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Korny

@Korny@hachyderm.io

Tech geek, polyglot coder, old-school agilista ex #ThoughtWorks, interested in tackling the climate crisis, being a good intersectional ally, and coping as a parent.
Like to tinker in #rust #rustlang #clojure #typescript #dataviz and others.
Pronouns he/him
Aussie living in #LeightonBuzzard UK
All opinions and comments are my own.

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Korny, to random
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Annoying to get blatant lies in our letterbox from the local claiming they are the tactical vote! I definitely plan to vote tactically, but that means holding my nose and voting

Tactical.vote chart for Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard showing that in the 2019 election, Labour had 25.6% and the Lib Dems had 10.2%

Korny, to random
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Sad to see that after 60 years, the #Towersey festival is ending this year!
Highly recommended festival in #Buckinghamshire with a great lineup this year - grab tickets while you can ! https://www.towerseyfestival.com/tickets

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You’d think I’d know how to spell it

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Korny,
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@drjharrison
I got lucky

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    Korny,
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    @wxcafe
    Just to note a recruiter friend of mine says this is utter bs - you are more likely to be rejected by a recruiter who spots it.

    Korny, to random
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    There's been some drama around the Mac Iterm2 terminal app. The author released a "major release" with AI features - and strangely got a pile of negativity. Now he's making it a plugin but I don't think he's happy:

    https://gitlab.com/gnachman/iterm2/-/issues/11470#note_1917647951

    Anyone got suggestions of good alternative mac terminal apps? For folks in "technically incompetent" organisations or who "hate AI"?

    Korny,
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    I should note that normally I have a lot of sympathy for open source maintainers dealing with grumpy users.
    If it has been "I've listened to feedback, I don't agree that this is a huge thing but I can see how opinions differ" that'd be fine.
    But insulting users with legitimate concerns? That's a huge nope for me

    Korny, to random
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    You couldn't make this up: guess what day is Rwanda Liberation day?
    #ukpol

    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberation_Day_(Rwanda)

    thorne, to random
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    Since it’s a thing right now:
    I am a senior career Linux sysadmin. I’ve been immersed in Linux since 1994, and a nerdy IT nerd longer than that.
    I currently run Windows on both my personal and work PCs, by choice.
    It’s not a simple choice and it’s definitely not a political choice. I could afford Mac hardware if I chose, and I have been All The Way down the Linux Desktop wormhole on multiple occasions.
    1/2

    Korny,
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    @thorne
    It's funny, on joining my new job I chose a Mac over Windows for precisely the same reasons.

    Not because either is "better" but because for me, OSX involves less tinkering than Windows; almost all the things I want just work.

    Which I suspect is a mostly familiarity - all my windows knowledge is now so dated I have no idea how to do basic things the "right" way any more.

    Korny, to random
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    A few weeks ago I installed the Glendale aurora alerts app, and naturally it's now going a bit berserk.

    Trouble is, I have no idea of any of the scales so it's hard to tell if these alerts are "pretty lights in the sky" or "day of the Triffids prelude" or "imminent apocalypse"...

    Korny,
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    @DavidPenington
    Sadly too much light pollution here, and couldn't get out into the real countryside.
    Thankfully also no signs of Triffids this morning.

    Korny, to random
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    Overall a good day at the #juxt #xt24 conference, but:

    • some fintechs seem to define "autonomous teams" as "only within extremely tight technical constraints"

    • diversity was extremely low (apart from the welcome presence of Fran Bennett as a speaker)

    • when asked what we'll be talking about in 2030, not one panellist mentioned the climate crisis

    (Not blaming the organisers for the lack of diversity - it's a problem across fintech especially)

    Korny, to random
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    Train announcement: "we apologise as some carriages are struggling with the heat"
    <Laughs in Australian>
    (It's 21 degrees outside. Intolerable)

    Korny, to random
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    I'm always a bit amused by registration pages for free wifi portals. Nobody is ever going to make every person go through a validation workflow to connect (how would they?) so fake email addresses will always work.

    Korny, to Horizon
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    Francine Bennett from @AdaLovelaceInst is talking a lot of sense about AI in fintech at #xt24

    • it's the duty of IT folks is to point out the fallibility of complex systems, not just in AI - #horizon scandal is a good example.
    Korny, to random
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    I wonder when (if?) people will stop talking about "live tweeting" a conference?

    Looking forward to a day at the #juxt #xt24 conference! But not on Xitter.

    joelanman, to random
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    is a .env.template the normal way to document what's needed in a .env file in a project? Or do you do that in the readme/dev docs, or both?

    Korny,
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    @joelanman
    We have an env.example, a bit in the README - but also we parse the environment with Zod so you get error messages if something doesn't fit the schema.

    Korny, to random
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    Seems Khan has #LondonMayor in the bag, despite lots of rumours of it being at risk.
    This seems to be such a common social media thing - lots of people saying he's probably safe, but the handful of people saying he's in danger get a lot more airtime as it's just more interesting.

    I'm not sure if it's doomsayers, or misguided hope from people desperate trying to boost #ulez hatred.
    #ukpol

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    So the Tory candidate for Mayor of London (a lacklustre Poundshop Theresa May knockoff, the latest in a line of bellowing ignorami CCHQ had sent for the role) may have won, not on any merit of her own, but because the progressive voters who made up Khan’s 20% margin stayed home due to Gaza/TERFism/Starmer’s rightward tilt? If this turns out to have been the case, one could call this the Loneliness Of The Long Distance Runner Election.
    #ukpol

    Korny,
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    @acb
    I've seen zero actual evidence of a risk to Khan - there are rumours but they seem to be based on the flimsiest of data.

    I guess we'll know in the next few hours, but it seems to me his majority might shrink but actually losing is pretty unlikely.

    Edent, (edited ) to random
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    You receive a call on your phone.
    The caller says they're from your bank and they're calling about a suspected fraud.

    "Oh yeah," you think. Obvious scam, right?

    The caller says "I'll send you an in-app notification to prove I'm calling from your bank."

    Your phone buzzes. You tap the notification This is what you see.

    Still think it is a scam?
    1/3

    Korny,
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    @Edent
    Theres also the problem that, even if I suspected it was a scam, I really struggle to do the sensible thing and call my bank - because all my experience with calling large institutions on the phone is long annoying call queues and difficulty getting any help.
    My bank is probably better, but I've just been trained to avoid calling any businesses because so many are so bad.

    geekweevil, to random

    That thing where both of you have read the same book/s with made up names in it, and have a discussion about it and you discover that you have both spent your lives pronouncing the names completely differently in your minds, and you know it doesn't matter in the slightest but you also know you're right and they are wrong.

    Korny,
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    @geekweevil
    I spent my teenage years mispronouncing Tolkien names, then I heard Christopher Tolkien reading one of his dad's tales and I was all "doesn't he know how they should sound?"

    thorne, to random
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    Not entirely sure why I’m doing this, but here goes-
    I need song suggestions. The general theme is:
    “Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow,
    Creeps in this petty pace from day to day,
    To the last syllable of recorded time”
    First track is Nine Inch Nails /Every Day Is Exactly The Same/
    Go. Or don’t. Your call.

    Korny,
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    @thorne
    They Might Be Giants - Older?

    Korny,
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    @thorne
    If you just want depression music, how about "nothing worth living for" by the Violent Femmes? :⁠-⁠)

    Korny,
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    @thorne
    My trouble is, even when I listen to ostensibly bleak music these days I like it to be upbeat.

    Like, check out the Decemberists - Everything is Awful: https://youtu.be/JitE79SFmqA?si=KmJyKwoBcB9lAemf

    Or "Once in my Life": https://youtu.be/bHFbaF9_kpI?si=n9a-8hfHQ1IrlbK6

    Korny, (edited ) to random
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    Best Voice?

    Korny,
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    Does this post need explanation for folks who haven't been exposed to UK TV and classic Aussie music?

    Korny, to random
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    I've wondered for a while now - is there any research on map routing algorithms that allow for significantly longer routes, which meet other criteria like "more peaceful" or "simpler" or "less pollution"?

    The excellent #CycleStreets app (based on #OpenStreetMap data) allows for quiet/balanced/fast routes, but "quiet" isn't quite what I want.

    For example part of my route from work to Euston could go via the canal around Regent's Park, but that option is never suggested as it is 10min longer:

    Suggested 21 minute cycle route from near Paddington to Euston Station mostly along busy roads

    Korny,
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    @okwithmydecay
    Also I realise it depends on time of day and cycling speed - due to the number of pedestrians on a sunny afternoon.

    I ride at a leisurely pace so I'm not much slowed by foot traffic. But for speedy cyclists the canal might be a much poorer option.

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