davidshq

@davidshq@hachyderm.io

#SoftwareEngineer, #neurodivergent, friendly #introvert, eclectic interests - tech, #history, #philosophy, #movies, #theology, #psychology, etc.

Aspire to build a #SearchEngine to replace Google that is #OpenSource, #OpenData, #OpenAlgorithm, #HumanAugmented, and that provides #SocioEconomic #opportunity to those who need it.

I provide software consulting, currently focused on Information Retrieval (aka search) with past experience in medical and others...

#csra #georgia #augusta #searchable

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davidshq, to NoStupidQuestions

I've got a strange one for all my #coding friends today.

I rebased a local branch of a repo and did the usual #git push --force to overwrite the remote branch.

A git status shows everything is great but five seconds later #VSC is showing the same conflict due to the diverging branches.

If I exit out of VSC I can run git push --force and the conflict doesn't return.

I can open the files in WebStorm and all is fine.

But the moment I open VSC the conflict returns

#question #problem #help

davidshq, to random

I canceled #lastpass premium years ago (while they were part of #logmein), then they spun off or something and guess what - my premium subscription was reinstated 😡

I've successfully had the charges refunded by my CC at least 2 years now and the charge appeared again for this year.

I signed into LastPass and sure enough, a premium subscription was again associated with my account. I canceled it - again.

Did LastPass send me a cancellation confirmation email? No. Is there a way for me to

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davidshq, to fun

I've been thinking I need a side project for when I'm not feeling working on big things. I have the source for a few old I've hacked on a few times.

The games were written in (and it's predecessors) and in the past I've used to get them running natively on Windows....

Now I'm thinking of using an (e.g. like that powering ) to translate the code into a modern language.

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davidshq, to business

so I handling the legalities of running a ...and the ...

There are a number of companies out there that offer these sort of services and I'm curious what all folks are using?

In this instance it's a small business. I'm looking for something affordable but preferably more than rubber stamping LLC documents.

Context: USA

davidshq, to books

has anyone #read any good #books / articles on Ada Lovelace and Charles Babbage's relationship? I see snips and bits about it here and there but I'd like to find something that does a deep dive.

#question #technology #relationships #history

davidshq, to ai

a few days ago Bill Gates shared his thoughts on the future of computing and #AI. imho, his perspective seems overly optimistic, would be interested to hear what others think of his article: https://www.gatesnotes.com/AI-agents

davidshq, to programming

okay, one more thing. from what I see there is no way to enable/disable #browser #extensions on a per tab basis.

for example, the extension I've been working on disables extensions on user defined block lists but when it disables the extension the #extension is disabled across all tabs, not just the relevant tabs.

usually this isn't a big issue, but for some (e.g. annotations, highlighting) it can cause disruption (requiring a page refresh).

thoughts?

#code #programming #question

davidshq, to Quotes

"When we study the histiography of a pre-Englightenment culture, it is important to recognize the cognitive environment that drives [it] and to respect the integrity of it. The cognitive environment in the ancient world is one in which the directive activity of deity is of primary importance...In the view of the ancient Near East, even 'natural' occurrences are the result of divine activity."

  • John Walton, Ancient Near Eastern Thought and the Old Testament 2nd (2018), chp 10

#quotes #history

davidshq, to mediawiki

Anyone running #MediaWiki and #CirrusSearch and #OpenSearch together?

davidshq, to books

dredged this article out of my large "read later" abyss. It's pretty interesting: https://arstechnica.com/science/2021/07/world-brain-wells-welles-orwell-and-the-role-of-information-in-society/

#recommendations #reading #technology #internet #wikipedia

davidshq, to Israel

There is never justification for the mass slaughter of civilians

whether by brutal and devious methods graphically visible

or

through the seemingly abstract and impersonal machinery of nation-states

I feel greatly conflicted, my life is not in peril, my friends and family have not been brutally murdered.

I ?pray? for

  • peace and safety for the innocent
  • conviction and repentance for the hateful
  • a miracle

I feel helpless.

#israel #palestine #war

davidshq, to NoStupidQuestions

#question of the day: is there a way to get #reminders if one hasn't replied to a #linkedin message? e.g., Zapier, IFTTT, etc.?

It'd be awesome if it worked for other services like #facebook and #sms but I'd settle for LinkedIn at the moment.

davidshq, to terraform

#Pulumi or #Terraform?

#question #iac #infrastructureascode #devops #sre

davidshq, to Quotes

"Feel. Living in my head most of the time divorced me from my emotions, which came back to bite me later. Hard."

#quotes #emotions #psychology #mentalhealth #work #coding #safety

davidshq, to snowboarding

I grew up on a #NewYork #mountain. The #house had been built in the early 1800's and a #DIY'er undertook to modernize this clapboard home. It was a good thing he knew what he was doing because when you are in a house on a mountain with farmers' fields around it, the wind can rip through the house.

And when I say he knew what he was doing I mean he didn't insulate the walls, left the original clapboard in place behind the drywall with the original bits of mud and horse hair as insulation.

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davidshq, to NoStupidQuestions

so I went to work on my computer but two of the monitors were off.

Weird.

They won't power back on.

I check the UPS and it is off.

Okay. I turn it on and then turn on my systems - everything seems to boot up fine.

I turn away for a second and it is all powered off again.

The problem? The outlet itself isn't providing any juice.

I've reset the breaker but still no power. Any suggestions?

davidshq, to RegEx

I'm using the following #regex #code to strip a #url to its domain name and TLD:
url = url.replace(/^(?:https?://)?(?:[^./]+.)?([^./]+.[^./]+).*$/i, "$1");

For example, if url = ereader.perlego.com after stripping url = perlego.com

Cool. But this doesn't work for urls like jprs.co.jp. Technically, it performs correctly (stripped url = co.jp) but functionally it isn't what's needed (should be jprs.co.jp). Any suggestions on how to handle these sorts of cases?

#question #coding

davidshq, to security

I've created a #browser #extension that allows one to (1) select which browser extensions to disable and (2) which sites to disable the extensions on.

Purpose is two-fold:

(use at your own risk please)

  1. #Security: You can visit banking sites, etc. without needing to manually disable browser extensions.

  2. #Usability: On some sites certain functionality isn't helpful, for example, I don't want highlighting extensions to operate on #Perlego pages, Perlego has built-in highlighting.

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davidshq, to NoStupidQuestions

of the day: do you use ? what are some of the best resources discussing it's pros/cons, for learning it, or for extending it?

davidshq, to NoStupidQuestions

second of the day: 😂

for web-based , e.g., like - what do you use /

davidshq, to random

handy little utility for converting between #mathml and #latex: https://demo.wiris.com/mathtype/en/developers.php

#TeXLaTeX

davidshq, to random

I'm doing that #autoimmune protocol (aip) #diet... currently in the elimination phase - today is day 5, another 25 to go. 😵‍💫

davidshq, to NoStupidQuestions

curious if anyone has worked with todo.txt and if so what limitations if any you encountered in managing and ?

Also interested if anyone has used this while working on a ?

davidshq, to NoStupidQuestions

OF THE YEAR:

I regularly post questions of the day on a variety of subjects (thank you ) but I'm making this one a question of the year bc it is that fundamental to my success as a person.

The reward for contributing meaningful (or humorous) answers to this question will be my sincere appreciation (valued at $0.02 USD).

THE QUESTION:

How can I seamlessly integrate a "lite" tool that operates across platforms (Windows, Linux, Android atm) into my second

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davidshq, to Quotes

PKD writing presciently about our current information age?

"It is like information theory; it is noise driving out signal. But it is noise posing as signal so you do not even recognize it as noise...If you can float enough disinformation into circulation you will totally abolish everyone’s contact with reality, probably your own included."

  • Philip K. Dick, The Transmigration of Timothy Archer

#quotes #AI #LLM #GenerativeAI #dystopia #reality #PKD

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