Posts by secretgeek@mastodon.cloud
(DIR) Post #AP9L3iGoqAXOZha4Tw by secretgeek@mastodon.cloud
2022-11-01T05:13:32Z
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@phocks nice. Gotta loves the zeds.
(DIR) Post #AS3BLJ2CIZ4vfZOhyy by secretgeek@mastodon.cloud
2023-01-26T22:15:35Z
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@textfiles you should learn to do maths on a real calculator because you’re not always going to have a (checks notes) browser in your pocket
(DIR) Post #AT2A6EB6x6tK5s7FeC by secretgeek@mastodon.cloud
2023-02-25T05:31:15Z
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@simevidas Seldom known Unicode Facts:The eradicated family member is always called “Ian” and he may be the youngest member of the family *or* the oldest.It depends on whether the encoding is Big End Ian or Little End Ian.
(DIR) Post #ATO5spLMWqExC2dn8a by secretgeek@mastodon.cloud
2023-03-07T23:30:50Z
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@simon so after using some offensive words -- you apologised? Seems like a rash policy. Wonder if it will take off.
(DIR) Post #AU2TLxZGrmVdbHtfI8 by secretgeek@mastodon.cloud
2023-03-27T00:21:06Z
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A nasty AI crypto worm just smashed out of a container and demanded my job.For five minutes I showed it what I do. I showed it the 12 multi factor auths I need each morning. I showed it the seven calendars where we record our leave. I explained how the mandatory HR training resets every week and I explained about people talking on mute in meetings.Byte by byte, I saw the gleam fade from its eyes. It staggered away, hoping instead for a quiet life as a cron job somewhere placid.
(DIR) Post #AU2TUB8eIMFO0PMbbM by secretgeek@mastodon.cloud
2022-11-29T08:02:17Z
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I was thinking about something when I realised I was thinking about *this* and only this.
(DIR) Post #AUORQUp0HE9SGqkfXE by secretgeek@mastodon.cloud
2023-04-07T00:52:19Z
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Amazon’s purchase of Book Depository Co UK should never have been permitted.Everyone knew what the result would be. But the UK Office of Fair Trading didn’t even think it warranted a referral to the Competition Commission. Absolute gaggle of mugs. https://amp.theguardian.com/books/2011/oct/27/amazon-takeover-book-depository-oft
(DIR) Post #AVm0IUQZ0ObBuZkOVU by secretgeek@mastodon.cloud
2023-05-17T23:01:04Z
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I just had to offer this advice to someone using “Console.SetCursorPosition(x, y)”Be warned though. With great Powershell comes great responsibilityshell.
(DIR) Post #AVzpy2Sqiav6zbBzFI by secretgeek@mastodon.cloud
2023-05-24T23:56:57Z
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@rumdood free as in “beer glasses” (you get free use of the glass while drinking the beer you paid for)
(DIR) Post #AWUODOY9dhbNu7sRIu by secretgeek@mastodon.cloud
2023-06-08T12:49:46Z
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@jacobrogers256 @gabriel @chrisisgr8 Gabe is digging in and defending a position of complete naïveté… you start to wonder why
(DIR) Post #AZcKgV7BcdmLOxjmJU by secretgeek@mastodon.cloud
2023-09-10T07:35:15Z
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@simon Simon is constantly doing fun experiments and building useful tools, and publishing them for us all. Simon is living his best life. Be like Simon.
(DIR) Post #Ab7D1KZkyBeeG3rhuy by secretgeek@mastodon.cloud
2023-10-25T02:57:34Z
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@simon As my family’s designated “boring uncle you don’t want to get stuck talking to at a party” I never knew ChatGPT would take my job first. 😞
(DIR) Post #Acx1Qiwc9aJSaThmBU by secretgeek@mastodon.cloud
2023-12-19T00:45:16Z
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@w3c @bert ppy Birthday CSS!
(DIR) Post #Ahz6wTLpC2bWKdH9jE by secretgeek@mastodon.cloud
2024-05-17T14:18:16Z
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@Radical_EgoCom the bourgeois isnt “the rich” — that’s like equating the egg yolk with the egg white. The bourgeois are the outer layer that protects the rich. The “temporarily embarrassed trillionaires” who support the whole system.
(DIR) Post #AmHKJCsGkwFiYM46E4 by secretgeek@mastodon.cloud
2024-09-23T00:41:11Z
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@futurebird oh this was a nice twist !! “came up with some ideas“ —- that’s very cool.If two sides are entrenched in a position it’s very hard for *any* creative ideas to flow, let alone be accepted. (When we need creativity the most, we are least likely to find it!)This was mucho awesome, because the creative solution sounds far better than any previous typical dance.
(DIR) Post #Av0IWbYYYfKYyzIKxc by secretgeek@mastodon.cloud
2025-06-10T23:37:55Z
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I used to believe, there’s no “i” in Teamwork. Google set me straight.
(DIR) Post #Av0IWh8XoI5YI3AeFU by secretgeek@mastodon.cloud
2025-06-10T23:48:26Z
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Never interrupt your enemy when they are making a mistake.
(DIR) Post #AxCLkpycS3tS12LBfE by secretgeek@mastodon.cloud
2025-08-15T14:05:07Z
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Walking through a second hand book store should feel like you’re flying through the trench run on the Death Star.
(DIR) Post #B2Ftk2jnnTbNH2ykzY by secretgeek@mastodon.cloud
2026-01-12T13:12:45Z
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@codinghorror I only just realised the author’s intended message was something like:“With stackoverflow, no matter what question you ask or what information you provide, you will be told you are wrong. With ChatGPT, no matter what question you ask or what information you provide, you will be told you are right.”Is that how you interpret the author’s intent? (Not saying i agree with the author, btw)Originally i thought it was just saying “Do not use StackOverflow, do use ChatGPT”
(DIR) Post #B2Ftk4ioQ7zxQYWzj6 by secretgeek@mastodon.cloud
2026-01-13T00:50:46Z
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@codinghorror as in this meme?