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the_gipsy··on A new Go API for JSON
The root cause is this idea of "zero values". Any de/serialization in go will always be crutchwork of guessing and incorrect validation.

Just look at the inane rules for map and slice access, what gets nil, what gets the zero value, which built-in mist be used. Even if that were consistent, then you'd still left to wonder if json.field was truly zero or not there.

the_gipsy··on The Quake Fan who built the map editor everybody uses
Couldn't this be solved by "map compilation"? IIRC, Hammer etc. did something like that. Occluded faces were removed.
the_gipsy··on Quad9 to exit France
No it's two separate calls. No equating at all.
the_gipsy··on Quad9 to exit France
Or maybe it's easier, if you can convince the people over the border that the enemy is people living among them, and their government.
the_gipsy··on Tesla Roadster
Invite only, so just fireworks for gullible investors as usual.
the_gipsy··on Tesla Roadster
Stop anthropomorphizing billionaires.
the_gipsy··on How the Military Will Hack the Election
> our elections are the most safe and secure in the history of the United States.

Still worse than most other democracies.

the_gipsy··on Grace Hopper Celebration Cancelled
What are the odds of a black applicant for CEO?
the_gipsy··on NYC's "Click to Cancel" rule is now in effect
When are NY and California going to secede and join the EU?
the_gipsy··on Cloudflare acquires Deno
They basically gave up the day they decided to become npm compatible. That was the day Deno died.
the_gipsy··on A third way of using Linux
Looking at tuios, using a mouse in a TUI completely defeats its purpose, for me personally.
the_gipsy··on Make Tmux the OS
Afyer years of using tiling WMs, Niri was such a huge improvement. You don't really have to think about anything anymore, it just clicks. You always know where windows are (lile with tiling), but you also don't have to worry how to place them.
the_gipsy··on I switched to Brave
A Facebook product.
the_gipsy··on I'm the mom in that viral Giants clip. Let me tell you about my husband
It's not necessarily a binary choice, is it? There's a spectrum between true democracy that isn't simply "rule of majority", and authoritarianism.

There is a weakness in democracies too, that if they are too tolerant and allow too much freedom, this can paradoxically undermine democracy itself and lead to a collapse.

So in general, western democracies tend to respect human rights, sacrificing the greater good, because this in itself is considered a greater good.

the_gipsy··on I'm the mom in that viral Giants clip. Let me tell you about my husband
> Its a "nation first + everything for the nation" thinking.

If you think this means "our nation over other nations" then you misunderstood. It means "nation above all", e.g. "everything for the government, above citizens". That is, forget the individual, there is a greater good for which we must endure some hardship, trust me.

FYI, the promised land never materialized, historically.

the_gipsy··on I'm the mom in that viral Giants clip. Let me tell you about my husband
Has there ever been a prosperous and successful fascist country?

No, they stagnate economically in corruption.

the_gipsy··on I'm the mom in that viral Giants clip. Let me tell you about my husband
"ackchually, facism good" is what he intends.

It doesn't merit more response, you can just look at the reality of actual fascist states. Economic stagnation, the most extreme corruption and incompetence, and cruelty beyond imagination. True masterminds.

the_gipsy··on I'm the mom in that viral Giants clip. Let me tell you about my husband
> Not everybody who is against communism is a "fascist"

The man that bought one of the most important social networks and has substantially changed its algorithm is nearly openly a nazi. It's not just the sieg hail the day of the presidential swear-in, it's everything he does to the world and the USA. And so do all the others.

> So you get the rude approach.

You're digging your own grave. Your president is handing over your empire piecewise to your adversaries for a fistful of gold. You must understand this: the only thing worse than communism, is fascism, because it's just corruption as a form of government.

the_gipsy··on I'm the mom in that viral Giants clip. Let me tell you about my husband
> It is one of Russia, China, Cuba's and even Iran's way of attacking the US

It's the USA eating itself and trying to attack Europe, if anything. It's American fascist billionaires who own, buy, and steer these social networks.

the_gipsy··on Meta takes down a critical video about meta AI Glasses after filming at Meta
Instagram is full of videos of guys harassing and antagonizing people in public as "pranks". And this is not some coincidence, since both products are from the same company, they basically unleashed this for engagement.
the_gipsy··on Italian parliament votes for return to nuclear energy
> I’d rather be in the hole financially

You don't have the slightest clue what it means to be poor and in a financial hole. Like, it's impossible to explain to you.

the_gipsy··on Italian parliament votes for return to nuclear energy
Slavery is obviously not an issue in a country like Spain, but any kind of mining operation here seems to be heavily opposed by the people that live around the potential sites, for environmental reasons.
the_gipsy··on Spain orders blocks on Archive.today and its mirrors
> When it is the other way around (the government defines the will of people), it is called authoritarianism.

Not the definition: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Authoritarianism

You should really read those Wikipedia articles. Creating and explaining your own definitions and circular logic make you sound like a fool.

Right now, there are foreign actors helping right-extremist campaigns in Europe. Those parties' goal is ultimately converting to Authoritarianism. You can connect the dots yourself now.

the_gipsy··on Claude Opus 5.5
Are those powerful models in the room with us right now?
the_gipsy··on Claude Opus 5.5
I am responding negatively to parent, which claims they are self-pacing, when the simplest explanation is that they just have nothing substantial to show.
the_gipsy··on Claude Opus 5.5
"bad actors" boogeyman, and we should trust some tech weasel to do the right thing? Yea we've seen who they really are, once they get a sliver of power.
the_gipsy··on Claude Opus 5.5
Occam's razor: they couldn't make any more substantial improvements.
the_gipsy··on Spain orders blocks on Archive.today and its mirrors
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paradox_of_tolerance

> "the essential democratic freedom – freedom of expression – is both ingrained in and potentially harmful to democracy."

the_gipsy··on I don't want to read what you didn't write
Wasn't this always the case - in enterprise software? At some point engineering pushback collapses, and the thing just gets rewritten.
the_gipsy··on Spymarks, Not Watermarks
> Why give it a new name?

> > Because I always wanted to coin something. Please don't forget me.

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