Asyncio Demystified: Rebuilding it From Scratch One Yield at a Time
How to do async in Python the hard way, as a way to learn how it works so you undersatnd things better when you do it the easy way.
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Certifying a document
How to get a copy of a document certified in the UK.
Bicameral, Not Homoiconic
A different take on the whole "Lisp is homoiconic" thing.
OpenNext Gets Closer to Making Next.js Truly Portable
I've read so many thanks about Next.js that suggest it's not a good time if you want to deploy anywhere other than with Vercel. It seens that this project aims to solve that problem.
ernestofgonzalez/epub-utils: A Python CLI and utility library for manipulating EPUB files
Useful-looking library for working with EPUB files from Python.
R.E.M. - Tourfilm
One of my favourite live performance movies ever; I played the hell out of my VHS copy of this back in the 90s...
We hacked Google’s A.I Gemini and leaked its source code (at least some part) - Lupin & Holmes
Fun read where a group of folk tried to get Google's Gemini to give up some of its source code. I'm not convinced this is such an amazing win, or that the title really matches the facts, but it's a fun ride.
An Intro/Update From Gina
All change at the top at Fosstodon. This is the introduction from the new admin. Let's see how this goes...
Exploring TypeScript
Free online book providing an introduction to all things TypeScript.
Death Stranding Interactive Map | Map Genie
Useful map of important locations in Death Stranding..
What Does "use client" Do? — overreacted
Interesting description of what "use client" and "use server" do in React.
Why Boltzmann Brains Are Bad
In a more general sense, this paper gives rise to the shower-thought that a theory can be self-defeating; which then gives you pause for thought about how you handle that realisation.
maurymarkowitz/101-BASIC-Computer-Games: Type-in programs from the original 101 BASIC Computer Games, in their original DEC and Dartmouth dialects. No, this is *not* the same as BASIC Computer Games.
A fantastic collection of old BASIC games. Any that are full-screen text-based could be fun to turn into Textual-based apps, for example.
Mandelbrot Set Explorer
A pretty near web-based mandelbrot set explorer.
Better Internet Dashboard
Pretty comprehensive interactive map of broadband provision in the UK.
Horror stories of cryonics: The gruesome fates of futurists hoping for immortality
So, yeah, what has happened to all those folk who paid to be frozen...
From the SimulationTheory community on Reddit: If y’all needed more evidence we’re in a simulation… I accidentally built one.
Poe's law alert, but still... some dude seems to think he AI coded himself into a proof that the universe is a simulation.
The dark side of the Moomins
I remember the Moomins from my childhood. This gives some interesting background as an adult.
Keep a Changelog
A reasonable-looking standard for, and rationale for, keeping a ChangeLog.
Crysis VR
Mod that gets Crysis workign in VR
Far Cry VR Mod
Mod that gets Far Cry working in VR
Is Valve Deckard Out?
Well? Is it?
GNU Common Lisp - Release 2
GNU Common Lisp finally gets full ANSI!
Lazy self-installing Python scripts with uv
Post in praise of uv (as most posts about uv are) and detailing how it can be used to make self-installing scripts.
Understanding the Value of TypeScript Enums
Useful article for understanding how TypeScript folk see enums in their language.
How to Write Blog Posts that Developers Read
I don't really care if anyone reads my blog or not; but this is an interesting read relating to what might grab people's attention. It's an interesting check of what grabs my attention when I read other people's blogs.
Why BPD was a trojan horse
Interesting article that does a good job of explaining a particular journey down the rabbit hole and into being abused by a pwBPD.
How to Use Async Agnostic Decorators in Python
Interesting article on how you can go about writing Python decorators that are async-agnostic.
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/supply-chain-attack-on-popular-github-action-exposes-ci-cd-secrets/
Ouch.
securityJustInterferesWithVibes : r/ProgrammerHumor
Poe's law kicks in around here, of course, but this feels very on-brand for what vibe-coding is all about and what it can result in.
https://enrichlead.com