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Es ist Freitagnachmittag, vor den Winterferien. Was kommt da gelegener als ein teilweiser Ausfall der dienstlichen Netzwerkinfrastruktur? 🕺

@github_blog@feeds.twtxt.net Only 4 steps you say? Wow! :O

@lyse@lyse.isobeef.org I have no problems with the ternary operator either. If it were added to Go I Wouldn’t mind. C has it right? I’d also by happy with if expressions, e.g: if foo ... else bah, but probably doesn’t fit the styoe of the Go grammer.

What I absolutely hate is this proposal. Making ? to magical™ things, making the code harder to read and reason about is bonkers.

@lyse@lyse.isobeef.org Es ist immer noch so ähnlich. Da kommen so viele verschiedene Ebenen innerhalb und außerhalb der TYPO3-Umgebung zusammen, dass man sich wundert.

Und die TYPO3-Core-Entwickler nehmen gefühlt jeden fancy Shice mit, den sie gerade finden. Das reißt dann immer wieder Prozesse ein oder es muss ein gigantischer Aufwand betrieben werden, damit “grundlegende” Funktionen wieder hergestellt werden.
In den Kommentaren ist dann immer nur zu lesen “Tja, Pech. Gibt’s nicht mehr. Sei froh, dass wir ‘ne undokumentierte Schnittstelle dazu im Code versteckt haben. Bau’s dir selbst.”
Und der OpenSource-Gedanke ist bei einigen Erweiterungen (die als Quasi-Standard gelten) auch nur noch zu erahnen. Da müssen teilweise Abos abgeschlossen werden, damit einige Funktionen genutzt werden können.

Es wird auf jeden Fall nie langweilig.

😂😂😂

Adafruit CLUE: A Sensor-Packed nRF52840 Development Board in a micro:bit Form Factor
The Adafruit CLUE is a development board with a built-in display, multiple sensors, and Bluetooth Low Energy connectivity. It follows the form factor of the BBC micro:bit while incorporating additional processing power and expanded functionality. The board is designed for applications involving data visualization, sensor-based measurements, and wireless communication. This devi … ⌘ Read more

@thecanine@twtxt.net This looks sick as your new Avatar 🙌

On my blog: Real Life in Star Trek, Chain of Command, Part 2 https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2025/01/30/chain-command-2.html #scifi #startrek #closereading

Heute in der Playlist: https://youtu.be/yup8gIXxWDU

@andros@twtxt.andros.dev Wazzaaaaa… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NsJLhRGPv-M

That’s my alt-feed by the way! 😉

@lyse@lyse.isobeef.org The one in question is more like the javascript version for unwrapping errors when accessing methods.

 const value = some?.deeply?.nested?.object?.value

but for handling errors returned by methods. So if you wanted to chain a bunch of function calls together and if any error return immediately. It would be something like this:

b:= SomeAPIWithErrorsInAllCalls()
b.DoThing1() ?
b.DoThing2() ?

// Though its not in the threads I assume one could do like this to chain.
b.Chain1()?.Chain2()?.End()?

I am however infavor of having a sort of ternary ? in go.

PS. @prologic@twtxt.net for some reason this is eating my response without throwing an error :( I assume it has something to do with the CSRF. Can i not have multiple tabs open with yarn?

Many of the Pokemon playtest cards were likely printed in 2024
Article URL: https://www.elitefourum.com/t/many-of-the-pokemon-playtest-cards-were-likely-printed-in-2024/52421

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42880704

Points: 500

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@lyse@lyse.isobeef.org would it work wit cats instead? there has been a whole flock of them in the neighborhood the last couple of days, one female and a gazillion males taking turns 😅 … at least they’d be good for something other than their non-stop after midnight opera 😂

J’ai eu une coupure de courant, ~15 min. C’est là que je me dis qu’il faut que je trouve des sous pour un onduleur. Mais c’est vraiment cher ces trucs et pas du tout prioritaire dans la liste des trucs à acheter :s

4 steps to building a natural language search tool
Empowering humanitarian action with open source: A natural language search tool for UN Resolutions.

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@skinshafi@thunix.net ❓📞🚫👻🔫

“Distribuindo os indecisos, que nesta altura são 16%, AD e PS estão separados por apenas três pontos percentuais, com 33 e 30% respetivamente. Neste estudo, a distribuição dos indecisos é feita de acordo com a inclinação política que demonstram ter noutras perguntas do questionário e não proporcionalmente.

O Chega ficaria com 17%, a IL com 4%, o Bloco de Esquerda e a CDU 3%, e o Livre e PAN com 2%.”

logos ao estilo dos 90s, vejam lá se não vos puxa à lágrima

o autor é Kostya Petrenko

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@movq@www.uninformativ.de Thanks this is good to digest 👌

@arne@uplegger.eu Manchmal HASSE ich TYPO3! 💩

PS: Please forgive me. I’m just being a really grumpy bastarda the last couple of days. I’m really not having a lot of fun this past week 😢

@xuu@txt.sour.is And you’re right, it only really saves a single line. I think I’ve even commented on a similar discussion a few years ago as well where I showed concretely the abrustdity of the community wanting to change this. If I recall, the whole pattern of:

if err != nil {
    ...
}

basically accounts for <1-3% of your codebase in the first place.

The entire thing (fuss) is really just pathetic IMO.

@xuu@txt.sour.is I’m not necessarily saying it is to be bluntly honest. But it’s far better than this ? garbage. I don’t want to be rude, but honestly wtf is wrong with people and making languages harder to read?! 🤦‍♂️

hmm this would convert down to:

var f os.File
if f, e = os.Open("foo.txt"); e != nil {
    log.Fatal("error opening file; %s", e)
}

im not sure if its much better.

I want to propose my own counter-proposal to the discussion that’s ongoing with Go and error handling.

Here it is: https://docs.mills.io/ix4qDHMnQUSPxZ5tXz12Vg?view

It’s very rough and needs much more work, but essentially I want to propose the following change to the language’s grammar:

f := os.Open("foo.txt") or (e error) {
    log.Fatal("error opening file; %s", e)
}

Second power outage since this morning! yeeeey 🥳 I’m not mad at all … not even a little bit. might end up throwing a monitor out tha window for sports, but no, it doesn’t mean that I’m mad… Nooooo, we’re all Gucci over here 🧟

Não seja barvo, viaje connosco!

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@skinshafi@thunix.net Haha 😆

JavaScript Temporal is coming
Article URL: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/blog/javascript-temporal-is-coming/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42876840

Points: 504

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For many years I have found Flask to be too basic a tool for modern development. But since I create APIs using Flask with Pydantic to validate the input data, some middlewares for parsing and Blueprint to separate the code into modules… I must admit that I am super comfortable, fast and easy to test.
#flask #python #pydantic

Me: “this year I’ll buy less records, one per month will be quite enough”

Also me: 273 items in wishlist

#music

#musiquinta de #piano, deixo-vos com #Ashram, aqui com um vídeo dq última vez que os vi ao vivo

https://youtu.be/Iuf3DMaXi4E

Visto hoje na SIC, #sondagem #ptpol.
Pelos vistos o pessoal está contente com aquilo que temos… e eu só abano a cabeça.

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The purpose of this paper is to characterize simple sabotage, to outline its possible effects, and to present suggestions for inciting and executing it.

Sabotage varies from highly technical coup de main acts that require detailed planning and the use of specially-trained operatives, to innumerable simple acts which the ordinary individual citizen-saboteur can perform. This paper is primarily concerned with the latter type. Simple sabotage does not require specially prepared tools or equipment; it is executed by an ordinary citizen who may or may not act individually and without the necessity for active connection with an organized group; and it is carried out in such a way as to involve a minimum danger of injury, detection, and reprisal.

You scared me! 🤣

@skinshafi@thunix.net Argggg! 😱

Bo! 👻

General is “peoples”. Our community want replies and reactions minimum. Currently used Telegram+Matrix (most on Telegram and me from bridge)

yes it is! although, I’ve only used it to send files and links back and fourth between devices xD none of my relatives wanted to give it a try, which is kinda fair enough (I wouldn’t use WhatsApp if they asked) xD

@doesnm.p.psf.lt@doesnm.p.psf.lt Huh? 🤔 I’m curious to what other features you’d want from a messaging app! Also, you can easily send in a couple of feature requests, the dev is pretty receptive 👌

Just leaving this book here for no reason 🤫

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/26184

This video is alway great to revisit: https://www.youtube.com/embed/b5AkIfgioA4

Gopher Farm: Like Animal Farm, but more succinct.

@movq@www.uninformativ.de Interesting… 🧐 Can you elaborate on why and your workflows? 🙏

I’m not a fan of IMAP (I don’t want my server to create/keep data)

@lyse@lyse.isobeef.org Ita a terrible operator that makes code hard
Yo read as @kat@yarn.girlonthemoon.xyz difhtidu points out 😆

So glad I decided to move my project’s off GitHub 🤣

Oh the ****ing irony 🤣 with all the IP infringement AI models usually do, and the companies are like “nothing to see here”!

Exposed DeepSeek database leaking sensitive information, including chat history
Article URL: https://www.wiz.io/blog/wiz-research-uncovers-exposed-deepseek-database-leak

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42871371

Points: 503

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Reading “Man’s search for meaning” by Viktor E. Frankl

@arne@uplegger.eu Operation geglückt, Patient tot - oder so. Die nächsten Tage dann die Aufräumarbeiten. 😒

OpenAI Says It Has Evidence DeepSeek Used Its Model To Train Competitor
OpenAI says it has evidence suggesting Chinese AI startup DeepSeek used its proprietary models to train a competing open-source system through “distillation,” a technique where smaller models learn from larger ones’ outputs.

The San Francisco-based company, along with partner Microsoft, blocked suspected DeepSeek accounts from accessing … ⌘ Read more

Metis Compute Board with RK3588 and AI Acceleration for Edge Applications
The Metis Compute Board is a compact single-board computer designed for AI applications requiring high computational performance at the edge. Built around the ARM-based RK3588 processor, it integrates the Metis AIPU for AI acceleration and features up to 16 GB of RAM, dual Gigabit Ethernet ports, and GPIO support. The board incorporates the Rockchip RK3588

@arne@uplegger.eu Und los geht die wilde Fahrt!

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i haven’t talked fandom here much let’s change that. i might re-run my DC comics ficathon again. i ran it late december through to the end of february last year and it was fun af even if it moved slowly. kinda wanna run it again but i don’t wanna have to promote it.

https://dchellparty.dreamwidth.org/633.html

@lyse@lyse.isobeef.org one time i saw that operator when working with ruby on rails and i was so confused by it that i got stuck on the same code involving it for 9 hours straight

@lyse@lyse.isobeef.org oh yeah i forgot to mention i changed the domain to pinktape lol! sorry about that! https://pinktape.girlonthemoon.xyz/

@movq@www.uninformativ.de yeah i get so nervous doing version upgrades, this is technically my first time not doing it as a fresh install from a live USB, so i’m glad this went smoothly lol. scared to try it for my servers though!

Axelera AI Metis Accelerator M.2 Now Available for Pre-Order at €179.00
The Axelera AI Metis M.2 is an edge AI accelerator designed for inference processing in compact computing environments. It features an AI processing unit within an M.2 2280 form factor, enabling real-time workloads on constrained devices. With support for multiple neural networks and AI pipelines, it delivers efficient performance while maintaining low power consumption. The

Meerkat Mini PC Supports Linux with Intel Core Ultra and Quad Display Output
The Meerkat is a compact mini PC designed to deliver high performance while maintaining a small physical footprint. It is powered by Intel Core Ultra processors and features Intel Arc graphics. The system supports multiple Linux operating systems, including Pop!_OS 22.04 LTS and Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, among others. The system is available with either the

#qotd (read on a mailing list, purposefully not naming the author):

“Promoting F/OSS and European digital sovereignty on Zoom is like advocating for healthy eating at McDonald’s. The irony is deafening.”

#FOSS #Zoom

Heute fahren wir auffe Arbeit ein großen Update für das CMS der zentralen Webseiten. Hoffentlich geht das alles gut. 😱

@lukas@lukasthiel.de No worries 😌

I still like Sublime Text
Article URL: https://ohdoylerules.com/workflows/why-i-still-like-sublime-text-in-2025/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42862246

Points: 502

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@Prologic@twtxt.net Threema states the findings of that security research are all plugged. Still reading on it. Truth is that my family is difficult to get away from WhatsApp. And yes, I plan to buy them a license key.

@Prologic@twtxt.net Looking at Threema because it is European with servers in Switzerland and it has GDPR conformity, among some other reasons.

EdgeBox Blue is a Compact Industrial VPN Router and IoT Edge Gateway
The EdgeBox-Blue is an industrial VPN router and edge gateway designed for applications requiring secure networking and data management in industrial environments. It runs on an OpenWRT-based platform and supports real-time data acquisition, automation, and cloud integration. The MT7981BA processor supports Wi-Fi 6 (IEEE 802.11ax) with a combined 1.8 Gbps throughput across the 2.4GHz and

Hey, I like this simple Web game:
https://wordswithrobots.isotropic.us

2 players Codenames vs (or along) gpt-4o-mini

Ahh yes, what I like to call “wild wild west” upgrading.😂
Felt like that when I upgraded/updated an Arch Linux machine that had been sitting for a couple years unused.

@lyse@lyse.isobeef.org “Sommer ist der schönste Tag im Norden”. :D

thc infused mellow mushroom dream karma was pretty awesome.

Les écoterroristes n’existent pas. Ils n’y a que des écorésistants. Ils ne s’attaquent pas aux personnes, ils s’en prennent aux machines. Leur pire ennemi? L’inhumaine machine capitaliste . #ecologie

Heute war ich mit dem Ziehkind in der Stadt unterwegs.
Mitten beim Eisschlecken fährt die Polizei in einem zivilen Wagen quer durch die Fußgängerzone. An der Bank am Markt dann weitere Uniformierte und kein Einlass für Kunden.
Da mussten wir uns in der Stadtbibliothek erst einmal Material zu dem Thema besorgen.

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@arne@uplegger.eu Whoop! Whoop! Es klappt!

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New speculative attacks on Apple CPUs
Article URL: https://predictors.fail/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42856023

Points: 502

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Alerta amarelo, mas lá vamos nós.

Chegado ao local, acompanhante não entra.

Sala de espera cheia de pessoas em situação equiparavel (ou francamente mais grave): cadeiras de rodas, muletas, etc., algumas vieram de ambulância ou transporte de serviços sociais. Olha-se em volta e pelo menos metade dos que cá estão garantidamente estão de baixa porque tem de ser. Pessoas conversa, queixam-se de ser chamadas e o inconveniente que é. Alguém diz, “e ainda nem comecei a fisioterapia…”, mas outra pessoa desilude-a logo: “eles chamam uma e outra vez ainda há 15 dias cá estive”.

Dois médicos por sala, para olhar para papelada que está registada no SNS e chegar à conclusão que sim senhor, faz sentido. Assim vai Portugal.

2/2

Hospital: “agora vai para casa e não faz esforços nenhuns pelo menos durante um mês. Para não ter mesmo de se esforçar nada, uma equipa de enfermagem vai a sua casa fazer os pensos.”

Centro de Saúde: “tem baixa pelo menos até à sua próxima consulta no hospital, onde lhe dirão até quando precisa de repouso absoluto, nada de sair de casa até lá”

Segurança Social: “estás convocado a aparecer por cá dia x às tantas horas que é para podermos ver com os nossos próprios olhos se estás mesmo a precisar da baixa ou estás só a mandriar…”

Faz todo o sentido, sim sr., parabéns a todos os envolvidos.

i upgraded my pc from lubuntu 22.04 to 24.04 yesterday and i was like “surely there is no way this will go smoothly” but no it somehow did. like i didn’t take a backup i just said fuck it and upgraded and it WORKED?!?! i mean i had some driver issues but it wasn’t too bad to fix. wild

mediagoblin is so cool…

@aelaraji@aelaraji.com oooh databag looks cool

@prologic@twtxt.net part fun part exhausting lol!

Has anyone tried a new ice cream flavor lately?