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enby & queer & AuDHD af | non-LLM computerer | too many hobbies | program chair @northbaypython.org | “is usually underestimated. try again. no again. still no.” —@chrisjrn | they/them | fuck fascists also occasionally at tech.lgbt/skimbrel
this is just to say
I have added
the nulls
to the programming
language
which have
probably caused
a billion dollars
of bugs
forgive me
they were regrettable
so easy to implement
and s
Terminated (SIGSEGV)
All signs continue to point to an exceptional, long-duration, and record-breaking to (in some cases) record-shattering March heatwave initially centered across U.S. Southwest but expanding to much broader region next week. This is effectively a full-on summer heatwave in March.
Ohhh, right. The video of Nathan Cavanaugh, the video making Nathan Cavanaugh look especially like a complete buffoon, Brainbase founder Nathan Cavanaugh’s video. That video?
youtu.be/84rSsNTes2I
It’s hard to blame woke DEI when the military is losing a war because of the straits.
chat is this bad
www.theregister.com/2026/03/12/i...
RIP to the man behind the funniest bit of all time: the invention of the null pointer
APRIL — 2026
AUDI IS MASTER OF COSTCO
ONLY THE RANGE ROVER FLEET STANDS BEFORE IT
PARKING LOTS ARE NOW BATTLEFIELDS
unicode flag attack on repo names for supply chain hacking
arstechnica.com/security/202...
Normalise Your Fucking Unicode
New Interview: www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a...
it’s only a parser if it comes from the parser region of france otherwise it’s just a sparkling if statement inside a for loop
Hot take: if you can't cook well with tofu, you can't cook well.
Because tofu is a blank canvas. It does what you tell it to.
If you have the basics down—deep frying, searing, sauces, seasonings, etc.—you can make good tofu. If your tofu dishes suck... well.
That Google one SLAPS
Fedbook
I feel like it should be more widely unpopular that in the past year we’ve witnessed the creation of an American Stasi required to meet arrest quotas who utilize an AI technology created by a company run by a sweaty raisin of a billionaire who thinks Greta Thunberg is the antichrist.
indeed — blogged about this a while back after a #reproducibilitea session where this came up ideophone.org/dont-seek-pe...
This is part of a pattern I've started to notice: There are people out there who are loudly committed to off-loading their work to chatbots and come seeking my validation for their position.
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ooo what! where do i go see this
as i have said before: democratizing access to the “surrounded by sycophants” experience billionaires have is not the way to address the outcomes of said experience
The Strait of Hormuz is open for transit
Thread. Stop telling us the economy's been good.
So targeting social mobility as was always suspected.
Narratively having Ever Given getting stuck in 2021 to set up Hormuz in 2026 is great foreshadowing. You want your audience to understand the basics of international shipping in a lower stakes context so you drop the real plot without a lot of saggy exposition about the minutiae of cargo logistics.
oof, hope you feel better soon
if humans aren’t meant to be in throuples then why do airplanes have three seats per row
help how do i un-imagine this
expense policies are another great way to achieve corporate immortality 😈
“The pessimism of the intellect means seeing the Loop for what it is with no illusions, no false exits, and no comforting narratives about the arc of history. The optimism of the will means refusing to let that clarity become paralysis.” Such powerful writing, thank you for sharing! 🏳️⚧️🫡🏳️⚧️🫡