@tanterei.bsky.social
Research software engineer hailing from theoretical physics. Reproducibility and software-testing are my unfortunate pet-peeves.
Was there a glamorous Mrs. Piggy at #MacysThanksgivingDayParade ? You know, for no apparent reason…🙄
Family friendly fun and big crowds today at the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in NYC
#NYC #NewYorkCity #Thanksgiving #parade #Macys #MacysThanksgivingDayParade #MacysThanksgivingDayParade2025
#NYC #NewYorkCity #Thanksgiving #parade #Macys #MacysThanksgivingDayParade #MacysThanksgivingDayParade2025
November 28, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Was there a glamorous Mrs. Piggy at #MacysThanksgivingDayParade ? You know, for no apparent reason…🙄
Look at what I can do!
Various Animations of Clippy, the MS Office Assistant (2001)
November 27, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Look at what I can do!
Can we stop with the bloat of containerising everything?
A desktop is not a cloud environment!
A desktop is not a cloud environment!
#Aeon is a bold step into the #immutable #desktop future; it's built for modern workflows and containerized apps. With #Flatpak as its app backbone, Aeon keeps your system lean and your #apps fresh. Watch this #oSC25 talk. #openSUSE #LinuxDesktop youtu.be/hh4gnNCG7dM?...
openSUSE Conference 2025 - Aeon Desktop
YouTube video by openSUSE
youtu.be
November 27, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Can we stop with the bloat of containerising everything?
A desktop is not a cloud environment!
A desktop is not a cloud environment!
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The 2025 @adventofcode.bsky.social is right around the corner, and we don't plan to be left out in the cold!
blog.gitbutler.com/advent-of-co...
blog.gitbutler.com/advent-of-co...
Advent of Code!
GitButler is excited to officially participate in this year's Advent of Code! Join our team as we tackle 25 days of clever programming puzzles and showcase how GitButler makes solving daily challenges...
blog.gitbutler.com
November 26, 2025 at 2:52 PM
The 2025 @adventofcode.bsky.social is right around the corner, and we don't plan to be left out in the cold!
blog.gitbutler.com/advent-of-co...
blog.gitbutler.com/advent-of-co...
And on that note I must go and power-cycle my SSDs.
A Friendly Reminder That Your Unpowered SSDs Are Probably Losing Data
A Friendly Reminder That Your Unpowered SSDs Are Probably Losing Data
Hackaday Article
hackaday.com
November 27, 2025 at 12:53 PM
And on that note I must go and power-cycle my SSDs.
WARNING. This article is a @bethmariem.bsky.social article - proceed with caution and only well after a meal you do not want to part with. 😅
November 27, 2025 at 12:13 PM
WARNING. This article is a @bethmariem.bsky.social article - proceed with caution and only well after a meal you do not want to part with. 😅
Tough topic. #publish-or-perish is a sad meme for a reason. Doesn't fix the issue that, even in #Academia, it's not strictly about what you know or are willing to learn, but who you know (who has funding options available) - #connections over #knowledge
Lately, many emeritus professors post about flawed #AcademicSky metrics, yet before retirement, silence. Suddenly, a 360 Choose your next #PhD or #postdoc wisely. Say no to #ScienceAsAService, you need your first authorship, do >80% science #WissZeitVG #ichbinhanna
www.linkedin.com/posts/graham...
www.linkedin.com/posts/graham...
November 27, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Tough topic. #publish-or-perish is a sad meme for a reason. Doesn't fix the issue that, even in #Academia, it's not strictly about what you know or are willing to learn, but who you know (who has funding options available) - #connections over #knowledge
👀 The lower rim of the sign reminds me of Batman 🦇
Eingang zum U-Bahnhof Französische Straße,
1 November 1929 by Willy Pragher
Source: Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg
1 November 1929 by Willy Pragher
Source: Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg
November 27, 2025 at 11:16 AM
👀 The lower rim of the sign reminds me of Batman 🦇
www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
Holy hell. How intense was the fire to jump those air gaps to the neighbouring buildings?!
It's a sad miracle (of the engineering kind I guess) that out of a max of 4600 residents only 55 (as of now) are dead.
Holy hell. How intense was the fire to jump those air gaps to the neighbouring buildings?!
It's a sad miracle (of the engineering kind I guess) that out of a max of 4600 residents only 55 (as of now) are dead.
Hong Kong fire latest: rescue crews search for survivors after 55 killed and hundreds reported missing
Follow the latest updates live
www.theguardian.com
November 27, 2025 at 9:03 AM
www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
Holy hell. How intense was the fire to jump those air gaps to the neighbouring buildings?!
It's a sad miracle (of the engineering kind I guess) that out of a max of 4600 residents only 55 (as of now) are dead.
Holy hell. How intense was the fire to jump those air gaps to the neighbouring buildings?!
It's a sad miracle (of the engineering kind I guess) that out of a max of 4600 residents only 55 (as of now) are dead.
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If you want to tell the UK Government that their proposed mileage tax on electric vehicles is a bad environmental idea and that they should raise fuel duty more instead, you can fill out their survey here:
www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/eVEDconsul...
www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/eVEDconsul...
Consultation of the Introduction of Electric Vehicle Excise Duty (eVED)
Please take the time to complete our survey. Your feedback is important.
www.smartsurvey.co.uk
November 27, 2025 at 8:53 AM
If you want to tell the UK Government that their proposed mileage tax on electric vehicles is a bad environmental idea and that they should raise fuel duty more instead, you can fill out their survey here:
www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/eVEDconsul...
www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/eVEDconsul...
That. Was. Beautiful!
November 25, 2025 at 10:03 PM
That. Was. Beautiful!
So... I still have some sticks of DDR-400. Any offers? 🤪
November 25, 2025 at 9:24 PM
So... I still have some sticks of DDR-400. Any offers? 🤪
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Like many services, as Signal grows, it becomes a more appealing place for scammers to try and cause harm.
We've put together tips to help you protect yourself from phishing, scams, & impersonation attempts. Plus info about how Signal support communicates.
support.signal.org/hc/en-us/art...
We've put together tips to help you protect yourself from phishing, scams, & impersonation attempts. Plus info about how Signal support communicates.
support.signal.org/hc/en-us/art...
Staying Safe from Phishing, Scams, and Impersonation
We provide a privacy-first, end-to-end encrypted (E2EE) messaging and calling platform designed so only you and your intended recipients can communicate securely. Even with strong encryption, attac...
support.signal.org
November 25, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Like many services, as Signal grows, it becomes a more appealing place for scammers to try and cause harm.
We've put together tips to help you protect yourself from phishing, scams, & impersonation attempts. Plus info about how Signal support communicates.
support.signal.org/hc/en-us/art...
We've put together tips to help you protect yourself from phishing, scams, & impersonation attempts. Plus info about how Signal support communicates.
support.signal.org/hc/en-us/art...
The issue with the disobedience to "manifestly unlawful" orders is that it requires either a) the service member to be aware of the entire legal body of work for their position or b) have the "common sense" to identify such.
a) is almost never true and b) requires basic education - not looking good.
a) is almost never true and b) requires basic education - not looking good.
Congress has the constitutional duty to make rules for the government and regulation of the land and naval forces (Article I, Section 8, Clause 14). It enacted the UCMJ, which specifies that service members must obey only “lawful” orders and,
November 25, 2025 at 2:17 PM
The issue with the disobedience to "manifestly unlawful" orders is that it requires either a) the service member to be aware of the entire legal body of work for their position or b) have the "common sense" to identify such.
a) is almost never true and b) requires basic education - not looking good.
a) is almost never true and b) requires basic education - not looking good.
How the f* do these people have a job? I put more care into my work that will have - unfortunately - little impact, than they do into matters of national interest!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AUQO...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AUQO...
I Witnessed Trump's Case Against James Comey Implode in Court
YouTube video by LegalEagle
www.youtube.com
November 24, 2025 at 6:23 PM
How the f* do these people have a job? I put more care into my work that will have - unfortunately - little impact, than they do into matters of national interest!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AUQO...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AUQO...
#MariaDB was my go-to MySQL alternative when setting up #SLURM for the #HPC #cluster at my former university!
The new MariaDB 12.1 update introduces a segmented key cache, MDL scalability gains, and several enhancements across the database engine.
linuxiac.com/mariadb-12-1...
#mariadb #mysql #database #opensource
linuxiac.com/mariadb-12-1...
#mariadb #mysql #database #opensource
MariaDB 12.1 Database Arrives with Faster Aria Engine
The new MariaDB 12.1 update introduces a segmented key cache, MDL scalability gains, and several enhancements across the database engine.
linuxiac.com
November 24, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Time to update!
🎉 We're very happy to announce our new release KeePassXC 2.7.11 and... *drumroll* that the KeePassXC version 2.7.9 has been awarded a CSPN Security Visa by the French National Cybersecurity Agency (ANSSI). 🎉❤️
See our blog post for more information: keepassxc.org/blog/2025-11... #VisaSecu #KeePassXC
See our blog post for more information: keepassxc.org/blog/2025-11... #VisaSecu #KeePassXC
November 24, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Time to update!
Can we keep the sensationalism out?
A proof of concept isn't an "electricity system". This one's unlikely to materialise due to relying either on discharges (i.e. trying to guide lightning bolts) or lasers (what-if.xkcd.com/13) - I can see the latter working for IoT dev. in controlled env.
A proof of concept isn't an "electricity system". This one's unlikely to materialise due to relying either on discharges (i.e. trying to guide lightning bolts) or lasers (what-if.xkcd.com/13) - I can see the latter working for IoT dev. in controlled env.
November 23, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Can we keep the sensationalism out?
A proof of concept isn't an "electricity system". This one's unlikely to materialise due to relying either on discharges (i.e. trying to guide lightning bolts) or lasers (what-if.xkcd.com/13) - I can see the latter working for IoT dev. in controlled env.
A proof of concept isn't an "electricity system". This one's unlikely to materialise due to relying either on discharges (i.e. trying to guide lightning bolts) or lasers (what-if.xkcd.com/13) - I can see the latter working for IoT dev. in controlled env.
Can confirm it's collld in the center. Been out on my #bike today for the weekly round trip #Dresden - #Meissen and was getting at best 1°C driving in the sun and -3° in the shadows.
TIL: My winter shoe covers need a wind protector cover on top.🥶
TIL: My winter shoe covers need a wind protector cover on top.🥶
First and the last day this week it has crept into double figures in London.
The cold spell continues strongly in central Europe and separately exceptional cold wave in N Scandinavia. Far southeast is exceptionally warm in Turkey #Istanbul temperatures reached 21C (70F) this afternoon.
The cold spell continues strongly in central Europe and separately exceptional cold wave in N Scandinavia. Far southeast is exceptionally warm in Turkey #Istanbul temperatures reached 21C (70F) this afternoon.
November 23, 2025 at 4:23 PM
He's an alien alright!
November 22, 2025 at 2:29 PM
He's an alien alright!
It sounds easy enough, but reality is a whole other can of worms: www.youtube.com/watch?v=TwPL...
Refusal will end in a tribunal and probably dishonourable discharge, so every one will have to decide what they value more.
Refusal will end in a tribunal and probably dishonourable discharge, so every one will have to decide what they value more.
November 22, 2025 at 2:27 PM
It sounds easy enough, but reality is a whole other can of worms: www.youtube.com/watch?v=TwPL...
Refusal will end in a tribunal and probably dishonourable discharge, so every one will have to decide what they value more.
Refusal will end in a tribunal and probably dishonourable discharge, so every one will have to decide what they value more.
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My favourite, portable, testing framework:
github.com/catchorg/Cat...
github.com/catchorg/Cat...
GitHub - catchorg/Catch2: A modern, C++-native, test framework for unit-tests, TDD and BDD - using C++14, C++17 and later (C++11 support is in v2.x branch, and C++03 on the Catch1.x branch)
A modern, C++-native, test framework for unit-tests, TDD and BDD - using C++14, C++17 and later (C++11 support is in v2.x branch, and C++03 on the Catch1.x branch) - catchorg/Catch2
github.com
November 21, 2025 at 1:42 PM
My favourite, portable, testing framework:
github.com/catchorg/Cat...
github.com/catchorg/Cat...
I'm with you on the laundry, but I wouldn't trust it to do admin.
I want A.I. to do my admin and laundry while I write and illustrate books. I don't want A.I. to write and illustrate books while I do my admin and laundry.
November 21, 2025 at 11:12 AM
I'm with you on the laundry, but I wouldn't trust it to do admin.