Posts by aeveltstra@mastodon.social
(DIR) Post #Aa0Y5slgH6j5eiDTd2 by aeveltstra@mastodon.social
2023-09-22T00:00:13Z
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@todayilearned That's fewer than 2 per state. Fewer than the amount of senators. How... quaint.
(DIR) Post #AaLDDQV1F9YVa3Kywq by aeveltstra@mastodon.social
2023-10-01T23:15:18Z
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@strypey It's on purpose.
(DIR) Post #AaSP5sQ0g4DdT5jp2m by aeveltstra@mastodon.social
2023-10-05T10:30:03Z
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@duponin Hybrid. Keep a record of the users but outsource authentication.
(DIR) Post #AaSSIuyOn3wH1CjWro by aeveltstra@mastodon.social
2023-10-05T11:05:16Z
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@duponin Correct. Unfortunately. But spinning your own comes with risk down the road.
(DIR) Post #AahqzEUZicEMIG9skC by aeveltstra@mastodon.social
2023-10-12T20:59:25Z
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@NedMan @EdS That was my first impression too. This photo lacks the laboratory conditions I would expect from early house-sized computers. Dust and bugs would prevent the computer from running efficiently.
(DIR) Post #AaxmnIOj3ryZA4xDai by aeveltstra@mastodon.social
2023-10-20T13:51:20Z
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@duponin Wanna bet?
(DIR) Post #AboVIPEcCcii1RlIuG by aeveltstra@mastodon.social
2023-11-15T00:16:38Z
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@strypey Oh dear. Forcing people online to prove their identities is going to prove a very bad time for a LOT of people who use chosen names for a LOT of very good, life-saving reasons. Let's talk about the ethics of that, first, before we start talking about what tech to use to get people killed.
(DIR) Post #AbuYfvRWcvfmop4CQq by aeveltstra@mastodon.social
2023-11-17T22:22:42Z
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@strypey And who's going to make it so that use of that tech continues to be limited to governments? Once it exists, for-profit companies and surveillance groups will want to use it. Who's going to stop them? Our good intentions? Or hope? Or faith?
(DIR) Post #AcHhfVLJ2F6q5q6tJQ by aeveltstra@mastodon.social
2023-11-29T02:21:56Z
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@todayilearned Next time anybody wonders why you HAVE to consider the WORST possible ABUSE of your otherwise benign system, consider this.
(DIR) Post #Ao28B19Ism1M4slang by aeveltstra@mastodon.social
2024-11-14T12:28:48Z
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@ErikUden Proving that neoliberal is right-wing toxic.
(DIR) Post #AqcahVMtp5wY8pLZE8 by aeveltstra@mastodon.social
2025-01-30T22:22:11Z
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@futurebird Sanatoriums existed for good reason?
(DIR) Post #Arl0RktuvJHJRHB0Yi by aeveltstra@mastodon.social
2025-03-05T21:40:27Z
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@futurebird Exhausting. Like: you can't even get in without me getting out, first.
(DIR) Post #AtsggmZycgxhAKVGYy by aeveltstra@mastodon.social
2025-05-08T10:09:54Z
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A long time ago when developing a software application using the MS VBA programming language, used to automate MS Office applications each of which seemed mostly a black box full of wizardry, I noticed one of the procedures failed to have the desired effect.Why the procedure failed we never figured out, but we fixed it by duplicating its final instruction. Yes: just do that twice, for good measure. "Return even harder," as @puniko puts it.
(DIR) Post #AuIzSnTrIahvnFRj2O by aeveltstra@mastodon.social
2025-05-14T11:26:51Z
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@clacke I'll write one. Good prompt!
(DIR) Post #AuIzSthYAbDz5RtkDA by aeveltstra@mastodon.social
2025-05-14T12:12:48Z
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@clacke How's this? https://www.patreon.com/posts/128929826
(DIR) Post #AuIzTW11idNnurIpqS by aeveltstra@mastodon.social
2020-07-15T03:12:50Z
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25 Years ago I majored in Political Science and Comparative Culture. I never finished that study. But it did open my eyes to the pervasiveness of politics. My posts here tend to focus on developing software, securing information, making music, and my family. I strongly believe that those unaware (or ignorant) of politics and history wind up making software that hurts lots of people.
(DIR) Post #AuX222apHwhx1Hjjpg by aeveltstra@mastodon.social
2025-05-27T21:28:30Z
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@tomasino Sleep is good. Rest up.
(DIR) Post #AvWiMiGfb8JNxf8Xke by aeveltstra@mastodon.social
2025-06-26T15:29:54Z
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Oh dear. I just boosted the speed of an SQL operation from 11 minutes to 2 seconds. Erm.Even for me that's a bit much.
(DIR) Post #AvynOK59uwnrUXZbEG by aeveltstra@mastodon.social
2025-07-01T14:15:50Z
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How do I make #mozilla #firefox stop updating automatically? Nothing appears to work. It insists on prompting for an admin password to update its updating mechanism every time I start it. But I don't have that as I don't own the equipment: it's my clients' equipment. How do I make it stop?
(DIR) Post #B2WZF2jqlt2ydhoM1g by aeveltstra@mastodon.social
2026-01-21T23:02:47Z
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@futurebird I blame the ridiculous learning curve and hollowing out of features imposed on us by Microsoft. What say you?