regularmother's recent activity
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Comment on What programming/technical projects have you been working on? in ~comp
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Comment on What programming/technical projects have you been working on? in ~comp
regularmother Link ParentThanks! I work remotely for the US company I worked for before moving to Norway right now so my insane work schedule actually works out. I'm sleeping a full 6 hours a night now! Now, I only see my...Thanks! I work remotely for the US company I worked for before moving to Norway right now so my insane work schedule actually works out. I'm sleeping a full 6 hours a night now!
Now, I only see my wife for like, an hour or two a day, but I'm taking the baby for 6 hours a day to give her a full night's sleep, too.
The work schedule, however, is awful.
Also, your project looks really great. I've never used flask before and it's interesting seeing it. The laser focus of your app is also great! Limiting it to pre-diarized audio is smart. Pyannote diarization in faster whisper has been a real problem for my in-person testing.
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Comment on What programming/technical projects have you been working on? in ~comp
regularmother Link3 months ago, I started working on familiar.systems and it's finally at the point where it's clean enough to release the in progress code under its AGPL license. This is also the first time I'm...3 months ago, I started working on familiar.systems and it's finally at the point where it's clean enough to release the in progress code under its AGPL license. This is also the first time I'm posting anywhere about it, which is exciting!
The basic idea is to take the audio of your TTRPG session and extract it into a knowledge graph that GMs can use to plan sessions and players can use to know what happened while maintaining GM secrets. The arch is here: https://familiar.systems/en/blog/2026-05-02-initial-arch/
I'm taking my super gnarly POCs and turning them into fully authed, actually observable, real production code and it's just been so fun. It's, like, the joy of writing code and running AI experiments is back and I haven't felt that in years.
I had my first kid 9 weeks ago so it's taken me a while to get to this point but I'm hoping that I can turn it into a real business so I can spend evenings with my kid playing DnD and pretend it's for work research. And if it's just a hobby project that lets me combine all of my hobbies then so be it!
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Comment on Can we talk about rice cookers? in ~food
regularmother Link ParentI was looking for Yum Asia. If you live in the EU, this is your option. When I lived in the US, I had a Zoji Neuro and I have the Yum Asia equivalent now - a Sakura? Bought it two weeks ago. I...I was looking for Yum Asia.
If you live in the EU, this is your option. When I lived in the US, I had a Zoji Neuro and I have the Yum Asia equivalent now - a Sakura? Bought it two weeks ago.
I think it's comparable. Internal is ceramic instead of teflon which is great but the rice is, imo, not quite as perfect. Haven't tried brown rice yet. Still, a great cooker even at €200.
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Comment on Making React ProseMirror really, really fast in ~comp
regularmother Link ParentIt's https://loreweaver.no, but I'm still getting it functional before I fully open source it. Soon (weeks?). I also need to pick a different name because I'm the fifth loreweaver, unfortunately.It's https://loreweaver.no, but I'm still getting it functional before I fully open source it. Soon (weeks?).
I also need to pick a different name because I'm the fifth loreweaver, unfortunately.
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Comment on Making React ProseMirror really, really fast in ~comp
regularmother Link ParentThis is awesome. I just started a collaborative editing project and really enjoyed this.This is awesome. I just started a collaborative editing project and really enjoyed this.
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Comment on Norway's party buses for school-leavers have become a trend that worries schools and parents alike in ~life
regularmother LinkI moved to Norway from the US a few months ago right as Russefeiring was in full swing. I can't say I've heard much complaining about the length of time it takes up. From talking to my fiancee's...I moved to Norway from the US a few months ago right as Russefeiring was in full swing. I can't say I've heard much complaining about the length of time it takes up.
From talking to my fiancee's coworkers, Russefeiring's major criticism of late is that it's not inclusive enough, not that Norwegian kids are doing their best Rumspringa impression and hurting their final exams as the article suggests. Specifically, and in no particular order, their concerns have been around:
- Busses are expensive and discourage those of lesser means from joining (as the article states)
- All kids should be able to party hard
- How do we include muslim children in these activities?
These views are those of Norwegian middle aged office workers with children and not other groups of people. I'm sure I'm not hearing the whole conversation given how hard Norwegian newspapers are for me to translate, still.
On a related note, by the end of the month, you can smell those red pants from a block away. I keep thinking of Smells Like Teen Spirit and that time my cat peed on my couch.
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Comment on Billed as promoting European products rather than boycotting US ones, Danish supermarket chain Salling Group has a special label for goods from Europe during March in ~finance
regularmother LinkBuy local is a thing everywhere. Why not buy regional, too? I see this as a carbon win.Buy local is a thing everywhere. Why not buy regional, too? I see this as a carbon win.
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Comment on A beskirted trip to IKEA in ~life.men
regularmother Link ParentOthers have suggested linen shirts and the like. Some suit suppliers now carry full linen suits. A full unstructured off-rack linen suit and pant will run between $500 to $800 at the low end of...Others have suggested linen shirts and the like. Some suit suppliers now carry full linen suits. A full unstructured off-rack linen suit and pant will run between $500 to $800 at the low end of lasting high quality. If you are living in the US near the dozen or so suit supply locations, they have excellent linen suits as of 2023 for not insane amounts.
I have a condition where I sweat a lot and linen and wool is the only way I survive come summer time. Really glad linen is in-fashion.
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Comment on Greece to ban thousands of Airbnb accommodations with new regulations in ~society
regularmother Link ParentI hypothesize that the vast plurality of Greek AirBnBs are not converted warehouses but rather regular homes and apartments. If this is the case, we have every reason to believe that there will be...I hypothesize that the vast plurality of Greek AirBnBs are not converted warehouses but rather regular homes and apartments. If this is the case, we have every reason to believe that there will be a larger supply of homes which should improve the problem Greece is trying to solve.
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Comment on Meta scrambles to delete its own AI accounts after backlash intensifies in ~tech
regularmother Link ParentLike most silicon valley companies, at Meta, the thing to maximize is Impact. If you leave some craters? Well, that sucks for the next guy. You'll get to laugh all the way to the 50% raise to the...Like most silicon valley companies, at Meta, the thing to maximize is Impact. If you leave some craters? Well, that sucks for the next guy. You'll get to laugh all the way to the 50% raise to the next level.
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Comment on <deleted topic> in ~society
regularmother LinkFrom a purely defense-oriented practical perspective, a conscription system offers a lot of benefits for small countries facing a single adversary that don't have defense in depth like Ukraine....From a purely defense-oriented practical perspective, a conscription system offers a lot of benefits for small countries facing a single adversary that don't have defense in depth like Ukraine. Finland, Greece, Taiwan/RoC, Japan, S. Korea, and the Baltics are all conscription based and it's an excellent system for their specific situation: a small country on a potential frontline with a much larger adversary. This offers a lot of bang for your GDP percentage but comes with tradeoffs like a struggle to project power. If you're, say, Finland, that's fine!
This article mentions Spain and Italy. Neither is on the frontline of anything. Their most hostile neighbor is the rising sea. Investing in Naval power and air power to support NATO is the only rational thing for them to do and conscripts aren't exactly useful there. Money would be better spent on material and more specialist training rather than raw manpower. The Netherlands, for example, publishes a defense document every so often and their 2024 doc can be summarized as "we will buy more F35s, have nearly no army, and defend ourselves by being a fully contributing part of NATO."
The next step up from Naval and Air defense is expeditionary force structure like the US and France but that's expensive.
Perun did a great video on this: https://youtu.be/EVqGEtPj0M0
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Comment on What made Jimmy Carter such a strange US president in ~society
regularmother Link ParentWhat a beautiful speech. It is so filled with honesty, but optimism, and the dreams of a brighter, better tomorrow. It does not treat voters like cattle to be herded but voices to be discussed...What a beautiful speech. It is so filled with honesty, but optimism, and the dreams of a brighter, better tomorrow. It does not treat voters like cattle to be herded but voices to be discussed with.
I literally cannot imagine such a political figure emerging today in the United States. It feels like a speech out of an episode of Star Trek that fans say has aged poorly.
The world has lost one of its greats.
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Comment on Understanding the Odin Programming Language in ~comp
regularmother Link ParentA bit off topic but could you talk about what you like about go? I've tried a few times in my life (2019, 2022, 2024) and every time I've despised it. What makes it tick for you? What makes you...A bit off topic but could you talk about what you like about go? I've tried a few times in my life (2019, 2022, 2024) and every time I've despised it. What makes it tick for you? What makes you reach for it and what are you doing with it?
My languages are Java, Python, C, Kotlin, C#, Scala, and Clojure in decreasing order of comfort, if that helps with discussion.
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Comment on Anyone interested in trying out Kagi? in ~tech
regularmother Link ParentAlso have 3Also have 3
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Comment on Cities: Skylines II is free to play until December 9 in ~games
regularmother Link ParentI bought No Man's Sky 3 years after release and if that makes me a bad person, then I don't want to be good. I think a realistic question to ask is "how do people and organizations find...does that make me a bad gamer? Supporting companies that release unfinished products?
I bought No Man's Sky 3 years after release and if that makes me a bad person, then I don't want to be good.
I think a realistic question to ask is "how do people and organizations find redemption?" and "if they fail The Purity Test, are they an outcast forever?"
It's been a year, Collosal Order released a shitty game (probably at the pressure of the publisher, not the developer, realistically), CO apologized, said they'd fix it, and then they put their words into action. I think that's worth celebrating in these days of ever lower standards and disappointment.
If redemption can never be achieved, then the only penalty can be the death penalty. Watch out for 25mph speed limits. If it can, you can choose to buy or not buy this game if you think you'd get however much value or more it costs in your local region on its merits today and your expectations of its perceived merits in the future.
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Comment on Cities: Skylines II is free to play until December 9 in ~games
regularmother Link ParentI started playing it after pre-ordering. It's really fun now, with the popular mods. I have criticisms here and there but on the whole, I do prefer this game to CS1 by a significant margin now. If...I started playing it after pre-ordering. It's really fun now, with the popular mods. I have criticisms here and there but on the whole, I do prefer this game to CS1 by a significant margin now.
If you're on the fence, I urge you to try it.
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Comment on <deleted topic> in ~comp
regularmother Link ParentFor sure - nothing beats zed.dev there- and their AI Assistant is awful in comparison to cursor.ai, but for core development experience, I think Jetbrains still has it. Most code work is...For sure - nothing beats zed.dev there- and their AI Assistant is awful in comparison to cursor.ai, but for core development experience, I think Jetbrains still has it. Most code work is maintenance except at the very start of a company and I think optimizing for the 80% over the 20% is right in general.
That said, if Jetbrains doesn't step up their AI game by leveraging their static linking and tree analysis into improving their automatic context window input to LLMs, they'll fall behind to Cursor and Zed (the latter of which Anthropic is contributing to directly). This is my biggest pain point but they've made good progress quarter on quarter so I'm bullish here.
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Comment on <deleted topic> in ~comp
regularmother LinkMan, I love JetBrains products and am happy that more languages get to be trialed by new users. My experience with JVM language IDEs have been universally excellent, PyCharm has the best static...Man, I love JetBrains products and am happy that more languages get to be trialed by new users. My experience with JVM language IDEs have been universally excellent, PyCharm has the best static linking of any Python IDE I'm aware of, DataGrip is chef's kiss, and RustRover is delightful. Their navigation capability really shines in strongly typed languages or languages with type hints on and available. Excited to see some more uptake in the community for my personal favorite group of IDEs.
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Comment on The massive US port strike has begun: 'We are prepared to fight as long as necessary' in ~transport
regularmother Link ParentThis happened with computers in industry generally and especially with programming. In the 70s, software engineers lamented that the invention of compiled languages would mean fewer engineers...This happened with computers in industry generally and especially with programming.
In the 70s, software engineers lamented that the invention of compiled languages would mean fewer engineers would be needed to write a program. Instead, the opposite happened. Lower costs of production massively increased the value of what software could bring to people and led to a surging demand in the software industry.
I'm not convinced this will happen here, however, because I don't think there's this huge unmet demand for shipping.
Codeberg was my first thought but I had planned to keep the billing source available like my marketing email provider's model, keila.io. That should, in principle, preclude me from ever using codeberg unless I ask for permission?
But then I read this blog post describing forgejo security disclosures and didn't feel comfortable keeping my IaC keys there. Not yet, at least.