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Andy

@vicozandy.bsky.social

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Ex software developer, now more interested in science, food, art, cats, bad CAD, 3D printing, and gardening. Watching politics and climate change with horror. Living in Yorta Yorta country, Australia Eclectic...don't expect a theme! Not a Theist

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Andy @vicozandy.bsky.social · 19m

Code requires a level of accuracy that normal language doesn't require, and certain techniques don't scale, so they are "correct", until they aren't.
You can open a DB, do a query and get a result in a smallish online system just fine, but plug it into a batch job with 10k rows, the open DB bit 💀

Andy @vicozandy.bsky.social · 26m

So long as it's not making things up and is proof-read, I can see where it might be useful for things like that.
Even for coding, I can see it being useful for generating a template for unfamiliar environments. (e.g. Blender)
Code is usually sanity checked somewhat by running it, but can legal docs?

Andy @vicozandy.bsky.social · 1h

It lets them remove all human rights from people who disagree with them.
Evil stuff.

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Andy @vicozandy.bsky.social · 2h

It's a bit rough for potatoes, but the absolute best tool for pool noodles. (& tea boxes)

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Andy @vicozandy.bsky.social · 2h

There are well over sixty birds in the local birds list now, but I guess they just don't have the audio samples for most of them.
It would be tricky as many have seasonal calls, there are mimics, and they are so bloody good at hiding!

Andy @vicozandy.bsky.social · 2h

A cracker of an episode.
How strange to hear an hour of politics without any BS, just good analysis.

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Andy @vicozandy.bsky.social · 2h

They do!
Dopey is an affectionate term for me for animals.
They often land nearby and give me a funny side-eye look.

Andy @vicozandy.bsky.social · 2h

Australians should watch this.
We have a corruption crisis. Fake justice emboldening and enabling major crime, impunity from Law for the special ones, weaponised incompetence.
Sanity affirming stuff from experts, not gronks.
youtu.be/lcYUot1qnNs?...

The Sunday Shot - October 12 - Ronni Salt, Greg Jericho, Joel Jenkins, Dave Milner

YouTube video by The Sunday Shot

youtu.be

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Andy @vicozandy.bsky.social · 2h

Great tip, thanks again!
I just did that and it has already solved a couple of mysteries.
My "greyish dopey looking bird" is actually a Grey Strikethrush,
and the "Bark bird" is the White-throated Treecreeper.
(very cool name)

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