Comment les Français deviennent Argentins
un article de Henry Bonner “Nous attendons 80 enfants”, m’a informé la gardienne de la maison à notre arrivée. La semaine dernière, l’idée a circulé de proposer un concert de piano et guitare aux habitants des alentours afin de rencontrer les familles. Nombre d’entre elles tirent leur source de revenus du ranch où nous sommes, […] ⌘ Read more

@prologic@twtxt.net I get the worry of privacy. But I think there is some value in the data being collected. Do I think that Russ is up there scheming new ways to discover what packages you use in internal projects for targeting ads?? Probably not.

Go has always been driven by usage data. Look at modules. There was need for having repeatable builds so various package tool chains were made and evolved into what we have today. Generics took time and seeing pain points where they would provide value. They weren’t done just so it could be checked off on a box of features. Some languages seem to do that to the extreme.

Whenever changes are made to the language there are extensive searches across public modules for where the change might cause issues or could be improved with the change. The fs embed and strings.Cut come to mind.

I think its good that the language maintainers are using what metrics they have to guide where to focus time and energy. Some of the other languages could use it. So time and effort isn’t wasted in maintaining something that has little impact.

The economics of the “spying” are to improve the product and ecosystem. Is it “spying” when a municipality uses water usage metrics in neighborhoods to forecast need of new water projects? Or is it to discover your shower habits for nefarious reasons?

🌲Building a habit of checking in with the bigger picture
On the importance of knowing when to sit down and dive deep into your notes… so you don’t get overwhelmed always keeping them neat. ⌘ Read more

** I read some books in 2022, and have some thoughts about computer science writing **
At the start of this year I set out to revive my long dead reading habit. After having kids it fell by the wayside. I’ve read 41 books so far this year. Mostly a mix of science fiction and nonfiction computer science books. Here’s the complete list of everything I’ve read. I’ve got mixed feelings about keeping track and sharing cou … ⌘ Read more

Solar System Model
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Solar System Model
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Validate all the things: improve your security with input validation!
If there’s one habit that can make software more secure, it’s probably input validation. Here’s how to apply OWASP Proactive Control C5 (Validate All Inputs) to your code. ⌘ Read more

New year, new habits?!
Colin’s post yesterday inspired me to install the Loop Habit Tracker app. How did I not know about this app yet? Free, no ads, and even open source! ⌘ Read more

The 2021 State of the Octoverse
The State of the Octoverse analyzes data from millions of developers & repos to share trends across working habits, productivity, and career satisfaction. ⌘ Read more

Exoplanets, Habitable Zones, and Acting with Dr. Aomawa Shields ⌘ Read more

Millionaire Habits That Could Change Your Life ⌘ Read more…

Reading, after a certain age, diverts the mind too much from its creative pursuits. Any man who reads too much and uses his own brain too little falls into lazy habits of thinking, just as the man who spends too much time in the theater is tempted to be content with living vicariously instead of living his own life. Follow Your Curiosity. Read Your Ass Off | Hacker News

When people are born, they all start good, but even though they all start out about the same, you ought to see them after they have had time to become different from one another by picking up habits here and there!“. Translation Dr. Linebarger, aka Cordwainer Smith Ask HN: Which book helped you understand the world? | Hacker News

Campfire Habitable Zone ⌘ https://xkcd.com/2336/

terraforming idea: instead of messing with atmospheres, tow your target planets into their respective habitable zones (and if you have several of them, have them exchange momentum to save on ∆v)

Are These Bad Habits Creeping Into Your Writing? | Literary Hub https://lithub.com/are-these-bad-habits-creeping-into-your-writing/

Just now noticed, over an hour later, that I didn’t want a post-dinner sweet something. Guess I finally broke the habit in three days or so.

ITT 2016 - Kevlin Henney - Seven Ineffective Coding Habits of Many Programmers - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZsHMHukIlJY

a magic system where practitioners slowly adopt the form of whatever their mind is, because even when you form the world with your mind, you’re still part of that world and your mental habits leak

Super Meteor Exhibition | https://wiki.xxiivv.com/habitants_du_soleil

Habitants du soleil Release | https://wiki.xxiivv.com/habitants_du_soleil

Vim: Seven habits of effective text editing http://moolenaar.net/habits.html

An entire seminar about making apple pies from scratch - habit-forming, apple pies tend to exist in most universes because of this seminar

The readings showed a habitable planet not far from us, supporting carbon based life. Halfway there, the expedition crashed into a mirror.

lichen scientists altering Earth’s orbit just enough to stay within habitable range of the dying sun

Living on the bleeding edge
I have made a habit to upgrade WP every morning and evening to the latest CVS. As I type this I am running WP 1.2 Epsylon RC2, two hours –more or less– old. Upgrades are such a breeze that it is actually fun. I find myself looking forward to the next upgrade.

I am not alone on the habit though. Upgrading WP is, certainly, contagious. ⌘ Read more