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I once encountered a piece of code which had a semaphore for a long-running linear algebra calculation that the programmer named go_dot, which led, of course, the the comment
// now wait for go_dot
...best thing is? The coder didn't know why I thought it was funny.
// now wait for go_dot
...best thing is? The coder didn't know why I thought it was funny.
November 25, 2025 at 11:42 PM
I once encountered a piece of code which had a semaphore for a long-running linear algebra calculation that the programmer named go_dot, which led, of course, the the comment
// now wait for go_dot
...best thing is? The coder didn't know why I thought it was funny.
// now wait for go_dot
...best thing is? The coder didn't know why I thought it was funny.
Fair criticism. That's why I included "[D]on't promote propaganda" as a rule, too.
November 24, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Fair criticism. That's why I included "[D]on't promote propaganda" as a rule, too.
This is very much a "check your sources" kind of thing. The Institute for Family Studies is a far-right organization which is "dedicated to strengthening marriage and family life". That is, this is junk science.
Basic rule: don't promote propaganda. Don't link to propaganda.
Basic rule: don't promote propaganda. Don't link to propaganda.
November 24, 2025 at 3:01 PM
This is very much a "check your sources" kind of thing. The Institute for Family Studies is a far-right organization which is "dedicated to strengthening marriage and family life". That is, this is junk science.
Basic rule: don't promote propaganda. Don't link to propaganda.
Basic rule: don't promote propaganda. Don't link to propaganda.
More than I have or ever will have.
November 24, 2025 at 3:58 AM
More than I have or ever will have.
Meh. Back in my day, we wrote in Plain TeX *and liked it*.
(In fact, I wrote my entire dissertation in Plain TeX because LaTeX wasn't sufficiently mature back then.)
(In fact, I wrote my entire dissertation in Plain TeX because LaTeX wasn't sufficiently mature back then.)
November 22, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Meh. Back in my day, we wrote in Plain TeX *and liked it*.
(In fact, I wrote my entire dissertation in Plain TeX because LaTeX wasn't sufficiently mature back then.)
(In fact, I wrote my entire dissertation in Plain TeX because LaTeX wasn't sufficiently mature back then.)
I write code with an artist's line pen on quad-ruled paper in an annoyingly precise block print, and then type it in on an ASR-33.
Why? It slows me down and makes me think about every line, variable, and process. The resulting code quality more than makes up for the extra time cost.
Why? It slows me down and makes me think about every line, variable, and process. The resulting code quality more than makes up for the extra time cost.
November 22, 2025 at 7:32 PM
I write code with an artist's line pen on quad-ruled paper in an annoyingly precise block print, and then type it in on an ASR-33.
Why? It slows me down and makes me think about every line, variable, and process. The resulting code quality more than makes up for the extra time cost.
Why? It slows me down and makes me think about every line, variable, and process. The resulting code quality more than makes up for the extra time cost.
I think I get the conflict here. On the one hand, it really is important to hang Johnson's blasphemy around his neck. On the other hand, you're absolutely right that calling him Moses Mike is not OK. Both statements are true.
How would you recommend achieving the first without doing the second?
How would you recommend achieving the first without doing the second?
November 21, 2025 at 8:01 PM
I think I get the conflict here. On the one hand, it really is important to hang Johnson's blasphemy around his neck. On the other hand, you're absolutely right that calling him Moses Mike is not OK. Both statements are true.
How would you recommend achieving the first without doing the second?
How would you recommend achieving the first without doing the second?
OMG -- the blurb uses an em dash! That means it was generated by an LLM, right?
November 17, 2025 at 6:48 PM
OMG -- the blurb uses an em dash! That means it was generated by an LLM, right?
Yes, but it has nothing to do with LLM/very large neural networks. It's true that nVidia is down 3%. Not great, but a normal drop. The other four "AI" stocks? They're basically penny stocks.
No, the hit is in life sciences and coin marketing, which have nothing to do with "AI".
No, the hit is in life sciences and coin marketing, which have nothing to do with "AI".
November 14, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Yes, but it has nothing to do with LLM/very large neural networks. It's true that nVidia is down 3%. Not great, but a normal drop. The other four "AI" stocks? They're basically penny stocks.
No, the hit is in life sciences and coin marketing, which have nothing to do with "AI".
No, the hit is in life sciences and coin marketing, which have nothing to do with "AI".
Reposted
Tormenting the American populace with contested elections since 2004
November 13, 2025 at 4:46 AM
Tormenting the American populace with contested elections since 2004
Dis CENT is patriotic!
November 12, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Dis CENT is patriotic!
Nope. Turns out that they counted today.
November 12, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Nope. Turns out that they counted today.
Well, I was wrong about Wilson coming back, at least partly because even my most generous count of late ballots was nowhere near the final number. It's all going to come down to who can get more of their ballots cured.
November 11, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Well, I was wrong about Wilson coming back, at least partly because even my most generous count of late ballots was nowhere near the final number. It's all going to come down to who can get more of their ballots cured.
There was a contrast for almost all of the King County positions. King County Executive? Honestly, I'd have been happy with either one.
November 8, 2025 at 12:49 AM
There was a contrast for almost all of the King County positions. King County Executive? Honestly, I'd have been happy with either one.
I know that this sounds weird...but, believe it or not, as far as new ballots go, "it's only Thursday". I still think the Wilson will lose, but there will be several tens of thousand of ballots more before we're done, and that could easily be the difference between a narrow loss and a narrow win.
November 6, 2025 at 4:26 PM
I know that this sounds weird...but, believe it or not, as far as new ballots go, "it's only Thursday". I still think the Wilson will lose, but there will be several tens of thousand of ballots more before we're done, and that could easily be the difference between a narrow loss and a narrow win.
It takes a long time to count the ballots here in Washington State. Yes, we vote by mail, but there are a number of other factors which slow down the final tally. In Seattle, those things tend to particularly slow down the more liberal vote more than the less liberal vote.
November 5, 2025 at 4:24 AM
It takes a long time to count the ballots here in Washington State. Yes, we vote by mail, but there are a number of other factors which slow down the final tally. In Seattle, those things tend to particularly slow down the more liberal vote more than the less liberal vote.
Won't you arrive an hour early? Also, I think the time change is in April now, so you'll be showing up an hour early until it is a month early.
November 1, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Won't you arrive an hour early? Also, I think the time change is in April now, so you'll be showing up an hour early until it is a month early.
Actually, these are Biden's prizes: the Nobel Prize is given for the work in the previous calendar year. That'd be 2024, when Biden was President.
October 30, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Actually, these are Biden's prizes: the Nobel Prize is given for the work in the previous calendar year. That'd be 2024, when Biden was President.
Hey! I resemble that remark!
October 24, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Hey! I resemble that remark!
Ditto my spouse.
October 20, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Ditto my spouse.
Don't fall for this -- it's a fake account.
October 19, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Don't fall for this -- it's a fake account.