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comradesmith··on Japanese symbols that speak without words
The fact you’ve got to learn them doesn’t negate the statement that they communicate without words.

All language has to be learned

comradesmith··on Japanese symbols that speak without words
I don’t understand your comment. Can you spell it out for me?
comradesmith··on SimCity 3k in 4k (2025)
These aren’t actually from the game…
comradesmith··on Using AI to write better code more slowly
I’ll deal with that problem when it happens
comradesmith··on Strange crystals found inside wreckage from the first nuclear bomb test
It’s probably just that more people are looking at the trinity site because of said historic significance
comradesmith··on Creating a Color Palette from an Image
This is cool, I’m going to try write my own implementation to follow along as a learning exercise
comradesmith··on A Review of Dice that came with The White Castle (2025)
It’s fun. You should try playing it instead of judging by heuristics.
comradesmith··on Agents that run while I sleep
1. Make tests 2. Commit them 3. Proceed with implementation and tell agent to use the tests but not modify them

It will probably comply, and at least if it does change the tests you can always revert those files to where you committed them

comradesmith··on Gaussian Splatting – A$AP Rocky "Helicopter" music video
I really don’t see the connection. A$AP isn’t a noob
comradesmith··on What *is* code? (2015)
Code is rusty ankles and ashy kneecaps.
comradesmith··on Sabotaging Bitcoin
I believe the article reached the same conclusion you did
comradesmith··on Sabotaging Bitcoin
You’re right. I’ll setup the database. Everyone can trust me, honest!
comradesmith··on Cleartext signatures considered harmful
> Cleartext signatures considered harmful

Really? To me it seems that what’s really harmful is assuming a long string of high entropy hex bytes is a valid signature.

Both detached signatures and cleartext need to be run through verify, so what gives?

Does gpg not error when the post-verification output file doesn’t match the cleartext? That sounds like a bug in gpg

comradesmith··on iPhone Typos? It's Not Just You – The iOS Keyboard Is Broken [video]
Thanks, I’ll try this :)
comradesmith··on Rubio stages font coup: Times New Roman ousts Calibri
You can’t separate layout and design from typeface selection.

But yes I agree content must come first. Typeface probably comes second!

comradesmith··on Kohler Can Access Pictures from "End-to-End Encrypted" Toilet Camera
Holy fuck they actually built Smart Pipe[1]

1: https://youtu.be/DJklHwoYgBQ?si=bSRE2lOqwwm1Q_D9

comradesmith··on Music eases surgery and speeds recovery, study finds
That is so incredibly rude of you. Science communication to the general public is valuable.

Let’s not forget that the author is a person too, just cause you don’t like it doesn’t mean you’ve got any place to talk down on them.

comradesmith··on Basalt Woven Textile
Yeah, but the vibes are the same as basalt textiles
comradesmith··on The last-ever penny will be minted today in Philadelphia
I like this perspective :)
comradesmith··on How I use every Claude Code feature
They said don’t __just__ use never, and explain that as meaning you should give an alternative with every “never” clause, which is what their example does :)
comradesmith··on The profitable startup
Yeah, but they know how to make money
comradesmith··on Affinity Studio now free
The better they support the free side, the better the conversion rates will be. So I think the incentives align with both free and paying customers
comradesmith··on Affinity Studio now free
They didn’t change anything about the software you bought? It still functions like it did the day you bought it.
comradesmith··on Affinity Studio now free
Pretty bold claim. Do you have bold evidence?
comradesmith··on Affinity Studio now free
Yeah I get the feeling everyone is talking about the AI stuff, but the majority of the launch talks about the actual _software_ they’re launching, and I really like it.

I’m happy for AI subscribers to subsidise my experience ;)

comradesmith··on io_uring is faster than mmap
Thanks for the article. What about using file reads from a mounted ramdisk?
comradesmith··on Code formatting comes to uv experimentally
Cause one is a formatter and the other is a package manager. That shouldn’t be hard to understand.
comradesmith··on iPhone 16 cameras vs. traditional digital cameras
Carry the camera with you through your daily life.
comradesmith··on I'm switching to Python and actually liking it
I think it’s better for developers to not have conflicting system distributions.

Though for a while there having built in interpreters was great for kids and learners.

comradesmith··on Basically Everyone Should Be Avoiding Docker
> You might say that doing such a little operation becomes easier after being more familiar with containerization—I’m sure that’s true, absolutely.

If you admit this, then why do you go on to write against docker in such an authoritative tone?

I don’t think you understand docker.

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