off-topic 2026-03-31

https://x.com/feross/status/2038807290422370479?s=20 axios exploit. npm package has since been pulled. but > The latest axios@1.14.1 now pulls in plain-crypto-js@4.2.1, a package that did not exist before today. This is a live compromise.

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For once I'm glad that our JS codebase has a lot of outdated dependencies (unlike our Clojure codebase)!

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Yeah that makes me want to throw up a little

The backlash has been loud and swift: GitHub has since removed "tips" (as they called ads) from AI PRs.

I imagine that "feature" will be on the back burner until our collective standards have been sufficiently lowered in ~18 months time

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wonders if Kalshi or Polymarket have open bets on that? 🤔

(that's a joke BTW)

Turboquant is supposed to reduce model sizes 6X in memory. I don't see openAI surviving when things start shifting local.

Standard Microsoft, nothing new. My gaming PC is pleading with me to switch to SteamOS