Accelerationista
@accelerationista.bsky.social
I like to go fast. Moved to Boston in 1976 to attend MIT. Decided this was home. The Cradle of Liberty. Retired software engineer. Some of my software flew on the Space Shuttle. Motorcyclist, photographer, hacker, reader of all kinds of things.
And you are right, I don't know for certain that the account isn't AI generated. I do know the web code is poorly generated. The CSS causes you to scroll down to the bottom after the page loads, which is super annoying.
December 2, 2025 at 7:34 PM
And you are right, I don't know for certain that the account isn't AI generated. I do know the web code is poorly generated. The CSS causes you to scroll down to the bottom after the page loads, which is super annoying.
Oh yes. I must vet every line. But it does save me a lot of typing. And it will also write in languages I don't know well, such as PowerShell, which has been very useful on occasion.
December 2, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Oh yes. I must vet every line. But it does save me a lot of typing. And it will also write in languages I don't know well, such as PowerShell, which has been very useful on occasion.
I also think that's quite odd. Normally you want to override to *extend* the base functionality, such as to operate on complex data types. I've done that before.
That would be an appropriate example to teach.
That would be an appropriate example to teach.
December 2, 2025 at 7:30 PM
I also think that's quite odd. Normally you want to override to *extend* the base functionality, such as to operate on complex data types. I've done that before.
That would be an appropriate example to teach.
That would be an appropriate example to teach.
When I started my software career in the 1970s, having a program that could ingest a specification written in English, and output a working program was a goal.
And now we have that.
And now we have that.
December 2, 2025 at 7:24 PM
When I started my software career in the 1970s, having a program that could ingest a specification written in English, and output a working program was a goal.
And now we have that.
And now we have that.
When I ask ChatGPT to write Python for me, it writes idiosyncratically correct Python. If I have provided a detailed enough specification, the code will often work, too.
December 2, 2025 at 7:24 PM
When I ask ChatGPT to write Python for me, it writes idiosyncratically correct Python. If I have provided a detailed enough specification, the code will often work, too.
It could also be someone who first learned C++ or Java, and is applying OOP principles inappropriately to Python.
You don't mutate self to store results in Python; you simply return them.
You don't mutate self to store results in Python; you simply return them.
December 2, 2025 at 7:21 PM
It could also be someone who first learned C++ or Java, and is applying OOP principles inappropriately to Python.
You don't mutate self to store results in Python; you simply return them.
You don't mutate self to store results in Python; you simply return them.
Why define the override as returning an instance of the class? That's not usually how one wants to define an override.
I mean, you certainly can, but it doesn't seem particularly useful.
I mean, you certainly can, but it doesn't seem particularly useful.
December 2, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Why define the override as returning an instance of the class? That's not usually how one wants to define an override.
I mean, you certainly can, but it doesn't seem particularly useful.
I mean, you certainly can, but it doesn't seem particularly useful.
Yes, the layout is always messed up.
December 2, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Yes, the layout is always messed up.
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We are being run by 12 year old boys.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Amid war crimes allegations, Hegseth posts AI image of Franklin firing at drug boats
Publisher condemns ‘denigrating’ images as Trump’s lethal campaign faces growing legal scrutiny
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December 2, 2025 at 4:15 AM
We are being run by 12 year old boys.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
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Bad Dragon and Square Peg
December 2, 2025 at 3:52 AM
Bad Dragon and Square Peg
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What are the butt plug brands have developed secondary meaning and are known for the their quality?
December 2, 2025 at 3:50 AM
What are the butt plug brands have developed secondary meaning and are known for the their quality?
You are wise!
December 2, 2025 at 5:00 AM
You are wise!
I would think the gerbil was in there from the start.
December 2, 2025 at 4:59 AM
I would think the gerbil was in there from the start.