I learned VB .net when it first came out back in 2003 (might have been earlier). VB was quite widely used back then and now days it's declined in popularity a lot. I checked the repo insights and it's a single person who's built this and has been maintaining it. Their contribution and dedication is definitely commendable even though the language isn't popular these and even more so on Linux! This is pure selfless programming!
Readit Newsjp0d commented on SimpleIDE github.com/jamesplotts/si... · Posted by u/impendingchange
jp0d commented on Copilot broke audit logs, but Microsoft won't tell customers pistachioapp.com/blog/cop... · Posted by u/Sayrus
Nearly as bad: trying to use systems made out of meat, evolved from a unrelated background and trained on an undocumented and chaotic corpus of data, to try and produce content satisfying a strict mathematical model.
Countless bodies consisting of the said meat have been responsible for the advancement of technology so far. If these meat brains don't contribute to any new advancements then the corpus of data will stay stagnant!
jp0d commented on Australians to face age checks from search engines ia.acs.org.au/article/202... · Posted by u/stubish
Education.
I really wish all this time, effort, and money was spent on educating our kids to safely navigate the online world.
It's not like they'll magically figure it out for themselves once they turn 17.
Totally agree with this.
jp0d commented on Australians to face age checks from search engines ia.acs.org.au/article/202... · Posted by u/stubish
> misinformation
Nothing screams “not living in Soviet Russia” like having a ministry of truth.
> “not living in Soviet Russia”
Nothing screams "fear mongering" like comparing with living in Soviet Russia.
Look, we can argue all day. There is no right or wrong answer. I don't fully support the govts initiative but I also don't want Meta/X/Google to have unlimited powers like they do in the US.
jp0d commented on Australians to face age checks from search engines ia.acs.org.au/article/202... · Posted by u/stubish
As an australian citizen i'm all for it. Look at how the internet and social media has destroyed our current youth and their naivety and sense of emotional security. They all act like they're living in soviet russia at this point and have become so hard and jaded.
Better I give a little bit of pii than some kid grows up too early.
Would you be able to tell the difference if this policy came from a place of compassion?
As an Australian citizen I'm not fully in favour of this. But I think I agree that we need some protection from companies like Meta/Google etc influencing our youth based on the American political "situation".
jp0d commented on Australians to face age checks from search engines ia.acs.org.au/article/202... · Posted by u/stubish
jp0d commented on IT workers struggling in New Zealand's tight job market rnz.co.nz/news/chinese/56... · Posted by u/MarcoDewey
We are heading back to New Zealand soon and the situation does seem pretty grim from what I hear from friends. Ideally, we’d like to settle down in NZ but it’s looking like we may end up in Australia instead.
To be honest, we Australians aren't doing so well either. But you're correct, it's a comparatively bigger economy. There are more opportunities. But we've hundreds if not thousands applying for the same job.
jp0d commented on DOGE employees don't understand the basics of SQL linkedin.com/posts/shanet... · Posted by u/mnewme
That's like saying Physics was mostly invented by people who didn't have an education background in physics. But smart people like Newton and Leibniz figured this out. Sure, with knowledge being so readily available anyone smart and motivated enough can figure out almost anything. But it doesn't make formal education redundant.
This is really well done and was eye opening for me as I'm predominantly a sitter.