Posts by hyc@mastodon.social
 (DIR) Post #B7jIIhYrCXrMeopl32 by hyc@mastodon.social
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       The world we live in - being an open source software company, and having support customers require us to sign NDAs with them. So aggravating. We never get to brag about our biggest wins.
       
 (DIR) Post #B7jIIhvBrVixm5HarI by hyc@mastodon.social
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       It's always been like this. When some exec signs a multimillion dollar directory services contract with Oracle (or Sun, back in the day), it's a huge PR event and massive boost to that exec's CV. When some exec saves his company $millions by getting OpenLDAP support with us, crickets. It's a trade secret, a competitive advantage. Nobody gets a PR fanfare, nobody gets to pad their CV. Annoying.
       
 (DIR) Post #B7jIIiM8FLH77dt6qu by hyc@mastodon.social
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       20 years ago it was less unexpected, open source hadn't gained corporate acceptance yet. "What, you can't tell the world you're running stuff written by hobbyists. Shareholder confidence will plummet if your software suppliers aren't all professionals!"But this is 2026, and open source isn't a dirty word in corporate boardrooms any more (unless you're M$). And hey, Sun is gone, Netscape is gone, the "professionals" all threw in the towel.We're still here, making the world's best stuff.
       
 (DIR) Post #B7jIIioqWaFAYhK2bo by hyc@mastodon.social
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       Seems like a fitting post for today. https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7475746717687169025/
       
 (DIR) Post #B7nWmME7GMnvAS0Vwu by hyc@mastodon.social
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       And to top it off - the thing that consumes the most of our bandwidth is a stupid webfont. Triumph of form over function.
       
 (DIR) Post #B7nWmMPoYsA5kjTrBQ by hyc@mastodon.social
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       If the largest volume of traffic on your git server is anything other than actual git pulls and pushes, You're Doing It Wrong. Serious tail wagging the dog action. Developers don't care how your fonts look, as long as they're legible. Nobody needs "pretty" bells and whistles on a code repo.
       
 (DIR) Post #B7nWmMbrq3nqM77TyC by hyc@mastodon.social
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       My mistake. Monaco isn't a webfont. It's a freaking text editor. https://microsoft.github.io/monaco-editor/7MB of javascript. Downloaded to your browser every time you look at a commit, or a diff, on gitlab. How nice.
       
 (DIR) Post #B7oFkmWozzE46CNa8u by hyc@mastodon.social
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       @rl_dane fortunately snac2 exists
       
 (DIR) Post #B8GystioPptGZowA5o by hyc@mastodon.social
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       @rl_dane @wil @annaecook @mirabilos Tired: prove you're not a botWired: prove you're not the bot publishing books in your name
       
 (DIR) Post #B8IX9yMW0VthUVmVEm by hyc@mastodon.social
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       It's sunny and 30C outside so I've kept the blackout curtains closed. Simon & Hudson snooze on the cat tree...  #catsofMastodon
       
 (DIR) Post #B8Ivo8o6zQO4MxNNIG by hyc@mastodon.social
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       @ariadne 2030https://www.cafetele.com/articles/article-6g-standardisation-timeline-3gpp.html
       
 (DIR) Post #B8Kal3gnxz9OwrjcTw by hyc@mastodon.social
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       @catsalad your meow will be delivered upon waking
       
 (DIR) Post #B8Kal3uz7GUdeqMwaG by hyc@mastodon.social
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       @catsalad Hudson says "meow"
       
 (DIR) Post #B8LRqLnpLPeI90Qb3Y by hyc@mastodon.social
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       "Hello, I wish to duplicate your algorithm without referencing your reference implementation."Hmmm. That's what it's for, right? It's right there in the words "reference implementation".Smh... https://github.com/tevador/RandomX/issues/336
       
 (DIR) Post #B8NblWHwJqVj4hlfai by hyc@mastodon.social
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       The most profound secret to programming:Doing less work is better than doing more.
       
 (DIR) Post #B8ZGwsl3LrEuo9Tu2y by hyc@mastodon.social
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       @The_Whore_of_Blahbylon probably by design. But I thought the aging-out Boomer generation still needs more young workers to fund their retirement?
       
 (DIR) Post #B8ZIdwOxmQ4gVzFEzA by hyc@mastodon.social
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       @The_Whore_of_Blahbylon Inconceivable!
       
 (DIR) Post #B8aPXRlyKefkQ0IXU8 by hyc@mastodon.social
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       @ariadne yep. And never ever use realloc. Heap fragmentation sucks.https://mastodon.social/@hyc/116942733154261966
       
 (DIR) Post #B8nfqVj9FPtoW20M6K by hyc@mastodon.social
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       @ariadne @argv_minus_one @HaTetsu we get these in OpenLDAP too. Stupid waste of time.
       
 (DIR) Post #B9hsMDztMFLNV4yLWi by hyc@mastodon.social
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       @ariadne those aren't software engineers, they never were.