Nostr notes by Wolf480pl

so they could give you a hash of anything and you're not ...

2026-10-25T21:42:26Z

In reply to nevent1q…t9g6
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so they could give you a hash of anything and you're not allowed to check or challenge their claim?

yup, looks like specifically designed as a universal censorship backdoor

like really infinite number of hashes?

2026-10-25T21:16:09Z

In reply to nevent1q…uk2j
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like really infinite number of hashes?

wait a sec: what method of identifying it is illegal? IIUC, the ...

2026-10-25T21:11:55Z

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wait a sec: what method of identifying it is illegal?

IIUC, the problem with hashes is not that you can't have a list of them, it's that there can be many of them referring to the same content...

oh, you're saying you can't download the thing behind the hash in order to calculate all the other hashes and then discard the plaintext?

so basically a peer-to-peer equivalent of git-annex-reinject? if ...

2026-10-25T20:49:19Z

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so basically a peer-to-peer equivalent of git-annex-reinject? if anyone in the world rediscovers a copy of the file, now all the references work again?

That's a pretty nice property

I haven't tried usng it, but based on reading the docs back ...

2026-10-25T13:47:46Z

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I haven't tried usng it, but based on reading the docs back in the day, IIRC the main open problem with it was "how do I convince other people to pin my files", and then filecoin was supposed to solve that, right?
How did that go?

@npub1ysw…uzpe come on, it's a health rubric, every health ...

2026-10-24T19:41:35Z

lcamtuf :verified: :verified: :verified: (npub1ysw…uzpe) come on, it's a health rubric, every health rubric is pure clickbait

> finger off the trigger thank you

2026-10-23T12:51:44Z

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> finger off the trigger

thank you

I'm not sure about soviets, but based on what I know about ...

2026-10-17T20:57:45Z

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I'm not sure about soviets, but based on what I know about stuff (washing machines, cars, tractors, etc) that was produced in Poland during commie times:
- it was highly durable, because you could buy zero or one within your lifetime, and it had to survive for the rest of your life
- everybody wanted it, but you had to wait in a queue
- the people who were making it didn't particularly care about being efficient "whether you stand or lay down, you're owed 1000 PLN"
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btw I love how this kind of implies there are no consumers in ...

2026-10-17T17:20:02Z

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btw I love how this kind of implies there are no consumers in China

Now I'm wondering... Consider a customer buying N spools of ...

2026-10-15T00:12:58Z

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Now I'm wondering...

Consider a customer buying N spools of cable, randomly picking K of them, and checking the serial numbers of the banknotes in those K spools, and they are all on the list.

What is the expected number of counterfeit spools in the batch, depending on K and N?

hmmm And which of those will happily continue manufacturing your ...

2026-10-15T00:06:24Z

In reply to nevent1q…wvu3
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hmmm

And which of those will happily continue manufacturing your design after your order ends, and selling products identical to yours at a lower price because they don't have to amortize the R&D costs?

if that's the goal of every Chinese factory, then who makes ...

2026-10-14T23:41:18Z

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if that's the goal of every Chinese factory, then who makes all the counterfeit stuff?

I thought more like, just teaching them about pope jokes and ...

2026-10-12T20:53:00Z

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I thought more like, just teaching them about pope jokes and such, but you have a good point - it's unknown which Poland-associated things may be harmful to foreigners

for that I don't need a poll, I just need to try slowly ...

2026-10-12T20:48:19Z

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for that I don't need a poll, I just need to try slowly polonizing my overseas friends :P

if you see one asking if everyone on fedi is Polish, pls send so ...

2026-10-12T20:45:30Z

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if you see one asking if everyone on fedi is Polish, pls send so that I can vote in it

I was about to say "idk works from TPNET" xD

2026-10-08T22:32:09Z

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I was about to say "idk works from TPNET" xD

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2026-09-03T10:49:05Z

I lowkey wish I had had a botnet as a teenager

Remember when most scrapers respected robots.txt, and even ones ...

2026-09-03T09:17:49Z

Remember when most scrapers respected robots.txt, and even ones that didn't tried hard to keep their request rate low enough so as not to be noticable to the website's admins?

damn, Ryzens can only decode AV1 since RDNA2 and these are still ...

2026-09-01T12:42:05Z

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damn, Ryzens can only decode AV1 since RDNA2 and these are still quite expensive :/

I wonder if my mini-PC can decode AV1 and output HDR

2026-09-01T12:27:51Z

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I wonder if my mini-PC can decode AV1 and output HDR

oh, apparently the github repo is not taken down yet

2026-08-25T22:46:59Z

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oh, apparently the github repo is not taken down *yet*

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2026-08-25T18:04:32Z

Anyone got a git-clone of nitter?

Imagne being an archeologist from 2000 years in the future, ...

2026-08-24T07:55:16Z

Imagne being an archeologist from 2000 years in the future, finding miraculously undecayed BluRay with a copy of Wikipedia (without pictures)

Can someone recommend an OpenWrt-supported router that can handle ...

2026-08-20T00:26:37Z

Can someone recommend an OpenWrt-supported router that can handle 600Mbit/s of NAT traffic with at most software flow offload (as I need SQM in the opposite direction and hardware flow offload tends to be bidirectional) ?

EDIT: NAT + PPPoE

did you find a vuln?

2026-08-18T08:03:08Z

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did you find a vuln?

Give people a complete program for the usecase you've ...

2026-08-16T14:16:44Z

Give people a complete program for the usecase you've envisioned and they'll complain about edge cases and missing features.

Give people powerful primitives and a way to arbitrarily combine them, and they will build the program they need themselves, programs which you've never dreamed of.

what rifle is this?

2026-08-13T00:13:01Z

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what rifle is this?

a new panopticlick?

2026-08-10T06:21:09Z

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a new panopticlick?

ok, but which part? its economic success of the last 30 years? ...

2026-08-03T08:03:23Z

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ok, but which part?
its economic success of the last 30 years?
its rebuilding military?
its nonexistent civil defence?
its handling of airspace violations by stray Russian missiles?
its use of alarm sirens for commemorating Warsaw Uprising?

> Poland mentioned yay > have no idea what about Poland ...

2026-08-03T07:54:46Z

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> Poland mentioned

yay

> have no idea what about Poland you're referring to

:(

I meant, every two concurrent updates cam be merged consistently. ...

2026-07-26T00:14:48Z

In reply to nevent1q…k84v
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I meant, every two concurrent updates cam be merged consistently. Which is more specific than what you said.
lain (npub134r…xq57)

haven't read much into it yet, but how does it deal with ...

2026-07-25T23:43:59Z

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haven't read much into it yet, but how does it deal with branching histories? Does it require contract states to be a semilattice / CRDT?
lain (npub134r…xq57)

oh, I see > In March 2023, the original version of Freenet was ...

2026-07-25T23:38:51Z

In reply to nevent1q…wgyy
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oh, I see
> In March 2023, the original version of Freenet was separated into its own project, and what was known as “Locutus” was officially renamed to “Freenet.”

lain (npub134r…xq57)

@npub134r…xq57 does it have any relationship with the pre-2023 ...

2026-07-25T23:35:38Z

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lain (npub134r…xq57)
does it have any relationship with the pre-2023 Freenet, now called Hyphanet?

overall, I like the idea and I think UI-wise it's pretty ...

2026-07-21T14:39:33Z

In reply to nevent1q…du7y
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overall, I like the idea and I think UI-wise it's pretty good, but in terms of simulation, but at this the current stage, I'm afraid kids would be learning limitations of the simulation tool more than limitations of real systems being simulated.

Can I help improve it?

- if a router receives a packed destined to its own IP, but ...

2026-07-21T14:32:51Z

In reply to nevent1q…msaz
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- if a router receives a packed destined to its own IP, but it's an IP the router has on a different interface than the one the packet arrived to, the router just drops the packet

- no easy way to represent an upstream ISP

- a router can only have two non-VLAN interfaces, even though it has 4 ports, and it's unclear how the ports map to interfaces

so, I tried recreating my 2-homes-with-VPN-in-between setup, and ...

2026-07-21T14:27:31Z

In reply to nevent1q…vu94
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so, I tried recreating my 2-homes-with-VPN-in-between setup, and here are things I found so far:
- "home router" is a good representation of an OpenWrt router - it doesn't support VLANs, only has two interfaces (LAN and WAN), cannot have static routes
- the proper "router" cannot act as a DHCP or DNS server
- a "server" cannot act as a DHCP server
- couldn't find a way to show routing table of a router

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This is how it all started. "Processing personal information ...

2026-07-15T13:15:34Z

In reply to nevent1q…930u
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This is how it all started.
"Processing personal information of children is illegal"
"Cool, I'll ask users if they're adult at registration, and if they lie that's their problem"
"Nope, still illegal, still your problem"
"Ok so how do I prevent children from accessing my website so that I don't accidentally process their personal information?"

Thinking in terms of children leads nowhere. We must ban computers from using humans regardless of age, otherwise we'll end up with age verification

what if screens are like silicon, where a single defect can ...

2026-07-11T22:15:53Z

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what if screens are like silicon, where a single defect can disqualigy the whole piece it was in, so the bigger a piece, ge harded it is to find one wihout defects?

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2026-06-20T11:55:42Z

the anxiety of changing things without committing them to git...

strace(1) is cool btw I usually take it for granted, but like, ...

2026-06-14T21:12:19Z

strace(1) is cool btw

I usually take it for granted, but like, imagine how hard life would be if your OS didn't have a well-documented syscall layer, or if you couldn't snoop at it to see how a process interacts with the rest of the system.

> any competing AI assistant would have to be granted the same ...

2026-06-10T08:40:15Z

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> any competing AI assistant would have to be granted the same deep system reach as Siri AI, including the ability to read and send messages, make purchases and act across apps.

wouldn't it be great to have that kind of API accessible from a scripting language, or from some GUI "connect the blocks" automation engine?

> with the user’s consent, turns their phone or smart TV ...

2026-06-07T07:54:48Z

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> with the user’s consent, turns their phone or smart TV into one of those exit nodes.

isn't there someone they forgot to ask?

Idk about other countries, but at least in Poland, ISPs typically forbid customers from "letting other people outside of customer premises use the service" in their ToS.

These proxies wouldn't exist if ISPs enforced their own ToS.

Also, why aren't we holding ISPs accountable for the relayed traffic?

> why motherboard manufacturers insist on end-users putting ...

2026-05-31T22:20:21Z

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> why motherboard manufacturers insist on end-users putting memory sticks in this specific location

AFAIK in a 2-DIMM-slot-per-channel configuration, putting the DIMMs furthest from the CPU reduces signal reflections

I've only done Bukkit plugins, never mods... I have read ...

2026-05-31T16:49:54Z

In reply to nevent1q…9se6
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I've only done Bukkit plugins, never mods... I have read CraftOS's and OpenOS's lua code in the past.

If you think I'd be of any help, let me know.

if you find an RCE in a popular piece of software and the ...

2026-05-30T11:59:38Z

In reply to nevent1q…87vp
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if you find an RCE in a popular piece of software and the upstream refuses to fix it,

and you exploit that indiscriminately against random users

with the intent to cause data loss

that's still malware and morally wrong

would a 3D printed backplate be strong enough?

2026-05-29T08:21:44Z

In reply to nevent1q…ctvy
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would a 3D printed backplate be strong enough?

only 3mm on the backplate? @npub17r3…xdk2

2026-05-28T23:32:07Z

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only 3mm on the backplate?
Remiberry (npub17r3…xdk2)

hmm how much did the VRM pad squish? @npub17r3…xdk2

2026-05-26T16:34:38Z

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hmm how much did the VRM pad squish?

Remiberry (npub17r3…xdk2)

But that's assuming you're right about at most 0.2mm ...

2026-05-26T15:15:30Z

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But that's assuming you're right about at most 0.2mm difference.

If you hadn't told me that I would've thought up to 1mm thicker.
elly (npub19wj…g8gs)

@npub19wj…g8gs also the VRM one seems not squished in all ...

2026-05-26T15:14:25Z

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elly (npub19wj…g8gs)
also the VRM one seems not squished in all places - if the 2mm measurement is on the thicker parts where components didn't touch, that'd mean 2mm pad?

and then 2mm for back VRAM and 3.5mm for front VRAM?

AFAIK slightly thicker. I watched GamersNexus disassemble and ...

2026-05-26T14:40:21Z

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AFAIK slightly thicker.

I watched GamersNexus disassemble and reassemble GPUs and he often measures the thickness and says that "it's X mm so it was probably Y mm before it got squished" but I never tried to remember by how much Y is greater than X

BluRaf [annoyed by fedi hivemind] (npub1d3y…xfkq) Remiberry (npub17r3…xdk2) TadeusTaD (npub1pay…zh6x) Dragoon Aethis (is gone) (npub10hk…28x2)

it looks like a parody that mixes features of SteamDeck, Flipper ...

2026-05-20T21:37:55Z

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it looks like a parody that mixes features of SteamDeck, Flipper Zero, and a wifi router

but if this is real, that'd be quite intriguing

a new handheld?

2026-05-20T21:35:08Z

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a new handheld?

can you name them / do you know how the various brands map to ...

2026-05-16T10:16:57Z

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can you name them / do you know how the various brands map to them?

So far I know of at least Miele, Bosch, Samsung, Whirlpool, LG, Electrolux

there's a Polish washin machine company called Amica ,but ...

2026-05-16T08:07:55Z

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there's a Polish washin machine company called Amica ,but they no longer manufacture in Poland :/ They sold heir factory to Samsung and moved,manufacturing to China.

not China? that's impressive

2026-05-16T08:03:34Z

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not China? that's impressive

any idea where they make them?

2026-05-16T07:45:21Z

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any idea where they make them?

Also, a problem with a web of trust based on meeting someone IRL ...

2026-05-12T14:13:38Z

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Also, a problem with a web of trust based on meeting someone IRL is that it reveals the social graph. Even if your legal name isn't attached to it, once your enemy (govt, corpo, etc) successfully deanonymizes a few people, that narrows down who everyone else could be.

I guess it'd at least be more censorship-resistant than a google- or govt-run verification method, but still far from ideal...

I mostly care about finding information about obscure topics. ...

2026-05-12T13:53:18Z

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I mostly care about finding information about obscure topics.

Whether it's Half-Life 2 modding or optimizing gate count of adder circuits, there's only a handful of people interested in it at any given time, and usually none of my usual friends know where to find those.

probably, but what's the point of having an internet if the ...

2026-05-12T11:17:50Z

In reply to nevent1q…lud3
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probably, but what's the point of having an internet if the barrier to entry is "you have to know someone"?
If I have to know someone I may as well meet them IRL.

Once computers can pass Turing Tests, the only ways to prevent ...

2026-05-12T05:15:12Z

Once computers can pass Turing Tests, the only ways to prevent Sybil attacks while still allowing interaction with strangers are Orwellian.

I wouldn't call it an externality, since it only affects ...

2026-05-03T18:26:31Z

In reply to nevent1q…h4tw
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I wouldn't call it an externality, since it only affects those who use Linux.

It's not like you had a perfectly peaceful software ecosystem and suddenly someone started making Linux, which makes you suffer even if you don't use Linux.

No, it only hurts you if you do use it, and the alternative is no Linux at all.

I agree in general and I cheer for IPv6 becoming more widespread ...

2026-04-13T09:25:02Z

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I agree in general and I cheer for IPv6 becoming more widespread

however

> you're not meant to remember addresses

The only cases when I type IPv4 addresses from memory is when I don't have working DNS - either when debugging DNS, or when manually configuring the first interface of a host, on a network with no DHCP.

Unfortunately, these are the cases where I can't rely on DNS to remember IPv6 for me.

It's not a deal-breaker but it does add some friction.

I meant in France. My point is that a large part of oil ...

2026-04-03T20:37:01Z

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I meant in France.

My point is that a large part of oil prices' impact on inflation is through transport costs that affect the prices of almost everything. And thus, an "energy crisis" may still be happening through vectors other than electricity prices.

IOW, Jordan Maris 🇪🇺 🇺🇦 #NAFO (npub1fzh…p7r7)'s posts would imply "France is not affected by the Strait of Hormuz being blocked", which I don't think is the case.

It'd be great if it was...

I wish we all had that kind of energy mix. But electricity is not ...

2026-04-03T18:56:42Z

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I wish we all had that kind of energy mix.
But electricity is not all.

How does bread get from a bakery to a bakery store?

it's possible, but it does link to the italian govt ...

2026-03-30T13:48:39Z

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it's possible, but it does link to the italian govt cybersecurity agency, which is something I didn't know from the initial ZDI candidate.

https://www.acn.gov.it/portale/w/telegram-rilevata-presunta-vulnerabilita-0-click

Looks like there's a bit more info on the zero-click Telegram ...

2026-03-30T13:38:14Z

Looks like there's a bit more info on the zero-click Telegram RCE and holy shit this looks bad:

> This vulnerability allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code on a victim's device simply by sending a specially crafted animated sticker or media file. No user interaction is required
> A Telegram spokesperson denied the vulnerability's existence, claiming the research was incorrect.

https://github.com/gameworkerkim/Telegram-0-Click-RCE-SECURITY-VULNERABILITY-ANALYSIS-REPORT/blob/main/Telegram%200-Click%20RCE_ENG.md

#telegram #security

silly idea: what if those routers don't have a global unicast ...

2026-03-26T01:33:47Z

In reply to nevent1q…k37g
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silly idea: what if those routers don't have a global unicast address?

what's indeed?

2026-03-18T13:00:33Z

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what's indeed?

> If you understand neither your program, nor your computer, ...

2026-03-16T14:45:37Z

> If you understand neither your program, nor your computer, you will succumb to every bug

~ Sun Tzu*

*not really

do you review the code like it was written by a malicious actor? ...

2026-03-06T08:37:40Z

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do you review the code like it was written by a malicious actor?

Last month I was reviewing a friend's code 4 times, and every time I was found bugs that I had missed the previous time. And that was code written by a human who knew what he was doing.

I imagine AI generated code would have even subtler bugs that are easier to miss.
elly (npub19wj…g8gs)

I agree that IT industry demands we make things that suck, I feel ...

2026-02-17T10:55:14Z

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I agree that IT industry demands we make things that suck, I feel the pain.

However

You say that "Precision, diligence, carefully working through a dull task and making sure that things are going to work in all cases" are feminine skills.
But aren't those same skills needed in engineering disciplines?
Ok, maybe real engneering disciplines don't have this pressure for masculinity. But then shouldn't that lead to more women becoming aerospace, civil, structural, etc. engineers?

is that like Sprite and Thirst? (oh come on did that ...

2026-02-11T17:11:07Z

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is that like Sprite and Thirst?

(oh come on did that advertisement not exist outside of Poland?)

unpopular opinion: There is too much software and it changes too ...

2026-01-30T10:36:52Z

unpopular opinion:

There is too much software and it changes too often.

I have a laptop which every other suspend cycle wakes up without ...

2026-01-29T01:45:38Z

In reply to nevent1q…y44s
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I have a laptop which every other suspend cycle wakes up without the NVME drive. A power cycle always makes it come back.

On a couple occasions I've witnessed that if you take a small ...

2026-01-28T08:12:58Z

On a couple occasions I've witnessed that if you take a small program written in ordinary C, and you spend some effort to make it fast, you can get 10x-100x speedup.

Let's say only the 10x speedup end of the range generalizes to most software.

Imagine if, instead of writing new software, more effort was spent on optimizing existing software.

Also, where do you get the material from? Sand would have to be ...

2026-01-24T23:32:12Z

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Also, where do you get the material from?
Sand would have to be mined on the surface, and good sand can be quite useful for glass & concrete... though I guess dwarves might not have that so easier for them.

Ideally it'd be some inert waste but idk if eg. slag would be any good.

Also, obligatory Practical Engineering https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZg1zOKm5wk

Sometimes parts of the mine that are still in use cave in due to ...

2026-01-24T23:29:37Z

In reply to nevent1q…w7yx
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Sometimes parts of the mine that are still in use cave in due to an accident, and that can still cause issues on the surface.

But yeah, unused areas can probably be filled - if you search for "deep mine backfilling" you'll find some companies selling devices to make that more efficient.

Though it still probably is quite costly, and even more costly with dwarven technology.

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well yeah, it's not like people enjoyed hanging out in a coal ...

2026-01-24T20:58:58Z

In reply to nevent1q…du4e
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well yeah, it's not like people enjoyed hanging out in a coal deposit and now it's missing from their life because some greedy dwarves mined it out.

Noone's gonna mind the coal disappearing from the ground.

Until you get sinkholes, that is :P

hmm but arboricultural charcoal is net-zero carbon right? all the ...

2026-01-24T20:50:09Z

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hmm but arboricultural charcoal is net-zero carbon right? all the carbon you burn was captured from the air when the trees were growing, and the trees grew within your lifetime

meanwhile Dwarf Fortress dwarves pulling coal out of the earth are using carbon from the trees that fell into a swamp geological time ago... so arguably even older than the old-growth forests on the surface

when did you start learning Polish?

2026-01-22T09:01:39Z

In reply to nevent1q…50f8
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when did you start learning Polish?

I thought Alpha was RISC tho... And VAX is like, the epitome of ...

2026-01-18T14:57:29Z

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I thought Alpha was RISC tho...

And VAX is like, the epitome of CISC. It has a fuckton of addressing modes, and you can use every single one of them with every instruction, and everything that can be done through addressing modes is done through addressing modes.

It's beautiful and makes it impossible to pipeline.

that's a spiritual predecessor of 68k tho

2026-01-18T14:43:16Z

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that's a spiritual predecessor of 68k tho

(let's do forget about 8051)

2026-01-18T13:41:09Z

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(let's do forget about 8051)

@npub1tf6…20k2 let's not forget hppa and itanium

2026-01-18T13:30:15Z

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Norm (ノーム) :CastoriceBlushing: (npub1tf6…20k2)
let's not forget hppa and itanium

oh, so that's how it works... Also maybe me thinking of it ...

2026-01-02T17:50:25Z

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oh, so that's how it works...

Also maybe me thinking of it like it's a faulty power cable is a bit excessive...

Anyway, it looks like there will be less need for average programmers writing boring CRUD apps. I hoped it'd result from programming becoming more accessible to people, similar to writing.

If instead it happens through a centralized service, that's kinda sad.

But maybe it means those of us who keep their jobs can focus on the difficult/interesting problems?

by 3 I mean someone else in your organization

2026-01-02T17:38:00Z

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by 3 I mean someone else in your organization

1. Is it really better than a spreadsheet and a bunch of local ...

2026-01-02T17:32:31Z

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1. Is it really better than a spreadsheet and a bunch of local scripts? How do you know if you haven't seen the code?

2. Are you still maintaining skills needed to make spreadsheets and write shell one-liners, in case the LLM service ceases to exist, jacks up the prices, or deliberately degrades in quality?

3. If this software is disposable, how do you dispose of it in a way that nobody in the future will accidentally use it?

(don't answer if you dont want to, just food for thought)

I always thought the rule was, on a 2-person-wide escalator, the ...

2025-12-26T08:11:43Z

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I always thought the rule was, on a 2-person-wide escalator, the right side is for those who stand, and the left side is for those who walk

the one where instead of buying radiation-hardened chips, they ...

2025-12-17T08:25:05Z

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the one where instead of buying radiation-hardened chips, they radiation-tested 100 phone SoCs and picked the best one?

idk about Sailfish OS, but used Android (LineageOS) without GMS ...

2025-12-08T23:52:28Z

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idk about Sailfish OS, but used Android (LineageOS) without GMS for a few years, and:

- most things from F-Droid worked fine
- proprietary IMs like DIscord or Telegram worked, but without notifications
- haven't tried any bank apps, loyalty card apps, shopping apps, etc.

anything specific you're interested in?

Cloudflare published a very good article exolaining how ...

2025-11-19T13:14:35Z

Cloudflare published a very good article exolaining how yesterday's outage happened.

https://blog.cloudflare.com/18-november-2025-outage/

I encourage everyone to read it.

I also think people are focusing on that particular unwrap() too much, and not enough on a bigger picture: lack of fallbacks

Without fallbacks at the interfaces between different subsystems, there's nothing to stop an error in one place from cascading throughout the whole infra

Config parsing is not the only place where such fallback was missing

Yeah but like, it seems that maintaining that takes a small ...

2025-11-14T21:02:25Z

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Yeah but like, it seems that maintaining that takes a small percentage of Valve's effort?

Idk, I haven't seen their books, but they seem to behave in a more secure and less desperate way...

I think the difference is, Valve makes money by doing nothing. So ...

2025-11-14T20:51:06Z

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I think the difference is, Valve makes money by doing nothing. So all the money that's left it can spend on working on a single product for years without launching anything in the meantime.

these placeholders show how much we've progressed since the ...

2025-11-10T18:24:30Z

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these placeholders show how much we've progressed since the 90s...

you're the first consequentialist I encountered who ...

2025-11-10T15:53:43Z

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you're the first consequentialist I encountered who doesn't care about transitive consequences

It's not that situations are novel, it's that very ...

2025-11-10T13:14:41Z

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It's not that situations are novel, it's that very similar situations can lead to vastly different outcomes.

Can you predict the consequences of telling someone on the internet to fuck off?
Most likely they'll just stop interacting with you. But maybe because of that, they'll drive while angry, and cause an accident.
Or maybe they will reflect on their behaviour and become a kinder person, and later save someone's life as a result.

Can you predict that?

Even if that means judging behaviours instead of people, it still ...

2025-11-10T12:51:51Z

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Even if that means judging behaviours instead of people, it still leads to conclusions of the form "You did a thing that led to a bad outcome. Don't do that next time."

But you're never in the same situation again, and next time you encounter a similar situation, the consequences of each choice can be different, and you likely won't have enough information to be sure which choice leads to a bad outcome.

> In moral philosophy, consequentialism [...] holds that the ...

2025-11-10T12:49:07Z

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> In moral philosophy, consequentialism [...] holds that the consequences of one's conduct are the ultimate basis for judgement about the rightness or wrongness of that conduct. Thus, from a consequentialist standpoint, a morally right act (including omission from acting) is one that will produce a good outcome.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consequentialism