@[email protected] I love having a name for this concept, which I first met when some Chinese friends were horrified to learn that the immediate family normally handled funeral proceedings in the UK. "But... they're the ones most impacted! That's when everyone else is needed most."

Also: you (and by the sounds of things your wife) are standing strong even if this is a crappy timeline at the moment and that is awesome. There's a lot of us rooting for you, and hoping it gets less crappy soon, including adding some recognition for the people who are actually doing the hard work.

Just in case anyone is actually wondering, I went with fediverss in the end.

You might be inclined to believe they’re looking at you, but what’s more likely is they’re looking at food. Gotta say, I can relate!

Starting to put together a hacky program to federate my blog by reading the rss feed to publish articles with #activitypub and then provide a known url to show any replies that I can drop onto the actual blog pages.

But that means creating a directory for the code, which means a name, 'activity_rss' sounds good but that's too long, I know...

mkdir arss

Fortunately my brain caught up with me before I actually hit enter.

Cherry blossoms, part 4 of 5: rose and green(ish).

#spring #bloomScrolling #cherryBlossom #hanami #oldlens #helios44 #Fotomontag

@[email protected] okay, but I have to ask: Aldi clearance shelf or not, is there ever a situation where pink latte sounds like a good idea?

Aldi clearance shelf: instant drink powder!! 🩷Pink Latte🩷

me: okay, notoriously hit-or-miss Aldi clearance shelf, I'll try it

(I pour the powder into the mug. it is clearly white) not looking good for the Aldi clearance shelf

(I add hot water. it somehow turns bright pink) okay, I retract my thoughts about the Aldi clearance shelf

(I taste it) I reinstate some of my thoughts about the Aldi clearance shelf.

"I warn my students:

- Yes, AI can generate the code for this assignment. Don’t let it. You have to write the code.

I explain that, if they don’t write the code, they will not be able to effectively read the code. The ability to read code is certainly going to be valuable, maybe more valuable, in an AI-based coding future."

This is 💯 the advice I'm giving young folk right now.

https://htmx.org/essays/yes-and/

@[email protected] ah, well. It's all over now anyway. There's a line of LLM enthusiasts just waiting to explain to you how natural language is the ideal tool for capturing and defining complex processes.

Now, now, @[email protected] . You're almost making it sound like different programming languages are better at or make it easier to communicate different things to both their users and maybe even the computer.

This is obviously nonsense, as shown by the many developers who will immediately tell you the best programming language.

@[email protected] as someone nearly two years into dealing with part viral fatigue (which may not even have been from covid!) I totally agree. The effects of the pandemic go so far beyond the immediate, in objective physical terms but also in terms of trauma, uncertainty, and general mental health.

@[email protected] That is an awesome photo, thanks for sharing.

Short but sweet blog post today on tracking hidden consequences in #ink, responding to a question from my #visualnovel writing course.

blog.mavnn.eu/2026/03/28/hid...

Afterward, multiple people reached out to ask about our charts - we used Tamara Broderick’s “Distrosaurs” to illustrate statistical distributions. I’m delighted to share that the distrosaurs are available under a CC license:

https://tamarabroderick.com/misc.html#

@[email protected] @[email protected] Half to heaven, half to hell?

@[email protected] @[email protected] mia moglie dice sbobba è forse una parole appropriato

@[email protected] fun fact I learned from watching a family member: if you have a visual sensory processing disorder, you can become a very competent pianist who immediately loses the ability to play if you look at your hands

have you tried turning it off