JenLA @JenLA@mastodon.technology

Because even in the context of Mastodon, "tipsy tooting" just sounds wrong

Whenever I get grumpy about the syntax of pandas.read_csv(), I just skim through the `tar` manpage a bit to remind myself of how simple things are for me.

Waiting for a healthcare exec to get caught saying "Did you know that in Chinese, 'pandemic' and 'opportunity' are the same word"?

"Damn, there's an avocado in my backpack I'd forgotten about since last monday"

*Rummaging*

"Oh hey, it's almost ripe!"

I *just* realised why it's called a 'tommy gun'

Tonsillitis wife,
tonsillitis life

😞

Personally, I value that the name:
- Is searchable, so you're unlikely to get hits for unrelated subjects even in general search engines
- Hints at the core values/USP of the language
- Is a distinct word, so it can't be misunderstood in speech

The above means you're likely to remember the name and what it's about even after a very brief introduction, increasing the likelihood someone you pitch it to will be interested to
do the research once they get home.

I'm collecting nominations for a future poll:
Which programming language has the best name?
Also, feel free to explain what properties do you value in a PL name.

Hysteria is bad. Clearing store shelves of items you don't have to stockpile but others might need is worse.

Buuut, having enough stuff at home to survive ~a week in case a storm/earthquake/notPetya-sequel/nuclear meltdown/whatever knocks out infrastructure temporarily IS a good idea. And given not everyone has the means to maintain such a stockpile, it's even more important that those who can do. I hope once people calm down a bit that we could actually learn something from this.

The urge to correct people whose general point I agree with but who I believe are technically incorrect on some detail is very strong today. Why is my brain hardwired to be so douchy? Does anyone have a realignment technique to train away this impulse?

I think it's meant in the First Responders sense and not the absolutely awful sense, so there's a reasonable case for incompetence over malice. But still

Local police has a recruitment ad starting with "be the one who knocks".

George Orwell was wrong. It's not the orgasm modern society wishes to eradicate, it's the concept of "a file".

From a python tutorial:
"'Yield' [unlike 'Return'] implies the transfer of control is temporary and voluntary".

Is it just me, or is that exactly the opposite of how 'Yield' usually is used?

Wearing a suit jacket which looks decently proper on you, but is buttoned from the wrong side.

Does mastodon support browsing all public posts from another instance (thay you're federsted with), similar to your local timeline?
I would enjoy reading the local timelines of the people I follow, sort of like "taking a walk through their neighbourhood"
#meta

This is a very tempting button