I’ve made it. 💜

I remember when thoughts weren't crimes

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#DaFuqstr

#AboutAlliens

“Family is everything.”

In the very moment I decide to visit an old friend the rain starts pouring and the traffic gets insane. 😢

I'd like to and if Trump comes through I'll change my opinion about that man. Until then I'll be watching.

How does anyone watch YouTube without an blocker? Like seriously it's 5 mins of content followed by 10 mins of unskipable ads for a 30 min video 😡

Don't forget! T-31 days to #FreeRoss

What's essential bitcoin & freedom hardware?

JavaScript is an ok language to write code in. But it is a terrible language to read. Languages need variable locality so you can comprehend what you are reading. If a language requires an IDE to compile the language in order to resolve variable bindings, that is bad. I remember spending most of my time trying to track where variables were being declared and set when referenced in completely different places and contexts. Drove me nuts, turned me off big time.

I also don't like "magic" shortcuts. Python django uses a lot of magic shortcuts. They go so far as to put meaning into variable names (double underscore things)!! The problem is while it makes code smaller and easier to write, without deep knowledge of the framework it is impossible to read.

And far too few people read code. The ratio of code readers to code writers needs to go up. We think open source is safe because somebody *could* read it and verify it is good.... but nobody actually does.

Code should be readable and comprehendable by someone who doesn't even know the language. It should be self describing enough for that.

Rust breaks this rule too, but only because it had to define a brand new concept of lifetimes.

I made every person at team dinner this week answer “what was your best rabbithole of 2024?” It was a great way to understand people’s unique interests:

- how jet engines work, the ancient Atlanteans, the spiritual implications of AI, finding hidden ancient pyramids with LIDAR, etc

Always interested in topics that draw people in and engrossingly capture their curiosity! Please share yours (w links / vids!)