[-] Deebster@programming.dev 5 points 7 hours ago

Yup, your LLMdar is better than mine, as the other reply to me links to the author admitting it on HN. I'd like to be better at detecting it, but if the price is having to read loads of mediocre prose then the price is too damn high.

[-] Deebster@programming.dev 10 points 14 hours ago

Is it? I know there's ai in the domain, but I don't get that vibe from the style, and I just checked out the claimed authors and am confident they're real people who've been writing since before LLMs could do it well.

[-] Deebster@programming.dev 1 points 1 day ago

Good news for red squirrels!

[-] Deebster@programming.dev 13 points 1 day ago

That gun... is this a mod/censor-friendly setting, or is that a genuine weapon from the game?

[-] Deebster@programming.dev 4 points 6 days ago

A couple more things - myself and the mods can’t influence a live game in any way.

I joked several times about that, but I absolutely didn't believe it - it was just funny that every time you applied an update you pulled a key or two.

[-] Deebster@programming.dev 4 points 6 days ago

It would’ve been neat to be able to see who used the reactions in chat. (Like, hovering over them I’d expected to see the names of people who selected it rather than just the count.)

I was thinking that. However, mobile users have to click to get the hover effect, but that already toggles you using that reaction. I think hover + a separate button with a modal would work.

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I enjoyed this article by Lars Wirzenius, who has known Linus Torvalds since the 80s.

Thus, mine was the first PC where Linux was ever installed. While this was happening, I was taking a nap, and I recommend this method of installing Linux: napping, while Linus does the hard work.


Alas, early Linux networking code was occasionally a little rough, having been written from scratch. At one point, Linux would send some broken packets that took down all of the Sun machines on the network. As it was difficult to get the Sun kernel fixed, Linux was banned from the university network until its bug was fixed. Not having Usenet access from one's desk is a great motivator.

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submitted 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) by Deebster@programming.dev to c/advent_of_code@programming.dev

I think you fellow solvers will find this talk interesting. There's a few minutes of the usual who am I and what is AoC but there's some good stuff about growing pains, the puzzle design process and why he likes to throw in a hard puzzle in an early day.

edit: bah, I see it was already posted - the Lemmy search doesn't seem to find it unless you limit the search to URL...

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I'm gutted to hear this - I'm a big fan of Crucial memory and SSDs and all of my systems have at least one thing from them.

Micron will keep shipping Crucial products until the end of February 2026 and provide “continued warranty service and support.”

So only a few month left, plus however long they stay on retailers' shelves.

[-] Deebster@programming.dev 126 points 1 year ago

That's a good point, but a few decades of talking to clients has led to a number of conversations like this where they want it to "just work", even if they've input the wrong information.

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REUNION October 22, 2025 (www.merriam-webster.com)

REUNION October 22, 2025

I solved it in 1️⃣6️⃣ moves!
⭐ ⭐ ⭐ 🦊 🦔 🎉

[-] Deebster@programming.dev 131 points 2 years ago

It uses a neutral net that he designed and trained, so it is AI. The public's view of "AI" seems mostly the generation stuff like chatbots and image gen, but deep learning is perfect for science and medical fields.

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submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by Deebster@programming.dev to c/xkcd@lemmy.world

Title text:

Can you pass the nackle?

Transcript:

[Cueball is holding a pointer and gesturing towards a whiteboard that shows the chemical formulas HCOOH and CH₃COOH. Below these, respectively, are classic diagramatic representations of formic/methanoic acid [with an apparently accidental doubled bond between the carbon and the hydroxy group] and acetic/ethanoic acid; being, in turn, a single- and double-carbon chain molecule with a double-bonded oxygen (carbonyl group) plus an oxygen-hydrogen (hydroxy) upon one carbon of each, to form the full carboxyl grouping, and hydrogens completing all other expected bonds.]
Cueball: The two simplest carboxylic acids are hakoo and chuckoo.
Off-panel voice: No!!

[Caption below the panel:]
How to annoy chemists

Source: https://xkcd.com/3040/

explainxkcd for #3040

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Animal Far (lemmy.nz)
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submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by Deebster@programming.dev to c/linux@programming.dev

cross-posted from: https://programming.dev/post/21363946

The normal complaint new Zellij users have is that it has a lot of keybindings which are likely to conflict with programs like nvim or Helix that use a lot themselves. Before, the workflow was to lock Zellij with ctrl-g which let input go through to the focused shell/program.

The new mode has most of the keybindings behind the ctrl-g lock, e.g. a new tab is ctrl-g t n (instead of ctrl-t n). You can still use alt-(cursor) for changing focus and alt-n/alt-f for a new tiled/floating pane, but all other key presses get passed along.

You can switch between default and unlock-first (non-colliding) modes so if you need those alt shortcuts you can lock everything as before.

Plus some other nice features like being able to change modifier keys while running (via the Kitty Keyboard Protocol), and autoloading the new config when you edit the file.

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submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by Deebster@programming.dev to c/commandline@programming.dev

The normal complaint new Zellij users have is that it has a lot of keybindings which are likely to conflict with programs like nvim or Helix that use a lot themselves. Before, the workflow was to lock Zellij with ctrl-g which let input go through to the focused shell/program.

The new mode has most of the keybindings behind the ctrl-g lock, e.g. a new tab is ctrl-g t n (instead of ctrl-t n). You can still use alt-(cursor) for changing focus and alt-n/alt-f for a new tiled/floating pane, but all other key presses get passed along.

You can switch between default and unlock-first (non-colliding) modes so if you need those alt shortcuts you can lock everything as before.

Plus some other nice features like being able to change modifier keys while running (via the Kitty Keyboard Protocol), and autoloading the new config when you edit the file.

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Bacon v3 released (dystroy.org)
submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by Deebster@programming.dev to c/rust@programming.dev

Bacon is a Rust code checker designed for minimal interaction, allowing users to run it alongside their editor to receive real-time notifications about warnings, errors, or test failures (I like having it show clippy's hints).

It prioritizes displaying errors before warnings, making it easier to identify critical issues without excessive scrolling.

Screenshot (from an old version I think):

v3 adds support for cargo-nextest, plus some QoL improvements.

v3.0.0 release notes

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submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by Deebster@programming.dev to c/xkcd@lemmy.world

Hover text:

Our nucleic acid recovery techinques found a great deal of homo sapiens DNA incorporated into the fossils, particularly the ones containing high levels of resin, leading to the theory that these dinosaurs preyed on the once-dominant primates.

Transcript:

[Three squid-like aliens in a classroom; one alien stands in front of a board covered with minute text and a drawing of a T-Rex skeleton. Two aliens sit on stools watching the teacher alien. The teacher alien on the left is on a raised platform and points at the board with one tentacle.]
Left alien: Species such as triceratops and tyrannosaurus became more rare after the Cretaceous, but they survived to flourish in the late Cenozoic, 66 million years later.
Left alien: Many complete skeletons have been discovered from this era.

[Caption below the panel:]
It's going to be really funny when our museums get buried in sediment.

https://www.xkcd.com/2990/
explainxkcd.com for #2990

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Letter Boxed (www.nytimes.com)

I always try to get it under par, and did today's target 4 in 2 words:democratic - culvert

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cross-posted from: https://sh.itjust.works/post/24946971

TL;DW:

Does It Make Sense To Put Data Centers In Space?

At some point in the future, yes.

Can They Really Cost Less To Operate?

In theory, yes.

Scott expresses concerns that current startups have not adequately addressed some of the practical challenges, such as cooling.

[-] Deebster@programming.dev 167 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

The source story is worth a read.

Marrero’s background is in Navy intelligence, and she earned a master’s degree in business administration with a concentration in information security and digital management

Incredible.

she soon changed the “STINKY” Wi-Fi network name to another moniker that looked like a wireless printer — even though no such general-use wireless printers were present on the ship

Why not just switch off broadcasting the SSID?

[The CO and XO] then conducted another sweep inside the ship. Although the network that appeared to be a wireless printer appeared on their personal devices during their search, neither made additional inquiries regarding that network

No-one's coming out of this looking good.

Marrero’s secret Starlink dish was removed the same day, and Marrero told another unidentified crew member the next day that it was authorized for in-port use — prompting sailors to re-install the illegal Starlink.

It just keeps going!

[-] Deebster@programming.dev 184 points 2 years ago

[The customer] said that Webflow’s sales representatives were uncooperative when asked for more details. He quoted a sales rep saying, “No because you’ll tweet about it.”

Wow, that says a lot about how Webflow views its own policies.

[-] Deebster@programming.dev 234 points 2 years ago

I assume this latest bump is due to lemmy.world updating and now counting lurkers when assessing active users.

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