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by janvdberg 4y ago
There are many simple reasons to write. Nothing fancy. Just to name a few (I have a daily blog): - I kickstart my day with my own thoughts, not someone else's (i.e. social media). - I can feel I created something instead of just (min
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by janvdberg 4y ago
I love the version names, all famous scientists (Von Neumann, Riemann, Lorentz etc.)! Though I am curious whether there is a specific reasoning behind a name in relation to a version (alphabetically, numerically, chronologically etc.)?
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by janvdberg 4y ago
Is there a 2023 version? What parts are obsolete now?
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by janvdberg 4y ago
Just a side-note but Om has 1.2 million Twitter followers but the poll only attracted 170 votes (!?). Something seems way off here.
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Happy 40th Birthday Lisa(computerhistory.org)
2 points by janvdberg 4y ago|0 comments
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by janvdberg 4y ago
"It’s as if I won a billion dollars in a lottery and 39 years later someone won two billion dollars. How would I feel? Grateful that I won and happy that the next person also won. His winning in no way affects my winning." What a
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by janvdberg 4y ago
The author seems to be arguing that the technology (i.e. MT in this case or CMS-es in general) that enabled many more people to blog (and therefore they all look alike) is what broke the web. I understand the sentiment. But I rather have mo
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by janvdberg 4y ago
May I also suggest Hedy. Starts of as a different language but through exercises you end up programming Python! Completely in the browser. https://www.hedy.org/
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I don't understand terminals, shells and SSH(j11g.com)
102 points by janvdberg 4y ago|59 comments
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Indie Microblogging (Leaving Twitter)(book.micro.blog)
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Code Riffs(blog.fogus.me)
27 points by janvdberg 4y ago|2 comments
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by janvdberg 4y ago
Reminds me of this 99pi story: https://99percentinvisible.org/episode/oyster-tecture/
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by janvdberg 4y ago
This is great! I’ve been remotely logging into systems for all of my adult life and last week I went on a bit of a bender because I realized didn’t really grasp how these things actually work. I am not sure I do now (specifically how SSH
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by janvdberg 4y ago
I know this is not about MS Access perse, but I still feel there is a void concerning decent MS Access FOSS alternatives. MS Access hit a certain sweetspot between functionality and ease of use that I haven't seen anywhere since. Retoo
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by janvdberg 4y ago
The really interesting thing here is that the creator of this language (betaveros) is using this specific language in the Advent of Code contest where he is currently number one on the leaderboard: https://github.com/betave
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Noulith: A new programming language by the current Advent of Code leader(github.com)
220 points by janvdberg 4y ago|127 comments
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by janvdberg 4y ago
There is a difference between the original desktop site and the original mobile site. The mobile site looks a bit better (more modern if you will). But this effort looks really good too. I do wonder whether copyright allows this?
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Don Knuth – Twintrees, Baxter Permutations, and Floorplans (2022) [video](youtube.com)
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by janvdberg 4y ago
According to 'Betteridge's law of headlines' the answer to this question would be a No. According to the comments here, I am not so sure.
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by janvdberg 4y ago
I keep this URL in my bookmarks: https://jemma.dev/blog/intermediate-vim-tips Most advanced guides throw a lot at you at once. Digesting one or few commands at a time works better for me to really make it stick (and th
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Why is open source software so badly designed?(kooslooijesteijn.net)
12 points by janvdberg 4y ago|8 comments
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How to make volunteer-driven open source projects successful(kooslooijesteijn.net)
3 points by janvdberg 4y ago|0 comments
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by janvdberg 4y ago
VPS LAMP with: - WordPress (2x) - Joomla (2x) - FreshRSS - GlowingBear (IRC proxy) - Prosody (XMPP server)
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Welcome to the Fediverse(j11g.com)
1 points by janvdberg 4y ago|0 comments
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by janvdberg 4y ago
I wrote a blog (aimed at newcomers) about the Fediverse/Mastodon with the upsides and challenges: https://j11g.com/2022/11/07/welcome-to-the-fediverse/
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by janvdberg 4y ago
That my phone can't decide if I'm typing English or Dutch (and set the spellchecking accordingly)
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by janvdberg 4y ago
I am biased: https://j11g.com/2019/11/16/foster-how-to-build-your-own-boo...
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by janvdberg 4y ago
I love this! Everyone should keep a list like this (self-hosted). It also makes me a little bit sad, as there are SO MANY books and this shows that a lifetime of reading will only get you to maybe 2000 books. Choose wisely what you read.
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by janvdberg 4y ago
Obligatory Joel Spolsky Excel video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0nbkaYsR94c
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Watch Andreas Kling port SerenityOS's web engine to Linux in(youtube.com)
2 points by janvdberg 4y ago|0 comments

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