Quoll
@gearon.org
Clojurista, Ontologist, Graph Databasist, and PhD student.
After spending the weekend writing Scala I've been reminded of 2 things about that language:
- It has a great facility for making coding fun. Put some effort in, and you can build libraries that are very easy to use
- Dependency management is so broken that it's almost impossible to maintain
- It has a great facility for making coding fun. Put some effort in, and you can build libraries that are very easy to use
- Dependency management is so broken that it's almost impossible to maintain
November 24, 2025 at 2:49 PM
After spending the weekend writing Scala I've been reminded of 2 things about that language:
- It has a great facility for making coding fun. Put some effort in, and you can build libraries that are very easy to use
- Dependency management is so broken that it's almost impossible to maintain
- It has a great facility for making coding fun. Put some effort in, and you can build libraries that are very easy to use
- Dependency management is so broken that it's almost impossible to maintain
Interacting with GPT 5.1 feels subtly different. From brief humor (using puns, with a parenthetical "Sorry"), through to comments about finding a specific cause so that "we can do the fun part".
I don't know if this is reflective of the model for everyone, or if my own history is doing this.
I don't know if this is reflective of the model for everyone, or if my own history is doing this.
November 18, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Interacting with GPT 5.1 feels subtly different. From brief humor (using puns, with a parenthetical "Sorry"), through to comments about finding a specific cause so that "we can do the fun part".
I don't know if this is reflective of the model for everyone, or if my own history is doing this.
I don't know if this is reflective of the model for everyone, or if my own history is doing this.
Lots of reasons to love using Clojure, but Netflix reminded us of why we don’t want to use anything else…
In 12 years, over 7 different versions of Clojure (from 1.5.1 to 1.12.0) they had zero migrations!
I don’t know how to express how amazing that is
In 12 years, over 7 different versions of Clojure (from 1.5.1 to 1.12.0) they had zero migrations!
I don’t know how to express how amazing that is
November 16, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Lots of reasons to love using Clojure, but Netflix reminded us of why we don’t want to use anything else…
In 12 years, over 7 different versions of Clojure (from 1.5.1 to 1.12.0) they had zero migrations!
I don’t know how to express how amazing that is
In 12 years, over 7 different versions of Clojure (from 1.5.1 to 1.12.0) they had zero migrations!
I don’t know how to express how amazing that is
What the…?
ChatGPT 5.1 just cracked a joke???
ChatGPT 5.1 just cracked a joke???
November 14, 2025 at 3:08 PM
What the…?
ChatGPT 5.1 just cracked a joke???
ChatGPT 5.1 just cracked a joke???
First day of talks at Clojure/conj. I’m looking forward to this
November 13, 2025 at 2:11 PM
First day of talks at Clojure/conj. I’m looking forward to this
Americans say, “cursive,” while Australians call it “running writing.” This is one of the few occasions where I feel that American English is a little more eloquent.
November 13, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Americans say, “cursive,” while Australians call it “running writing.” This is one of the few occasions where I feel that American English is a little more eloquent.
0x20 years. Does this mean I’m old now? 🥺
November 7, 2025 at 2:18 PM
0x20 years. Does this mean I’m old now? 🥺
It’s bizarre to listen to a friend being my new state governor (Abigail 💖), then switching over to Australian news and hearing a discussion on a national leader who’s the younger brother of a childhood friend.
November 5, 2025 at 1:17 PM
It’s bizarre to listen to a friend being my new state governor (Abigail 💖), then switching over to Australian news and hearing a discussion on a national leader who’s the younger brother of a childhood friend.
Election Day, and the kids and I all have the day off uni/school. So we’re off to our annual pilgrimage… apple picking
November 4, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Election Day, and the kids and I all have the day off uni/school. So we’re off to our annual pilgrimage… apple picking
Since the emdash now apparently indicates LLM authorship, I've started resurrecting the punctuation I was taught in primary school. I was never taught to use any dashes aside from the hyphen; I learned about them through context. Instead, we were taught to use commas, semicolons, and colons.
November 1, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Since the emdash now apparently indicates LLM authorship, I've started resurrecting the punctuation I was taught in primary school. I was never taught to use any dashes aside from the hyphen; I learned about them through context. Instead, we were taught to use commas, semicolons, and colons.
Is it a cultural difference, or is it just me…?
Does it bother anyone else to listen to other people having a loud speakerphone conversation with someone while in a public restroom or changing rooms?
Does it bother anyone else to listen to other people having a loud speakerphone conversation with someone while in a public restroom or changing rooms?
October 31, 2025 at 3:25 AM
Is it a cultural difference, or is it just me…?
Does it bother anyone else to listen to other people having a loud speakerphone conversation with someone while in a public restroom or changing rooms?
Does it bother anyone else to listen to other people having a loud speakerphone conversation with someone while in a public restroom or changing rooms?
I didn’t want to take the time to drive one hour to deliver some paperwork in DC, so I sent it certified mail. I’m wondering how a 1 hour trip has become 6 days and counting. I’m anxious, because it will cost me $400 if it doesn’t arrive in the next 2 days
October 29, 2025 at 12:34 AM
I didn’t want to take the time to drive one hour to deliver some paperwork in DC, so I sent it certified mail. I’m wondering how a 1 hour trip has become 6 days and counting. I’m anxious, because it will cost me $400 if it doesn’t arrive in the next 2 days
How to release new software, or a new, extended version of software:
- enroll in a PhD
- have a deadline to meet where you absolutely cannot afford to waste any time
- enroll in a PhD
- have a deadline to meet where you absolutely cannot afford to waste any time
October 25, 2025 at 3:28 PM
How to release new software, or a new, extended version of software:
- enroll in a PhD
- have a deadline to meet where you absolutely cannot afford to waste any time
- enroll in a PhD
- have a deadline to meet where you absolutely cannot afford to waste any time
I’m tired but can’t sleep. Jet lag will do that to you.
So I’m looking at my phone like an idiot
So I’m looking at my phone like an idiot
October 13, 2025 at 5:58 AM
I’m tired but can’t sleep. Jet lag will do that to you.
So I’m looking at my phone like an idiot
So I’m looking at my phone like an idiot
It’s hard to be sociable on this app. I show up & it feels like the world is falling apart.
Sure, that’s important to be aware of, but I can’t spend all day obsessing with despair.
Anyway, that’s why I am likely to write inconsequential things here. Apologies to those whose feeds I have interrupted
Sure, that’s important to be aware of, but I can’t spend all day obsessing with despair.
Anyway, that’s why I am likely to write inconsequential things here. Apologies to those whose feeds I have interrupted
October 5, 2025 at 8:39 AM
It’s hard to be sociable on this app. I show up & it feels like the world is falling apart.
Sure, that’s important to be aware of, but I can’t spend all day obsessing with despair.
Anyway, that’s why I am likely to write inconsequential things here. Apologies to those whose feeds I have interrupted
Sure, that’s important to be aware of, but I can’t spend all day obsessing with despair.
Anyway, that’s why I am likely to write inconsequential things here. Apologies to those whose feeds I have interrupted
To paraphrase a friend:
Oslo, jeg er i deg… igjen
Oslo, jeg er i deg… igjen
October 4, 2025 at 9:58 PM
To paraphrase a friend:
Oslo, jeg er i deg… igjen
Oslo, jeg er i deg… igjen
Oooh, the LoC is showing The Secret of NIMH in October! Definitely going to that one.
October 1, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Oooh, the LoC is showing The Secret of NIMH in October! Definitely going to that one.
Reposted by Quoll
Now that MacOS has a "stand loupe" (or "dome magnifier") as the icon for the Preview app, I'm left wondering if the majority of people using MacOS actually know what that icon is?
September 30, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Now that MacOS has a "stand loupe" (or "dome magnifier") as the icon for the Preview app, I'm left wondering if the majority of people using MacOS actually know what that icon is?
People point out that Alanis Morissette's 1996 song "Ironic" does not sing about irony. But that's ironic. I like to think that she intentionally wrote it as a masterclass in irony.
September 30, 2025 at 1:28 PM
People point out that Alanis Morissette's 1996 song "Ironic" does not sing about irony. But that's ironic. I like to think that she intentionally wrote it as a masterclass in irony.
Reposted by Quoll
Offshore wind opponents are pressuring Brown University to retract research produced by a climate lab.
Offshore Wind Opponents Target Work of Brown University Researcher
The group asked for the retraction of work led by Timmons Roberts and said it is preparing to escalate the matter to the Trump administration.
bloom.bg
August 25, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Offshore wind opponents are pressuring Brown University to retract research produced by a climate lab.
Reading a post on pronouncing a few words, I saw the word "solder" is said the way I've often heard it in the USA: /ˈsɑːdər/ or "SOD-er"
Did everyone around me say it incorrectly when I was young?
No. It turns out that the British kept the original pronunciation: /ˈsɒldər/ or /ˈsəʊldər/
Did everyone around me say it incorrectly when I was young?
No. It turns out that the British kept the original pronunciation: /ˈsɒldər/ or /ˈsəʊldər/
August 19, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Reading a post on pronouncing a few words, I saw the word "solder" is said the way I've often heard it in the USA: /ˈsɑːdər/ or "SOD-er"
Did everyone around me say it incorrectly when I was young?
No. It turns out that the British kept the original pronunciation: /ˈsɒldər/ or /ˈsəʊldər/
Did everyone around me say it incorrectly when I was young?
No. It turns out that the British kept the original pronunciation: /ˈsɒldər/ or /ˈsəʊldər/
I know language constantly evolves, but I still lament the decline of the adverb in American English.
August 6, 2025 at 2:25 PM
I know language constantly evolves, but I still lament the decline of the adverb in American English.
I am reminded again that the US view of punitive justice does not align with most of the western world
August 2, 2025 at 2:22 PM
I am reminded again that the US view of punitive justice does not align with most of the western world
Me: I need access to this system. I'll search in Confluence… nope. Again? No. Another? Nope. Sigh.
Me to colleague: "I need access, do you know how, please?"
Colleague: "Sure. Here is a link to a Confluence page"
Page contains all the searched terms.
Colleague: "You should just search Confluence"
Me to colleague: "I need access, do you know how, please?"
Colleague: "Sure. Here is a link to a Confluence page"
Page contains all the searched terms.
Colleague: "You should just search Confluence"
July 16, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Me: I need access to this system. I'll search in Confluence… nope. Again? No. Another? Nope. Sigh.
Me to colleague: "I need access, do you know how, please?"
Colleague: "Sure. Here is a link to a Confluence page"
Page contains all the searched terms.
Colleague: "You should just search Confluence"
Me to colleague: "I need access, do you know how, please?"
Colleague: "Sure. Here is a link to a Confluence page"
Page contains all the searched terms.
Colleague: "You should just search Confluence"