Petja Touru
@petja.me
Software developer, public transport aficiadano and indoor skydiver
I wonder why Zoom is so generous as 40 minutes. I think 20-25 minutes limit would pressure more users to convert, yet not being too annoying to evaluate the software.
October 26, 2025 at 8:56 AM
I wonder why Zoom is so generous as 40 minutes. I think 20-25 minutes limit would pressure more users to convert, yet not being too annoying to evaluate the software.
Easy fix:
function isObject(x) {
return typeof x === "object" && x !== null
}
function isObject(x) {
return typeof x === "object" && x !== null
}
September 21, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Easy fix:
function isObject(x) {
return typeof x === "object" && x !== null
}
function isObject(x) {
return typeof x === "object" && x !== null
}
I would say majority of "advanced" skills are "intermediate" level, some could even be "beginner"
August 30, 2025 at 8:21 AM
I would say majority of "advanced" skills are "intermediate" level, some could even be "beginner"
Many old guides, tutorials, videos and books about JavaScript would come obsolete if language would be renamed. Which is probably a good thing so people don't accidentally discover those and write bad (by modern standards) JavaScript code.
August 28, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Many old guides, tutorials, videos and books about JavaScript would come obsolete if language would be renamed. Which is probably a good thing so people don't accidentally discover those and write bad (by modern standards) JavaScript code.
Apple will take the cut on digital goods only. Also they might have waived the fee on donations to non-profit organizations.
August 28, 2025 at 4:37 AM
Apple will take the cut on digital goods only. Also they might have waived the fee on donations to non-profit organizations.
They don't do the first. They should. But they don't.
April 16, 2025 at 5:26 AM
They don't do the first. They should. But they don't.
I wish his lobotomy will lead to severe complications
February 22, 2025 at 5:31 PM
I wish his lobotomy will lead to severe complications
Such organization also needs safeguards to countries like Hungary et al. Let's not replicate the problems of NATO.
February 17, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Such organization also needs safeguards to countries like Hungary et al. Let's not replicate the problems of NATO.
How is driving Ukrainians out of Kursk going? 😁
February 12, 2025 at 2:17 PM
How is driving Ukrainians out of Kursk going? 😁
Once all this is done, also Russia can try free and fair elections. For a change.
February 3, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Once all this is done, also Russia can try free and fair elections. For a change.
Reposted by Petja Touru
When I was young, I saw my teacher typing the Windows administrator password. Didn't tell him. After trying it out, I found that all school computers, libraries and public administration computers around the town had same admin password.
December 4, 2024 at 11:41 AM
When I was young, I saw my teacher typing the Windows administrator password. Didn't tell him. After trying it out, I found that all school computers, libraries and public administration computers around the town had same admin password.
Could we just start calling JavaScript as "Compiled TypeScript"?
January 9, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Could we just start calling JavaScript as "Compiled TypeScript"?
I have had a fantastic experience with Expo on my personal project, which I have been building for almost two years. I am also trying to promote my workplace to migrate to it from bare React Native.
December 19, 2024 at 6:21 PM
I have had a fantastic experience with Expo on my personal project, which I have been building for almost two years. I am also trying to promote my workplace to migrate to it from bare React Native.
I think many consider Windows as the only gaming platform aside consoles
December 10, 2024 at 11:35 AM
I think many consider Windows as the only gaming platform aside consoles
When I was young, I saw my teacher typing the Windows administrator password. Didn't tell him. After trying it out, I found that all school computers, libraries and public administration computers around the town had same admin password.
December 4, 2024 at 11:41 AM
When I was young, I saw my teacher typing the Windows administrator password. Didn't tell him. After trying it out, I found that all school computers, libraries and public administration computers around the town had same admin password.
I was visiting Notre Dame on the same day the fire happened. When I walked on the city at the evening I saw Parisians gathered to watch TV on and cry.
November 29, 2024 at 2:35 PM
I was visiting Notre Dame on the same day the fire happened. When I walked on the city at the evening I saw Parisians gathered to watch TV on and cry.
Jetbrains IDEs have many little cool features VSC doesn't have. For example, I have found refactoring TypeScript way more easier in WebStorm than in VSC, which is ironically from the same company as the language itself.
November 24, 2024 at 9:42 PM
Jetbrains IDEs have many little cool features VSC doesn't have. For example, I have found refactoring TypeScript way more easier in WebStorm than in VSC, which is ironically from the same company as the language itself.