Taco Dave
@davmillar.bsky.social
Internaut. Gay. He/him. I make neat stuff on the internet. Not a relevant pedestrian.
https://davegoesthedistance.com
https://davegoesthedistance.com
I’ve been learning #CSharp and #DotNet as part of a migration project at work, and got my boss’s blessing to share some of the insights and concept-mapping I’ve done so far: itsdaves.site/2025/11/28/p...
#Dancer2 #PerlDancer #DBIxClass #EntityFrameworkCore #PostgreSQL #SQLServer
#Dancer2 #PerlDancer #DBIxClass #EntityFrameworkCore #PostgreSQL #SQLServer
Perl vs C# (vs JavaScript)
Lately at my day job, I have been tasked with spearheading a migration of some software from Linux-based Modern Perl apps using Dancer2 and DBIx:Class to Windows-based C# apps using .NET and Entity…
itsdaves.site
November 28, 2025 at 5:01 PM
I’ve been learning #CSharp and #DotNet as part of a migration project at work, and got my boss’s blessing to share some of the insights and concept-mapping I’ve done so far: itsdaves.site/2025/11/28/p...
#Dancer2 #PerlDancer #DBIxClass #EntityFrameworkCore #PostgreSQL #SQLServer
#Dancer2 #PerlDancer #DBIxClass #EntityFrameworkCore #PostgreSQL #SQLServer
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Boo. Hiss.
November 25, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Boo. Hiss.
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James Carville, in his NYT Op-ed, says it's time for Democrats to "embrace a sweeping, aggressive, unvarnished, unapologetic, and altogether unmistakable platform of pure economic rage. The most populist platform since the Great Depression."
I can dig it.
Resistance. Reformation. Revolution.
I can dig it.
Resistance. Reformation. Revolution.
November 24, 2025 at 10:07 PM
James Carville, in his NYT Op-ed, says it's time for Democrats to "embrace a sweeping, aggressive, unvarnished, unapologetic, and altogether unmistakable platform of pure economic rage. The most populist platform since the Great Depression."
I can dig it.
Resistance. Reformation. Revolution.
I can dig it.
Resistance. Reformation. Revolution.
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In the name of scientific inquiry I flipped the image and changed the background and face, then asked for an honest evaluation
grok popped the fuck off
grok popped the fuck off
November 20, 2025 at 1:54 AM
In the name of scientific inquiry I flipped the image and changed the background and face, then asked for an honest evaluation
grok popped the fuck off
grok popped the fuck off
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I like the notion that Elon Musk would somehow, repeatedly, fail to drink piss
November 20, 2025 at 10:27 PM
I like the notion that Elon Musk would somehow, repeatedly, fail to drink piss
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Checking in on MechaHitler
November 20, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Checking in on MechaHitler
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"manually curated adversarial poems" - is this shitpoesting?
November 20, 2025 at 5:13 PM
"manually curated adversarial poems" - is this shitpoesting?
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One would expect this to have come to light much sooner if American techbros weren't generally indoctrinated to hold the liberal arts in disdain ...
November 20, 2025 at 5:07 PM
One would expect this to have come to light much sooner if American techbros weren't generally indoctrinated to hold the liberal arts in disdain ...
I’ve decided to be a findom cash master, but not mean, or bossy… actually kinda just apathetic about it.
Send me tributes, I guess. If you want.
cash.app/$ItsDave
paypal.me/davmillar
#Findom
Send me tributes, I guess. If you want.
cash.app/$ItsDave
paypal.me/davmillar
#Findom
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cash.app
November 18, 2025 at 9:27 AM
I’ve decided to be a findom cash master, but not mean, or bossy… actually kinda just apathetic about it.
Send me tributes, I guess. If you want.
cash.app/$ItsDave
paypal.me/davmillar
#Findom
Send me tributes, I guess. If you want.
cash.app/$ItsDave
paypal.me/davmillar
#Findom
Are you or a loved one living in a humid environment that’s about to reach its dew point? You may be entitled to condensation.
November 6, 2025 at 5:47 AM
Are you or a loved one living in a humid environment that’s about to reach its dew point? You may be entitled to condensation.
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turns out milking 9/11 for 25 years to justify insane bigotry doesn’t really work anymore
November 5, 2025 at 7:34 PM
turns out milking 9/11 for 25 years to justify insane bigotry doesn’t really work anymore
I’m not your dad, I’m not going to tell you how to live your life. There’s literally nothing stopping you from, say, buying a fancy whisky glass that has an indentation for holding a cigar and using it to serve queso and a taquito.
November 4, 2025 at 11:35 PM
I’m not your dad, I’m not going to tell you how to live your life. There’s literally nothing stopping you from, say, buying a fancy whisky glass that has an indentation for holding a cigar and using it to serve queso and a taquito.
Anyone else try learning #Navajo or #Hawaiian using #DuoLingo recently? These courses feel half-baked. Navajo is missing audio after the first few lessons. Neither explains how certain things work, like word order when explaining ownership in Navajo, or which version of “the” to use in Hawaiian.
November 2, 2025 at 5:47 PM
The #Python software foundation could use some additional support due to the American shit-show causing them to make a tough decision.
simonwillison.net/2025/Oct/27/...
simonwillison.net/2025/Oct/27/...
The PSF has withdrawn a $1.5 million proposal to US government grant program
The Python Software Foundation was recently "recommended for funding" (NSF terminology) for a $1.5m grant from the US government National Science Foundation to help improve the security of the Python ...
simonwillison.net
October 28, 2025 at 1:46 AM
The #Python software foundation could use some additional support due to the American shit-show causing them to make a tough decision.
simonwillison.net/2025/Oct/27/...
simonwillison.net/2025/Oct/27/...
It’s ok to fill up on bread if you don’t think you’ll live long enough to see the entree.
October 24, 2025 at 1:59 PM
It’s ok to fill up on bread if you don’t think you’ll live long enough to see the entree.
I was today years old when I learned that instead of top, bottom, and side, lesbians have:
- DVD (Da Vagina Devotee)
- VHS (Vagina-Having Sensation)
- Blu-ray (Blu-ray)
- DVD (Da Vagina Devotee)
- VHS (Vagina-Having Sensation)
- Blu-ray (Blu-ray)
October 23, 2025 at 2:53 AM
I was today years old when I learned that instead of top, bottom, and side, lesbians have:
- DVD (Da Vagina Devotee)
- VHS (Vagina-Having Sensation)
- Blu-ray (Blu-ray)
- DVD (Da Vagina Devotee)
- VHS (Vagina-Having Sensation)
- Blu-ray (Blu-ray)
I haven’t read the post mortem yet but it sounds like someone at AWS forgot to smudge the servers with sage again???
October 21, 2025 at 1:43 PM
I haven’t read the post mortem yet but it sounds like someone at AWS forgot to smudge the servers with sage again???
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this is what we could have
October 20, 2025 at 11:31 PM
this is what we could have
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Last century, Maf and I wrote about programmers who were several kinds of negligent. I don't think constructing synthetic programmers who are worse than we were calling for 27 years ago is a good idea
kevinmarks.com/personality....
kevinmarks.com/personality....
Code and Personality
kevinmarks.com
October 21, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Last century, Maf and I wrote about programmers who were several kinds of negligent. I don't think constructing synthetic programmers who are worse than we were calling for 27 years ago is a good idea
kevinmarks.com/personality....
kevinmarks.com/personality....
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“We've normalized software catastrophes to the point where a Calculator leaking 32GB of RAM barely makes the news. This isn't about AI. The quality crisis started years before ChatGPT existed. AI just weaponized existing incompetence.” techtrenches.substack.com/p/the-great-...
The Great Software Quality Collapse: How We Normalized Catastrophe
The Apple Calculator leaked 32GB of RAM.
techtrenches.substack.com
October 20, 2025 at 1:34 PM
“We've normalized software catastrophes to the point where a Calculator leaking 32GB of RAM barely makes the news. This isn't about AI. The quality crisis started years before ChatGPT existed. AI just weaponized existing incompetence.” techtrenches.substack.com/p/the-great-...
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When you are young you should actually watch as many dogshit TV series that are 50+ episodes long as you can. Because when you're an adult it becomes harder to do
October 21, 2025 at 1:22 AM
When you are young you should actually watch as many dogshit TV series that are 50+ episodes long as you can. Because when you're an adult it becomes harder to do
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The council is meeting in secret.
October 21, 2025 at 12:07 AM
The council is meeting in secret.