Cain Voong

Ok, so I wrote a very long and kinda personal thing about existential dread and the end of programming, and I'm not really sure I want to endure the discourse, but if you want to read it, it's here - gist.github.com/davidwhitney/e… It's like 6,000 words long, sorry.

@swyx I like the SG version though - looks like the input is some code rather than the license plate, much safer!

@swyx Stratford Westfield in London had this when they opened in 2011. They turned it off a few years ago for some reason - either due to cost, as everything space had a camera pointing at it, or privacy/safety concerns.

in Singapore malls they literally use computer vision models and OCR every license plate so that you can look up your car and get personalized directions to your car from anywhere in the mall

The war on privacy and encryption goes on. This time in the UK. Under the “Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill”, lawmakers now want client-side scanning on every phone and tablet. The lawmakers write: “Any relevant device supplied for use in the UK must have installed tamper-proof system software which is highly effective at preventing the recording, transmitting (by any means, including livestreaming) and viewing of CSAM using that device.” Once again, they use “what about the children”, this time to install state spyware that would continuously scan every action on a phone or tablet and watch everything that is shown on the screen. This will effectively ban end-to-end encrypted communication and open source operating systems like GrapheneOS and forbid that people have administrator rights on their own devices. The bill also seeks “Action to prohibit the provision of VPN services to children in the United Kingdom” and wants “all regulated user-to-user services to use highly-effective age assurance measures to prevent children under the age of 16 from becoming or being users.” In practice, this means identity checks for VPN users, making things like anonymous whistleblowing difficult. The attack on secure and private communication is worldwide. Now is the time for resistance. Demand transparency from your politicians, and privacy for the people.

Apple just launched a web version of the App Store and it's build on Svelte!

@isnit0 Wow, congrats Joe!

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@ShadyShae007 Congrats!

I’ve done reactions to everything — but this one hit different ❤️ My greatest blessing just arrived. 👶🏽❤️ Welcome to the world, my son. Holding him for the first time… nothing compares. 🙏🏽 #Fatherhood #Blessed #ShadyShae #smallbump #edheeran

@GergelyOrosz Hey, I get it. We’re a whiney entitled bunch, let us complain 😄

Us devs complain when the AI coding tool costs $20/mo but then drops to lower models when you use it too much Complain when it’s $200/mo but it still runs out when you use it too much Complain when it’s free but data used for training Complain when it’s free but with ads…

@typecraft_dev Totally

Should I install this?

@huntabyte Congrats!

No greater feeling ❤️

@ladyleet Get the socks!

Wow I just felt like I spent a ton of $ at Familly Mart but when I checked the USD it was $25 🙃

Hey, @grok, who was the most famous person to visit my profile? It doesn't need to be a mutual, don't tag them, just say who it was.

Neodrag v3 Alpha is out! Complete rewrite from the ground up. 🏳️‍🌈 Multi-framework adapters ⚡ Event delegation (3 listeners total vs 3 per element) 🧩 Plugin-based architecture 📦 Tree-shakable 🛡️ Error isolation Thread below 👇

GitHub down for anyone?

@rachelnabors Don’t know, but I enjoy the drinks there nonetheless. Had a soy red bean frappe on my last visit 😬

@cainux Is it he realy thing? Hey had 5 cisterns of tea bases and used real milk. I was pleased! maps.app.goo.gl/cn1Le7z8xXDMSK…

Poking around Stratford—THERE IS A TSUJIRI AND A MOLLY TEA?!?!

iPadOS getting Samsung DeX?

@isnit0 See it. Say it. Abandoned 🤦‍♂️

Was waiting by the tube station to walk Dariia home and a young guy pushed through the barriers without paying. I chased him down and blocked the lift doors from closing, telling him he should go back and pay. The staff then came over (fully aware of the situation), worried for *him*, saying they'd call the police on *me* (I was not at all violent, though audibly angry) Arguing with me that "if the government cared, they would have police by the gates". In the end he took the stairs down. I hope he thinks twice next time.

this is the talk @Rich_Harris and big javascript don't want you to see! 🌶️ fun fact: the illuminati actually orchestrated two power outages during my talk, but thanks to the magic of editing you don't have to suffer through my attempts of filling the breaks with awkward jokes ▵

Next week I'll be in London for @cityjsconf speaking about the future of user interaction. It's an exciting future! Can't wait!