Mark Kristensson
mkristensson@thepit.social
<p>Husband, Father, Family Quartermaster and IT Guy</p><p>Semi-retired software engineer who has worked on enterprise, SaaS and mobile software for 25 years.</p><p>Interested in projects that house and move move people because cars ruin cities.</p><p>Skier (nordic, AT, downhill), Biker, Runner, Triathlete</p>
Posts
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Post #3348695
RE: https://mastodon.social/@craignewmark/116770722780594757 From a strict security perspective this is true. But as my family's IT manager, both passcodes and single sign on are nightmares that I now actively avoid. They perpetuate lock in by large companies, removing any flexibility in who/when/how you can log in. Need to share a log in with your spouse? Impossible. Teenage kid traveling without the family and wants to watch a show? Impossible. Mom in the hospital and you need to pay h...
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Post #3172911
RE: https://universeodon.com/@jaykuo/116704582701637613 Here&#39;s my cancellable opinion: all ballots should be returned by ~7pm on election day and the results announced that night (w/ rare exceptions) because timeliness does affect people&#39;s trust in the system. 1/n
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Post #3133614
RE: https://mastodon.social/@arstechnica/116681064718015259 Slate is going to sell a fuckton of these primarily because they are a lot cheaper than other electric vehicles and have lots of buttons and knobs. But, the anti-surveillance backlash that is building is going to contribute too
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Post #3133613
RE: https://flipboard.social/@newsguyusa/116681164379304964 We&#39;re squarely in Howard Hughes territory with Trump. It&#39;s clear he is dying, he knows it, he&#39;s trying to put his clown face on everything and he trusts no one who hasn&#39;t already proved to be loyal bootlicker.
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Post #3133612
RE: https://aus.social/@spacelizard/116689907306589487 Serious questions, as I do not recompile the updates to my linux computers (debian, raspberry pi) from source. Do I need to start avoiding updates? Is there a way to delay updates, like only take those that were published more than 3 months ago (for example)? #linux
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Post #3133611
RE: https://sfba.social/@drahardja/116690861206039933 I don&#39;t think the AI bubble will burst quickly enough to sink SpaceX&#39;s IPO, but it really is a race and at least one of SpaceX, OpenAI or Anthropic is going to lose and their IPO is going to be a huge disaster.
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Post #3133610
RE: https://mastodon.social/@asymco/116691635813603603 &quot;bro math&quot;
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Post #2244180
Just got home from Spanish class and all 7 people in the class had a story about an older relative (mom, dad, grandad, uncle, aunt) who spends hours a day mindlessly scrolling social media and is completely unable to engage with the rest of the family during meals. Tell me again why we&#39;re trying to ban kids/teens from social media and not just ban algorithmic social media entirely?