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wlkr commented on No leap second will be introduced at the end of June 2026 lists.iana.org/hyperkitty... · Posted by u/speckx

wlkr · 6 days ago

Interesting! There's a lot I don't know about this, but I know a little more now. I'll admit, I naively thought this would be more regular than it appears to be [0].

[0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leap_second

wlkr commented on UK House of Lords Votes to Extend Age Verification to VPNs reclaimthenet.org/uk-hous... · Posted by u/ubercow13

wlkr · 2 months ago

I'm very interested to see how some VPN providers react to this. For a zero logs VPN provider, if such a thing can really exist, how big of a problem is this? Presumably many customers pay with a debit/credit card already so there's some PII on file? Usage remains the same? Surely savvy people can just use their existing VPN to buy a VPN from outside the UK.

Of course, we're sliding quite rapidly down that slippery slope here so I'm sure logging and easier government tracking would be next. The justifications will get weaker and even more lacking in supporting evidence for their implementation.

wlkr commented on Phel: A Functional Lisp Dialect for PHP Developers phel-lang.org/... · Posted by u/wlkr

wlkr · 4 months ago

This seems to have been posted a few times over the years, e.g. [0]. I was impressed and pleased to see that I hadn't missed the boat on this, and in fact, the project seems to still be going very strong [1]!

[0]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26184044

[1]: https://github.com/phel-lang/phel-lang

wlkr commented on Clojure Land – Discover open-source Clojure libraries and frameworks clojure.land/... · Posted by u/TheWiggles

weavejester · 5 months ago

> This year, Clojure didn't make it into the named languages list on the Stack Overflow developer survey (1.2% in 2024).

Clojure is clearly a niche language, but Stack Overflow is also not a place that Clojure developers typically go, so Clojure usage there is going to be under reported.

> I do wish Clojure would adopt a bit more of an opinionated way of doing things and coalesce around some solid core/common libraries that the official docs could point to.

Solid core/common libraries to do what?

wlkr · 5 months ago

Thanks for responding, and, especially recognising the name, thanks for all your work on the Clojure ecosystem! To answer the question, for me personally, it would be largely full-stack web and data science tooling, but that's just me. I was moreso thinking out loud about the posted project and highlighting libraries that could be semi-official or strongly recommended by the community. The Clojure community offers many different libraries that, on the surface, are similar, even if each addresses a particular set of concerns. For a lowly idiot like me without enough time to spend writing code in Clojure, I'd love to just be directed to those used by the experts and have solid backing and anticipated longevity - 'gold star' libraries.

wlkr commented on Apple Reportedly Moving Ahead with Ads in Maps App macrumors.com/2025/10/26/... · Posted by u/daveoc64

wlkr · 5 months ago

Perhaps a bit cynical, but it seems that as Microsoft continue to shove ads in absolutely everywhere and track everything they possibly can, Apple are content to be just marginally better rather than actually having meaningfully higher standards. Of course, it's business as usual, but we are boiling the frog for the next generation by tolerating it.

wlkr commented on Clojure Land – Discover open-source Clojure libraries and frameworks clojure.land/... · Posted by u/TheWiggles

wlkr · 5 months ago

It would be helpful to see some additional stats, like the number of issues and the last update. Of course, these are only heuristics, but they are still helpful to see. It's often pointed out that one of the great things about Clojure is that the libraries generally don't need updating that often because the language is pretty stable. However, quite often I do find that libraries have a number of long open issues or depend on outdated, sometimes insecure, versions of Java libraries. I realise that I'm complaining about free code, so 'fork it and contribute' is a valid response, but at the risk of further fragmentation and yet another library that exists for just a short period.

Separately, I do wish Clojure would adopt a bit more of an opinionated way of doing things and coalesce around some solid core/common libraries that the official docs could point to. This year, Clojure didn't make it into the named languages list on the Stack Overflow developer survey (1.2% in 2024). It's clear that it's not all that popular, even though there's some commercial backing and a friendly community, and there just aren't enough developers to support a myriad of different ways of doing things. I do feel there needs to be a focus on getting beginners in, and that means helping them to do things easily.

wlkr commented on macOS 26 Tahoe review: Power under glass sixcolors.com/post/2025/0... · Posted by u/herbertl

wlkr · 6 months ago

This is a good article, but in my opinion overlooks changes to the existing display accessibility features as a result of liquid glass (although I appreciate it can't cover absolutely everything). I enable high contrast in light mode (along with some other tweaks, like clearer button indicators). Unfortunately, this is quite a bit worse for me in Tahoe. I'm hoping it improves with future updates but it's annoying. I'm otherwise neutral to slightly negative on liquid glass so far.

wlkr commented on CIA Freedom of Information Act Electronic Reading Room cia.gov/readingroom... · Posted by u/bookofjoe

marginalia_nu · 6 months ago

I don't know what sort of MKUltra-esque psyop is going on with the font rendering on this website, but it is exceptionally trippy[1].

[1] https://imgur.com/fpruTB9

wlkr · 6 months ago

It's not quite as pronounced for me, but it still seems to be a bit off. The CSS suggests that the intended font is GT America Extended.