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sol_hsa

@sol_hsa@mastodon.online

Author of SoLoud, Galaxql, Atanua, Sassy audio spreadsheet, and tons of other projects. I like zx spectrum next. Any opinions I post are mine, not my employers. https://ko-fi.com/sol_hsa

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matthewskelton, to random
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"But how does it scale?" is a common question for organizational transformation initiatives. The answer is that it scales primarily via enthusiasm and learning, not via structure or framework.

Example:

Let's say the required outcome is to move 100 people over 10 kilometers. Do you:

  1. Build a juggernaut that fits 100 people 🚚 - the "framework" approach
  2. Organize a 10km fun run and train people up 🏃 - the nimble, humane approach

The 10km run is the way

#transformation #FastFlow

sol_hsa,
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@matthewskelton
Not sure if the example fits. In most places I've worked at, if you tell people to run for 10km, they'll probably look for a new place to work at. Better to hire a bus.

sol_hsa, to random
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There's way more shoes in stores these days where you don't need to tie the laces.

My first reaction to this was negative, but then I figured, why?

The first generation of people who never had to have shoes that have laces are now old enough to make decisions about shoe designs.

And they don't like tying laces.

And that is perfectly fine.

andrewwillmott, to random
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Mind-blowing just how much money's been wasted on the Tories' latest attempt to import US-style gerrymandering. I wonder if it's more or less than Rwanda.

sol_hsa,
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@andrewwillmott I see the point of using a photo ID (that's the way it is in Finland anyway) - but having different rules for different people? That's not right.

sol_hsa,
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@andrewwillmott It's not compulsory to vote here. But if they wanted to get everyone to vote, all they'd need to do is give a free bucket to everyone who does.

johl, to random
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Microsoft releases MS-DOS as Open Source:

“This repo contains the original source-code and compiled binaries for MS-DOS v1.25 and MS-DOS v2.0, plus the source-code for MS-DOS v4.00 jointly developed by IBM and Microsoft. (…) All files within this repo are released under the MIT License as per the LICENSE file stored in the root of this repo.”

https://github.com/microsoft/MS-DOS

sol_hsa,
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@TritTriton @johl I suspect later versions contained more licensed third party components, making open sourcing complicated.

sol_hsa, to random
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Do people have specific laundry days?

I just do laundry whenever we have accumulated enough dirty clothes (and/or are running out of clean ones)

sol_hsa, to random
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I wonder if the target demographic for the rentable electric scooters is assholes. At least if I consider where people leave the things. Such as sideways parked in the middle of a bicycle lane on a steep hill. Right after a curve.

sos, to programming
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I hate when programmers tell other programmers "Don't do this" "Don't do that". Don't listen to these people.

And don't gatekeep other people's code. Let people program however they want.

Worst thing is, person posting this DOES use early return in their code.

I think programmers just think they're better than others. "I can do this, but you can't". Don't be like that. It's not OK.

sol_hsa,
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@sos
There's some actual industrial coding standards that ban early returns.

It's one way to enforce readability, but in my opinion early returns can in some cases actually improve readability.

sol_hsa,
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@slembcke @sos
Wouldn't know. But if you think of a very complex function with many nested structures, having a random return in the middle of it can make it really hard to parse.

Tijn, to random
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What the hell is up with this 'soundbar' trend? First they make TVs so thin they can't fit speakers in, and now people buy an additional device to make the sound come out somewhat ok? How is that helpful?

Remember when 'soundbars' were just part of a television? Now they're 200 euro o_O

sol_hsa,
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@Tijn mine runs Linux, takes a minute to boot, and the remote has buttons for tweaking audio latency because that's an issue with friggin speakers now

dougbinks, to random
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England renewables:

"More land is now taken up by golf courses than solar farms"

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/apr/09/england-could-produce-13-times-more-renewable-energy-using-less-than-3-of-land-analysis

sol_hsa,
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@dougbinks
Is "turn golf courses to solar farms" the new "golf courses for the homeless"?

terence, to random
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Migratory paths of the waved albatross in the Galapagos.

adventures, an tale

sol_hsa,
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@terence
With apologies to all relevant parties, and everybody else just to be sure.

jonikorpi, to random
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Recovering from a back injury, really wishing we had some way to develop software while walking about, especially outdoors. Not looking forward to sitting/standing in one spot again for 90% of working hours.

sol_hsa,
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@jonikorpi
Some of the most productive time, code-wise, for me was my military service: I thought about code for a week while in there, and coded in the weekends off.

Time sitting at the computer isn't necessarily the most productive time.

sol_hsa,
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@jonikorpi
This doesn't apply to reverse engineering or code archeology, though. You need to have enough of the pieces in your head for it to work.

code_disaster, to random
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So I used a new Vulkan descriptor type, but forgot to tell the driver to create a descriptor pool for it.

Windows/AMD: shrug "Ok!"

Debian/Nvidia: shrug "Ok! But that SPIRV extension you asked about? No chance, my friend!"

MoltenVK: "Hey, waaait a minute! Out of memory!"

sol_hsa,
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@code_disaster validation layers didn't say anything?

Sophie, to random
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Thinking about how knots don’t exist, they are just twists so twisted we can’t recognise them as twists because we’re all stupid.

sol_hsa,
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@Tijn @Sophie
so, like.. nothing is real?

sol_hsa,
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@Tijn @Sophie
Our whole thing as a species is abstraction. The reality is too complex to handle on an atomic level, so we abstract, abstract, abstract.

And while abstracting, we also simplify things, some things are not important whole others are.

Tree is a tree regardless of the species. Matter is matter, regardless of what it consists of. People are people, while individuals can be extremely different.

sol_hsa,
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@Tijn @Sophie
When you think about it, the fact that we can communicate at all is pretty miraculous.

code_disaster, to random
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Having to deal with build issues of software older than three and a half years will ultimately be the reason I quit the industry and start a career in gardening.

sol_hsa,
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@code_disaster Apple probably doesn't have any code older than 3 and half years, maybe work there? =)

sol_hsa, to random
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Stumbled upon an "experienced game programmer's" resume. Three pages of super detailed listings of work tasks, 9 years of experience. Zero mention of any released games.

sol_hsa,
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@pervognsen @msinilo @Doomed_Daniel
Did your contract block you from saying "worked n years doing lighting on unannounced MMO for xyz" ?

jonikorpi, to random
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The macOS Music app is suddenly… not playing my music. Songs seem to go into a playing state in the UI, but never advance from 0:00. The files are all ok, playable through Quick Look and other players, so it’s definitely just the app failing.

It had one job.

sol_hsa,
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@jonikorpi
If this was windows, I'd suggest you to reboot your system.

sol_hsa, to random
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"digitally remastered"

Like, okay. Fine. But what else could it be? Analogically? Manually? Optically? With crayons?

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sol_hsa,
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@andycarolan
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sol_hsa, to random
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Headlines then:
Fact happened, read all of it here

Headlines now:
You'll never guess what happened, we'll reveal it in the fourth paragraph if you're lucky

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