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b4ux1t3

@b4ux1t3@hachyderm.io

Software Developer, dad, animal person. Maybe not in that order? #opensource

You'll mostly see me posting about #TTRPG, #GameDev, #Programming / #SoftwareDevelopment (primarily #DotNet, #FSharp, and #FunctionalProgramming, but also lots of others!), #parenting, and a little bit of #Woodworking.

I also post about #HamRadio over on https://mastodon.radio/@b4ux1t3!

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b0rk, (edited ) to random
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started asking people to leave reviews on the zines a couple of months ago and it's really fun to see them come in https://store.wizardzines.com/products/the-pocket-guide-to-debugging

especially liked this review which really captures how I write the zines to be used (they're not really for learning from scratch, they're for filling in knowledge gaps for something that you're already using)

b4ux1t3,
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@b0rk your zines fill common knowledge gaps, which is an invaluable resource to have.

There are a million and a half resources for beginners out there (and that is a good thing!), and "experts" generally know where in the docs to look.

Your zines fill the gaps between beginner and expert really, really well, and that's why I love them to bits.

b4ux1t3, to FunctionalProgramming
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In less than two hours (9PM Eastern) I'm going live to work on !

I'll be doing Days 5 and 6 in !

Come for the , stay for the festive, Yule-time vibes.

https://twitch.tv/b4ux1t3

b4ux1t3, to opensource
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In about an hour (9 PM Eastern), I'll be continuing my quest to build a character generator in !

We'll probably start out by wiring up the die rolls we modeled with the random table types we modeled.

Come join in on the fun at https://twitch.tv/b4ux1t3

khalidabuhakmeh, to dotnet
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This statistic is a bit scary. 56% of users are working with ASP.NET Core. That seems like it's down.

https://www.jetbrains.com/lp/devecosystem-2023/csharp/

b4ux1t3,
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@khalidabuhakmeh I would assume it just means that there are more people making applications in things like MAUI, Avalonia, or just for the console.

simonbs, to random
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snake_case > camelCase for unit tests. It's soooo much better for readability.

b4ux1t3,
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@chamook @simonbs has this, too! Between F# and Kotlin, I get sane test names across most of my side projects.

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    b4ux1t3,
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    @SJohnRoss I assume you're being a good Netizen and scanning all your physical copies, right?

    Because if you're not...Well, that's okay, it can be a lot of work and dangerous for the media if you don't have the right setup/aren't careful.

    b4ux1t3,
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    @SJohnRoss you're doing the good work, keep it up! Digital archival is something that needs more love, and is awesome because just about anyone can do it.

    b4ux1t3, to wordpress
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    I've never much cared for . I'll admit it's purely from early experiences with it, and a year of my life spent on a contract attempting to secure an instance (which was hampered more by ridiculous requirements than wp itself).

    That said, I'm seriously considering going from static generation to wordpress, purely for the implementation.

    Are there other good ActivityPub-aware platforms? Preferably with flavored editing.

    dangoodin, to random

    It should be clear now that it was and remains a catastrophic mistake for people to view privately owned social media platforms as any kind of public resource. People didn't know better a decade ago. They have no excuse now.

    b4ux1t3,
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    @JoBlakely @bjn @dangoodin it's a pretty well-documented bit of psychology that folks are more likely to engage with outrage/negativity than the alternatives.

    I'm not saying it's always true for everyone, but the sheer success of that kind of content speaks to the general truth of that psychology.

    Edit: and it could well be that the atmosphere of the fediverse is leading to a difference here. I, too, get a lot of engagement on positivity and beauty.

    khalidabuhakmeh, to dotnet
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    The bot needs to take a chill pill.

    b4ux1t3,
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    @khalidabuhakmeh :blobfoxcrylaugh: wat?

    Dotnet, though, is indeed stupid fast these days.

    dazfuller, to dotnet
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    Reading the thread on the SDK support for and honestly, the level of entitlement and hostility in there over 8 is making me sad.

    Quick note for everyone, if you ever feel like writing a post like some of the ones in there, then here's how to do it.

    Don't

    It's just that simple.

    If anyone from the Rider/Resharper team reads this, then remember you are awesome and Rider is brilliant product because of your efforts

    b4ux1t3,
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    @khalidabuhakmeh @dazfuller I mean, shoot, the program still works with Dotnet 8. Simply installing the new sdk isn't going to break existing code, and it's not going to break the Rider experience with existing code.

    Source: I spend about half the year on betas so I can test our app to make sure it doesn't break in glorious and unexpected ways. I use rider (full release rider) the whole time, because I'm not using new features.

    People need to chill.

    b4ux1t3, to godot
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    In about 10 hours (9PM Eastern), I'm gogin to be going live to start trying to marry and !

    I'll take an existing project, add a shim, and start controlling Godot through F#!

    We might even, ghasp, call into F# code from GDScript. Exciting!

    https://twitch.tv/b4ux1t3

    mcc, to random
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    The great paradox of laundry is that you put the clothes in the washer, but you have to wear pants to go to the laundromat. So what do you even do

    b4ux1t3,
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    @oblomov @mcc this isn't specific to Italy, most developed countries have a fairly high percentage of houses with their own clothes washer/dryer.

    I've never actually lived in an apartment or house that didn't have it's own (though the apartment was a communal washer/dryer), across three continents and six countries.

    That isn't to say it's a failing to not have them, mind you.

    b4ux1t3,
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    @oblomov @mcc bidets are pretty ubiquitous across the middle east too ;)

    Don't worry, though, you folks still have the best cafes on the planet. ❤️

    SwiftOnSecurity, (edited ) to random

    There’s something fishy about recent claims cars are spying on SMS messages on your phone. You can sue for anything and I’ve found no evidence this happens. Anyone have proof? Not just pages referencing others saying this happens.

    b4ux1t3,
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    @SwiftOnSecurity there's a few court cases going on over it, and a judge recently ruled that it's not illegal, so, even if it isn't happening, they're setting legal precedent to let it happen in the future.

    b4ux1t3,
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    @SwiftOnSecurity The case I linked to is specific about them copying SMS messages from infotainment devices and shipping those messages to a central system.

    That's not bad design or an incidental bug.

    b4ux1t3,
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    @SwiftOnSecurity Sorry, it's not in that doc, since that's the dismissal. https://cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/memoranda/2023/11/07/22-35451.pdf

    "a group of Washington residents allege that automobile manufacturers recorded and intercepted their private text messages and call logs from their cellphones when they connected the phones to their respective vehicle’s on-board infotainment system."

    No mention here of shipping off the data. I know that there is mention of it, but I don't have the cycles to track down the right doc.

    b4ux1t3,
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    @schizanon @SwiftOnSecurity This is my concern. Like, even if they don't ship the data off to a central system, it's a matter of time (which has already passed, by the way, people have been cracking cars for years now) until folks start cracking into cars directly (or, uh, remotely😱) and siphoning off messages. If I don't agree to have my messages synced to my car, don't sync messages to my car.

    FreakyFwoof, (edited ) to random

    Right. There's been a lot of talk about and it's place here on the fediverse of late.
    Whether you're blind, deaf or sighted, I'd be curious to not only have you fill out the relevant choice, but feel free to respond to this with more detail if you like.
    Do you make use of, benefit from or even find alt-text useful, whether for images or audio?

    b4ux1t3,
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    @FreakyFwoof I'm gonna be honest, I'm surprised and suspicious of the results.

    I'm sighted and do not get any tangible benefit from alt text, and I honestly can't believe that many sighted people do.

    It feels like sighted folks just saying they benefit to legitimize using alt text.

    The thing is, it's already legitimate. I always provide alt text, because I know it is useful to some people, specifically folks who can't see well. It's not useful to me, but I don't toot at me.

    b4ux1t3,
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    @FreakyFwoof Yeah, there are the (I think) obvious benefits of "Generally making more information more open", I just didn't take that as the intent of the poll.

    In that regard we all benefit from every bit of accessibility. But that makes the question kinda moot.

    Anyway, I hope I didn't come across as antagonistic here, I just found the results odd.

    b0rk, (edited ) to random
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    if you're an infrequent command line user -- what text editor do you use if you need to occasionally edit a file on the command line (other than vim/emacs)?

    curious about what people use to edit a git commit message etc

    if you picked 'other', I'd love to hear what you do in the replies!

    b4ux1t3,
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    @b0rk I asked my wife (a very infrequent command line user) and she came back with "nano if I have to, GUI if I can help it". I didn't put it in the poll, but I thought I'd share the datapoint just in case it's helpful!

    shanselman, to random
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    This Developer's Life. Season 5.

    https://thisdeveloperslife.com/

    b4ux1t3,
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    I've literally been waiting for this for eight years, FYI. Every few weeks for the first three I checked the site.

    b4ux1t3, to random
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    The only problem with following hashtags and having them piped directly to your feed. . .is that it makes your feed either a ghost town (if you follow some niche tags) or a firehose akin to the federated feed (if you follow something "generic").

    Some examples:

    I follow some ham radio tags, and I barely get enough content to justify opening the app on the john in the morning.

    Follow TTRPG?

    So. Much. Stuff.

    b4ux1t3,
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    @Tim_Eagon And I'm here for it. My feed has never been so alive.

    xgebi, to random
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    So I'm trying .

    The first post is a bit of rant that developer job descriptions and jobs often don't have talking to the users as a requirement.

    Now I'm off to writing some Rust code.

    https://www.sarahgebauer.com/post/day-1-trying-nablopomo-in-2023/

    b4ux1t3,
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    @xgebi you said the thing!

    I feel like far too many people are focused on "learning a language" or "learning a stack" instead of "learning how to develop software".

    I'm not a developer. I'm not a . I'm not a developer. Not a developer.

    I'm just a developer. Tell me what you want built, what you want fixed, and I will do it. You're using laravel? CGI? Assembly?

    Stack doesn't matter. It's electrons flowing through silicon, all the same to me.

    I'm not special here

    shanselman, to random
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    I’m using this Anker Charger now for everything, full time. Charges my Surface Laptop Studio 2 at 100W, my iPhone, my Switch, my Steamdeck, and more. One charger for my whole bag. (Use good cables) https://amzn.to/3scYDVN USB-C for the win

    b4ux1t3,
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    @malwareminigun @shanselman I just want to appreciate, for a moment, how great you two human beings are.

    "I don't understand" (edit: brave words to just say on the internet of yesterday, good on you, Scott. 💕)

    "Here's a no-nonsense explanation, with zero condemnation for not already knowing this."

    I love the fediverse.

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