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smurthys

@smurthys@hachyderm.io

Teacher, researcher, technologist

https://hachyderm.io/@sigcpp

Tech, edu, society, humor, justice, health, finance, entertainment, languages, cultures,…

I strive to:

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  • Follow whole person
  • Be objective, respectful, social
  • Share and seek diverse, new topics

Engagement is not endorsement. searchable

Bio: https://smurthys.github.io
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Formerly: https://mastodon.social/@smurthys

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ianRobinson, to cricket
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Just seen 12 runs scored of a single ball. Never seen that before.

Bowler messed up a delivery and the ball bounced twice. That’s a no ball: 2 runs and a free hit.

The batter is still allowed to hit the no ball. He hit it for 4. Total of 6.

A no ball must be bowled again. And it’s a free hit which means the batter can’t be out directly from that ball (they can be run out). Anyway, the batter hit the free hit for 6.

So a total of 12 runs from one ball!

https://mastodon.social/@ianRobinson/112489656831112436

smurthys,
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@ianRobinson cool.

Above-waist no ball can get hit for a 6 and the ensuing free hit also hit for a 6. 13 runs in all.

I bet that has happened. Probably even in some serious T20 league.

smurthys,
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@ianRobinson @jtwcornell91 Isn't the penalty for no ball and wide ball generally 1 run, and 2 runs are an exception?

Ian would know better than me, but I believe it is 1 run for international white ball Cricket, and also in top-tier leagues like IPL.

smurthys, to cpp
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Y'all leave reminders like this too in your C++ code at end of day? 🤔

static_assert(false, "Complete this first. Don't get distracted");

smurthys, to microsoft
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"Copilot+ PC"

Yup, ride that mule till its death. 🤦🏽‍♂️

https://blogs.windows.com/devices/2024/05/20/introducing-the-ultimate-copilot-pcs-the-all-new-surface-pro-and-surface-laptop/

smurthys,
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Sure, Satya. Whatever you say. 🙄

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/20/technology/artificial-intelligence-pc-computers.html

smurthys, to llm
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I just finished a productive Copilot session on a complex programming task. I came up with much of the algorithms, and wrote a lot of the code, and had to guide it a lot throughout, but credit where due, Copilot did make small but meaningful contributions along the way.

Overall, not a pair programmer but someone useful to talk to when WFH alone on complex tasks.

Enough for Copilot to earn a ✋🏽. And I like how it responded to that. It has got that part down. 😉

Teri_Kanefield, to random
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Hi, Fediverse:

Whew. I finished this week's blog post. Do your thing, Mastodon.

https://terikanefield.com/beware-the-lawyers-follow-up/

It's a follow up from last week, answering some of the questions and comments I got.

In response to people telling me that I am overestimating the ability of people to decode legal news, I attempt to prove this hypothesis:

If people stop listening to legal pundits speculating, they wouldn’t feel confused and they wouldn’t think they need help from lawyers decoding the news.

1/

smurthys,
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@Teri_Kanefield In case you haven't seen this:

https://sauropods.win/@futurebird/112424845206897510

🤦🏽‍♂️

regehr, to random
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we’re having couscous aux sept legumes tonight and one of the legumes a kid picked out is a chayote. as my mom likes to say when serving dinner: I bet you’ve never had this combination before.

smurthys,
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@dev @fernomac @ricci @regehr Well since you mention (elsewhere in this convo) buying tubs of ice cream, you were better situated with a Costco warehouse not 3 miles from UC Santa Cruz (which is where I gather you spent some time).

jimfl, to random
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Hannibal Lector-al College

smurthys,
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@jimfl No thesis option in any degree program there, I suppose. 🤔

smurthys, to HashtagGames
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I kneed dough. 🥟💰

smurthys, to cpp
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I spent ~hour yesterday fighting an issue with my C++ code, only to later figure out it's a possible GCC bug, because Clang accepts the same code.

The issue is that GCC does not permit a constrained type parameter in a template template parameter of an aliased template. See the simplified code with the issue.

A cursory search of GCC Bugzilla does not readily show any related bug. I'll look carefully but lemme know if this is a known bug (probably is). 🙏🏽

https://sigcpp.godbolt.org/z/bGTnM3v1q

ayo, to random
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Has someone explored fully replacing the Mastodon frontend with another web app? I am going to try it soon but maybe someone did already.

smurthys,
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@ayo I'm confused. Aren't elk and phanpy the kind of clients you're looking for?

smurthys,
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@ayo The web front end is evidently replaceable as you point out with things like Elk and Phanpy.

I haven't looked but I imagine the Mastodon backend does not at all assume a particular front end, and the Mastodon web app is written as if it is a 3rd party app.

Same is true for the mobile apps as well.

Teri_Kanefield, to random
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I am going to answer this question for everyone:

https://mastodon.social/@timothyjohnson@mastodon.sdf.org/112349635246409685

My answer is here:

https://mastodon.social/

Remember:

There were possible crimes, but tax and reporting crimes are not election interference.

There is also a circular thing with Cohen and Pecker telling the court that they expected Trump to pay back the hush money payments.

If they expected to get paid back, it was a loan to Trump and not a contribution. Right?

smurthys,
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@Teri_Kanefield I'd think the loan would need to be on the campaign's books. A loan "agreement" would also need to be in place in some form (even if unwritten), but I'm sure the defense will establish that, but there has got to be some issue with an unpaid loan and avoided interest payments/accurual.

smurthys, to Camping
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Moved the weekend to Tuesday-Wednesday to camp at a state park. No computer/Internet, but do I have the right book to relax or what? 😀

Lots of wildlife of course, especially cardinals one of which visited our campsite.

(posting this at a break in civilization)

EDIT: added a picture of our camping stove, because pleased with how well it works for it cost us ($40 at Costco, $4.50/cylinder at Walmart).

Cover of a book held up by someone (not visible) inside a blue hammock. The book cover is red with a portrait of three people dressed like US revolutionaries from late 18th century (think Washington crossing Delaware). Book title is DAVE BARRY SLEPT HERE A SORT OF HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES
A male cardinal perched on a tree branch in a forest.
A black camping stove on a silver picnic table in a forest (trees in the background). A steel pot with blue handles and lid on, is on the stove. Two coffee mugs with no lids, a small steel thermos with lid closed, and a glass bottle of "SPROUTS Organic Instant Decaf" on the table to the left of the stove.

smurthys,
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Back in the comfort of home after a rejuvenating 2-day trip.

Sadly, the main trails at the state park were closed due to recent rains, but a nearby town forest made up with its well designed and marked multi-use trails.

We hiked the entire trails, which was just 7kms but offered great nature. Also, you can see from the map why we were so turned around in the forest that we'd no clue where we were after just minutes inside.

A caterpillar with green, black, and brown strips on its back sitting on the back of a red flower. Blurry green vegetation in the background.
A flower bud with brown and yellow filaments still forming. Blurry green vegetation in the background.
An unlabeled map with a green trace of a hike. White text on black follow the map showing some stats of the hike.

smurthys,
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Some more pictures from the 2-day trip at a state park. 👆🏽

Not just wildflowers, lots of wild insects and animals too.

Picture 1: Shot from quite a distance.

3: See video 👇🏽 to truly appreciate the beauty of this caterpillar.

4: I don't know the kind of insect on the right, but it was stalking the caterpillar, which responded by just staying still. Somone, please help me make sense of the impasse these two creatures caused for themselves.

A brown lizard sitting on the ground with brown dirt and a small brown rock. Some twigs, dried leaves, and shoots of plants around.
A white hairy (but not furry) caterpillar on a tree trunk. Lots of brown dried leaves in the background.
A beige and white furry and thorny caterpillar on the ground with gold-brown colored sand. A bug with yellow and brown back, and brown legs, on the right facing the caterpillar.

smurthys,
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Video of the aforementioned furry white caterpillar. 👆🏽

Tell me if this is not the cutest caterpillar you have ever seen.

Video of a furry white caterpillar slowly moving on a tree trunk. Brown dried leaves in the background.

smurthys,
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Back at the state park, a 3km evening hike on a trail that was right behind our campsite. Brilliant lake views (hard to capture in pictures) and as always, excellent wildlife.

Picture 3: Erased something from the picture for privacy.

Picture 4: The picture doesn't capture it, but the vultures are huge IRL. And I bungled the chance to get a closeup of one of the vultures that was pretty close to me. 🥺

EDIT: Added alt-text to pics.

Front view of a deep pink (almost light purple) flower. Petals look like frazzled hair. Fuzzy green vegetation in the background.
A long steel fishing pier in a lake. Green forest on the far side of the lake.
Seven black vultures on a pavement with some water. Two vultures on the left, group of five more on the right.

smurthys,
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Two short hikes Thursday morning before leaving the state park. The second hike was on an ankle-bending rocky trail with steep gradients, not surprising because parts of it are popular for rock climbing and rappelling.

Incredible views of the forest, lake, and rocks. Decent cardio workout as well. 😉

View from the bottom of a rocky trail in a forest. Two brown trail markers with red trail indicators are visible on the right side of the trail.
A view from the top of a crude windy stone steps along a trail in a forest. Crude wooden rails on the right.
View from the bottom of a rocky trail in a forest.

smurthys, to photography
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Spotted a yellow-crowned night heron and a black rat snake on yesterday's neighborhood walk. (I think that's what they are, but open to being corrected.)

Saw them both within 100-150 ft of each other, on the 6th km of an otherwise uneventful 7.5km walk. 😀

Snake video 👇🏽 (none of my clients were able to attach both videos to this post).

Video of a grey heron sitting on a tree branch and then flying away towards a backyard, eventually settling down by a creek.

smurthys,
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Video of the black rat snake (I believe) I spotted on yesterday's neighborhood walk 👆🏽.

A black medium-sized snake slithering away in very shallow waters in a paved portion of a creek.

smurthys, to photography
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I focused more on experiencing the solar than taking pictures, but here are my pathetic-excuse-of-pictures at . It was partly cloudy but luckily enough breaks throughout at critical junctures. The clouds did add interesting dimension to the experience, like the accentuated blue.

1 Fully eclipsed sun through thin clouds
2 Same as 1 but no clouds
3 Ultrawide shot w a star usually visible only at night. Do you spot it?

(👇🏽 for pic 3 marked up)

A totally eclipsed sun through an opening in white clouds, in a blue sky
An ultrawide shot of a blue sky with fragmented thin white clouds and a totally eclipsed sun behind clouds.

smurthys,
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The ultrawide shot 👆🏽 marked up with a thin red circle around a star that is usually visible only at night. It got so dark at totality that we actually could see stars.

PS: I don't know how much of the original picture quality Mastodon/Fediverse preserves.

smurthys, to random
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A log of my significant walks and hikes in 2024. 📓 👇

My 2023 significant walks and hikes 👉 https://hachyderm.io/@smurthys/110147253810174154

smurthys,
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The 15.1km river walk yesterday 👆🏽 brought both excitement and anxiety when we ran into a bobcat on the trail. 🐆

We first saw it ~25ft (8m) ahead of us. It retreated into the forest and we decided to proceed. But we soon turned back because the trail was very overgrown, and encountered the bobcat again. This time closer and for a prolonged time. It walked ahead of us for ~200ft (60m) and fortunately went back into the forest. 😰

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