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wink posted Aug 30, 2023
As a software developer I find the actors' and writers' strike somewhat curious.
Imagine most important software was done in one region of one country and all developers were organized in one union and the machine could stand still, just like that. It's kinda bizarre.
Also of course I applaud them standing up to the hypercapitalism that is Hollywood and the big streaming services, but that doesn't make me better at not being able to imagine this, because you can substitute most professions for software developers, with some exceptions.
Seen in a code comment: "Thankfully, we can do this with the power of C++ templates"
Well, author, you might be thankful but I can assure you I am not.
PLT enthusiasts, which was the first language with Maybe/Option?
if your networking docs focus on FTP active/passive as a prime example for firewall rules, it’s time to update them for this century.
"To be fair to C and C++, if you set yourself the goal of crossing an 8-lane freeway blindfolded, it does make sense to focus on doing it as fast as you possibly can." 😬
Daily reminder that Discord is not a wiki, guide site, or a forum. "Did you ask on the Discord?" is not a valid answer because someone will be looking for that info in a few years and either find invalid invites, or a dead Discord that they have to try to unearth their answer in previous discussion like they're trying to find obsidian arrowheads in Egypt. Assuming that Discord server even still exists at that point. And unlike when a site vanishes, there is no wayback machine for Discord servers
wink posted Aug 18, 2023
Now if people could please stop linking to Twitter because half the links don't work anymore if you're not logged in. Thanks.
And if you're still on that platform without a good reason ("but muh followers and reach" is not one), be ashamed.
The time traveler had started with something so small it couldn’t possibly hurt anything: the spelling of the name of some fictional bears. The timeline held. Next, they tampered with some movies. Still no butterfly effect, so far so good. Now it was time to alter something important, something worthwhile. Something that would improve the world.
The traveler nervously approaches someone in the present after emerging from the machine. “Tell me… does json support comments?”
wink posted Aug 14, 2023
People who develop and/or love to play around with different fediverse servers: Do you put up multiple different new ones and test with your different test accounts or do you end up with tons of ghost profiles following your main account because you deleted the test instance before unfollowing? Asking for a friend.