@Julia Evans
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really appreciated this post by Armin Ronacher about the importance of software archival and what might come after GitHub
personally i’m not very enthusiastic about self hosting and this post helped me see why
https://lucumr.pocoo.org/2026/4/28/before-github/
personally i’m not very enthusiastic about self hosting and this post helped me see why
https://lucumr.pocoo.org/2026/4/28/before-github/
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@nprofile1q... do you have an example of where you put the random files?
for instance sometimes I have test input files that I'm using to informally test the project, and I can't really think of somewhere else to put them
for instance sometimes I have test input files that I'm using to informally test the project, and I can't really think of somewhere else to put them
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if you're using jj: what do you do with all the random files lying around your repo that you don't want to commit, but also don't want to explicitly list in `.gitignore`?
a friend suggested putting everything I wanted to be ignored in a directory called `ignore`(and then .gitigoring the `ignore` dir) but I'm wondering if there's a better way
a friend suggested putting everything I wanted to be ignored in a directory called `ignore`(and then .gitigoring the `ignore` dir) but I'm wondering if there's a better way
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just noticed it's How DNS Works' 4th birthday soon! https://wizardzines.com/zines/dns/
it's still one of my favourite zines, and it comes with a free ★★ playground ★★ at https://messwithdns.net where you can create DNS records and see what happens!
it's still one of my favourite zines, and it comes with a free ★★ playground ★★ at https://messwithdns.net where you can create DNS records and see what happens!
how diffie hellman key exchange works
(with as little math as possible)
(with as little math as possible)
i just realized we never reprinted this DNS sticker sheet https://wizardzines.com/zines/dns/
trying to decide if we should bring it back or if it's just a special one-time-only item for folks who bought one of the first 1000 print copies of How DNS Works :)
trying to decide if we should bring it back or if it's just a special one-time-only item for folks who bought one of the first 1000 print copies of How DNS Works :)
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huh apparently Font Awesome acquired 11ty in 2024 and I didn't notice https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/fontawesome/build-awesome
i do not want to get into the business of posting LLM takes but very briefly:
It feels clear to me that some people* are getting value out of using LLMs for programming. Basically see https://simonwillison.net/'s whole blog. If I think about it purely on the basis of "in a vacuum, can this help me write programs", it seems like an exciting technology.
BUT...
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(* it also feels clear that some people are NOT getting value out of LLMs, hoping to avoid flamewars about that please)
It feels clear to me that some people* are getting value out of using LLMs for programming. Basically see https://simonwillison.net/'s whole blog. If I think about it purely on the basis of "in a vacuum, can this help me write programs", it seems like an exciting technology.
BUT...
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(* it also feels clear that some people are NOT getting value out of LLMs, hoping to avoid flamewars about that please)
i often ask people to only reply to my posts in certain ways (like “please only reply if you find man hard to use”)
It’s because sometimes I get hundreds of replies a day and if folks don’t stay on topic then the replies get so repetitive that it’s hard for me to learn new information.
Really appreciate when people follow the prompts (which most of you do!). I’m posting a reminder because it’s been going a little less well recently than usual
It’s because sometimes I get hundreds of replies a day and if folks don’t stay on topic then the replies get so repetitive that it’s hard for me to learn new information.
Really appreciate when people follow the prompts (which most of you do!). I’m posting a reminder because it’s been going a little less well recently than usual
a different version of the same question: if you find man pages difficult or impossible to use, what makes them so hard? do you feel like it's something that could be fixed?
(other than "the lack of examples", which is possibly the #1 issue, also please don't tell me about tldr.sh)
(other than "the lack of examples", which is possibly the #1 issue, also please don't tell me about tldr.sh)