Deebster

@ Deebster @programming.dev

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New account since lemmyrs.org went down, other `@Deebster`s are available.

7d ago

Linux, FOSS, and whatever else makes me happy in my homelab
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Deebster @programming.dev 7d ago
In the other post, you claim you'd ordered them from Etsy. Is it your Etsy shop? I'm struggling to see how both can be true.

7d ago

Exposed Moltbook Database Let Anyone Take Control of Any AI Agent on the Site

I had to laugh - that lot have absolutely no clue when it comes to security. Even in a VM I'm not sure I'd trust running Clawdbot (or whatever it's named this week).

7d ago

What are the metal sticks on aircraft wings for?

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Deebster @programming.dev 7d ago

On a Boeing, they're zip ties holding them together

7d ago

I can be considered Trekkie or just a viewer?

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Deebster @programming.dev 7d ago

I'd assume that most people are familiar with the term Trekkie, but would have to use context to figure out Trekker ("you like long walks?")

Whatever the intention, coining/identifying as a separate term suggests someone taking it quite seriously. I just consider them synonyms.

7d ago

My self hosted badges of honor

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Deebster @programming.dev 7d ago

edit: FYI, this shop is OP's shop

Found them! This lets me cheat and figure out the ones I couldn't name (or knew I'd got wrong like Digital Ocean that I thought probably wasn't Commodore 64).

7d ago

My self hosted badges of honor

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Deebster @programming.dev 7d ago

These are really consistent, do you print them yourself?

1w ago

Ugh... I forgot to pack a towel

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Deebster @programming.dev 1w ago

Only 116 days until Towel Day

1w ago

Dev creates astrology-powered CPU scheduler for Linux, makes decisions based on planetary positions and zodiac signs — sched_ext framework informed by lunar phases, cosmic weather reports, and dynamic

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Deebster @programming.dev 1w ago

[he wrote] a sequel to 1984.

I didn't know this bit of his story. Anyone read it? I'm assuming it's not very good/coherent but perhaps he was as gifted a writer as he was a coder.

2w ago

Dev creates astrology-powered CPU scheduler for Linux, makes decisions based on planetary positions and zodiac signs — sched_ext framework informed by lunar phases, cosmic weather reports, and dynamic

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Deebster @programming.dev 2w ago

Element Effects
Zodiac sign elements create elemental affinities and oppositions:
Boosted Combinations (tasks thrive under compatible elements):
🔥 Fire (Aries, Leo, Sagittarius) × CPU tasks: 1.5x boost
🌬️ Air (Gemini, Libra, Aquarius) × Network tasks: 1.5x boost
🌍 Earth (Taurus, Virgo, Capricorn) × System tasks: 1.4x boost
💧 Water (Cancer, Scorpio, Pisces) × Memory tasks: 1.3x boost

Hang on - Aquarius, the water-bearer, is an air element? I'm beginning to think this astrology stuff doesn't make much sense.

I like that water is responsible for memory, like how homeopathic medicine works.

3w ago

The Incredible Overcomplexity of the Shadcn Radio Button

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Deebster @programming.dev 3w ago

This is a crazy mess.

The subject of "worse reimplementations of native features" reminds me of trying to find an event for the (2012?) Olympics. They didn't seem to have a search, but they did have an infinite scrolling schedule page so I held down End until the page had everything and used the native search. No results, even when I tried something that I knew was at the top of the page.

I noticed the scrollbar was acting weird and looked into it. Turns out that they were removing the parts of the page outside of the viewport and loading them back in when you scrolled.

I suspect it's because they were finding their bloated page was slow on some devices so put in this terrible hack, but it broke basic browser features.

3w ago

What are some common nicknames for names in your country?

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Deebster @programming.dev 3w ago

That's really interesting, I guess I'd assumed it was a universal thing.

I know some people who are known by various versions of their names in their different circles, e.g. Robert/Bob to their family, Rob to their school friends, Bobby to their uni mates and Robert at work.

3w ago

Companies with TLDs named after them is the best example of how ridiculously big those companies are.

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Deebster @programming.dev 3w ago

That argument only works if you're expecting Google to move youtube.com to youtube.google, which I can't see happening. If a brand's a household name and can be found at brand.com, then it stands to reason that they'd leave it like that.

For Google/Microsoft budgets, domain name registration is irrelevant as a cost. Besides, even if they did move the domains, they'd still keep the old ones alive for forwarding and to stop anyone else taking them. For example, Google still has googleplus.com, despite that that was never the official address (they used a subdomain: plus.google.com).

3w ago

What are some common nicknames for names in your country?

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Deebster @programming.dev 3w ago

The UK had a history of rhyming nicknames for shortened versions, like William -> Will -> Bill, and most of those are still common in English speaking countries. Richard -> Dick, Robert -> Bob (also Hob, Dob and Nob but these didn't survive).

These shortened versions can then get extended: Edward -> Ed -> Ted -> Teddy, Margaret -> Meg -> Peg -> Peggy, Anne -> Nan -> Nancy

In the middle ages it was common to make a diminutive name by adding -kin, -in, or -cock, which gave us John -> Jankin/Jenkin -> Jakin -> Jack. Also, Robert -> Robin, Henry -> Hank

3w ago

Companies with TLDs named after them is the best example of how ridiculously big those companies are.

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Deebster @programming.dev 3w ago

Equally, you can only allow *.google.com as easily as *.google, so I still don’t think that makes much sense.

4w ago

Companies with TLDs named after them is the best example of how ridiculously big those companies are.

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Deebster @programming.dev 4w ago

You can block *.google.com as easily as *.google, so I don't think that makes much sense.

4w ago

Coal power generation falls in China and India for first time since 1970s

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Deebster @programming.dev 4w ago

The two most populous countries are moving in the right direction, which is good news. I really wish you guys wouldn't insist on bringing your country into every single conversation - we know what's happening, you don't need to constantly remind us.