Maybe part of the problem is trying to bite off more than you can chew, spinning up React and Tailwind for what could be a single HTML element, a CSS style rule or two, and a few lines of plain JavaScript code is a symptom here. This is like taking a cruise ship on a canoe trip and then complaining that it's too time consuming and difficult. Start simple, start small!
Readit Newserr4nt commented on 9 Years of "Learning to Code" and I Still Couldn't Build a To-Do App offpeaklog.bearblog.dev/l... · Posted by u/speckx
err4nt commented on Dotfiles feel too personal to share hamatti.org/posts/dotfile... · Posted by u/speckx
I think the key is that dotfiles are a different genre of (code) writing than production code, with different investment, different motivations, different pain points and histories, and a sensitivity to the author that's not required when analyzing production code. You're looking into someone's daily writings, not their polished releases.
I think the fear is scrutiny, rejection, mockery for something that clearly works for you and you don't ever expect anyone else to use. But also partly that it's exposure without much reward in return. All these feelings are normal and it's fine to share or not share them. Just please honour the authors of the dotfiles you read even if you wouldn't ever think to use code in the way they do!
Counterpoint: External CSS stylesheets can be cached, saving future requests, but inlined CSS must be re-downloaded each time and you lose all the benefit of caching the styles independently from the document. Depending on the size of the CSS, there's a tradeoff.
err4nt commented on Why Grok Fell in Love with Hitler politico.com/news/magazin... · Posted by u/vintagedave
Anybody remember Microsoft's Tay AI from 9 years ago? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tay_(chatbot)
If history repeats itself, maybe with software we can automate that whole process…
err4nt commented on Sleep apnea pill shows striking success in large clinical trial science.org/content/artic... · Posted by u/pseudolus
I am a fattie (BMI 36.5). I also have sleep apnea. Wearing a CPAP, I couldn't ever get any sleep (toss&turner).
Things that've helped:
1) Using body pillows to force sleeping on side, which straightens the neck (versus face-down) — also lessens low-back pain
2) DENTAL GUARD (a 3D-printed plastic insert which form-fits my teeth, slightly opening jaw-angle/mouth)
3) Losing weight — YES, sleep apnea is worsened by excess weight
4) Pseudoephedrine (an hour before sleep) — but be careful cause too much and you won't ever sleep
YMMV; I am not a doctor (just fat guy with apnea).
Thanks for sharing, I'll try some of these out!
You can find their criteria for what they mean by ban on the FAQ page: https://pen.org/book-bans-frequently-asked-questions/
It's probably too long to quote here, but it's a very unique definition that seems worth taking into consideration when you read their other material.
Instead of asking me, a senior developer, how to solve a problem so I could quickly and easily explain the best approach, instead they go to ChatGPT, ask it, and then come to me to ask me to audit and prove whether ChatGPT's response was valuable or not. Often it's not, but every time it's a big time waster since the right thing to do was easily communicated without needing to vet a long generated message with probably lots of flaws or places where the details simply don't make sense.
Over and over again we see that defensive weapons are not needed when disaster comes.
What job can a tire iron do while trying to get out of your flooded home, or escape a wildfire?
What can a baseball bat do for the residents of Helsinki in the event of armed aggression against Finland?
A few years ago I ran through all the realistic emergency scenarios I could think of, living in a large city and driving in a car, and except for "being attacked with a gun" the emergency tool that seemed to be useful in basically every other scenario from a building on fire to stuck in an elevator to being in or coming across a car accident was a tomahawk or an axe with a spike/pick on the other end. They also tend to be cheaper than large axes and so it's easy to toss in the car or leave near the door, etc. It may not be the single best tool for some situations, but it seemed like the best all-around tool for almost every situation.
err4nt commented on Ontario Premier Doug Ford Cancels $100M Starlink Contract betakit.com/its-done-its-... · Posted by u/huang_chung
Does he still have a plan "to provide high-speed internet to 15,000 homes and businesses in rural, remote, northern communities by June 2025" or did that get sacrificed for the principle too?