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I LOVE programming languages!

- Hobbyist computer programmer since 1990 on my IBM XT 8086, cranking out GW BASIC and PASCAL - Software developer since 2004 - .NET mainly - Professional software developer since 2007 - .NET mainly - Full switch to Linux in 2018 - Open-source OS, software and languages only

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xx__yy··on Darknetlive Sold to Incognito Market
Thanks - interesting talk
xx__yy··on Lemmings
Just like that time my taxi driver was telling me about "investing" in Bitcoin
xx__yy··on MS-DOS v1.25 and v2.0 is now open-source (2014)
Thanks for the links. PCjs is amazing!
xx__yy··on Fly.io Postgres cluster down for 3 days, no word from them about it
According to their Status page it's all resolved: https://status.flyio.net/
xx__yy··on Ord Phone
Sounds like a good idea.

I wonder how easy it would be to write your own App for it, as it is missing a few I can't live without (Signal and WhatsApp)

xx__yy··on The Password Game
I gave up at "the current phase of the moon as an emoji." Looks like so of you guys tried harder than I did
xx__yy··on Why the Dvorak keyboard didn't take over the world (2014) [video]
I've had the on-screen keyboard on my phone set to Dvorak for > 5 years, and I just can't switch back to Qwerty. I think it's quite good for the phone.
xx__yy··on Tor is slow – Here is what is happening
Running a relay (non-exit node) has been a rewarding and educational experience.
xx__yy··on Poll: What is/was your LastPass iteration count?
My bitwarden (not LastPass) iteration count was only 5000, even though their default is supposed to be 100,000
xx__yy··on VanadiumOS: Portable, multi-user Unix-like OS
The author of the software has some other interesting projects on his poersonal website: www.durlej.net/v/

I'd be interested to know if anyone is using this OS, and for what use case.

Amazing bit of work!

xx__yy··on Stack Overflow questions are being flooded with answers from ChatGPT
Some of the affects I can think of, to name a few:

Inaccurate or irrelevant answers: ChatGPT is a machine learning model that uses past data to generate responses. This means that it may not always provide accurate or relevant answers to questions, leading to confusion and frustration among users.

Loss of trust: If users notice that many of the answers on the forum are coming from ChatGPT, they may lose trust in the forum and stop using it. This could lead to a decline in user engagement and overall traffic.

Competition with human contributors: ChatGPT's answers may compete with those provided by human contributors, leading to a decrease in the quality and value of the content on the forum. This could make the forum less useful and engaging for users.

Increased moderation: The influx of answers from ChatGPT may require more moderation to ensure that the answers are accurate and relevant. This could require additional resources and time for moderators, leading to increased costs and workload.

xx__yy··on Tor – Snowflake Makes It Easy for Anyone to Fight Censorship
I wish there were some sort of monitoring tool for the docker container, so you know if you're actually doing any good (it's working), like the browser extension.

Something like nyx (for tor) but for snowflake.

xx__yy··on Tor – Snowflake Makes It Easy for Anyone to Fight Censorship
Cool story - thanks for sharing.

I've got a spare laptop and started a TOR relay (no exit) recently - I'll be on the look out for these kind of errors

xx__yy··on Hush, a modern shell scripting language
Interesting language/script.

Are there any other comparable alternatives?

Would Node/TS-Node be a suitable replacement with a few shell helper functions?

xx__yy··on Show HN: WAPM – WebAssembly Package Manager
This is basically a package repo of WASM file(s), which seem to have been compiled from Rust source mostly, but other language that can be compiled to WASM would work too.

And from what I've read the CLI downloads the WASM and runs it. The "runs it" part is interesting, as it's cross platform - so does it run a JS engine, e.g like V8 or NodeJS?

I don't personally like the idea, esp since Rust can compile to all those supported platforms anyway, and the native code would be so much faster.

It says on the website that it is opensource, since 2019, but the Github account has zero repos.

The website looks flash, but has many spelling errors and typos, and so if little things like this get through after 3 years of development, then the chances of malicious code getting through is very high.

xx__yy··on Do Dev Careers Die at 35?
I'm a 42-YO Dev and a very late bloomer (start of career and learning).

I'm definitely having an existential crisis, more so because I work at a startup. I'm quite certain I'm the oldest in the place, and I feel I stand out for the wrong reasons now.

I've seen a lot of the same things repeating themselves, I find the work repetitive, and my memory is not what it used to be. The problems I'm solving are not "cool" anymore nor new. I also find I am less flexible - this is difficult when trying to reason with younger ppl in higher positions.

I've built up years of knowledge and made many mistakes that I have learnt from, so naturally I want my next step/role to be closely related to software development as possible. I am not a good leader or manager, so my only option really is to move up into the design/arch or BA work, but both are hard to get into if you don't have experience.

I had kids late, so the last half decade has flown and I've somewhat neglected my career.

It's a weird situation to be in.

xx__yy··on FSNotes: Notes manager for macOS and iOS – native, open source
Joplin seems like a good SimpleNote alternative. And I'm really after the end-to-end encryption
xx__yy··on FSNotes: Notes manager for macOS and iOS – native, open source
Looks a little like SimpleNote, and also free. Difference looks like Apple tech only.

It's got end-to-end encryption, which is amazing!

I'm hoping SimpleNote will get end-to-end- encryption soon.

xx__yy··on Dataflowr – Deep Learning DIY
Definitely seeing a pattern of interest here, or is it just what I'm seeking out now, so I'm aware of it when I see it?
xx__yy··on Improving breast reconstruction surgery with a web-based survey
Is it actually a study on human behavior?
xx__yy··on My Father André Weil (2018) [pdf]
Thanks for sharing - that was interesting to watch
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