mage_of_dragons
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Rust-obsessed dwagon with a passion for the process of creating funny colored text files.
- he/him
- huge fan of #linux / #unix and its philosophies
- […]
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- he/him
- huge fan of #linux / #unix and its philosophies
- […]
🌉 bridged from ⁂ https://mastodon.social/@mage_of_dragons, follow @ap.brid.gy to interact
TIL you cannot nest block comments in C
Yet GCC accepts
```c
/*
/*
*/
```
Apparently it just looks for the first \\*/ it finds and calls it a day.
Yet GCC accepts
```c
/*
/*
*/
```
Apparently it just looks for the first \\*/ it finds and calls it a day.
January 25, 2026 at 11:09 AM
TIL you cannot nest block comments in C
Yet GCC accepts
```c
/*
/*
*/
```
Apparently it just looks for the first \\*/ it finds and calls it a day.
Yet GCC accepts
```c
/*
/*
*/
```
Apparently it just looks for the first \\*/ it finds and calls it a day.
Reposted by mage_of_dragons
i finally found this picture again. it has infected me memetically a long time ago
> **Never touch the terminals.** Please don't. Cause of failure.
>
> This may be the cause.
>
> It is not possible to use multiple computers at the same time. **It is not possible.**
> **Never touch the terminals.** Please don't. Cause of failure.
>
> This may be the cause.
>
> It is not possible to use multiple computers at the same time. **It is not possible.**
January 25, 2026 at 8:41 AM
i finally found this picture again. it has infected me memetically a long time ago
> **Never touch the terminals.** Please don't. Cause of failure.
>
> This may be the cause.
>
> It is not possible to use multiple computers at the same time. **It is not possible.**
> **Never touch the terminals.** Please don't. Cause of failure.
>
> This may be the cause.
>
> It is not possible to use multiple computers at the same time. **It is not possible.**
Schroedinger's standard (is it allowed, is it prohibited? nobody knows until the CVEs get released)
January 24, 2026 at 10:24 AM
Schroedinger's standard (is it allowed, is it prohibited? nobody knows until the CVEs get released)
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:wyvScream: A
January 22, 2026 at 12:45 PM
:wyvScream: A
[wat]
See this: ^
?
That. That is a carrot
See this: ^
?
That. That is a carrot
January 23, 2026 at 7:17 PM
[wat]
See this: ^
?
That. That is a carrot
See this: ^
?
That. That is a carrot
``secret-tool search --all --unlick``
January 23, 2026 at 2:18 PM
``secret-tool search --all --unlick``
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I found a bug on GitHub. Open any repository and use the search function. Open any issue from the search results. Go to the repository overview by clicking the repository name on the top of the page next to the GitHub logo. The title bar with the star button, fork button etc is gone.
January 23, 2026 at 12:32 PM
I found a bug on GitHub. Open any repository and use the search function. Open any issue from the search results. Go to the repository overview by clicking the repository name on the top of the page next to the GitHub logo. The title bar with the star button, fork button etc is gone.
I will never beat the fox allegations now
January 23, 2026 at 7:48 AM
I will never beat the fox allegations now
Math people invaded computer science to make everyone learn/use set theory.
January 23, 2026 at 7:47 AM
Math people invaded computer science to make everyone learn/use set theory.
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With the four new ones from my blog post yesterday, we are at 98 graphs on the #curl dashboard.
I think I might go wild and celebrate reaching the mythical 100 graphs with a blog post if we get there.
I think I might go wild and celebrate reaching the mythical 100 graphs with a blog post if we get there.
January 22, 2026 at 8:05 AM
With the four new ones from my blog post yesterday, we are at 98 graphs on the #curl dashboard.
I think I might go wild and celebrate reaching the mythical 100 graphs with a blog post if we get there.
I think I might go wild and celebrate reaching the mythical 100 graphs with a blog post if we get there.
Reposted by mage_of_dragons
Think about: dragon
Consider: clawbs
Regard: snoot
Appreciate: tail
Consider: clawbs
Regard: snoot
Appreciate: tail
January 22, 2026 at 3:03 AM
Think about: dragon
Consider: clawbs
Regard: snoot
Appreciate: tail
Consider: clawbs
Regard: snoot
Appreciate: tail
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the smolderg is full of gay
January 21, 2026 at 2:14 AM
the smolderg is full of gay
1500 Megawatt Aperture Science Super-Colliding Super Button
January 22, 2026 at 9:15 AM
1500 Megawatt Aperture Science Super-Colliding Super Button
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[AI and 'metaverse' thoughts]
with Meta backing out of VR and 'the metaverse' and all that, I hope people realize this is far from the end for VR-
which should be obvious to many perhaps, but what may be less obvious is that the same applies to AI/ML.
Just because some big corporations are […]
with Meta backing out of VR and 'the metaverse' and all that, I hope people realize this is far from the end for VR-
which should be obvious to many perhaps, but what may be less obvious is that the same applies to AI/ML.
Just because some big corporations are […]
Original post on mastodon.derg.nz
mastodon.derg.nz
January 20, 2026 at 6:09 PM
[AI and 'metaverse' thoughts]
with Meta backing out of VR and 'the metaverse' and all that, I hope people realize this is far from the end for VR-
which should be obvious to many perhaps, but what may be less obvious is that the same applies to AI/ML.
Just because some big corporations are […]
with Meta backing out of VR and 'the metaverse' and all that, I hope people realize this is far from the end for VR-
which should be obvious to many perhaps, but what may be less obvious is that the same applies to AI/ML.
Just because some big corporations are […]
Reposted by mage_of_dragons
Today I received *two* seemingly independent offers to start a "web3" funding initiative for #curl.
That feels like two too many. No thanks. Take your scam offers to someone else.
That feels like two too many. No thanks. Take your scam offers to someone else.
January 20, 2026 at 3:58 PM
Today I received *two* seemingly independent offers to start a "web3" funding initiative for #curl.
That feels like two too many. No thanks. Take your scam offers to someone else.
That feels like two too many. No thanks. Take your scam offers to someone else.
Reposted by mage_of_dragons
January 20, 2026 at 2:03 AM
Reposted by mage_of_dragons
yeah i like BSD
BiSexual Dragons
BiSexual Dragons
January 19, 2026 at 4:28 PM
yeah i like BSD
BiSexual Dragons
BiSexual Dragons
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Sweet summer child
Sour winter child
Savory autumn child
Bitter spring child
Umami secret fifth season child
Sour winter child
Savory autumn child
Bitter spring child
Umami secret fifth season child
January 19, 2026 at 3:35 AM
Sweet summer child
Sour winter child
Savory autumn child
Bitter spring child
Umami secret fifth season child
Sour winter child
Savory autumn child
Bitter spring child
Umami secret fifth season child
If Apple/M$ doesn't kill UX I will
January 19, 2026 at 6:57 PM
If Apple/M$ doesn't kill UX I will
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> "To test this system, we pointed it at an ambitious goal: building a web browser from scratch. The agents ran for close to a week, writing over 1 million lines of code across 1,000 files."
The browser uses Servo
Turns out when I was 13 and learned programming by embedding an Internet Explorer […]
The browser uses Servo
Turns out when I was 13 and learned programming by embedding an Internet Explorer […]
Original post on icy.wyvern.rip
icy.wyvern.rip
January 17, 2026 at 1:15 PM
> "To test this system, we pointed it at an ambitious goal: building a web browser from scratch. The agents ran for close to a week, writing over 1 million lines of code across 1,000 files."
The browser uses Servo
Turns out when I was 13 and learned programming by embedding an Internet Explorer […]
The browser uses Servo
Turns out when I was 13 and learned programming by embedding an Internet Explorer […]
Reposted by mage_of_dragons
thisi s :neofox_floof: :fluffytail: you only like it because :neofox_floof: :fluffytail:
January 18, 2026 at 5:37 PM
thisi s :neofox_floof: :fluffytail: you only like it because :neofox_floof: :fluffytail:
so...router just became unresponsive and when it came back it had the old webui
January 18, 2026 at 12:21 PM
so...router just became unresponsive and when it came back it had the old webui
why are people talking about cones in the context of NAT I thought that was a dog thing
January 18, 2026 at 1:03 AM
why are people talking about cones in the context of NAT I thought that was a dog thing
Well, guess who forgor to make a persistent IP configuration
January 18, 2026 at 1:02 AM
Well, guess who forgor to make a persistent IP configuration