. Happy Pride. :trans_heart:

I spent a couple of hours yesterday getting Audacity building, reproducing and diagnosing the bug, and wrapping my head around the complex logic in this part of the code so that I could implement a correct fix. To have copilot review my work, which I contributed back for free, is just so incredibly disrespectful to my time and effort.

Great! A bunch of us here wanted it. Now it exists. 👍

It's a "dark archive" of the arXiv - a non-public backup to save the data in case of attack by hackers or the US government. The arXiv, I hope you know, is the biggest source of modern math and physics papers.

Who got the job done? The TIB: the Technische Informationsbibliothek, run by the Leibniz Information Centre for Science and Technology, in Hannover, Germany.

They write:

"The TIB has now set up a so-called dark archive for the arXiv content in order to be able to make the backed-up data accessible if the data stored in the USA is lost. The archive functions as a silent reserve: the complete copy of the content is stored decentrally at the TIB, but is not publicly accessible. This means that the data stock – almost 10 terabytes – is protected against potential outages and can be activated in an emergency.

The TIB is currently working on processes to keep the archive up to date: new submissions and updated versions must be backed up regularly in order to preserve the state of research as completely as possible.

“Building a Dark Archive is an expression of our longstanding commitment for a reliable, international academic provision, and as a partner of arXiv. Even though the Dark Archive today only works in the background, it is a key element in safeguarding digital research contents in the long term, because in case of a crisis, we could open the archive,” explains Dr Irina Sens, Deputy Director of the TIB."

We should call it the darXiv.

More details here:

https://blog.tib.eu/2025/05/14/protecting-science-tib-builds-dark-archive-for-arxiv/

Am Samstag ist lange Nacht der Wissenschaften in Berlin und es gibt 1530 Veranstaltungen 🤯
https://www.langenachtderwissenschaften.de/programm

yes, exactly my emotions about asbestos

Sa. 28. Juni 15:00-20:00 Uhr

Vöner (veganer Döner) von den Vervöner*innen 🥙

Diesen Samstag ab 15:00 im B-Side Café: Veganer Döner von den Vervöner*innen aus Münster! Bis 20:00 Uhr und/oder so lange der Vorrat reicht geben wir den Vöner auf Spendenbasis aus der Gemeinschaftsküche der B-Side aus. An der Theke vom B-Side Café bekommt ihr außerdem Wedges, fetzige Getränke und veganen Kuchen.

Wir freuen uns riesig! 💚

"Indian court rules #transWomen are #women and ‘legally entitled to recognition’"

'In a landmark ruling for the country, after rejecting claims that womanhood was preserved only for those who can bear children, the High Court of #AndhraPradesh ruled that #trans women were “legally entitled” to recognition as women.

...tying the definition of women to pregnancy was “legally unsustainable” and contradicted #India’s constitution'

https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/06/26/india-trans-women-high-court-decision/

#transRights #LGBT #LGBTQIA #LGBTQ

In genau 24 Stunden wird die Welt für immer eine andere sein. Dann treten der European Accessibility Act und das #BFSG nach über 6 Jahren Wartezeit endlich in Kraft und Behinderte können dann zum ersten Mal überhaupt auf digitale Barrierefreiheit auch bei der Privatwirtschaft bestehen.

Natürlich wird nicht alles gut sein - tatsächlich bleibt vieles noch sehr lange sehr kacke. Aber es ist mal ein Anfang, und darüber freue ich mich wirklich unheimlich.

Auf in eine gute Zukunft!

"Liberals think Republicans are violent because we own guns."

No we think you're violent because:
1. Your sign at CPAC said "We are all domestic terrorists"
2. 71% of extremist violence since 2008 has been explicitly right wing compared to 3% left wing
3. You staged a violent insurrection on Jan 6 which killed people
4. You tried to assassinate Kamala Harris not once but three separate times during her presidential run
5. You broke into the home of Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and beat her husband in the head with a hammer
6. You broke into the home of Representative Melissa Hortman and assassinated her, murdered her husband, and shot their dog
7. You broke into the home of Senator John Hoffman and shot him and his wife
8. Your president just bombed Iran for no fucking reason
9. You are currently in the middle of enacting a mass genocide of brown people

And... I'm going to hold you by the hand when I say this - WE OWN GUNS TOO. We're just not psychotic mass murderers like you are.

Habt ihr meinen lustigen Aprilscherz dieses Jahr mitbekommen?

Falls nicht, habt ihr noch ein paar Tage Zeit, die beste Barrierefreiheitshotline jemals anzurufen und ALLE Fragen kostenlos beantwortet zu bekommen: https://conesible.de/bei-anruf-a11y/

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@davidrevoy "building a more equitable, sustainable AI ecosystem rooted in shared benefits" Shared benefits? LOL. I don't want to share anything with fascist, world burning billionaires and their dream machines.

I don't see why we need extra signals and I don't see how it would help if their bots circumvent any measures and contracts we had for ages. The ones who have to change are not we who want to share and value an open internet, its them who must change! @creativecommons

Become ungovernable:

Das Verwaltungsgericht Berlin hat gerade entschieden (Urt. v. 25.06.2025, Az. VG 3 K 668/24), dass die Pride-Flag NICHT gegen das staatliche Neutralitätsgebot verstößt. Eine Schule darf sie aufhängen. Das sollte vielleicht jemand auch Frau Klöckner sagen.

Im Landtag Mecklenburg-Vorpommerns finden die Bestrebungen zur Einleitung eines AfD-Verbotsverfahrens mehrheitlich Unterstützung.

RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:g2dig5wdn2icfqy6qx3l6dmc/post/3lsj2ecxgms24

The Senate is voting on this dangerous bill THIS WEEKEND. Make some noise and urge your Senators to stop this backdoor AI moratorium + protect our civil rights over tech companies’ profits. Respond ‘AI needs regulation’ if you agree! https://www.fightforthefuture.org/actions/stop-the-ai-regulation-moratorium

This 10-year AI regulation moratorium that Republican Senators are pushing as part of their “One Big, Beautiful Bill” budget package would not only block new state + local rules protecting us from AI discrimination in housing, employment, and healthcare but this could also erase years of hard work passing bans on privacy-invading AI tech like facial recognition. The same tech being actively used by police, ICE + military to target vulnerable people, especially black and brown communities.

One Big, Beautiful Backdoor: AI Moratorium

CALL YOUR SENATORS TO OPPOSE: 813-213-3989

https://techcrunch.com/2025/06/22/moratorium-on-state-ai-regulation-clears-senate-hurdle/

#Klimaschutz @miriamvollmer.bsky.social