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tatterdemalion

@ tatterdemalion @programming.dev

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Professional software engineer, musician, gamer, stoic, democratic socialist

  • Don't mind me, just reposting this today for no particular reason...

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  • I don't really like the "as intended" take because it fails Hanlon's Razor. Even Karl Marx understood that Capitalism is doomed to a crisis and revolution cycle, not because that's what anyone wants, but because it is a law of nature.

    The same is true of first-past-the-post voting.

    The resolve to tear it down is still plausible though. I don't know whether it is possible to escape capitalism without a revolution. The alternative is a perfect storm of progressive legislation that seems unlikely to occur in my lifetime.

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    Can we just move on from the US 2024 election?

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  • I'll move my foot to its dedicated spot in your ass.

    • Red Foreman

  • Bernie Sanders blasts Democratic Party following Harris loss

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  • I would vote for Bernie in a heartbeat.

    He seems to always be on the right side of history, he understands the root causes of our national crises, and he has solutions.

    Problem: Two-party system, voter apathy.

    Solution: Ranked choice voting, remove electoral college (popular vote interstate compact).

    Problem: Bought elections.

    Solution: Repeal Citizens United.

    Problem: Federal deficit spending.

    Solution: Reform government contracts with private corpos so we're not getting gouged. Repurpose military budget. Tax the rich.

    Problem: Ignorant and misinformed voting population.

    Solution: More school funding, pay teachers more.

    Problem: All surplus value is siphoned away from the working class.

    Solution: Tax incentives for employee-owned companies. More support for unions.

    Problem: Consumer price gouging.

    Solution: Break up monopolies, punish anti-competitive behavior.

    Problem: Irresponsible banking.

    Solution: Un-repeal Glass-Steagall.

    Problem: Expensive healthcare.

    Solution: Universal healthcare. Don't even try to tell me we can't afford it.

  • Opinion: Trump wins 2024 election. America needs to admit it's not 'better than this.'

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  • Obama’s change never materialized

    Is ObamaCare a joke to you?

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    This can't be real can it?

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  • But corporate profits will continue soaring as the wealth gap spreads like the cheeks of the working class getting fucked up the ass.

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  • Maybe I just don't think "country" == "government", and I try to be careful with my phrasing so as not to make blanket pejorative statements about people.

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  • India is pretty much a piece of shit country

    All while being racist as hell

    Cognitive dissonance much?

  • Hey Lemmy, what's a movie you think everybody should see at least once?

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  • The Dark Knight

    There Will Be Blood

    The Prestige

    Memento

    The Shining

    Gangs of New York

    Aliens

    The Machinist

    Full Metal Jacket

  • The future of software is Nix

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  • I thought carbon dating of fossils was our best argument against the 4000 years myth.

  • Announcing Determinate Nix

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  • Neat! I'm not sure I would immediately benefit from this as just a NixOS user, but it's exciting to see a focus on improving UX for teams of professionals.

  • Self-documenting Code

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  • Agreed.

    And sometimes code is not the right medium for communicating domain knowledge. For example, if you are writing code the does some geometric calculations, with lot of trigonometry, etc. Even with clear variable names, it can be hard to decipher without a generous comment or splitting it up into functions with verbose names. Sometimes you really just want a picture of what's happening, in SVG format, embedded into the function documentation HTML.

  • Concerns Raised Over Bitwarden Moving Further Away From Open-Source

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  • Sadly the Android app is no longer maintained, and it hasn't been released for newer versions of Android.

  • Concerns Raised Over Bitwarden Moving Further Away From Open-Source

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  • What are some mind blowing Rust tricks?

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  • One thing I like a lot about Rust is that it rarely does blow my mind.

    But one crate that actually did blow my mind is corosensei. It's not Rust per se that is so crazy here, but the way it's essentially implementing a new language feature with assembly code. This is how you know Rust really is a systems programming language. I invite you to read the source code.

  • What are some mind blowing Rust tricks?

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  • Clippy will warn you if you don't use this feature.

  • How to Use Git Stash to Efficiently Manage Your Code

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  • ActivityPods 2.0 is out!

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  • Sounds a lot like the AT Protocol.

  • Are there any animes or TV shows you can't stop recommending?

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  • Monster

    74 episodes. Psychological thriller. Serial murder mystery, but instead of "whodunit?" it's "whydunit?". Dramatic as an opera. No weird tropes. Superb character development. I love Magnificent Steiner.