[-] Deebster@programming.dev 50 points 3 months ago

Geoffrey Challen, a computer scientist at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, plans to offer a new course this fall in which he will teach students to develop software “without writing, reading, debugging, or viewing a single line of code,” he told me.

Is that meant to say reviewing? Either way, I can't see how this would lead to good results, even with a comprehensive test suite. Security? Scalability? Maintainability?

[-] Deebster@programming.dev 53 points 7 months ago

On a Boeing, they're zip ties holding them together

[-] Deebster@programming.dev 56 points 9 months ago
  // this is bollocks, delete it

That's almost certainly from a Brit.

  // this looks like I'm being a fancy arsehole, but this is all because  
  // the window shows up white for some reason when first opened, and this  
  // disguises it.

Could be either.

chefkiss.png

[-] Deebster@programming.dev 53 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Google's AI seems dumber than the rest, for example here's Kagi answering the same (using Claude):


edit: typoed question originally

Perhaps Google's tried to make it run too cheaply - Kagi's one doesn't run unless you ask for it, and as a paid product it'll have different priorities.

[-] Deebster@programming.dev 51 points 2 years ago

Patrick Delaney's salute:

I know News Corp are evil, but this pic looks more mocking than heartfelt.

[-] Deebster@programming.dev 52 points 2 years ago

I felt the same when reading that book, and I never finished it because following the rules he suggested produced horrible code.

If memory serves, he also suggested that the ideal if statement only had one line inside, and you should move multiple lines into a function to achieve this.

I once had to work on a codebase that seemed like it had followed his style, and it was an awful experience. There were hundreds of tiny functions (most only used once) and even with an IDE it was a chore to follow the logic. Best case the compiler removed most of this "clean" code and the runtime wasn't spending most of its time managing the stack like a developer had to do.

[-] Deebster@programming.dev 49 points 2 years ago

I love fungi facts.

[-] Deebster@programming.dev 68 points 2 years ago

It's a weird time to be alive.

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This is "The Frigatebird and the Diamond Ring" by Liron Gertsman, shot on a Canon EOS R5.

Source: https://liron-gertsman-photography.myshopify.com/products/the-frigatebird-and-the-diamond-ring

Article: How a Photographer Captured His Spectacular Dream Eclipse Photo (lots more pictures here)

[-] Deebster@programming.dev 66 points 2 years ago

Some frequently cited statistics—that cases of wrongly assigned paternity make up between ten and thirty per cent of all births—are misleading, since they are often based on data from tests requested by people who already have doubts about paternity. When the data are based on studies done for other reasons (for example, to look at inherited predispositions to conditions like cystic fibrosis), the rates of misattributed paternity come in at between one and 3.7 per cent.

That answered my question, quoted in case it answers others', too.

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  • Chechnya officials have banned music deemed too fast or slow, restricting compositions to a tempo of 80-116 BPM.
  • Minister of Culture Musa Dadayev announced the decision at a meeting, as reported by TASS.
  • The ban affects all musical, vocal, and choreographic compositions in the Russian Republic of Chechnya.

Chechnya is a republic of Russia since losing the Second Chechen War but this means that the Russian national anthem, at just 76 BPM, is also banned.

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This year's (belated, as is tradition) April Fool's XKCD is written in the Rapier.rs physics engine.

It's like The Incredible Machine, but each person can contribute a cell towards the larger machine.

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/17292833

Abandoned industrial building 2/8

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Brand new #Taskmaster starts 28th March on Channel 4 and 29th March outside the UK on YouTube.

From this teaser (Youtube short): https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Acq7mRa9ZYk

Contestants: Joanne McNally, John Robins, Nick Mohammed, Sophie Willan, and Steve Pemberton.

I'm hoping they have musical tasks to allow Nick Mohammed to shine. I still can't hear the Jurassic Park theme without singing along with his words.

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

they were taking part in an unusual experiment, which involved tracking their own voices over time. This was done by making 10-minute recordings every few weeks. They would sit in front of a microphone and repeat the same 29 words as they appeared on a computer screen. Food. Coffee. Hid. Airflow.

One of those changes was the "ou" sound in words such as "flow" and "sew" that shifted towards the front of the vocal tract.

I'm not actually sure what sound change they're describing there. Can anyone explain with examples or IPA?

edit: Cheers for the answers (turns out I misunderstood which part is the vocal tract)

[-] Deebster@programming.dev 48 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I think of a lurker as someone who doesn't post - I guess your definition is someone who doesn't interact at all (besides making an account and subscribing, I assume). But yes, I mean users who only vote are now counted (it's not using views afaik).

[-] Deebster@programming.dev 48 points 2 years ago

“Quest was originally designed as a demonstration project to prove (carbon capture) technology and overall has met or exceeded our expectations,” said Shell

So they knew it wouldn't work, but they got the government to subsidise it at least.

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I posted a comment with the message "Don’t let doomscrolling lead you into despair and apathy over climate" and got a fair few downvotes, so I thought this was worth sharing.

YouTube version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9p5VKd8VkE

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https://xkcd.com/2896

Alt text:

Also, we would really appreciate it if you could prominently refer to it as an 'eHit'.

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[-] Deebster@programming.dev 57 points 2 years ago

So Tesla gets that $56 billion back? Kinda funny that that causes their share price to drop.

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Director Joseph Kosinski says:

"The original version of the script we actually followed Maverick in his freefall back to Earth, which would have I guess debunked that theory," Kosinski told Happy Sad Confused's Josh Horowitz. "It was a pretty spectacular sequence imagining what it's like to reenter from space in your spacesuit."

"I love it. Film is meant to be interpreted. I love that there's multiple ways to read it. It's, you know, hopefully it's a piece of art meant to be interpreted, and I love people reading those things into it. It's like The Big Lebowski Theory that Johnny's not really there so, no, I welcome that," he said."

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Spoilers for previous seasons, I guess:

Contestants:

  • Dara Ó Briain
  • Morgana Robinson
  • Sarah Kendall
  • Kiell Smith-Bynoe (standing in for Mae Martin)
  • Sophie Duker
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Bard does Gentoo dirty (programming.dev)

cross-posted from: https://programming.dev/post/8244726

Image Transcription: screenshot

I ask Google Bard "What's the difference between Funtoo and Gentoo?"

Bard replies: Both Funtoo and Gentoo are Arch Linux-based distributions known for their source-based installation and high degree of customization. While they share a lot of similarities, there are some key differences to consider:

I checked, and both Gentoo and Arch initially released in March 2002, although Arch is older by 20 days.

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