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jamesgill commented on Yellow Dog Linux   archiveos.org/yellowdog/... · Posted by u/jamesgill
pxc · 2 days ago
It's the "y" in "yum" (RIP).

> YUP (Yellow Dog Updater) has been specially created for Yellow Dog Linux, and was adapted for other RPM based distributions with the name YUM (Yellowdog Updater, Modified).

jamesgill · 16 hours ago
I never knew that. Cool.
jamesgill commented on Ruby and Its Neighbors: Perl   noelrappin.com/blog/2025/... · Posted by u/bolangi
jamesgill · 17 hours ago
The part about Smalltalk's influence on Ruby is a good callout. Smalltalk has influenced many languages: Python's 'everything is an object (like Ruby)'; Objective-C's message sending syntax; JS's 'self'; and probably Scala. Not sure what else (besides Ruby of course).

As for Perl, I think besides Ruby probably PHP (began as "Personal Home Page Tools — a set of Perl-like macros") and JS (expressions, variable pragmas, loose semantics) have the clearest influence.

jamesgill commented on Ford pulls the plug on the F-150 Lightning electric pickup truck   npr.org/2025/12/15/nx-s1-... · Posted by u/rdoherty
jamesgill · a day ago
But once it actually hit production lines, Ford was never able to sell it for anything close to the promised price tag; the 2025 model started at around $55,000.

If you could find one, they were far more than that. And the 2026 model real, available and for sale cost $65k+ and can easily be $90-100k with options.

Of course they killed it.

jamesgill commented on The appropriate amount of effort is zero   expandingawareness.org/bl... · Posted by u/gmays
saulpw · 2 days ago
After you've spent a lot of time exerting yourself, then you can let go and let your non-doing take over. I've experienced this myself with coding and music and language. Once you've got it "in your fingers", learning to relax is a big part of the Inner Game of Whatever.

But don't tell me that Katie Ledecky didn't put in a huge amount of effort in her training before her world-class swimming performances. That's a lie, guaranteed to mislead many people to not trying anything because it feels like effort.

jamesgill · 2 days ago
"Let me share my slightly unusual definition of “effort”: it’s the felt experience of expending energy beyond what an activity requires, like tensing your brow when you try to understand something, or the excess tension in your hand when you hold your phone...Using this definition, it’s clear that the appropriate amount of effort for any activity is zero."
jamesgill commented on Git in 30 Minutes: A Beginner's Guide for Technical Writers   git30minutes.com/... · Posted by u/jamesgill
jamesgill · 2 days ago
Last year, I wrote a short ebook to help technical writers--especially those working with software in a 'docs as code' environment--quickly get up to speed with Git. Recently, I turned that book into a small website to make it freely available to a wider audience.

I aimed for an audience of tech writers with absolutely no experience with Git, though it's really for anyone without any experience who just needs to learn enough to start using Git fast. The 'prerequisites' are minimal.

jamesgill commented on US Tech Force   techforce.gov/... · Posted by u/purple_ferret
jamesgill · 2 days ago
What an AI slopfest of a website.

Also: the "United States DOGE Service"? Really?

jamesgill commented on Warp Drive: Scientists Say a Physical Warp Drive Is Now Possible (2021)   popularmechanics.com/scie... · Posted by u/bilsbie
jamesgill · 2 days ago
Doubtful; though the first verified successful test of a warp drive is only 38 years away.

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