Vyvyan Basterd

doer of computer maths on the Internet. Numerate redneck, edgy teen

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2025-11-03 22:32:17 GMT

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see also https://youtu.be/5pYeoZaoWrA?si=t6qIiRk7wdEADldM

2025-03-04 00:21:09 GMT

hey so let's imagine your employer is dropping a lot of money to get your org rated at FedRamp High. You plan to have it completed and certified by the end of calendar 2025.
Given everything that's going on, do we think there's going to *be* a FedRamp *anything*?
Like given the goals of the admin, I can't see how they want the gov't doing fuck all.
Makes me really wonder what the next 6 months will look like.

2024-12-16 01:42:26 GMT

i love that in Elf, the elves make regular commercial toys. Like stuff normal companies make. But they're delivered, not purchased, so how does the economy even work

2024-12-08 17:49:12 GMT

Nothing is more irritating than the “how many years have you used AWS” type question. Idk what you’re really asking me here: do you want to know how often I debugged PrivateLink insanity or “do you know basic EC2 config options”

2024-12-05 13:56:42 GMT

what's the best practice for type annotations in a python class where most methods return None? It feels lame to constantly repeat yourself with -> None: everywhere

2024-11-21 02:13:09 GMT

so uh why do we need DOGE when we have the actual Government Accountability Office? I mean yeah sure the GAO doesn't own a nazi web site, and isn't run by a nazi, but if you wanted you could use it to bitch and moan about government spending. That's its whole deal

2024-09-21 13:37:15 GMT

I too have been using good ol’ Make lately, and as long as you don’t get weird, it’s great
https://switowski.com/blog/i-like-makefiles/

2024-09-20 11:53:31 GMT

why are we yelling about Olivia nuzzi I feel like I have showed up super late to a party

2024-09-19 20:23:57 GMT

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my theory is that they don't really care about you finding what you need, but directing you to what they perceive as benefits their user metrics. It's a combination of AI slop, and a desperate need to bump up the metrics
more searching bc you can't find what you need? more time on the site!

2024-09-06 11:49:26 GMT

if your strategy to stop school shootings (and mass shootings and gun violence) is just “ban the AR” you have probably already lost; the right have been working the courts for decades. They “prepared the battlefield”.
Even if you get something signed, some Federalist asshole judge (probably in Texas) is gonna get in the way, and we already know how SCOTUS feels. It won’t be easy. There has to be a better plan.

2024-08-23 13:15:44 GMT

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Examples included Biden being the nominee, Michelle Obama being the nominee, Hilary being the nominee, etc. and more weird gross shit than you can imagine

2024-08-23 13:10:05 GMT

Lotta people probably don’t know this but the conspiracy world - which includes mainstream Republicans - had a 0% accuracy on DNC predictions. So that’s cool

2024-08-09 14:16:56 GMT

I know i'm going to get yelled at about it one day but my entire sprint retro process is "do the retro doc, get your fucking board in order, talk to me if you need anything, dismissed"
We have to have the rituals, there's no rule that says we have to make them horrible

2024-06-24 19:38:06 GMT

I give you “the anguish of captivity”: abused and neglected, a stray, who now spends his days napping, snacking, and going on walks.
From: @npub1ucs…khzn
https://flipboard.social/@CultureDesk/112672912332690710
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/673/277/073/474/736/original/a55ea43ce225ca63.jpeg

2024-05-24 22:52:04 GMT

The only Windows I ever liked was 2k, but it was clear it did not have the right DNA to survive: it was bad at games and didn’t run on a wealth of low-end hardware, among other problems. XP set the course, and I have never wanted to use Windows since https://aftermath.site/microsoft-windows-11-debloat-copilot-ultralite-good-version

2024-05-07 21:46:13 GMT

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a real machine? Like a box in your room?