Posts by waltman@hachyderm.io
(DIR) Post #AQNqC6KLXD37zz71Jg by waltman@hachyderm.io
2022-12-07T11:09:54Z
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I just completed "No Space Left On Device" - Day 7 - Advent of Code 2022 #AdventOfCode https://adventofcode.com/2022/day/7
(DIR) Post #AQNqC71wv5vaBDVqHQ by waltman@hachyderm.io
2022-12-07T13:52:54Z
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Today's #AdventOfCode was the most fun so far this year. Of course they'd take away my CS PhD if I couldn't write a tree class! But one thing I've learned doing these puzzles is that data structures like trees and linked lists are a LOT easier to write in modern languages like Python than they were when I was first writing them in Pascal.
(DIR) Post #ASqCmhnn4PSq914UiG by waltman@hachyderm.io
2023-02-19T15:09:45Z
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@grammargirl @lexfri The most recent episode of The Allusionist was all about the passive voice when talking about slavery in the US. (Example: "People were held in bondage here.") I'm not sure how much I agreed with the guest, but it was certainly thought-provoking. https://www.theallusionist.org/allusionist/actively-passive
(DIR) Post #ATxK4DZmjrLYeunq9A by waltman@hachyderm.io
2023-03-24T19:02:50Z
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@lowqualityfacts @andrew I’m curious why you think dogs are *not* telepathic.
(DIR) Post #AU7P54yCfEpRbn3NfU by waltman@hachyderm.io
2023-03-29T20:09:13Z
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@grammargirl -er at the end of a French word is pronounced AYE, so “taxer” is pronounced tax-aye. It roughly rhymes with “cascade” only without the “d” sound at the end. Most French infinitives end with -er, so this is something most French students learn to pronounce very early on!
(DIR) Post #AVarVpi80WO22RZedM by waltman@hachyderm.io
2023-05-12T23:07:01Z
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@grammargirl I work adjacent to a health system and that's our official policy! (They just stopped requiring masks everywhere in the past week or two.)That said, I had big problems with my glasses fogging up during exams when I was wearing a mask, and was glad when they said it was OK to remove it because we were all recently vaccinated. Did you have any problems like that?
(DIR) Post #AVasDoQ0ApDslv4BU0 by waltman@hachyderm.io
2023-05-12T23:14:59Z
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@grammargirl Those are nice! We've got a stash of regular surgical-style masks at work that I've been using, but I'll keep those in mind if I need to get on an airplane.
(DIR) Post #AXFmyThdTDACXB2CYK by waltman@hachyderm.io
2023-07-01T12:33:49Z
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@grammargirl I just listened to this week’s podcast and I have a couple of things to add about "et al.”. First, I'm also in academia, and one thing I've heard people say instead of “and others" is "and colleagues". I think I like that better, especially in non-academic settings like podcasts.Also, what are your thoughts on whether “et al." should be in italics? My postdoc advisor did that, and it always looked wrong to me. (He also italicized "etc.”, which looks even more wrong!)
(DIR) Post #AXGDg0cfY2rhtT84jQ by waltman@hachyderm.io
2023-07-01T19:50:27Z
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@grammargirl That's certainly the rule I learned about foreign words. I think it might have been a house style at some publications, but I'm not sure. Mostly I figured since it was his lab, I'd let him set the rules. Gotta pick your battles!
(DIR) Post #AbAthnJnH6vT74D2Lg by waltman@hachyderm.io
2023-10-26T21:41:40Z
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@grammargirl If you bleeped it out would people still be able to get the gist of it?
(DIR) Post #AbAu5LtOtWul0I65Y0 by waltman@hachyderm.io
2023-10-26T21:45:58Z
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@grammargirl Good point, I can just imagine the conversations in the minivan: “Mom, why did Grammar Girl bleep that word?”
(DIR) Post #AhezKCPT99ijwdaJI8 by waltman@hachyderm.io
2024-05-07T21:18:40Z
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@ZachWeinersmith @Flux I'm not following producing a weekly 2 hour live radio show for the better part of 42 years is less work than writing novels.