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penryu

@penryu@hachyderm.io

Rust aficionado. Functional programming advocate. Final Fantasy collector. Oxford comma proponent. Armchair etymologist and reluctant descriptivist. No shilling.

I will like your cat photos. My opinions are my own.

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penryu, to random
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Shit C++ developers say:

"We want to simplify C++ by adding new syntax."

From an interview with Herb Sutter on cppfront. But seriously... a typescript for C++ is probably the least bad idea I've heard in a while.

penryu,
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@Screwtapello It sounds like the idea is closer to a clearer syntax that makes the existing type system ... useful? Intelligible?

Honestly I can't get over the whole "simplify C++ by adding more to it" angle.

penryu, to random
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I don't know what they're asking... are they asking if I want to block them from following me?

Or has Mastodon prevented them from following me (a public account) and asking if I want to override the decision and allow the follow?

penryu, to random
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The nicest thing my autocorrect ever did for me was pretend not to know who Steph Curry is.

penryu,
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evan, (edited ) to random
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Your train is delayed at the station. Another train that takes a longer route to the same destination is about to leave. What do you do?

penryu,
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@evan Do I have first class cabin access on one but not the other?

penryu, to random
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I see the existence of a ubiquitous search platform is still a challenge to some, but I have faith the greater truth will prevail.

penryu, (edited ) to random
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Trying to decide if typing Bray as "McBray" was a simple mistake, or a Freudian tribute to Jack McBrayer.

I will abide by the results of this poll.

Check all that apply.

penryu,
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If Mastodon allowed more items, #5 would have been:

[ ] Who are you?

penryu,
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I'm confident this is the best outcome. Let it be so.

foo, to random
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Does Bluesky plan on making the site visible without an account once it actually "launches"? I'm guessing yes, but from what I've heard of the site, it already seems to have enough red flags that the cynic in me won't be surprised if it turns out to be yet another walled garden.

penryu, (edited )
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@foo All I've heard about Bloosky is from a single podcast. The gist I get from them is:

  • "It's fun" / "It's funny" ?
  • you own your content (but no one says how... presumably because they haven't actually decided HOW it will be open)
  • M6n is too heavy handed
  • M6n is too slow to adapt
  • People invested in Bloosky are optimistic
  • "Bloosky banned a Nazi" ... and kinda sorta banned the user what brung him too
  • after criticizing M6n's privacy model, Tim Bray is on board with Bloosky
penryu, to random
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Cosmo is a very good dog.

evan, (edited ) to random
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What's the best way to watch a television series?

penryu,
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@spacehobo @evan

To expand on this:

US: "series"
UK: "all the serieses"

eythian, to random

I've been rewatching Malcolm in the Middle recently. The biggest thing is taught me is that Americans can't pronounce the name "Craig" properly.

penryu,
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@eythian ... How do you pronounce Craig?

penryu,
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@Screwtapello The truth is it's regional. Some regions pronounce the "ai" in "Craig" to rhyme with "paid". Other's pronounce "bag" as "baig" (rhymes with your "Craig").

In all honesty, I say "Craig" somewhere BETWEEN "Cregg" and "Cray-G".

Let's talk about the surname "Davies" now...

penryu,
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@Screwtapello I'll go first:

I've always read "Davis" as "DAY-viss", and "Davies" as "DAY-veez".

Now I hear Welsh and possibly other Brits say BOTH as "DAY-viss".

penryu,
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@Screwtapello And don't even get me started on "clerk" and "derby."

penryu,
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@Screwtapello Fair.

I just wonder what people think when Americans start talking about the superhero Clerk Kent... like... what's so special about a clerk from Kent?

penryu, to random
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Lots of fun stuff going on at Lockheed today apparently

mattgodbolt, to random
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Things that happened to me today:

  • woke at 4:30am to watch a 1,000 year old ceremony back home
  • went to two flute lessons (kids')
  • drove downtown and got a flat
  • had flat tyre replaced and still made it to my destination...
  • destination was public talk by Michio Kaku. Caught last 10m but was pretty disappointed, as was my 15yo who came with
  • planning on walking my dog up the road at 8am (if still awake) to watch local student smelt iron

So pretty normal day...

penryu,
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@mattgodbolt How convenient to get a flat downtown! Normally I have to drive to the suburbs for those!

penryu, to random
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I once said in a blogpost that I get no kickback from product links, and readers were surprised.

So here it is: I am not here to shill.

My personal blog and personal social media accounts are personal and I operate them at my own personal cost... for fun.

Any links are direct to the product manufacturer's site wherever possible. I make no income from them. All links have had any unnecessary URL portions removed.

(That said, I also rarely link to commercial products.)

penryu, to random
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This reminds me of watching White House press conferences under the Trump administration.

I can't think why.

https://cppcast.com/safety-critical-cpp/

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I have two good options for next weeks quiz.

Neither one will make most folks happy.


penryu,
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@shafik unhappy is what makes them good options!

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    penryu,
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    @NanoRaptor How did you eliminate the moiré interference?!

    evan, (edited ) to random
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    Do you post here for work?

    penryu,
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    @evan I'm interested in how instances are categorized? What makes an instance "professionally-oriented" vs amateur or social?

    It's entirely possible this is documented somewhere and I just didn't realize.

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