jjgreen

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   by jjgreen 1y ago

   Or one could be pessimistic, AI code remains shite but "good enough" to employ former devs as dehallucination operatives, grinding through and fixing up code which no-one understands as best they can for just enough money to keep
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   "Snarky"; "Snark"(notoneoffbritishisms.com)

   21 points by jjgreen 1y ago|9 comments
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   by jjgreen 1y ago

   An idea that can only come from one without a soul.
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   by jjgreen 1y ago

   I live in London and always pay cash; there are a few places which are card-only, I don't shop there.
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   Placebo Emporium: 2025 Annual Shareholder Letter(taylor.town)

   3 points by jjgreen 1y ago|0 comments
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   by jjgreen 1y ago

   Great quote from Erdős after giving up amphetamines for a month to win a bet: You've showed me I'm not an addict. But I didn't get any work done. I'd get up in the morning and stare at a blank piece of paper. I'd h
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   Steven Heller's Font of the Month: Archive Matrix(ilovetypography.com)

   2 points by jjgreen 1y ago|0 comments
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   Famed software engineer DJB tries Fil-C and likes what he sees(theregister.com)

   7 points by jjgreen 1y ago|0 comments
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   by jjgreen 1y ago

   Good read, thanks
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    by jjgreen 1y ago

    I've worked in a couple of places with <issue ID>-<something descriptive> conventions, moderately useful
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    Digital ID is less about illegal working, more about rummaging through drawers(theregister.com)

    4 points by jjgreen 1y ago|0 comments
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    by jjgreen 1y ago

    works for me without login ...
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    by jjgreen 1y ago

    Personally I don't see the point, mathematical writing is slow , a shared git repository suffices.
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    UK calls up Armed Forces veterans for digital ID soft launch(theregister.com)

    6 points by jjgreen 1y ago|0 comments
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    Speeding up C++ functions with a thread_local cache(lemire.me)

    2 points by jjgreen 1y ago|0 comments
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    by jjgreen 1y ago

    Change your profile to "Victory to Hamas!" then complain about it on Twitter?
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    Literal crossed wires sent cops after innocent neighbors in child abuse case(theregister.com)

    6 points by jjgreen 1y ago|2 comments
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    by jjgreen 1y ago

    In Paris, look for the little old ladies carrying half-baguettes and go in the direction they're coming from.
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    by jjgreen 1y ago

    The Swedes so often seem sensible, yet happily slip their collective necks in this noose.
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    by jjgreen 1y ago

    Heh, that page "Verified by Let's Encrypt"
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    How to use the possessive 's with et al.? (2009)(forum.wordreference.com)

    2 points by jjgreen 1y ago|1 comments
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    by jjgreen 1y ago

    $50 to $100 a bottle in a wine shop. Wow, in the UK you get a bottle of something from the Loire for £10, a Sancerre for £20 ...
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    by jjgreen 1y ago

    "Psst, you interested in buying a toaster?"
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    "Snarky"; "Snark"(notoneoffbritishisms.com)

    3 points by jjgreen 1y ago|1 comments
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    by jjgreen 1y ago

    Nausea, Sartre.
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    by jjgreen 1y ago

    Not all will ...
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    by jjgreen 1y ago

    They'll be coming for the sausage next https://duckduckgo.com/?t=lm&q=yes+minister+euro+sausage&ia=...
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    by jjgreen 1y ago

    I predict no more US oil for Norway ...
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    by jjgreen 1y ago

    The terrible truth is that the Loch Ness monster is dead -- the proof: What do you think Lorne sausage is made of?
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    by jjgreen 1y ago

    Cheerleading the fascist "Tommy Robinson" is not apolitical