spit2wind

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by spit2wind 4d ago
What you're wanting is against their philosophy. However, there is removal via shunning. There's also the query langauge to control the view. So, there's everything you need to do what you want. Obviously that's going to
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by spit2wind 4d ago
I think it's less about immutability and more about visibility. The argument made by the Fossil project, AFAIU, is that it has a better log view than git and has better traceability through SQL based search in addition t the cli and we
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by spit2wind 1mo ago
Some direct quotes are, “We want the bureaucrats to be traumatically affected,” he said. “When they wake up in the morning, we want them to not want to go to work because they are increasingly viewed as the villains. We want their funding t
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by spit2wind 2mo ago
Fun fact: Airbus doesn't choose the seats, the airline does. Airbus only installs them.
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by spit2wind 2mo ago
Free software hasn't concentrated corporate power, explicit policy to enable monopolies did. Without free software, there would still have been consolidation because that was the express objective.
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by spit2wind 2mo ago
Depending on the job, you can likely be fired without cause anyway. You can pretend to not poke the bear, but in a place that plays power games like that, it doesn't really matter. Presumably performance matters above all else (althoug
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by spit2wind 3mo ago
Thanks for this interesting bit of history! Fun little read
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by spit2wind 3mo ago
I taught a remedial math class. There are thousands of books for such a topic. I was required by the university to use a specific new edition (something like 9th) from a specific publisher. I went to the university library and found the 2nd
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by spit2wind 3mo ago
So much commit hygiene and fuss appears git induced. Use something other than git and the problems disappear.
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by spit2wind 4mo ago
Dead wrong. Because I see so many people who believe otherwise, here's a direct quote from a prior contract: > I UNDERSTAND AND ACKNOWLEDGE THAT MY EMPLOYMENT WITH THE COMPANY IS FOR NO SPECIFIED TERM AND CONSTITUTES "AT-WILL&q
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by spit2wind 4mo ago
If you're talking about binary files, then it has similar limitations to Git and Mercurial, AFAIK. Fossil, git, and Mercurial are not really designed for large binary files. Otherwise, in Fossil, any text is just another artifact. Wiki
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by spit2wind 5mo ago
> only a handful of VCS besides git have ever managed a full import of the kernel's history. Fossil (SQLite-based, by the SQLite team) never did. I find this hard to believe. I searched the Fossil forums and found no mention of such
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by spit2wind 7mo ago
> I love it how RMS has both these quotes in the same text: > > "Please don't fall into the practice of calling the whole system “Linux,” since that means attributing our work to someone else. Please give us equal mentio
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by spit2wind 8mo ago
It would introduce some basic humanity into the situation. It would be a form of accountability.
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by spit2wind 8mo ago
I never understood the Handmade Network. AFAIU, it came from people who watched Casey Muratori's Handmade Hero, a game developed on video over several years from scratch. But Casey, as far as I know, didn't start the Network and i
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by spit2wind 8mo ago
How does one become to be a professional agitator? Indeed.com comes up with no results. I have a friend who's bored with their job.
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by spit2wind 8mo ago
Americans are not passive. Look at the videos of any of these incidents. People are supporting those under attack, collecting evidence, and protesting. The message is clear. Peaceful protest is the key. Riots, violence, and fighting are not
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by spit2wind 9mo ago
This is pretty neat! The calendar didn't work well for me. I could only seem to navigate by month. And when I selected the earliest day (after much tapping), nothing seemed to be updated. Nonetheless, random access history is cool.
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by spit2wind 9mo ago
This is an interesting observation. One could argue that some AI generated or driven things does have utility, and thus qualifies as "slop" (although not for those on the receiving end). For example, when used to drive clicks and
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by spit2wind 9mo ago
I'll also take the bait. As far as I understand it, these rules come, fundamentally, from the German Basic Law which was drafted, in part, with direct support from the US after the war. There's certainly always room for healthy de
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by spit2wind 9mo ago
Sounds like the kind of thing a union or works counsil could help with: enforcing a fair policy. That and revisiting the concept of at-will employment.
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by spit2wind 9mo ago
Do you have any particular resources lined up? Regarding how computers work under the hood, i can recommend Nand2Tetris. https://www.nand2tetris.org/
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by spit2wind 9mo ago
Re: 8 complete info-manual Yes, it has an info manual and, I agree, info is the superior documentation viewer. However, a good browser is no replacement for bad writing. The Guile manual is not well written. The organization seems almost
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by spit2wind 9mo ago
Excuse me if someone already asked and I missed it: how does one prepare for such a world? Is it some Viktor Frankl level acceptance or should I buy a copy of the Art of Electronics or what? Advice welcome.
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by spit2wind 9mo ago
GPT3 was released in May 2020. Its been nearly 5 years.
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by spit2wind 9mo ago
The article doesn't talk about how did it got so bad. It just says "decades of neglect". It gives little vignettes of bad experiences and a quote from a French person saying the French would revolt. Any actual explanation?
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by spit2wind 9mo ago
Have you used fossil? If so, what are your thoughts?
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by spit2wind 9mo ago
That's interesting. I consider git the worst software ever written! I speak specifically of the UI. Obviously the underlying system works. Yet it's totally within reason that the UI has wasted trillions of money and many person ye
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by spit2wind 10mo ago
I've wondered if there's a good "standard" project a person could use to get up to speed on a new language and get an intuitive sense for working with it. For example, plenty of Java programmers can write a working Pytho
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by spit2wind 10mo ago
The main VCS is Fossil! I love seeing projects use Fossil rather than git.

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