jackwilliambell

jackwilliambell, 12 days ago to random

In case you were wondering if it really is a meme stock? CNN is reporting that Truth Social stock is tanking right now.

#NoContextForYou

jackwilliambell, 15 days ago to python

> Dataclasses JSON provides a simple API for encoding and decoding dataclasses to and from JSON and #Python lists/dicts. https://lidatong.github.io/dataclasses-json/

Includes some schema validation as well.

ETA: Schemas require Marshmallow.

> https://marshmallow.readthedocs.io/en/stable/api_reference.html#schema

And Marshmallow looks like what I was searching for in the first place…

> https://marshmallow.readthedocs.io/en/stable/index.html

#programming #data

jackwilliambell, 16 days ago to Cats

It's a catastrophe!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VeFMdVIFsgs

#cats #video

jackwilliambell, 20 days ago to cpp

> You ✨Cannot✨ Have “Simple RAII” in #C. https://thephd.dev/just-put-raii-in-c-bro-please-bro-just-one-more-destructor-bro-cmon-im-good-for-it

#CPP #programming

jackwilliambell, 22 days ago to random

When you win your bet that TFG wouldn't testify – but collect zero dollars because no one was stupid enough to take the wager.

#NoContextForYou

jackwilliambell, 22 days ago to food

Tonight's dinner was, "Use up stuff I'm almost out of."

In this case I warmed up frozen raviolis and meatballs in the microwave while I cooked some onions in olive oil with basil and thyme. Then I added fresh spinach and butter and cooked it with just enough heat to wilt the spinach a little.

Finally I combined everything with parmesan and mozzarella cheese and a scoop of sour creme and put the whole mess back in the microwave for a few minutes.

Served in the cooking bowl with pepper.

#food

jackwilliambell, 25 days ago to japanese

Today I learned the #Japanese equivalent of the #English phrase 'Food Porn' is '飯テロ' or 'Meshi Tero', where the 'tero' part is a borrow word for 'terrorism'.

The literal translation is 'Food Terrorism'. Consider that in relation to the Japanese penchant for filling their #SocialMedia streams with pictures of every single thing they eat.

#TIL

jackwilliambell, 1 month ago to art

Turns out? The #craft and #art of #woodworking and construction is a LOT older than previously thought. Like, older than homo sapiens older!

> 476,000-year-old ancient woodworking discovery rewrites early human history. https://www.earth.com/news/476000-year-old-ancient-woodworking-discovery-rewrites-early-human-history/

#history #prehistory #Paleoanthropology

jackwilliambell, 1 month ago to Economics

Just read @pluralistic's latest and now I'm angry all over again about how I can no longer call myself a Realist or a Rationalist because assholes have appropriated those terms to justify their bigotry and greed.

> Ostromizing democracy. https://pluralistic.net/2023/05/04/analytical-democratic-theory/#epistocratic-delusions

FWIW? A true Realist believes in full equality and rights for all without favor – because, realistically, any alternative system might get applied to YOU. It's irrational to think you are special.

#economics #democracy #philosophy

jackwilliambell, 1 month ago to python

> "#Python 3.13 just hit feature freeze with the first beta release today. Just before the feature freeze, a shiny new feature was added: a brand new Python REPL."

> My favorite Python 3.13 feature. https://treyhunner.com/2024/05/my-favorite-python-3-dot-13-feature/

They finally fixed the 'exit' thing! Yay! 🎉 🥳 🎈

#programming

jackwilliambell, 1 month ago to random

I think all gambling involves a kind of magical thinking where somewhere deep down inside you believe wanting something to be strongly enough will make it be.

This is nonsense of course. But I believe we apply this same thinking in even the most prosaic of gambles; like speeding or eating things likely to disagree with us.

And I believe this mode of thinking exists because there is an evolutionary advantage in taking stupid chances.

#HumanCondition

jackwilliambell, 1 month ago to science

Earlier this week I discovered the entire season of James Burke's 'Connections' is available on the Internet Archive, along with much of his other work.

> https://archive.org/search?query=creator%3A%22James+Burke%22

I just finished watching the last episode of that groundbreaking series and … wow.

Dated? Yes, a bit. Sometimes wrong? Oh yeah. Still thought provoking anyway? Fuck yes!

But that last episode, where he asks all the existential questions raised by the earlier episodes?

I'm still processing…

#science #history #video

jackwilliambell, 1 month ago to Futurology

RIP Z80. May your opcodes live forever in our hearts.

> Z80 Product Line: Z85C00 End of Life. https://www.mouser.com/PCN/Littelfuse_PCN_Z84C00.pdf

(The Z80 was the second microprocessor I ever wrote Assembly to target – the 6502 being the first.)

#computers #retro

jackwilliambell, 2 months ago to Seattle

Attn: #Seattle folk and Octavia Butler fans.

> New King Street Station exhibition honors prophetic sci-fi author who called the Seattle area home. Dream Temple (for Octavia) is an exhibition that asks you to rest and even fall asleep before you connect to the words of Sci Fi author Octavia Butler. https://www.king5.com/article/entertainment/television/programs/evening-downtown-seattle/octavia-butler-dream-temple-art/281-7979df6d-fee1-4964-8816-5f0117dfd259

> Dream Temple (For Octavia) runs through May 23 at King Street Station.

#SFF #ScienceFiction #art

jackwilliambell, 2 months ago to python

> Nava is a #Python library that allows users to play sound in Python without any dependencies or platform restrictions. It is a cross-platform solution that runs on any operating system, including Windows, macOS, and Linux. https://github.com/openscilab/nava

Currently only supports .wav files, except on OSX it also supports .mp3. Given that it is probably better for games and the like than for #music.

#programming #audio

jackwilliambell, 2 months ago to books

The Hugo Awards finalists for 2024 have been announced.

> https://glasgow2024.org/hugo-awards/2024-hugo-award-finalists/

(The list also includes the nominees for the Lodestar Award for best YA book and the Astounding Award for best new writer.)

Congrats to @scalzi, @marthawells, @cstross, @seananmcguire, @clarkesworld, @MurHerself, @jdnicoll, @Princejvstin, (among others).

#SFF #books #media #worldcon #Glasgow

jackwilliambell, 2 months ago to ai

Countdown to the first startup claiming they have an #AI-powered #xz-style hack catcher: 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, …

#NoContextForYou #programming

jackwilliambell, 2 months ago to random

Your annual reminder that, "Begging the question," or, "Begs the question," does not mean what you think it means.

> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Begging_the_question

> In classical rhetoric and logic, begging the question or assuming the conclusion is an informal fallacy that occurs when an argument's premises assume the truth of the conclusion.

Dinosaur comic: https://www.qwantz.com/index.php?comic=693

Obligatory related xkcd: https://xkcd.com/2039/

jackwilliambell, 2 months ago to geopolitics

There's talk today in the political and economic press about a new National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) paper, which basically says interest rates (the cost of money) should have been calculated as part of the inflation index. IOW? Inflation was worse than reported because borrowing cost more.

> THE COST OF MONEY IS PART OF THE COST OF LIVING: NEW EVIDENCE ON THE CONSUMER SENTIMENT ANOMALY. https://www.nber.org/system/files/working_papers/w32163/w32163.pdf

There's a lot to unpack here, so a thread. 🧵

[contd] #economy #uspol

jackwilliambell, 2 months ago to random

Tommy Tuberville: "We're losing our kids to a satanic cult!"

Me: "We're losing our conservatives to a deceptive, fascist cult!"

#uspol #NoContextForYou

jackwilliambell, 2 months ago to Weather

Spent the day with a friend, driving mountain dirt roads to scout out hiking trails for later in the year. Plus he is into geology nowadays, so we couldn't pass up a road cut or a quarry.

Despite the warm #weather we had to turn back multiple times because of snow on the road and try another track. But I was still able to check out some areas I've been curious about for a while and we did a few short hikes.

We ended the day at the local brewery with a couple of crunchy IPAs.

#MountainLiving

Sunlight through a forest of fir trees. There is bracken and moss in the foreground and a bit of lens distortion from the sun.
The Sauk River flowing by, partially hidden by cedar trees and a moss-covered boulder.
Small stream cascading down a hill, tumbling over large and small boulders.

jackwilliambell, 3 months ago to internet

> [Epictetus] "You become what you give your attention to … If you yourself don't choose what thoughts and images you expose yourself to, someone else will."

I believe this quote by Epictetus resonates incredibly loudly in our current era; with our Internet-driven, attention-splitting, #SocialMedia milieu. And if you are still on any platform with an algorithm? Then you aren't the one choosing. Are you?

#quotes #philosophy #Stoicism

jackwilliambell, 3 months ago to ai

Sometimes I wonder if the real reason corporate execs want to embrace #AI isn't because they hope to fire human workers – but rather so they can get the AI to make bad decisions for them and then blame the AI if there are consequences.

"Really? It's just another 'invisible hand' you know! We had to do it because of market forecasts and the arrangement of the chicken entrails and the direction the crows were flying!"

ETA: Now a thread contextualizing the #NoContextForYou. 🧵

#HumanCondition

jackwilliambell, 3 months ago to programming

The practices we call 'Software Engineering' would horrify any real engineers creating real things like bridges and airplanes. We constantly cut corners, rework prototypes into apps instead of starting over, and expect people writing the code to also write their own tests. We ship things with known flaws and expect to fix them in production. We document after the fact, if at all.

Software Engineering isn't. But it should be.

It really should.

#programming #rant

jackwilliambell, 3 months ago to Japan

Fascinating, albeit dated, short documentary about traditional Japanese woodblock printing. Worth watching as much for the images of #Japan in the late 1950's, early 1960's as for the artistic and craftwork content.

Warning: This was filmed a long time ago. Audio is a bit wonky…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQmF3HHyWwI

#art