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estherschindler, 5 months ago to random

Fun fact: the MP3 file format is as old today as 8-track tapes were when MP3 was invented.

estherschindler, 1 year ago to random

It’s hard enough to find answers in orgs that use Slack as the only knowledge store. Now that store will be seeded with hallucinations? Great! https://slack.com/blog/news/introducing-slack-gpt

estherschindler, 5 months ago to random

Forget about your first programming language for a minute... What was the first platform on which you played Zork? https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2023/11/infocoms-ingenious-code-porting-tools-for-zork-and-other-games-have-been-found/

estherschindler, 3 months ago to random

We thought we knew how Voyager would end. The power would gradually, inevitably, run down. The instruments would shut off, one by one. The signal would get fainter. Eventually either the last instrument would fail for lack of power, or the signal would be lost.

We didn’t expect that it would go mad.
https://crookedtimber.org/2024/02/19/death-lonely-death/

estherschindler, 5 months ago to random

The UK government recently changed the law to ban company names containing computer code, after Michael Tandy of Hatfield registered a company called “; DROP TABLE “COMPANIES”; — LTD,” which could theoretically erase the companies house database. https://www.parallelparliament.co.uk/mp/alison-thewliss/bill/2022-23/economiccrimeandcorporatetransparency#9369E91A-2B4D-445F-A66B-1A5071727932

estherschindler, 6 months ago to random

TIL if you say "Lumos" into your phone's microphone 🎤 your flashlight will turn on, and if you say "nox," it turns off.

estherschindler, 1 year ago to random

"I do have One Weird Trick that I have found incredibly useful to re-enter flow and continue working on large problems: Before stepping away, leave the code in a state where it is Obviously Broken, but Easy to Fix."

I do the same with writing. Leave a paragraph unfinished. The next morning, I have to complete it... and I get back into the work.

https://census.dev/blog/an-on-ramp-to-flow

estherschindler, 8 months ago to random

Application form: “Tell us why you want to work at ThisCompany.”

BECAUSE YOU HAVE A JOB OPENING WHAT DO YOU EXPECT TO HEAR.

estherschindler, 1 year ago to random

#baseball DBacks Season Ticket Holders Trip Acquired!

This package will include:
Pre-Road Trip Suite Night on September 5
Roundtrip airfare via Southwest Airlines
Three-night stay at The Ritz-Carlton, Chicago
Tickets to two D-backs vs. Cubs games
Private Tour of Wrigley Field on September 9

estherschindler, 5 months ago to random

A little while back, Apple released a collection of Steve Jobs' speeches, interviews, and emails, all put into a book, which is totally free. https://stevejobsarchive.com/

estherschindler, 5 months ago to random

estherschindler, 8 months ago to random

The USENET management committee has reconvened and there are green shoots of growth in the original, pre-World Wide Web social network. https://www.theregister.com/2023/08/30/usenet_revival/

estherschindler, 1 month ago to random

Name the baby goats! https://www.phoenixzoo.org/goat-vote/

estherschindler, 9 months ago to random

Researchers have made concrete 30% stronger by replacing a percentage of sand with spent coffee grounds, an organic waste produced in huge amounts that usually ends up in landfill. https://newatlas.com/materials/waste-coffee-grounds-make-concrete-30-percent-stronger/

estherschindler, 3 months ago to random

If we're supposed to work in Hex, why have we only got A fingers?

estherschindler, 10 months ago to random

"Syntax highlighting, while aesthetically seductive, moves focus from content to form, and discourages those who look at the code from trying to understand it." https://www.linusakesson.net/programming/syntaxhighlighting

estherschindler, 1 month ago to random

Five Things Linus Torvalds Has Learned About Managing Software Projects
as told to @sjvn in 2008
https://www.cio.com/article/276384/open-source-tools-five-things-linus-torvalds-has-learned-about-managing-software-projects.html

estherschindler, 7 months ago to random

TIL In the early days of the U.S. space program, NASA didn't offer astronauts life insurance for in-flight missions, and private life insurance was extremely expensive. To get around this, the crew of the Apollo 11 mission signed hundreds of autographs for their families to sell if they died. If the mission went wrong, NASA planned to cut communication with the astronauts and let them either suffocate or take their own lives. https://bigthink.com/the-past/apollo-11-plan-b/

estherschindler, 9 months ago to baseball

Where's our #baseball community here on Mastodon? Any #DBacks fans around? https://www.si.com/mlb/diamondbacks/analysis/gabriel-moreno-has-entered-the-catcher-gold-glove-conversation

estherschindler, 5 months ago to random

Microsoft announced that WordPad will not be auto-installed after installing the new OS build and will officially be removed in the future update. https://gizmodo.com/microsoft-wordpad-gone-windows-11-1851144100

estherschindler, 3 months ago to random

TIL There was an episode of “Gilligan’s Island” about doing Hamlet as a musical. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MKMOClN9ITg

estherschindler, 3 months ago to random

Let's enumerate all the sins committed in the name of #Agile development, shall we?

You're going to nod along, I'm sure.

(By me, so you know there's a chocolate reference.) https://www.runtime.news/agile-software-promises-efficiency-it-requires-a-cultural-shift-to-get-right/

estherschindler, 1 month ago to random

Give me the opening line of a story, and add, "and then the dragons arrived."

Standard: Christmas won’t be Christmas without any presents. And then the dragons arrived.

Writers: Use the beginning of your work in progress.

Healthcare organizations are motivated to improve their relationships with customers, members, and patients. And then the dragons arrived.

estherschindler, 1 year ago to random

"I think that if you want to know how something is made, you should look for the grids. They are the ever-present, behind-the-scenes structure of our cities, our machines, our homes, and our lives." https://alex.miller.garden/grid-world/

estherschindler, 3 months ago to random

Communications of the ACM (CACM) is now a fully Open Access publication. This means that more than six decades of CACM’s renowned research articles, seminal papers, technical reports, commentaries, real-world practice, and news articles are now open to everyone, regardless of whether they are members of ACM or subscribe to the ACM Digital Library. https://cacm.acm.org/news/cacm-is-now-open-access-2/