Posts by gothnbass@linuxrocks.online
(DIR) Post #APvOU1LAZmdWbQNM7k by gothnbass@linuxrocks.online
2022-11-24T09:38:04Z
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@Revertron @razzlom @charlotte New definition of "down" just, uh, dropped.
(DIR) Post #AQAsD4t23AGkfqS0DQ by gothnbass@linuxrocks.online
2022-12-01T20:29:21Z
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@notfunnyelle "I'm not afraid of the robot that passes the Turing test.I'm terrified of the one that fails it on purpose."
(DIR) Post #ARc0AjJVuJu3DxKjTM by gothnbass@linuxrocks.online
2023-01-13T18:57:54Z
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Watching Friday the 13th, because it's mandatory watching today, and...is that a dilophosaurus we hear trilling outside the cabin at around 1hr 10min?Or was that a deliberate back-reference from Jurassic Park?
(DIR) Post #ARc1uJtyouGngZh2LA by gothnbass@linuxrocks.online
2023-01-13T21:09:49Z
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@sowth There was a TV series?The original movie from 1980, for us.Then the second one, for completeness. One day we should get hold of the rest of the franchise.
(DIR) Post #ASF0HqkCG12JSde8MS by gothnbass@linuxrocks.online
2023-02-01T16:25:22Z
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@lowqualityfacts That's a bold strategy, Cotton. Let's see how it plays out for him.
(DIR) Post #ASGTHqHq2x56srXxtw by gothnbass@linuxrocks.online
2023-02-02T09:25:04Z
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@kuba @rysiek That description sounds a lot like Restagraph! Had to be somebody else building one of those :)
(DIR) Post #ASGyHs2Ce4vUsqj7uy by gothnbass@linuxrocks.online
2023-02-02T15:12:20Z
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@kuba @rysiek Not _yet_.That's a pretty important differentiator.
(DIR) Post #ASGywLvwttK1CJ6Ze4 by gothnbass@linuxrocks.online
2023-02-02T15:19:41Z
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@kuba @rysiek Fair enough; that's worth being proud of.
(DIR) Post #ASOzuituC1KR4HcDNQ by gothnbass@linuxrocks.online
2023-02-05T15:01:30Z
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@aral How did he respond to that?
(DIR) Post #ASOzv2k0QXIGbN8aiu by gothnbass@linuxrocks.online
2023-02-05T16:44:18Z
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@aral I believe this is what's called using your privilege for good.
(DIR) Post #ASoJ7jLOk78cPvHQ92 by gothnbass@linuxrocks.online
2023-02-18T17:11:24Z
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@lowqualityfacts "No pressure..."
(DIR) Post #ASy6g7BxEDACOyWllY by gothnbass@linuxrocks.online
2023-02-23T10:38:57Z
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@nicole @apolaine As an infrastructure engineer, I've gotten a funny look from many people in response to me referring to playing with systems.It's as though they think playing with something is mutually exclusive with taking it seriously.
(DIR) Post #ATASQZ6qC321F2e4Zs by gothnbass@linuxrocks.online
2023-03-01T09:39:18Z
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@ParadeGrotesque Getting flashbacks to a colleague who loved making "ninja changes," i.e. emergency config changes to production infrastructure, with no review or documentation. Loved working hero-hours, and lived for emergencies.He was (and probably still is) a brilliant technical engineer, with skills and knowledge far beyond mine.He was also a nightmare as a team-mate. 0/10, would never hire.
(DIR) Post #ATATm0zdohZZl14Nge by gothnbass@linuxrocks.online
2023-03-01T09:54:24Z
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@ParadeGrotesque Funny you should say that: he was promoted to team-leader, and his direct reports were less than thrilled with his approach to that, too.
(DIR) Post #ATBU6OhNaIL4EDCsvg by gothnbass@linuxrocks.online
2023-03-01T20:58:49Z
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@neil I miss using Mutt for email. Had to give up when I realised everybody was insisting on sending HTML instead of text.Maybe I should try it again.
(DIR) Post #ATc1i2um3GUEUiFNJ2 by gothnbass@linuxrocks.online
2023-03-14T12:17:08Z
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The apparent hypocrisy of forced-birthers refusing to provide post-natal care suddenly made sense.An unborn zygote/foetus is a locus of control over its host.Once born, withholding any support for its former host ensures that most of her energy is occupied in caring for it, reducing her ability to exercise any kind of agency.These are complementary parts of a strategy to subjugate people with a uterus.I despise these people more than ever.
(DIR) Post #AUdmNgdTkxdOsH39Xc by gothnbass@linuxrocks.online
2023-04-14T08:59:23Z
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This is the meadow that keeps on giving.Just one bird playing in it right now, but I have no idea what kind it is.So that's prompted me to grab my camera and get a photograph, so I can look it up later.Keeping count so far, that's:- The joy of watching birds play in it.- I just picked up a camera that I've barely touched in the last few years. That's the first step towards taking up photography again.- I'm about to learn more about birds.- We're no longer wasting water by irrigating lawn-grass.- The neighbours' cats have started hanging out there from time to time. For some reason they seem mentally blind to what's behind a window, so they're totally unselfconscious about playing there.It could use a little weeding, but overall, I'm calling it a win so far.
(DIR) Post #AUdmNho9OllUVf3BoW by gothnbass@linuxrocks.online
2023-04-14T10:52:14Z
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Identified: it was a European goldfinch.Maybe we should leave a couple of thistles in there, to keep those coming back.
(DIR) Post #AXHXf0QoxvctFjLXUm by gothnbass@linuxrocks.online
2023-07-02T10:49:07Z
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Following on from the Quicklisp discussion that @louis initiated, I've been exploring how Syscat could build on Xach's work, and take things a few steps further. I'm developing my thoughts and prototyping here:https://www.sysc.at/display/Wikipages/ASDF_Systems_on_Syscat_-_an_introductionCaveats: it's a work in progress, and there's a bunch of documentation about the underlying software that I haven't yet deployed to that site.That said, any feedback on the thoughts and ideas would be very welcome.#CommonLisp #QuickLisp
(DIR) Post #AZ9hvNwFTyGIiHv82S by gothnbass@linuxrocks.online
2023-08-24T13:03:36Z
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FYI: transpobia is acceptable on linuxrocks.online.I found out by getting a warning for reporting it.So this account will be going away soon.Edit to add: The volume of supportive responses has been truly startling.As somebody who's only just come out to _themself_ as trans, it's incredibly reassuring.