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Reblogged by slightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell"):

wolfe@terrible.city ("Wolfe Silver") wrote:

"This page looks better in the app!"

idk, random tech company, sounds like that's more of a you problem

isagalaev ("Ivan Sagalaev :flag_wbw:") wrote:

Special mentions:

%edit is great feature of ipython that lets you edit the function you defined in the shell by its name

Not being able to save all the emails from a search result in Thunderbird sucks! Had to open them all and save one by one.

isagalaev ("Ivan Sagalaev :flag_wbw:") wrote:

I use #Python for small tasks all the time. Yesterday I needed to extract data from a dozen of similarly formatted emails, so I fired up ipython and used:

- email.parser: parse .eml files
- quopri: decode into normal text
- re: pick out the parts I needed
- datetime.strptime: parse and reformat dates
- Path.glob: suck up all .eml files from a directory
- csv.DictWriter: dump the final file

All of it is in the standard library, and I didn't even have to leave the shell.

Reblogged by isagalaev ("Ivan Sagalaev :flag_wbw:"):

nedbat@hachyderm.io ("Ned Batchelder") wrote:

It's definitely true that a 500-line function is the wrong way to get a job done.

But 100 5-line functions is also the wrong way.

isagalaev ("Ivan Sagalaev :flag_wbw:") wrote:

Debunking (parts of) the Duning-Kruger effect: https://theconversation.com/debunking-the-dunning-kruger-effect-the-least-skilled-people-know-how-much-they-dont-know-but-everyone-thinks-they-are-better-than-average-195527 (via @TheConversationUS).

This is a more nuanced take with a perfect summation in the lede: "the least skilled people know how much they don’t know, but everyone thinks they are better than average". A subtle difference, and worth a read at that.

Reblogged by slightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell"):

irvingpop@hachyderm.io ("Irving Popovetsky") wrote:

The perfect confirmation dialog does not exist…

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• A confirmation dialog for enabling vim mode (remote)

Reblogged by slightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell"):

theneko@merveilles.town wrote:

New compute-based Shadertoy just dropped: https://compute.toys/. Extremely interested as to what this can do, because the sky is the limit here. All it needs is the latest version of Chrome and a recent-ish GPU.

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cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen") wrote:

Of all the days of the week it could be, it has to be a Monday. 😩

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hollie@social.coop wrote:

The a.gup.pe group boosting service is set to close if it can’t get enough financial support. Please consider contributing!

https://web.immers.space/2023/05/farewell-to-guppe/

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oxidecomputer@hachyderm.io ("Oxide Computer Company") wrote:

Today on Oxide and Friends, @ahl and @bcantrill will be joined by @mjk to talk about the network behind the network in the Oxide rack: a second, (relatively) lower speed network that connects the service processors in the machine. Matt will regale with details of implementing it all -- including (of course?) interfacing with an 8051 that we didn't know that we had!

Join live at 5p Pacific today:

https://discord.gg/RskQH8Y45h?event=1105160343283568640

Or catch it later in the podcast feed:

https://oxide-and-friends.transistor.fm/

Reblogged by slightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell"):

TimothyNoah@journa.host ("Timothy Noah") wrote:

A bonus Monday piece from me, about the coronation crackdown on free speech, which leaves me … speechless.

https://newrepublic.com/article/172508/hold-coronation-britain-suppressed-free-speech-thats-insane?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email

Reblogged by kornel ("Kornel"):

mimir@meow.social ("Mimir") wrote:

attn: designers: would you like me to throw bricks at you?

* Yes
* Maybe later

pzmyers@octodon.social ("pzmyers 🦑") wrote:

My identity is not defined by the size of my gametes. Neither is yours.

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2023/05/08/lets-pretend-humans-are-single-celled-organisms/

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• Egg and sperm (remote)

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ralf@home.social ("Ralf Rottmann") wrote:

The clipping bug at the beginning 😂.

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pzmyers@octodon.social ("pzmyers 🦑") wrote:

Move North. We're sane up here.

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2023/05/08/minnesota-is-feeling-increasingly-special/

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• Minnesota welcomes you (remote)

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KagroX@mstdn.party ("David Waldman") wrote:

Every time they show up and kill or capture a mass shooter, or they kill themseves, all the newspaper stories end by quoting the local police saying, “There is no longer any threat to the public.”

They’ve told us there was no longer any threat to the public 203 times so far this year.

I’m starting to think there might still be a danger to the public.

Gargron ("Eugen Rochko") wrote:

Been obsessed with this song from Half Moon Run's recently released album Salt, You Can Let Go #np #nowplaying

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=31rJ1N8cMv4

Reblogged by slightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell"):

nazgul@infosec.exchange ("Kee Hinckley") wrote:

Far too accurate.

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• Picture of Elon Musk overlayed on Henry Ford with one of his cars. Text reads: Elon Musk went from being the Henry Ford of our generation (admired carmaker, brilliant salesman) to being the Henry Ford of our generation (conspiracy theorist, Nazi-enabler) (remote)

rmrenner ("The Old Gay Gristle Fest") wrote:

I'm being a little uncharitable but...

https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cjb7a20Dy23/

rmrenner ("The Old Gay Gristle Fest") wrote:

Tiktok and IG are important as protected spaces where male comedians who have a playful spirit but are too beautiful to be truly funny can live out full and happy lives

Reblogged by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen"):

edsu@social.coop ("Ed Summers") wrote:

Technological Futures: A Letter to the #Smolnet

gemini://perma.computer/letter

Computing can be more than the ever-growing techno-capitalist juggernaut. It can be about things other than speed, or scale. It can be about human creation, and human interaction. It can be about people finding new and creative uses for old hardware and software. It can be about computing as an art, not as a production line. It can be about sustainability. It can be about cleverness. It can be about small things.

Reblogged by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen"):

lmorchard@hackers.town ("Les Orchard") wrote:

This is one of my favorite images on the internet

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• Gowron, a maniacal Klingon, appears to scream in a frame of staticky VHS video. "Everyone was harmed during the making of this video", a caption reads (remote)

xor@tech.intersects.art ("Parker Higgins") wrote:

There's a lot I like about both Mastodon and bluesky. One thing I really like about the other place is the use of domains as usernames, so I blogged about why https://parkerhiggins.net/2023/05/bluesky-atproto-url-usernames/

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bodil@treehouse.systems ("Bodil") wrote:

@deech Does anyone actually still care what dhh is trying to convey?

xor@tech.intersects.art ("Parker Higgins") wrote:

- I call him from my cell phone when I want a pickup. he answers and says "Parker? Pick-up?" and I say yes. call literally <10s
- when it's ready he sends an automated SMS that says I can do pick-up or delivery
- I call again and he says "Parker? Delivery? Card on file?" Another <10s call

//cc @jk

xor@tech.intersects.art ("Parker Higgins") wrote:

my local laundry guy has an amazing phone-based order flow that is faster and more convenient than any app, and uses only technology available in 1995

Reblogged by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen"):

Greg@social.coop wrote:

Are there any good movies, documentary or dramatization, about the Luddite movement?

Bonus points if appropriate for ~10 year olds.

#BoostsOK #Luddites #MovieRecommendations

Reblogged by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen"):

j@janerationx.me ("J 🌟") wrote:

Family portrait. #Caturday

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• Five kittens and one adult cat sitting on a staircase, one to each step. (remote)

NfNitLoop ("Cody Casterline 🏳️‍🌈") wrote:

@webdev_discussions

Their cautionary note is from *2020* and still people are using an internal design doc to draw unfounded conclusions.

Also: I don’t trust people who say they’ve “never run into an issue” with untyped languages. Oh you’ve written flawless code for 10 years? Can you also turn water into wine? Tell me more. 🙄

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Reblogged by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen"):

dgar@aus.social ("Dgar") wrote:

For those wondering, ′′how did i do it?":
I boiled 10L of water, added 2 tablespoons of vinegar, 1 teaspoon of sodium bicarbonate, two cups of coke, and half cup of lemon juice, then stirred well. Waited 3 minutes, put the pan in the solution for 45 minutes, then added a quarter cup of chlorine bleach to the mixture. Then I brushed it with a firm toothbrush and put it back into the liquid for another 25 minutes. I took it out, rinsed it, and it looked exactly the same, so I threw it away, and went and bought a new one.

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• Left: An old, stained and greasy frying pan. Right: A bright shiny new frying pan. Credit: Macca (remote)