Posts by jani@fosstodon.org
 (DIR) Post #ARlH4QJF6DwUBmQNou by jani@fosstodon.org
       2023-01-18T08:11:37Z
       
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       @smallsees This could be right out of https://gist.github.com/timvisee/fcda9bbdff88d45cc9061606b4b923ca
       
 (DIR) Post #AaKndIHJpkgonwbSa0 by jani@fosstodon.org
       2023-09-27T13:56:14Z
       
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       "I've got backups older than you."I just restored backups I made 30 years ago.#Amiga #RetroComputing
       
 (DIR) Post #AaKndKJsFDvD8RoWq8 by jani@fosstodon.org
       2023-09-27T14:00:21Z
       
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       Yes, this makes me feel old and tired, thanks for not asking.
       
 (DIR) Post #AadRK2MscGHpKdylGK by jani@fosstodon.org
       2023-10-10T09:45:37Z
       
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       @sima @linear @airlied On a related note, in most cases any real name policy just crumbles when you realize how difficult it is to actually enforce in practise. Usually it becomes a "name that seems plausibly real to some group of people with a certain cultural background policy".
       
 (DIR) Post #Ad5zJDKsZp720stFPE by jani@fosstodon.org
       2023-12-23T08:33:56Z
       
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       @mjg59 Nothing a cup of tea can't fix. Oh, nevermind.
       
 (DIR) Post #AdVPe4XCTxeOgrUfPk by jani@fosstodon.org
       2024-01-04T14:54:25Z
       
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       @tuxedocomputers What is "the" Linux community?
       
 (DIR) Post #Alsk0S3dow79zw6UCG by jani@fosstodon.org
       2024-09-10T16:38:35Z
       
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       I don't know who needs to hear this, maybe you, but you don't need to be good at your hobbies to love them. Enjoy and have fun.
       
 (DIR) Post #AlukchbupfzXYRIJjk by jani@fosstodon.org
       2024-09-06T09:53:11Z
       
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       Since v6.10 the Linux kernel depends on Python to build, at least if you need support for the drm/msm driver (CONFIG_DRM_MSM=y).This is used to generate headers from source xml during build, not an unreasonable scenario. I much prefer Python over C or Perl or shell scripting for this type of file and string processing.Yet I'm unsure what the stance for the Python build dependency is among the powers that be. It may have snug in under their radar.Should I try it with drm/i915...?#kernel
       
 (DIR) Post #AmZpS6odpxnvWadduC by jani@fosstodon.org
       2024-10-01T13:16:17Z
       
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       Pro-tip: Write code for the reviewers. Helping them helps you.A very specific case: Separate code movement from other changes to independent commits.As a reviewer, checking code movement with 'git show --color-moved' takes mere seconds rather than minutes. Checking subsequent changes on top is easy as well. Combined, it's much, much harder.And remember, it might be you looking at the same commits years down the line.
       
 (DIR) Post #AnjQXJ0isCIcclM6OO by jani@fosstodon.org
       2024-11-05T11:54:43Z
       
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       @EdS I've got my Amigas in storage, waiting for my next retrocomputing inspiration... I've bookmarked the toot to try it out, but I'm not making any promises on timelines. Hopefully someone beats me to it! Good luck!
       
 (DIR) Post #Ar5vT9g0NkwDp6Zorw by jani@fosstodon.org
       2025-02-13T19:33:02Z
       
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       @axboe I do wonder if this is amplified when you're soliciting direct sponsorship for the project. It's easier for the users to feel entitled when they've paid money?
       
 (DIR) Post #Ar5vTBBwkU5AWSWqIK by jani@fosstodon.org
       2025-02-13T19:44:53Z
       
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       @axboe It's just weird. You start a fun project as a hobby for yourself, then you're kind of excited for a while you have a user base > 1, and then all of a sudden you need to start another fun project to enjoy hacking again, and...
       
 (DIR) Post #ArxSltksqGA5Iyrb5U by jani@fosstodon.org
       2025-03-06T10:08:00Z
       
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       I've got so many local in-progress development branches in my git repos that I've come up with a bunch of git aliases/scripts to manage them.'git rio' to rebase all branches against upstreams. If rebase fails on a branch, it'll call 'git todo-set', which will add a '-todo-YYYY-MM-DD' suffix to the branch name.'git todo' lists all the todo branches in chronological order. And finally, after I've manually fixed the rebase conflicts, 'git todo-unset' removes the todo suffix.#git
       
 (DIR) Post #ArxSluvYU4IAwMrdMO by jani@fosstodon.org
       2025-03-06T10:12:11Z
       
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       I also have 'git prefix-branch <prefix>' to add '<prefix>/' to branch name. For example, 'git prefix-branch attic' to name the current branch 'attic/branch-name'.I often use 'git prefix-branch delete' because AFAIK there isn't a neat way to delete the current branch. I thus move the branch to the recycle bin, so to speak, and throw them out later.#git
       
 (DIR) Post #AskO2hkyMEPvCSTWMK by jani@fosstodon.org
       2025-04-04T12:08:34Z
       
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       "Debugging is twice as hard as writing the code in the first place. Therefore, if you write the code as cleverly as possible, you are, by definition, not smart enough to debug it.” — Brian W. Kernighan.What if you let an LLM write the code for you, and you never understood it in the first place? Do you think the LLM is going to debug it for you too?