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clem··on Measuring the sloppiness of code
And which, in turn, was used to train LLMs without any guidance as to whether it's "good" or "bad" code.
clem··on Clojure Zippers (2021)
I've used zippers to edit parse trees. Very useful API, if a little user unfriendly.
clem··on Permeable materials in homes act as sponges for harmful chemicals: study
Having moved into a home previously owned by a chain smoker ten years prior, I have no problem believing this. We've had to run ozonators in rooms repeatedly to finally get the smell out.
clem··on Never write your own date parsing library
Vernor Vinge had it figured out in A Deepness in the Sky with the use of kiloseconds, megaseconds, and gigaseconds.
clem··on Dali owner file petition to cap liability in Baltimore bridge collapse at $43.7M
It's certainly been a massive financial hit to the greater Baltimore area, so that sounds appropriate. Insurance companies need to account for large shocks -- it's the whole reason their industry exists.
clem··on Java 8 still widely used
Who can forget Jelly?

https://commons.apache.org/proper/commons-jelly/

clem··on Clojure in 2024
In what way have the TensorFlow or Cassandra teams adopted Clojure? They both have third-party Clojure clients, but neither appears to be using Clojure for their project's implementation.
clem··on Nix journey part 0: Learning and reference materials
Any good resources on how to use flakes? I'm currently experimenting with having home-manager work via a flake but I haven't come across any good HOWTOs on common operations. For example, I'd like to update the flake dependencies similar to how I used to use "nix-channel --update" to freshen the dependencies used by home-manager.
clem··on Exxon scientists forecast climate change in the 1970s. What if we acted then?
We did, however, have the capability to implement walkable cities with decent public transport. Not every city had to have an interstate running down the middle of it.
clem··on Douglas Adams on Hypercard and new educational models
"It's a UNIX system! I know this! It shows you what to do!"
clem··on macOS 13 Ventura review
This is why my next laptop is going to be a Framework running Linux.
clem··on Factorio is coming to Nintendo Switch
Civ VI is on the Switch? Uh, gotta go.
clem··on Teams is killing my Mac every day
I think a lot of their products are only held together by the hopes and dreams of their sales department.
clem··on Ask HN: What are the best short tech/engineering books you have read?
Let Over Lambda by Doug Hoyte was a compelling read for me, even though I don't work in Common Lisp that often. It's a very opinionated work that flies in the face of a lot of conventional Lisp practices (he loves his macros!) I don't necessarily agree with everything written, but having to think about why I didn't agree in itself made it a value-add to my book collection.
clem··on Blade Runner RPG
I hope that they adopt something along the lines of the Gumshoe RPG System that provides a little more depth to the investigative aspects. Blade Runner shouldn't be just a combat-based shoot 'em up; it demands attention to its roots in noir detective fiction.
clem··on The Influence of Neuromancer on Cyberpunk
Gibson has only himself and Sterling to blame for steampunk, given their joint work on The Difference Engine.
clem··on Meta suspends Netherlands data center due to political pushback
It's Meta's responsibility to justify the existence of their data center. It's not any country's responsibility to host it.
clem··on How to Learn Nix
Even with StackOverflow, try finding the current canonical means of building Python applications and deploying artifacts. It's a maelstrom of outdated advice.
clem··on Reduced-hours software development engineer position at Amazon
"How perfectly goddamned delightful it all is, to be sure."

- Charles Crumb

clem··on Goodbye, Object Oriented Programming
As mentioned in the article's comments, this appears to be an article by another author reposted wholesale without attribution:

https://cscalfani.medium.com/goodbye-object-oriented-program...

clem··on The timing of evolutionary transitions suggests intelligent life is rare
An unaccountably high level of carbon in the atmosphere could be such an indicator.
clem··on Google is building a new augmented reality device and operating system
Has Stadia died already?
clem··on Demystifying USB-C and Thunderbolt Docks (2017)
Ironic you mention the Switch given that, within that plastic cradle, it's still a USB-C dock.
clem··on Back end developers on hackathons are not needed
When did hackathons become about "winning"? I thought it was a chance to test out new solutions that your day-to-day job wouldn't necessarily give you the opportunity to explore.
clem··on Will Nix Overtake Docker?
"git reflog" has also been a blessing in getting out of scrapes.
clem··on Reasons Truck Drivers Walk Out the Door [video]
The network of rest stops varies. In Washington State, they recently closed a line of them along the I-5 due to vandalism and a lack of employees to maintain them.
clem··on Why I Hate Frameworks (2005)
You can tell it was written in 2005 because there's no mention of General Purpose Tool Building Factory As A Service.
clem··on macOS unable to open any non-Apple application
If my employer offered anything for Linux use than a 10lb Dell laptop I would consider it. I primarily choose MacBooks because I know what to expect in terms of hardware.
clem··on Nobody wants to read your shit (2009)
This sounds like StackExchange's raison d'etre.
clem··on Consider Yourself a Developer? You Should Solve the Project Euler Problems
Consider yourself a goal-post mover? You should post an article detailing arbitrary gatekeeping exercises that separate yourself from the chaff.
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