Bwerf's recent activity
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Comment on What works do you think should be added to the literary canon? in ~books
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Comment on It is no longer safe to move our governments and societies to US clouds in ~society
Bwerf Link ParentNot sure if this what you mean, but i think Trump is not above "oh, Denmark, part of the payment for Greenland is that your government, your companies and your citizens will get continued access...Not sure if this what you mean, but i think Trump is not above "oh, Denmark, part of the payment for Greenland is that your government, your companies and your citizens will get continued access to aws, gcp and azure". Or whatever he wants to strongarm to himself/usa.
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Comment on Bash++: Bash with classes in ~comp
Bwerf Link ParentI agree, what makes bash so nice for scripting small programs, is also what makes it so bad for scripting large ones. All the magic one, two or three character sequences are great for small...I agree, what makes bash so nice for scripting small programs, is also what makes it so bad for scripting large ones. All the magic one, two or three character sequences are great for small compact things, but is really confusing in larger programs. There is benefit to having your whole program fit in one line in bash vw 5 lines in python that's great for when you're writing crontab, but as soon as that grows beyond "I can keep this whole thing in my mind at once" I want to move to something else where return codes are explicit and all the essential builtin functions have names that makes sense.
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Comment on Sweden's Supreme Court rules that climate activist Greta Thunberg's legal challenge against the state for insufficient climate action is inadmissible in ~enviro
Bwerf LinkAnyone know what an association would be in this specific case?It was made clear that the action here was brought by “a person acting on behalf of individuals”. Not being an association, the action was declared inadmissible.
The Swedish Supreme Court did not take a position on how the court would rule should an action be brought by an association requesting a declaration that the state violated its Charter rights.
Anyone know what an association would be in this specific case?
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Comment on reCAPTCHA: 819 million hours of wasted human time and billions of dollars in Google profits in ~tech
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Comment on reCAPTCHA: 819 million hours of wasted human time and billions of dollars in Google profits in ~tech
Bwerf Link ParentYou're probably right, I think there are numerous details that are more complicated or varied from what I wrote, but it's the basic premise.You're probably right, I think there are numerous details that are more complicated or varied from what I wrote, but it's the basic premise.
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Comment on reCAPTCHA: 819 million hours of wasted human time and billions of dollars in Google profits in ~tech
Bwerf Link ParentThey are inconsistent because they don't know. The whole point is that they don't know, but want you to classify the image for ai training data. So they show the same thing to X people and then...They are inconsistent because they don't know. The whole point is that they don't know, but want you to classify the image for ai training data. So they show the same thing to X people and then use that as the classification.
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Comment on Evolving our middleware strategy in ~tech
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Comment on Evolving our middleware strategy in ~tech
Bwerf LinkWow, I read all of that, and I still have no idea what they are doing. But I think they like java.Wow, I read all of that, and I still have no idea what they are doing. But I think they like java.
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Comment on As Internet enshittification marches on, here are some of the worst offenders in ~tech
Bwerf Link ParentOf course, but iirc (some of) these devices save up a history, and then if an unsecured wifi pops up they will connect and upload the data. Could be your neighbours, could be someone you know...Of course, but iirc (some of) these devices save up a history, and then if an unsecured wifi pops up they will connect and upload the data. Could be your neighbours, could be someone you know sharing from their phone because they don't want to inconvenience you with asking for your wifi password when they want to use their laptop.
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Comment on As Internet enshittification marches on, here are some of the worst offenders in ~tech
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Comment on As Internet enshittification marches on, here are some of the worst offenders in ~tech
Bwerf Link ParentYeah, the only things l've connected to my tv are hdmi and power cables. Afaik there's no wifi with password anywhere close, even if it were it would only say hdmi source 1, hdmi source 2, etc. At...Yeah, the only things l've connected to my tv are hdmi and power cables. Afaik there's no wifi with password anywhere close, even if it were it would only say hdmi source 1, hdmi source 2, etc. At least I don't think they are using video or image analyzing to determine my content (yet).
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Comment on Let's Encrypt is ending support for expiration notification emails in ~comp
Bwerf LinkI've had autorenew set up, but sometimes it has broken for different internal reasons, and then those mails has been really good for notifying me of that. My stack is really way too complicated,...I've had autorenew set up, but sometimes it has broken for different internal reasons, and then those mails has been really good for notifying me of that. My stack is really way too complicated, but this is a hobby thing so I only do things when inspired or if I really have too =)
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Comment on You can change ONE thing about a game. What do you change? in ~games
Bwerf Link ParentAh, yes then i misunderstood, i thought you were taking about e.g. Lara Croft squeezing through a tight section, moving very slowly. I see what you mean, those sections are rarely fun. I think...Ah, yes then i misunderstood, i thought you were taking about e.g. Lara Croft squeezing through a tight section, moving very slowly. I see what you mean, those sections are rarely fun. I think what they are trying to accomplish is to give you a little bit of that frustration limping home, but more often than not it's just boring. Or at the very best frustrating for very different reasons than what the character you're playing as is frustrated about.
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Comment on You can change ONE thing about a game. What do you change? in ~games
Bwerf Link ParentThese slow sections are often there to hide loading, would you have preferred a loading screen instead? Because I think that would be the alternative.These slow sections are often there to hide loading, would you have preferred a loading screen instead? Because I think that would be the alternative.
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Comment on US Space Force official warns there is not enough room to prep satellites as commercial and government missions ramp up in ~space
Bwerf (edited )Link ParentThis thing? https://www.thedailybeast.com/faa-chief-michael-whitaker-quit-on-jan-20-after-elon-musk-told-him-to-resign/, I had missed it, I thought you were talking in general terms. But f*ck, it...This thing? https://www.thedailybeast.com/faa-chief-michael-whitaker-quit-on-jan-20-after-elon-musk-told-him-to-resign/, I had missed it, I thought you were talking in general terms. But f*ck, it looks like a very concrete lack of regulatory oversight.
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Comment on <deleted topic> in ~tech
Bwerf LinkThis is both hilariously funny if true, but also disappointing. If this is true then we still need to consume insane amounts of power and hardware to train these models. I was really hoping that...This is both hilariously funny if true, but also disappointing. If this is true then we still need to consume insane amounts of power and hardware to train these models. I was really hoping that they had come up with some smarter approach.
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Comment on Elon Musk makes 'Nazi-style salute' at US President Donald Trump's inauguration parade in ~society
Bwerf Link ParentI think that part of this and trump going out with banning transgender (or whatever he calls it) is testing the waters. They're more aggressive/quicker than expected to see how much pushback they...I think that part of this and trump going out with banning transgender (or whatever he calls it) is testing the waters. They're more aggressive/quicker than expected to see how much pushback they get and if they missed any avenues of pushback the first time around.
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Comment on European Union orders X to hand over algorithm documents in ~tech
Bwerf (edited )Link ParentToo late as in that I seriously doubt it will have any effect before February 23. But you're right, that's not the only case where it will matter.The move follows complaints from politicians in Germany that X’s algorithm is promoting content by the far right ahead of the country’s February 23 elections
Too late as in that I seriously doubt it will have any effect before February 23. But you're right, that's not the only case where it will matter.
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Comment on Ukrainian equipment reserves (2025) - production, aid and equipment attrition in ~misc
Bwerf Link ParentI haven't followed it myself, but I've heard a lot of good stuff about this one. https://automatetheboringstuff.com/ . It's free to read online.I haven't followed it myself, but I've heard a lot of good stuff about this one. https://automatetheboringstuff.com/ . It's free to read online.
Ursula K Leguin, several good options, but probably the left hand of darkness.
Margaret Atwood, The handmaids tale.
I don't think there should be an established canon, but I don't mind lists of important works, or works well worth considering for reading.