Readit News logoReadit News
vzaliva commented on Learning the oldest programming language (2024)   uncenter.dev/posts/learni... · Posted by u/lioeters
vzaliva · 3 hours ago
This is an excellent idea. But I wold go with Fortran 4 if you looking at authenticity.
vzaliva commented on CRISPR fungus: Protein-packed, sustainable, and tastes like meat   isaaa.org/kc/cropbiotechu... · Posted by u/rguiscard
vzaliva · 5 days ago
I’m vegetarian. The "tastes like meat" claim is misleading. The main issue isn't the taste, it's the texture. Impossible Burger came close. Most mushroom-based substitutes I’ve tried are nothing like it.
vzaliva commented on Screenshots from developers: 2002 vs. 2015 (2015)   anders.unix.se/2015/12/10... · Posted by u/turrini
vzaliva · 11 days ago
common theme: tiled layout, terminals, minimum fancy decorations.
vzaliva commented on Zig quits GitHub, says Microsoft's AI obsession has ruined the service   theregister.com/2025/12/0... · Posted by u/Brajeshwar
vzaliva · 14 days ago
Let me be blunt: this looks like a tantrum. Bugs exist, and they're sometimes fixed more slowly than we'd like, but given the size of the GitHub ecosystem this is probably just one of many outstanding bugs. Blaming AI is baseless - not that it couldn't be true, but the conclusion seems to be drawn from a single issue.

What does this mean for the Zig project? I haven't heard of Codeberg, they may be great, but for a popular open-source project I'd expect a proper discussion before deciding to move or weighing the pros and cons of different hosting options. From what I'm hearing, Zig is technically excellent but seems to lack level‑headed, mature leadership. That's not unique: many open‑source projects started by brilliant engineers struggle as they grow and need a new leadership structure. That transition can be painful and could even harm adoption.

vzaliva commented on Human brains are preconfigured with instructions for understanding the world   news.ucsc.edu/2025/11/sha... · Posted by u/XzetaU8
vzaliva · 22 days ago
So basically the brain has "firmware" we're born with, as well as the "software" we install as we grow.

Sounds a bit like Chomsky's Universal Grammar.

vzaliva commented on Thunderbird adds native Microsoft Exchange email support   blog.thunderbird.net/2025... · Posted by u/babolivier
vzaliva · a month ago
The lack of native Microsoft Outlook support was one of the reasons I've abandoned Thunderbird.

However, it is still not enough for me to come back. Sadly, corporate life is often organised around email and calendaring. All these endless meetings everyone complains about, which need to be scheduled, accepted, rejected, re-scheduled, etc. The native Exchange support does not yet support Calendar integration. Without it, it will be very awkward to use in a day-to-day corporate environment.

vzaliva commented on Transpiler, a Meaningless Word (2023)   people.csail.mit.edu/rach... · Posted by u/jumploops
vzaliva · a month ago
In the academic programming languages research community, the term "transpiler" is barely used.

For example, Google Scholar search for "transpiler" yields just 3200 results, compared to ~1.4M for "compiler".

vzaliva commented on FFmpeg to Google: Fund us or stop sending bugs   thenewstack.io/ffmpeg-to-... · Posted by u/CrankyBear
vzaliva · a month ago
Is it me or the linked article seems to be heavily co-authored by AI. The cadence is very monotonic and dull.
vzaliva commented on Using AI to negotiate a $195k hospital bill down to $33k   threads.com/@nthmonkey/po... · Posted by u/stevenhubertron
vzaliva · 2 months ago
For those of us who do not access Thread, if there is a copy elswere we can read?
vzaliva commented on What we talk about when we talk about sideloading   f-droid.org/2025/10/28/si... · Posted by u/rom1v
vzaliva · 2 months ago
I want to make a report to to US Department of Justice Antitrust Report Online and US Federal Trade Commission: Antitrust Complaint as suggested but I will appreciate some guidance on the wording. Could anyone share a sample?

u/vzaliva

KarmaCake day1576June 27, 2015
About
Technologist. Researcher in programming languages and formal verification.
View Original