André Polykanine

@menelion@dragonscave.space · Joined ⁨Dec⁩ ⁨2021⁩

A married and happy geek living in Strasbourg, France. #Backend software engineer, #accessibility specialist.
My main programming languages are #PHP and #CSharp.
Pro-European right-centrist. Technical progress must not be stoppable.
#AI is our assistant, not our replacement nor our enemy.
Pagan, worshipper of Scandinavian gods.
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Working in large codebases such as Paperback or my company's web backends has really shown me the value of writing tests. In just a couple thousand lines of code, you can figure out what broke and why. But when you get into the tens of thousands of lines across multiple programming languages, having a command you can run to confirm at least parts of your code are still working feels very very nice. I'm still not a test-driven-development person and I honestly don't know if I ever will be, but I like unit tests. We're friends.

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A local business was looking for office help. They put a sign in the window, that read:

"HELP WANTED. Must be able to type, must be good with a computer and must be bilingual. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer."

A short time afterwards, a dog trotted up to the window, saw the sign and went inside. He looked at the receptionist and wagged his tail, then walked over to the sign, looked at it and whined.

Getting the idea, the receptionist got the office manager. The office manager looked at the dog and was surprised, to say the least. However, the dog looked determined, so he lead him into the office. Inside, the dog jumped up on the chair and stared at the manager.

The manager said, "I can’t hire you. The sign says you have to be able to type." The dog jumped down, went to the typewriter and proceeded to type out a perfect letter. He took out the page and trotted over to the manager and gave it to him, then jumped back on the chair. The manager was stunned, but then told the dog, "The sign says you have to be good with a computer."

The dog jumped down again and went to the computer. The dog proceeded to demonstrate his expertise with various programs and produced a sample spreadsheet and database and presented them to the manager. By this time the manager was totally dumb-founded! He looked at the dog and said, "I realize that you are a very intelligent dog and have some interesting abilities. However, I *still* can’t give you the job."

The dog jumped down and went to a copy of the sign and put his paw on the sentences that told about being an Equal Opportunity Employer. The manager said, "Yes, but the sign *also* says that you have to be bilingual."

The dog looked at him straight in the face and said, "Meow"

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#Politique

#EELV en 2026 : Fermer, Interdire, censurer.

#Fascisme 2.0

Le réel :

L’algorithme de recommandation « For You » de #X est #OpenSource et public sur #Github.

Tout utilisateur peut le désactiver en un clic.

La #CommissionEuropéenne a accepté le plan de conformité DSA de X le 15-16 juillet 2026.

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piaille.fr/@marinetondelier/11

piaille.fr/@marinetondelier/117066196425024375
« Menacer X
d’une interdiction
est nécessaire »PiailleMarine Tondelier (@marinetondelier@piaille.fr)Attached: 1 image En matière d’ingérences étrangères, l’algorithme de X est un danger sous-estimé. Cette plateforme est au service d’Elon Musk, qui clame son souhait de voir gagner le RN. Si elle ne se plie pas au droit européen, il faudra la fermer pendant les élections. Interview dans @libe@amicale.net : https://lc.cx/banx

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Replying to @⁨DJDarren@mendeddrum.org⁩

Forgot to say: Yesterday I walked into the hotel reception past a bunch of seating, asked the receptionist about something, then walked back out.

Past a six foot tall orangutan sitting on one of the chairs, not moving.

I did a genuine double take, and couldn't work out if it was someone in costume, or a figure that had been placed there.

Turns out it's a guy who's cutting about the con dressed as the Librarian in an outfit that I can only describe as "expensive" and "probably hotter than hades inside".

Ook!

#DWCon26

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Гудбай, elevanlabs. Как то так должно звучать... Теперь локально можно генерировать голоса ничуть не уступающие фронтир моделям по подписке. Мелкомягкие запилили отличное решение "VibeVoice" выложили его на гитхаб, потом убрали из-за опасения дипфейков (ибо голоса качественные и фиг отличишь), но сообщество уже все склонировало поэтому единственным правильным решением было открыть репо. К тому же появился и community репозиторий. Я буду пробовать поработать с оф.репозиторием от ms:
github.com/microsoft/VibeVoice
Реалтайм голосов для ru пока нет, возможно появятся позже.

Open-Source Frontier Voice AI. Contribute to microsoft/VibeVoice development by creating an account on GitHub.GitHubGitHub - microsoft/VibeVoice: Open-Source Frontier Voice AIOpen-Source Frontier Voice AI. Contribute to microsoft/VibeVoice development by creating an account on GitHub.

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Replying to @⁨FreakyFwoof@universeodon.com⁩

@FreakyFwoof Mentioning or sending me DMs about money is the absolute fastest way to get yourself a one way trip to the forgotten depths of my blocked list. I'm sorry but no. If you're bothering me for the singular purpose of getting money, I will block you, then promptly forget about you in a couple hours and likely never unblock you again. I have no tolerance for people doing this.

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OpenAI is working hard to empower everyone with intelligence that works for them, in the form of great products which get simpler to use over time.

We're bringing unlimited text chats with Luna, a quite capable model, to free users.

We've also released an updated version of Sol which works for both quick chats and for deep reasoning — historically these have been different models. This unification is a very significant step towards making ChatGPT simpler and more intuitive.
https://bird.makeup/users/openai/statuses/2085434712429052386

OpenAI@openai@bird.makeup

We’re making better intelligence easier to access in ChatGPT for everyone:

- GPT-5.6 Sol now powers both Instant and deep reasoning for Plus & Pro users, delivering more factual, focused responses.

- Free & Go users get unlimited text chats with GPT-5.6 Luna starting tomorrow.

Desiree Renae@DesireeRenae@caneandable.social

I got my CPACC 5 years ago. At the time the test was through survey monkey and I did not have the same opportunities as everyone else to flag and review questions. The training course from IAAP had all kinds of issues, I had to use the Deque training materials. Once I got my certification, I found the process of putting info in to renew it each year confusing, overwhelming and inaccessible. I finally let it run out. I feel like an accessibility certification, obtaining it and keeping it should be accessible. My employer also wanted me to take the trusted tester certification, which cannot be done without sighted assistance. Overall, my feeling is that most anyone can get the paper, but when the process is not accessible, those of us who face access barriers are pushed out of holding certifications that really don’t matter since we have lived experience.