almad

@almad@fosstodon.org

Still learning, still trying.

¯_(ツ)_/¯ is my signature.

Longer searchable thoughts at http://almad.blog/essays/

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mattblaze, to random
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Reminder about Mastodon "private" messages. Aside from not being end-end-encrypted (and so visible to instance administrators), they CC anyone @-mentioned ANYWHERE in the body of the message (not just those listed at the start).

They are now called "private mentions" rather than "private messages", but if you don't fully understand the semantics, this behavior may be unexpected and/or cause unpleasant side effects.

almad,

@mattblaze Can I be both?

Techie part of my brain says “ok I see why it makes sense”, the human and UXD part just screams in horror

jerry, to random

Happy Friday! Don’t forget to git push to prod on your way out this afternoon

almad,

@jerry git push —force

Migueldeicaza, to random
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Unity is a dead man walking.

Will take a couple of years, but their leadership killed the product.

Never seen any business decision this epically stupid.

almad,

@Migueldeicaza I don’t know, to me the whole move to Windows ecosystem fet like an ex-MS exec malevolence. I don’t think the Nokia downfall was inevitable.

almad,

@Migueldeicaza Nokia and Windows?

danluu, to random
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I wonder why programming culture is (on average) so enamoured with smartness over reasonableness.

It's particularly striking if you hang out with people who have the opposite values (e.g., trades, which, on average, strongly value reasonableness over smartness). By contrast, programming culture seems quite ridiculous?

For example, valuing "very smart" complex stuff that add little value (often negative value) over simple solutions that add a lot of value, e.g., https://twitter.com/danluu/status/1129519032783200256.

almad,

@danluu @heathborders My working theory is that when you are in a group that tells you that you’re best at X, it’s extremely hard for a human brain to resist the Halo effect to not to think that you’re also best at Y and Z, and not to start detaching from reality. See points at almost any leader in position of power for >10y

AdaraAstin, to random
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Today is and this year's theme is Zero Male Suicide.

Men, I would love to know: what are the life skills you wish you had learned when you were younger that have had a positive impact on your mental health and resilience, and how did you come to learn them?

almad,

@AdaraAstin Having feelings is fine. Talking about feelings is OK.

aral, to tesla
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“‘Tesla years ago began exaggerating its vehicles' potential driving distance—by rigging their range-estimating software,’ the article published today said. ‘The company decided about a decade ago, for marketing purposes, to write algorithms for its range meter that would show drivers “rosy” projections for the distance it could travel on a full battery, according to a person familiar with an early design of the software for its in-dash readouts.’”

1/N

almad,

@aral It’s just according to the docs from The Don. Just read From Zero To One.

evacide, to random
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This feature is a personal attack on all Eastern Europeans.

https://news.yahoo.com/googles-phone-adds-smiles-photos-090006417.html

almad,

@evacide I can confirm, I feel culturally appropriated.

b0rk, to random
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new talk: making hard things easy https://jvns.ca/blog/2023/10/06/new-talk--making-hard-things-easy/

almad,

@b0rk …in which, after 20-or-so years in the industry, I’ve learned about shellcheck.

Now I am also ma…I mean grateful, and thanks for the talk!

And particularly thank you for the transcript for people like me.

evan, (edited ) to random
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One big difference between the world today and the world of tomorrow will be trees.

We will have a lot more trees in cities.

We will have trees in fields where crops grow.

We will have trees in pasture where animals graze.

Trees protect us from the hot sun and trap moisture for other growing things. And they sequester carbon.

Sun blazing down on asphalt won't seem acceptable as temperature goes up. We'll need trees to provide shade and keep cities liveable.

almad,

@evan …if they survive

MissingThePt, to random
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If Americans had played their cards right January 6 could have become a fun holiday like Guy Fawkes Day in Britain.

almad,

@MissingThePt Dress like a Viking day!

GossiTheDog, to random
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    almad,

    @GossiTheDog American is assumed, that’s why it’s so shocking!

    timbray, to random
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    Two biggest stories in the world - Israel vs Hamas (& maybe Hezbollah) - US GOP paralysis. I ignored news for a couple days and thought I’d check in, see what’s happening…

    Nobody knows anything. Speculative arm-waving. Fact-free prognostication.

    What a shitty time we live in.

    almad,

    @timbray I’ve found Stratfor’s reporting useful on Gaza, not sure about GOP as I am not on your continent. Not free though.

    Example:

    https://worldview.stratfor.com/article/iran-threatens-join-gaza-war-fueling-fears-expanded-conflict

    timbray, to random
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    In which I compare the search features of Bluesky, Threads, and Mastodon: https://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/202x/2023/10/02/Social-Search

    Threads search for "dark matter"
    Mastodon search for "dark matter"

    almad,

    @timbray On the opt-in, it feels like people are happy to exchange privacy and ethics of others for their own convenience when onboarding, and then they realize it’s them as well too late

    hesgen, to tea

    “Perfect cup of tea needs a pinch of salt and squeeze of lemon, says US chemist”

    Salt?

    What fresh hell is this?

    https://www.theguardian.com/food/2024/jan/24/perfect-cup-of-tea-needs-a-pinch-of-salt-and-squeeze-of-lemon-says-us-chemist

    almad,

    @babelcarp @tfb @tea (What culture? /s)

    I agree!

    jacob, to random
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    It’s interesting how the debate around AI ethics has reconfigured the moral landscape around piracy. People who proudly supported The Pirate Bay a decade ago suddenly are very concerned about the rights of IP holders.

    almad,

    @jacob I also find it very intriguing. I agree it’s different, but I often hear people using the same arguments as two decades ago, just in the opposite direction, which…🤨

    ellestad, to tea
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    Kyusu brewing the last of Coal Mt Green from White2Tea. Didn't quite have enough for gaiwan, why not?

    @tea

    almad,

    @LeafyEricScott @ellestad @tea Amen.

    timbray, to random
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    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JeIHZvZTJTg

    almad,

    @timbray https://youtu.be/MXyGEw8lHG8

    zhang.dianli, to tea

    My Biluochun ran out at work so I'm giving this 2023 峨眉山 (Mt. Emei, Sichuan) high mountain 山云 (Yunwu: lit. "cloud and mist") green tea a try. It's a fairly gentle tea meaning only a short wash and a slightly longer brew than I usually give teas.

    @tea

    almad,

    @zhang.dianli@pixelfed.social @tea Oooh, tea from Emei Shan? Where can I buy it?

    darrel_miller, to random
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    There are few things cooler than electric school buses

    almad,

    @darrel_miller Few, but some

    https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=UESa6KTyfbA

    almad, to random

    The PGP idea of Web of (Human) still resonates with me in those ML times.

    nedbat, to random
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    Just had a great discussion with a senior tech team based on ideas from my PyCon keynote (People, the API User's Guide: https://nedbatchelder.com/text/key23.html). It got me thinking about introverts and extroverts, and how wrong that division is. There aren't two kinds of people. Everyone has places they want to be small, and places they want to be big. Understand your own factors, and find your spaces.

    almad,

    @nedbat I love the Boston Python motto.

    “we are all beginners, some of us just have more practice.”

    almad, to random

    I wonder if there isn’t a vast new startup market: do what your competitors are doing, but without the AI

    almad, to random

    The best swan song of Redis I’ve read. Or not just redis, but a certain type of OSS.

    https://vickiboykis.com/2024/04/16/redis-is-forked/

    almad, to random

    I see Lime introducing slow zones where your scooter speed goes down automatically.

    I am not against, but I do entertain the idea of what would happen if this was done to cars.

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