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Programming subtoot, offsite 

I need to start hanging around in better, queerer programming communities

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Programming subtoot, offsite 

Someone: [posts a code snippet with a bunch of magic floating point numbers and only a modicum of (external) documentation on the input value]
Me: ...where are the comments?
Them: don't need any, I just got the formula from wolfram alpha
Me: at least say that much and include the query for the people who work on this after you?
Them: nah, if it breaks I'll just write a proper formula
Me: [internal screaming]

Friends, let me tell you about the Giant Palouse Earthworm, because this deserves its own thread.

The Palouse prairie ran from southeastern WA into Idaho, and it’s nearly gone, super endangered, not even 1% remains. It was all plowed under for wheat and lentils more than a century ago. But there are programs now to replant retired ag fields with native vegetation, which is great!

Anyone have a lead on an Amiga 2000 keyboard for sale?

Intro post: I'm a professor of #Biology at the #UniversityOfWashington. My training is in #EvolutionaryBiology, #BehavioralEcology, #PopulationGenetics, and #Epidemiology. I did lots of work in #Bibliometrics and #NetworkTheory. I teach #DataLiteracy. These days I spend a lot of time thinking about the spread of #Misinformation, the #ScienceOfScience, and #PhilosophyOfScience. I do a lot of #BirdPhotography and love #ravens, #crows, and all #corvids.

For your trouble, here's a perfect crow.

Contrary to popular belief, it is a very good thing if your neurodivergent friend is infodumping. This is a sign that the friend in question trusts you and feels safe. This is a good state to be in.

Someone informed me a few days ago that in our game Freedom Planet 2, which has a parry mechanic, you can parry the damage from drowning underwater

You can *parry drowning*

I love video games

It's my birthday! And a golden lootbug arrived to give me good birthday fortune!

Collecting my puppy's teeth

Using them to make a very powerful fairy-charm

Finding a gullible mortal

You know, just #fairythings

in case you missed it: gitea is now owned by a for-profit corporation and we don't know what effects this may or may not have, and when an open letter was made asking them to Not Do That they doubled down

they also briefly mentioned something about a gitea DAO which is not inspiring confidence

initial announcement: x.jort.link/blog.gitea.io/2022

open letter: x.jort.link/gitea-open-letter.

response to letter: x.jort.link/blog.gitea.io/2022

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the codeberg folks are forking gitea since they're going corporate: forgejo.org/

just got announced, no stable releases yet

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