Robin
@eythian.teh.entar.net.ap.brid.gy
Formerly NZ, now in NL.
Working in Java but really I prefer Perl.
🌉 bridged from ⁂ https://teh.entar.net/@eythian, follow @ap.brid.gy to interact
Working in Java but really I prefer Perl.
🌉 bridged from ⁂ https://teh.entar.net/@eythian, follow @ap.brid.gy to interact
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What @anildash said: https://www.anildash.com/2026/01/15/wikipedia-at-25/
You know, I am occasionally shocked when someone I think of as smart or admirable or nice starts talking about how Wikipedia sucks. There are a few reasons why someone might feel that way, and none of them reflect well on […]
You know, I am occasionally shocked when someone I think of as smart or admirable or nice starts talking about how Wikipedia sucks. There are a few reasons why someone might feel that way, and none of them reflect well on […]
Original post on cosocial.ca
cosocial.ca
January 15, 2026 at 9:23 PM
What @anildash said: https://www.anildash.com/2026/01/15/wikipedia-at-25/
You know, I am occasionally shocked when someone I think of as smart or admirable or nice starts talking about how Wikipedia sucks. There are a few reasons why someone might feel that way, and none of them reflect well on […]
You know, I am occasionally shocked when someone I think of as smart or admirable or nice starts talking about how Wikipedia sucks. There are a few reasons why someone might feel that way, and none of them reflect well on […]
New loglevels just dropped:
* Somehow Fine
* Feeling It
* Struggling
* Fucked
* Absolutely Fucked
(from https://www.ismypubfucked.com/leaderboard )
* Somehow Fine
* Feeling It
* Struggling
* Fucked
* Absolutely Fucked
(from https://www.ismypubfucked.com/leaderboard )
Is My Pub Fucked?
Pubs are under pressure from rising costs, taxes, and business rates. Find out how your local is affected and show up for them.
www.ismypubfucked.com
January 15, 2026 at 2:12 PM
New loglevels just dropped:
* Somehow Fine
* Feeling It
* Struggling
* Fucked
* Absolutely Fucked
(from https://www.ismypubfucked.com/leaderboard )
* Somehow Fine
* Feeling It
* Struggling
* Fucked
* Absolutely Fucked
(from https://www.ismypubfucked.com/leaderboard )
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Ruru: The native morepork is known for its haunting, melancholic call. This sound gives it the Māori name 'ruru'.
January 9, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Ruru: The native morepork is known for its haunting, melancholic call. This sound gives it the Māori name 'ruru'.
In case anyone wants some fun #ai content that is not about LLMs, but about a totally different branch of AI, this paper is worth the read: https://arxiv.org/pdf/1803.03453
"The Surprising Creativity of Digital Evolution: A Collection of Anecdotes
from the Evolutionary Computation and […]
"The Surprising Creativity of Digital Evolution: A Collection of Anecdotes
from the Evolutionary Computation and […]
Original post on teh.entar.net
teh.entar.net
January 9, 2026 at 3:10 PM
In case anyone wants some fun #ai content that is not about LLMs, but about a totally different branch of AI, this paper is worth the read: https://arxiv.org/pdf/1803.03453
"The Surprising Creativity of Digital Evolution: A Collection of Anecdotes
from the Evolutionary Computation and […]
"The Surprising Creativity of Digital Evolution: A Collection of Anecdotes
from the Evolutionary Computation and […]
It's nearly 9pm and Warzone: Amsterdam final edition (maybe|hopefully) is definitely starting to get going.
December 31, 2025 at 7:51 PM
It's nearly 9pm and Warzone: Amsterdam final edition (maybe|hopefully) is definitely starting to get going.
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I was recently reminded of this.
A couple decades ago, I wrote a short paper that described how the basic approaches of cryptography and computer security lead to an efficient and practical privilege escalation attack against master-keyed mechanical lock, which I published in IEEE Security and […]
A couple decades ago, I wrote a short paper that described how the basic approaches of cryptography and computer security lead to an efficient and practical privilege escalation attack against master-keyed mechanical lock, which I published in IEEE Security and […]
Original post on federate.social
federate.social
December 29, 2025 at 1:41 AM
I was recently reminded of this.
A couple decades ago, I wrote a short paper that described how the basic approaches of cryptography and computer security lead to an efficient and practical privilege escalation attack against master-keyed mechanical lock, which I published in IEEE Security and […]
A couple decades ago, I wrote a short paper that described how the basic approaches of cryptography and computer security lead to an efficient and practical privilege escalation attack against master-keyed mechanical lock, which I published in IEEE Security and […]
Oh this looks pretty neat
https://blogs.perl.org/users/tfbw/2025/12/supercharge-event-loops-with-threadsubs.html
#perl
https://blogs.perl.org/users/tfbw/2025/12/supercharge-event-loops-with-threadsubs.html
#perl
Supercharge Event Loops with Thread::Subs | tfbw [blogs.perl.org]
blogs.perl.org
December 23, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Oh this looks pretty neat
https://blogs.perl.org/users/tfbw/2025/12/supercharge-event-loops-with-threadsubs.html
#perl
https://blogs.perl.org/users/tfbw/2025/12/supercharge-event-loops-with-threadsubs.html
#perl
RE: https://teh.entar.net/@ExhibitExplorer/115735505407805433
This design makes me want to play the new Outer Worlds game.
This design makes me want to play the new Outer Worlds game.
teh.entar.net
December 17, 2025 at 4:20 PM
RE: https://teh.entar.net/@ExhibitExplorer/115735505407805433
This design makes me want to play the new Outer Worlds game.
This design makes me want to play the new Outer Worlds game.
My good deed for yesterday done: met a friend at the pub who brought his new laptop and wanted Linux installed on it, so did that for him. No idea where he'd heard about it (he's not particularly this sort of technical), but was using it on his previous laptop and didn't want to change […]
Original post on teh.entar.net
teh.entar.net
December 17, 2025 at 4:15 PM
My good deed for yesterday done: met a friend at the pub who brought his new laptop and wanted Linux installed on it, so did that for him. No idea where he'd heard about it (he's not particularly this sort of technical), but was using it on his previous laptop and didn't want to change […]
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Just learned about @robinince having to leave The Infinite Monkey Cage, and I’m so sad for him and for us all.
There are simply too many monsters with too much power in this country/world. Robin shouldn’t have had to stop what he was doing at the BBC at all, but I’m glad he chose to step away […]
There are simply too many monsters with too much power in this country/world. Robin shouldn’t have had to stop what he was doing at the BBC at all, but I’m glad he chose to step away […]
Original post on mastodon.scot
mastodon.scot
December 13, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Just learned about @robinince having to leave The Infinite Monkey Cage, and I’m so sad for him and for us all.
There are simply too many monsters with too much power in this country/world. Robin shouldn’t have had to stop what he was doing at the BBC at all, but I’m glad he chose to step away […]
There are simply too many monsters with too much power in this country/world. Robin shouldn’t have had to stop what he was doing at the BBC at all, but I’m glad he chose to step away […]
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“This was not a misplaced comma or an omitted clause. It was an entire chunk of the legislation, a level of failure that is both extraordinary and embarrassing for the government.” www.rnz.co.nz/news/thehous...
Fast and fudged: Crimes bill omits crimes
In most things pushing hard and pushing fast can lead to mistakes. Legislating is no different, as the government keeps showing - under record urgency.
www.rnz.co.nz
December 12, 2025 at 4:51 AM
“This was not a misplaced comma or an omitted clause. It was an entire chunk of the legislation, a level of failure that is both extraordinary and embarrassing for the government.” www.rnz.co.nz/news/thehous...
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The CRASH Clock uses the current density in altitude bins (averaged over eccentric orbits) of satellites, rocket bodies, and tracked debris, assuming typical cross sections for each type and orbital speeds. This calculation tells us how long to a collision if all orbital maneuvers were to […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
December 11, 2025 at 2:27 PM
The CRASH Clock uses the current density in altitude bins (averaged over eccentric orbits) of satellites, rocket bodies, and tracked debris, assuming typical cross sections for each type and orbital speeds. This calculation tells us how long to a collision if all orbital maneuvers were to […]
Hey Windows people. A friend of mine is getting "McAfee" pop-ups telling him something bad is happening but he needs to pay to fix it. To his knowledge he hasn't installed anything McAfee related. I haven't seen myself what the messages actually look like, and I haven't used Windows in decades […]
Original post on teh.entar.net
teh.entar.net
December 10, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Hey Windows people. A friend of mine is getting "McAfee" pop-ups telling him something bad is happening but he needs to pay to fix it. To his knowledge he hasn't installed anything McAfee related. I haven't seen myself what the messages actually look like, and I haven't used Windows in decades […]
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@ai6yr Amazing how 10 years ago this was considered an absurd joke.
"Smart Pipe™️ is a registered sex offender"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJklHwoYgBQ
"Smart Pipe™️ is a registered sex offender"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJklHwoYgBQ
December 3, 2025 at 11:47 PM
@ai6yr Amazing how 10 years ago this was considered an absurd joke.
"Smart Pipe™️ is a registered sex offender"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJklHwoYgBQ
"Smart Pipe™️ is a registered sex offender"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJklHwoYgBQ
For all the good speeds of the fibre-to-the-home and such of #newzealand consumer internet, there seems to be something fishy going on with the international speeds.
I'm trying to move something from my home network in NL (which has ~100Mbit/s up) to my laptop here in NZ, and I'm getting […]
I'm trying to move something from my home network in NL (which has ~100Mbit/s up) to my laptop here in NZ, and I'm getting […]
Original post on teh.entar.net
teh.entar.net
November 28, 2025 at 6:33 AM
For all the good speeds of the fibre-to-the-home and such of #newzealand consumer internet, there seems to be something fishy going on with the international speeds.
I'm trying to move something from my home network in NL (which has ~100Mbit/s up) to my laptop here in NZ, and I'm getting […]
I'm trying to move something from my home network in NL (which has ~100Mbit/s up) to my laptop here in NZ, and I'm getting […]
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Posted this discussion starter a few days ago on our Discourse forum;
A Free Code grant-making body for Aotearoa would aim to provide a fulltime living for developers (or part-time where that works better for them), for a period of months. Allowing them to complete a pre-planned piece of work […]
A Free Code grant-making body for Aotearoa would aim to provide a fulltime living for developers (or part-time where that works better for them), for a period of months. Allowing them to complete a pre-planned piece of work […]
Original post on mastodon.nzoss.nz
mastodon.nzoss.nz
November 27, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Posted this discussion starter a few days ago on our Discourse forum;
A Free Code grant-making body for Aotearoa would aim to provide a fulltime living for developers (or part-time where that works better for them), for a period of months. Allowing them to complete a pre-planned piece of work […]
A Free Code grant-making body for Aotearoa would aim to provide a fulltime living for developers (or part-time where that works better for them), for a period of months. Allowing them to complete a pre-planned piece of work […]
Gvd ik zit in een bar in Wellington en praat Nederlands met iemand
November 24, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Gvd ik zit in een bar in Wellington en praat Nederlands met iemand
The Netherlands really needs to get its shit in order for vaccines, it's so disappointing for a wealthy, developed country. I'm in New Zealand and can get these just by going to the nearest major pharmacy. (In some cases it may cost, but I got a free COVID […]
[Original post on teh.entar.net]
[Original post on teh.entar.net]
November 24, 2025 at 10:56 AM
The Netherlands really needs to get its shit in order for vaccines, it's so disappointing for a wealthy, developed country. I'm in New Zealand and can get these just by going to the nearest major pharmacy. (In some cases it may cost, but I got a free COVID […]
[Original post on teh.entar.net]
[Original post on teh.entar.net]
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2025/nov/23/ignorant-and-life-threatening-experts-condemn-free-birth-society-misinformation
> “I don’t believe in germ theory,” she said
😨
> “I don’t believe in germ theory,” she said
😨
‘Ignorant and life-threatening’: experts condemn Free Birth Society misinformation
Professionals say claims about birth, including excessive bleeding, blue babies and placenta care, are dangerous
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2025 at 6:15 AM
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2025/nov/23/ignorant-and-life-threatening-experts-condemn-free-birth-society-misinformation
> “I don’t believe in germ theory,” she said
😨
> “I don’t believe in germ theory,” she said
😨
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Maths Puzzles for Conspiracy Theorists.
One of the cartoons from my new book 'Physics for Cats'. In good bookshops now and online in English, French, German and Spanish editions.
One of the cartoons from my new book 'Physics for Cats'. In good bookshops now and online in English, French, German and Spanish editions.
November 21, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Maths Puzzles for Conspiracy Theorists.
One of the cartoons from my new book 'Physics for Cats'. In good bookshops now and online in English, French, German and Spanish editions.
One of the cartoons from my new book 'Physics for Cats'. In good bookshops now and online in English, French, German and Spanish editions.
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Preserving code that shaped generations: Zork I, II, and III go Open Source
"Today, we’re preserving a cornerstone of gaming history that is near and dear to our hearts. Together, Microsoft’s Open Source Programs Office (OSPO), Team Xbox, and Activision are making Zork I, Zork II, and Zork III […]
"Today, we’re preserving a cornerstone of gaming history that is near and dear to our hearts. Together, Microsoft’s Open Source Programs Office (OSPO), Team Xbox, and Activision are making Zork I, Zork II, and Zork III […]
Original post on mathstodon.xyz
mathstodon.xyz
November 20, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Preserving code that shaped generations: Zork I, II, and III go Open Source
"Today, we’re preserving a cornerstone of gaming history that is near and dear to our hearts. Together, Microsoft’s Open Source Programs Office (OSPO), Team Xbox, and Activision are making Zork I, Zork II, and Zork III […]
"Today, we’re preserving a cornerstone of gaming history that is near and dear to our hearts. Together, Microsoft’s Open Source Programs Office (OSPO), Team Xbox, and Activision are making Zork I, Zork II, and Zork III […]
Reposted by Robin
November 20, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Reposted by Robin
Imagine going to the eye doctor and seeing this
November 20, 2025 at 7:05 AM
Imagine going to the eye doctor and seeing this