I'm getting a good grip on go(lang) now. The main part causing me anxiety is that everyone goes on about things being done idiomatically, so I'm constantly second guessing myself with "Will this project structure see me labelled as an outcast?!" 😬😂
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# Discworld obsessed # cat servant who likes # programming and painting small versions of big things ( # miniaturepainting ) Please do not send any unsolicited software design patterns Views are my own, or those of my cat. Pronouns: he/him
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Mar 01, 2026
People are saying that laws requiring OS vendors to make people state their age (bracket) are no big deal because the OS doesn't have to verify it, meaning privacy is maintained.
Currently correct, but I suspect a significant probability that the next stage is, or will be building up to, "This isn't working, as kids are lying about their age. Every OS must include a way to verify ID via an approved provider and it's illegal to allow means to circumvent it"
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Feb 28, 2026
It's nice when they take an interest in your hobbies. Has anyone seen the mop?
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# Discworld obsessed # cat servant who likes # programming and painting small versions of big things ( # miniaturepainting ) Please do not send any unsolicited software design patterns Views are my own, or those of my cat. Pronouns: he/him
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Feb 27, 2026
Based on my investment portfolio, I've determined that I'll be able to retire comfortably at the age of 236.
That is unless Discworld collectibles skyrocket in value. In which case I'll wave at you peasants from my yacht.
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Feb 27, 2026
I imagine a lot of Labour MPs are unhappy with Keir Starmer right about now after the Green Party win. Oh well, hopefully some of the tools his father made were spanners, as there's a constituency in need of a plumber 😁
Well done Hannah and the Greens 💚
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Feb 26, 2026
Samsung are making a thing of the S26 having a privacy display... as they are loading Galaxy phones up with AI features.
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Feb 23, 2026
I rewatched Upload recently, and it occurred that the more people outsource their thinking and lives to LLMs the closer we get to the living embodiment of the "2Gigs" i.e. you've hit your allowance, to continue thinking you need to pay or wait. Obviously, people who use AI as an assistant rather than letting it handle everything will be less affected, but this emerging "Let agents handle your entire life" trend makes it worrying as some won't have the core skills to cope without it.
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Seeing how Google, Meta, and Reddit are voluntarily giving DHS information about anti-ICE accounts, it’s pretty important to build social media infrastructure outside the USA. https://gizmodo.com/redd
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Feb 23, 2026
@atomicpoet@atomicpoet.org unfortunately, laws being passed and considered in EU & UK seem designed to make it difficult for new players to enter the space without significant legal liability and/or expense right off the starting blocks.
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Feb 22, 2026
I'm constantly amused by YouTube's attempts to figure out what to advertise to me when I view shorts. In the latest session I got adverts for bibles/religion, then adverts for yoga, after that it moved on to gambling, and then one for an app that can help me pick up goth women. I like to imagine the algorithm getting increasingly annoyed that I'm not watching them and finally just going "Nothing has worked! Deploy the sexy goth!".
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# Discworld obsessed # cat servant who likes # programming and painting small versions of big things ( # miniaturepainting ) Please do not send any unsolicited software design patterns Views are my own, or those of my cat. Pronouns: he/him
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Feb 12, 2026
A "Let's see if this gets me blocked" thought of the Day:
Why is Mario bigger than Thunderbirds?
Mario has an entire Super Mario World, but Thunderbirds only have a Super Mario Nation.
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# Discworld obsessed # cat servant who likes # programming and painting small versions of big things ( # miniaturepainting ) Please do not send any unsolicited software design patterns Views are my own, or those of my cat. Pronouns: he/him
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Feb 12, 2026
Today I learned that opticians are absolutely supportive of you taking a miniature to your appointment and saying "I need to be able to see to paint this" 😁
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Feb 08, 2026
@stephanie@ottawa.place it's times like this I wish I had a car so I could show support by affixing a "Give a hoot for Owl Day" bumper sticker.
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Feb 08, 2026
When doing UX design, it may also be worth considering the wording you use. Especially if your website is for health insurance
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Feb 07, 2026
"AI will be able to replace all programmers in 6-12 months" is the new "Fusion energy is 30 years away"
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Feb 07, 2026
Nvidia, who are betting the farm on AI, think that it's good that companies are giving them lots of money for AI components
Apparently this is news, so I'd also like to confirm that I would welcome people giving me lots of money.
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Feb 06, 2026
In this latest episode of I may have to grow older, but I don't have to grow up, the perfectly normal adult human adorns his backpack.
Naturally most of them are #Discworld pins
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Feb 06, 2026
A lie can ACK around the World Wide Web before the truth has got its SYN on.
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Feb 04, 2026
Apparently Reform now want to keep the Welsh out of England...
I thought he was going to turn out to be a bot that spams "Vote Reform" on posts about multilingual subjects, but he replied to someone.
Comment has just disappeared so either BBC deleted or realisation kicked in 😂
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Feb 02, 2026
I don't want to worry anyone with potential signs of the end times, but with the cost of RAM and the rumors about GPU price hikes, it's possible that Warhammer may become a relatively cheap gaming option.
#Warhammer #TTRPG #Gaming
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