They don’t like algorithms. They want you to select which content you see.

That’s all I’ve got. Mastodon is a better, more open tech. And it’s pretty easy to get set up, relatively. It’s insane that companies haven’t jumped on it.

You don’t even have to quit Twitter. You can just post to more than one place and give people the option.

Blockchain is effectively a distributed database. Almost always a good centralized database functions better.

Needing everything to be a class

In 2015 they added scripting. If you’re making a real project, you should absolutely use classes. (It’s not that hard. Don’t do the Java shit.) But you can absolutely write one off scripts just fine.

AOT support is still lacking.

Publishing your app as Native AOT produces an app that’s self-contained and that has been ahead-of-time (AOT) compiled to native code. Source.

C# is nearly the same, but much, much better.

• It doesn’t (usually) come with the Java culture 8 layers of abstraction. This isn’t in the Java language. This isn’t in OO. Yet nearly every Java programmer makes things way more complicated than it needs to be.
• It’s a prettier language. Similar syntax with less bullshit.
• It’s open source
• It’s still multiplatform. Modern dotnet / C# works on anything.
• Both Visual Studio and Visual Studio code are great IDEs that blow Eclipse out of the water
• It’s one of the most common business languages.
• It’s going to be supported forever.

If I could restrict the world of programming to two languages, it’d be C# and Rust. C# for most things and Rust for a lower level language.

I think Italian and Irish are now acceptable. Maybe choose one of those.

feel free to wow them with contactless payments

This is quite dated. Per Forbes, "Nearly 90% of U.S. consumers now use contactless payments, "

Tip at restaurants where they take your order at the table and bus your table, 15-20% of the total. Absolutely don’t tip at those kiosks at the counter. They’ll beg for a tip because software. You’re absolutely fine to hit skip or custom 0. Don’t normalize that shit.

How much does the setup cost? assuming I’m already self hosting and have some disk space.

VPN and a seed box?

The House is still being counted. It’s very close, but not over yet.

Selling what data? It’s already public.

He doesn’t have the House yet.

Youth church functions were always more depraved than anything agnostic.

But something like $7 for premium without ads is absolutely sustainable. But, you know, line go up more.

Just be grateful if you’re not in one of the first groups. I spoke up as loudly as I could.

I’ll wait 72 hours before settling with it, in case any shenanigans were involved. I expect it’s legitimate, but I want that window open if it’s needed.

There’s always vaultwarden.

Not every problem needs to be solved with mod/admin tools. Absolutely nobody said rape was okay.

“Rape is less severe than normal” is not such a dangerous opinion that mods/admins need to get involved. If you are offended and/or disagree, that’s what your words are for.

I encourage mods to use words instead of mod tools whenever possible.

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It does say, prominently, “Who you vote for is secret.”

He did change his tune after he became Secretary of Energy.

Also, May 15, 2023 — Former Energy Secretary Rick Perry would not support former President Donald Trump in his reelection campaign when asked on Sunday,

Also one of the three departments Rick Perry (R-Texas) couldn’t remember that he wanted to eliminate.