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blaise, 10 months ago to random

I like what @cvennevik says about tech debt
https://www.cvennevik.no/post/technical-debt-is-an-incomplete-model/
I have mentioned to @davefarley77 that the #agile perspective on tech debt reflects an incomplete understanding of debt.
For example:
Secured vs unsecured
Simple vs compound interest
Fixed vs variable interest
Underlying vs derivative debt
Senior vs subordinate debt

Each of these reflect a decision with tradeoffs and benefits.

Has no one considered applying the kind of rigor we brought to, say, computational #complexity ?

blaise, 10 months ago to infosec

Flash opportunity for aspiring #infosec , security professional
https://infosec.exchange/@hacks4pancakes/110606154664444183

#blacktechwomen

blaise, 10 months ago to infosec

IMHO, @glyph did a really good job with this talk on a #infosec subject most #programming professionals prefer to overlook. No #python required, everyone will benefit
https://youtu.be/Vqd964LGcI4

Feel free to flame me if you didn't enjoy this.

jonny, 11 months ago to bluesky

OK even funnier than #bluesky / #ATProtocol 's plc DID method relying on a single domain is that the hardcoded DID for bsky.app isn't registered, they don't even use it for the default algorithms and just hardcode a workaround.

WHICH MEANS that whoever finds a (truncated) hash collision for the bsky.app DID will cause an absolute fucking mess hahhahaahhaah

trying to resolve the DID for bsky.app against plc.directory fails, "DID not registered"
Check if the feed url is one of the local algos, and if it is, just call the localAlgo function rather than resolving the DID

blaise, 11 months ago to programming

I'm only half way through "the Programmer's Brain" (https://www.felienne.com/book) and I'm already convinced that it's the most important book on understanding source code since SICP.

Dr @Felienne totally gets it.

I also recommend her talk on the Hedy #programming language.
It has all sorts of quotable moments like:
"We've been Stockholm Syndrom'ed into thinking that the compiler is our friend"

https://youtu.be/fmF7HpU_-9k?t=203

blaise, 11 months ago to random

Appealing to #complexityWranglers and #fountainpens enthusiasts alike. Spoiler: #stationeryporn

Just when I think we're doomed to mediocrity and regression to the mean, I see that japanese continue to make the best of every situation
https://youtu.be/uz0sOL5spW4

I suppose when life hands you lemons, make lead acid batteries!

blaise, 11 months ago to random

Me: "tomorrow I'm showing my #devrel club the tricks for #handwriting legibly on a whiteboard."

Wife: "Seriously? Do people still do that anymore?"

I hadn't considered that.
Ok, now I feel really old.
Thank God I have a backup topic.

blaise, 1 year ago to ADHD

I almost muster enough concentration to stop scrolling through YouTube shorts when I land on Mayim Bialik being super eloquent in her description of #adhd and stimulants.
https://youtube.com/shorts/6JfIM1HxYQY

blaise, 1 year ago to random

Everything about this video is exemplary:
The audio
The photography
The transitions
The structure
The content
The description, with links and timestamps.
https://youtu.be/5O46Rqh5zHE

#zettelkasten
#ComplexityWranglers
#KnowledgeManagement
#AtomicNotes

hacks4pancakes, 1 year ago (edited 1 year ago) to random

I wonder how much of #Tucker being out was due to the settlement money, and how much of it was him looking weak.

blaise, 1 year ago to programming

Do people get together online for #sketchbookart sessions?

I have enjoyed mob #programming for the past two years.
Now I'm inspired by https://youtu.be/K1Mf2XQhbog
and I wonder if anyone wants to do it together?

#drawing #art