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scottmiller42

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Dad. Husband. Cisgendered male. Apple 2 computer enthusiast. SAS and Python programmer. Data analyst. Scientist. LGBTQIA+ ally. BLM.

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@scottmiller42@mstdn.social avatar scottmiller42 , to random

My random thought of the day: do folks who do have a plan for getting those hard-to-see areas checked for suspicious moles?

On a related note, are there any on Fediverse? I’ve got a great idea for you.

A heavily cropped photo of a man and woman that are perineum sunning. The photo is taken outdoors on a sunny day. Both people have their legs spread apart and pointed upwards toward the sub, exposing their perineum. I heavily cropped the photo so that all you see is from their knees to their feet.
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@Alice@beige.party avatar Alice , to random

My company requested a "headshot" and this is the best photo I can find.

Awkward woman with brown hair and glasses squatting by a toilet in a public restroom.
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@Alice Did you know the navy commonly refers to room with the toilet as “the head”?

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@Alice Yeah after I posted that, I figured the collection gave it away that you knew what you were doing. Very clever. Lol

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US Pol: so can we talk about the files NOW?

Graph of the Dow Jones showing it's under 50k
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@futurebird Her remarks make it sound like a person can do as much child raping as they want as long as the economy is booming, I see no other way to interpret that. And TBF, that’s pretty much always been Turnip’s line of thinking. As long as I’m a success, I can do what I want, as evidenced in Access Hollywood tapes.

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@futurebird I couldn’t watch more than a couple 30 second clips, but yeah, she was deliberately dodging any question of substance. The most deflection I’ve ever seen in a hearing. But I think that’s because she knows she’s only ever one follow-up question away from either perjury or exposing Turnip. Most infuriating was her refusal to even turn to victims and say “I’m sorry we’ll do better.” She didn’t even have to mean it, but she didn’t even care enough to pretend.

@scottmiller42@mstdn.social avatar scottmiller42 , to random

Chat GPT, what is a real estate novelist? Is that a good paying job? How can I become a real estate novelist?

@Alice@beige.party avatar Alice , to random

My company used to be a scrappy San Francisco tech startup but we were acquired by a large corporation so we had to switch from being Google people to Microsoft people and I'm in the process of creating a training deck in PowerPoint and I am seriously losing my mind with how Microsoft keeps messing up my formatting and how every little thing seems to take 5–10 times as many steps.

For example, I'll try to figure out how to do something that would have taken one click in Google slides and I'll figure it out, but it's like a seventeen step process in PowerPoint, so, when I’m done, I'll ask my husband who has been tortured by Microsoft for much longer if there's an easier way to do that thing and he'll inevitably be like "the way you did it IS the easy way to do it in PowerPoint/Word/whatever."

It's seriously like they clunked together some code and were like "well, it's at least kind of sort of better than a word processor?" and never bothered to improve anything.

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@Alice Oh the hours I’ve wasted in PowerPoint trying to make something look good.

A couple tips:

When you want to make a slide similar to an existing, dupe it, then make changes. It’s almost impossible otherwise.

When replacing an element that you want to be the same dimensions, keep the old element, paste the new, make same size as old (it will snap when you get close), then send to back, and delete the old element.

@scottmiller42@mstdn.social avatar scottmiller42 , to random

While using the Wayback Machine the last few days, I've had a lot of "503 Service Unavailable" errors. I'm seeing those errors not just when archiving pages, but also when retrieving pages from the archive as well.

In the past, I've seen issues with Wayback Machine short-term corresponding to an event that would trigger a lot of archiving (example: a major government agency caught deleting web content.)

@scottmiller42@mstdn.social avatar scottmiller42 , to random

In , you could write sensible and transparent code, like this:

if (curNode):
curNode = curNode.next

But if you prefer something that is functionally identical, but harder to read, try this:

curNode and (curNode := curNode.next)

Follow me for more great tips on how to make life hell for the next person working with your code (which could be you).

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    @Alice Are fish tenders acceptable? Or chicken fingers? Tender fish finger chicken?

    @nixCraft@mastodon.social avatar nixCraft , to random

    What is a programming language you learned and mastered, but that is now completely obsolete in your work?

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    @nixCraft Informix 4GL.

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    Can you guess the programming language that is as fast as C, as productive as Python, and as scalable as Java, but simpler than all three?

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    @nixCraft I sort of wish the answer is "there isn't one" and "that's why we have so many programming languages to choose from" and "quit fighting, kids, and go write some code".

    @briankrebs@infosec.exchange avatar briankrebs , to random

    Nothing screams VIP treatment like an apparently automated speaking invitation that misspells your name. At least they didn't call me Mr. Krebson.

    An email that says: VIP Speaker Invitation – Apex Expo Worldwide Series Dear Mr. Brian Kreb, Your expertise in global investment strategies and technology-driven transformation aligns perfectly with our mission, and we would be honored to feature your voice at the Apex Expos Worldwide Series. The Apex Master Expos Worldwide will run annually across 80+ countries from 2025 to 2027, uniting leading voices in innovation, technology, investment, sustainability, lifestyle, creativity, talent, biohacking, tech marketing, and the wider Apex Ecosystem. Speaker Opportunity · Audience: 8 boutique expos with 250–400 high-level guests (entrepreneurs, investors, business leaders) · Formats: Keynote, panel, fireside chat, expert Q&A
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    @briankrebs They can't afford multiple Kreb, just the one.

    @katalyst@chaos.social avatar katalyst , to random

    Today is important

    09/16/25 is 3 squared, 4 squared and 5 squared
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    @leadore @katalyst Yeah, they could've just ignored it or kept scrolling, but instead, a lot of people are here wanting everyone else to know what joyless assholes they are.

    @nixCraft@mastodon.social avatar nixCraft , to random

    🤣

    An image showing social media posts where user writes story about vibe coding: I just want to say that I am giving up on creating anything anymore. I was trying to create my little project, but every time there are more and more errors and I am sick of it. I am working on it for about 3 months, I do not have any experience with coding and was doing everything through AI (Cursor, ChatGPT etc.). But everytime I want to change a liiiiitle thing, I kill 4 days debugging other things that go south. So I do not have any more energy in me to work on this. It is hopeless. AI is still just sooooooo stupid and it will fix one thing but destroy 10 other things in your code. I am really sad, because I was enjoying it in the beginnings but now it is just pain and rage. Hat down for those people, who can create something and it is working without coding knowledge.
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    @nixCraft FWIW, some of that frustration happens to traditional coders with decades of hard-earned experience.

    Ever code a latent bug that was never manifest because your system never triggered the edge case before, but then you add a feature that hits that edge case and brings the bug front & center? You spend hours looking at the new code but can't find the bug? Only when you grind away, examining the existing code base, do you find the latent bug.

    Experience is a great teacher.

    @arstechnica@mastodon.social avatar arstechnica , to random

    Gouach wants you to insert and pluck the cells from its Infinite e-bike battery
    Tiny French firm wants to keep a few bad cells from spoiling a lot of e-bikes.
    https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/05/gouach-wants-you-to-insert-and-pluck-the-cells-from-its-infinite-e-bike-battery/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

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    @arstechnica This is the way! Replacing bad cells can extend the life of a battery, reducing costs and waste.

    @arstechnica@mastodon.social avatar arstechnica , to random

    After 20% range reduction, I’m waiting for Jaguar to buy my car back
    Every MY2019 Jaguar I-Pace in the US is being bought back due to a battery defect.
    https://arstechnica.com/cars/2025/02/after-20-range-reduction-im-waiting-for-jaguar-to-buy-my-car-back/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

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    @arstechnica '"Don't park and charge in your garage" is a big ask for an EV owner. Imagine being told you can only gas up your car far outside the canopy covering the gas pumps.'

    @RememberUsAlways@newsie.social avatar RememberUsAlways , to random

    Oh my!
    JD Vance’s Campaign Won’t Deny That’s Him in Viral Drag Photo.
    https://www.thedailybeast.com/jd-vances-campaign-wont-deny-thats-him-in-viral-drag-photo

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    @RememberUsAlways @thejohnr Vance should embrace nonconformity in himself and others.

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    @transworld On the good side, I really liked the last sentence.

    ‘When Justine said "I'm very proud of you," she reportedly replied "I'm proud of myself!"’