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sesamecreek

@sesamecreek@mastodon.social

Writing code since the 70s. Writing code for a living since the early 80s.
I just barely feel like I can call myself a “software engineer” now.

Profile picture is my dad circa 1930 in a homburg hat.

Banner is an image of the water and shoreline on Orcas Island, San Juans, WA, USA.

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RickiTarr, to random
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It still tickles me that the TERFS and Transphobes tried to claim Terry Pratchett as their own, and everyone who actually knew him, including his daughter, and co-author Neil Gaiman, was like WRONG, WRONG, WRONG, you couldn't be further from the truth.

sesamecreek,
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@RickiTarr I guess none of them have read Monstrous Regiment.

sesamecreek,
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@RickiTarr On that note, everyone should listen to this:

https://youtu.be/xjnubfRy8Ws?si=v3ky98PAtG_sHf1v

Shaun on YouTube does some great long-form essays, and is especially sympathetic to trans issues.

GovTrack, to random
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🔜 H.R. 6679 by Rep. Tom McClintock [R-CA5]: No Immigration Benefits for Hamas Terrorists Act https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/118/hr6679 🏛️

sesamecreek,
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@GovTrack How nice to see a republican creating legislation for real problems instead of engaging in performative nonsense.

RickiTarr, to random
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Okay! You get to create your own personal music festival, name 3 Headliners!

sesamecreek,
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@RickiTarr Dead Can Dance, Florence and the Machine, Tom Waits

nixCraft, to random
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Programming in 2023 be like … 😒

sesamecreek,
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@nixCraft My boss and juniors at are all gushing over it. Say I MUST use it.
The first problem I give it, the answer is dead wrong. After telling it why it was wrong. It gives ANOTHER wrong answer. Lather, rinse, repeat. It never can up with a working solution.
Plus, it’s stealing mediocre code. Don’t expect anything decent from it.

RickiTarr, to random
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What is your Sad Song? What is the song you listen to when you want to bury yourself in pity?

This is mine:

https://youtu.be/QS27S3mspjU?si=li9h-ujhYOHc9EjZ

sesamecreek,
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@RickiTarr https://youtu.be/kmWCAvCRJ1o?si=1YB0af4P8vHN5b5G

sesamecreek, (edited )
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@RickiTarr Nanci Griffith was a Texas treasure. We’re all poorer now that she’s gone

https://youtu.be/BfNBGA3MJrM?si=58_xRw2tbSskD96Q

sesamecreek,
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@RickiTarr Y’all.

Too many great picks. Y’all have an old man crying on his birthday.

evan, (edited ) to random
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Which of these recent Republican US presidents do you think is the worst?

sesamecreek,
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@evan Reagan made Trump possible.

GW, to climate

Florida-Bound Biden Faces Calls to Declare Climate Emergency After Hurricane Idalia

"I don't think anybody can deny the impact of the climate crisis anymore," the president said in a Wednesday speech about the hurricane response and wildfire recovery efforts in Maui. "Just look around: historic floods—I mean historic floods; more intense droughts; extreme heat; significant wildfires have caused significant damage like we've never seen before."

https://www.commondreams.org/news/biden-climate-emergency-2664717279

sesamecreek,
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@GW Nitpicking, I know, but “significant” wildfires? He couldn’t come up with a better adjective? A campfire could be said to be “significant”
Attached image is a NASA FIRMS map showing widespread catastrophic wildfires in the western US and Canada.

appleinsider, to random
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Apple Podcasts removes 'The Glenn Beck Program' likely over technical error
https://appleinsider.com/articles/23/08/16/apple-podcasts-removes-the-glenn-beck-program-likely-over-technical-error?utm_medium=rss

sesamecreek,
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@appleinsider Who’s Glenn Beck?

Green_Footballs, to random
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Why the Great AI Backlash Came for a Tiny Startup You’ve Probably Never Heard Of | WIRED

https://www.wired.com/story/prosecraft-backlash-writers-ai/

sesamecreek,
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@Green_Footballs Had to read way too far into the article before seeing that the Prosecraft data was generated from pirated books. Smith knew this, and had no reason to be surprised at the backlash.
Why not generate the initial data from out-of-copyright material, say, from the Gutenberg Project (I AM NOT A LAWYER!), if he wanted to show the value of the information before asking for authors to voluntarily submit their work?

appleinsider, to random
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Crime blotter: Apple Stores hit with forklift, serial thefts, and slight-of-hand cash robbery.
https://appleinsider.com/articles/23/08/13/crime-blotter-apple-stores-hit-with-forklift-serial-thefts-and-slight-of-hand-cash-robbery?utm_medium=rss

sesamecreek,
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@appleinsider Folks with little hands stealing cash. Maybe their hands are so slight that they can slip them into the cash drawer without opening it. … oh, you mean sleight of hand.

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