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>>> import random
>>> options=['Fox','Box','Pox','Pro','Bro','Fro']
>>> print('Visual '+''.join(random.choice(options) for _ in range(8)))
Visual BoxProBroProBroProFoxBox

I wrote some code to generate a random name out of some of the wordchunks I had edited already and it resulted in this

"Familiars are magical animals subservient to wizards" - Lies.

Familiars are typically magical creatures with ADHD who *wanted* to be voluntarily directed towards useful goals by someone they are comfortable with

doing some self care and working on a little silly thing just for myself

New Linux distro name up for grabs: Labubuntu

A REQUEST: If you own a French CD-ROM computer game called "Pop Anim'", please let me know. I could use it for some research but haven't been able to find a circulating copy yet. (It's at the BnF but I can't get there right now.)

Closures in C - now with wording (but probably not enough examples)

https://thephd.dev/_vendor/future_cxx/papers/C%20-%20Functions%20with%20Data%20-%20Closures%20in%20C.html

Please teach your students not to do this.

I understand there is a continuum between spellcheck/grammar check and LLMs, and there could be ways to use LLMs to improve wording or grammar, etc.

But please teach your students not to use LLMs to draft text. I don't care if they disclose it (tbh, I prefer they don't!). I don't care if they "take responsibility for the content".

The thing about writing is that it has a social function. The social function is *not* to cause text to exist. The social function is to communicate from your mind to my mind. If you must use an LLM, skip it and just send me the prompt.

i made this for my husband

some of you MFERS will say "woof woof im a dumb stupid puppy" ​​

and then i GO to your PROFILE and you’re solving TECH PROBLEMS for FUN that are harder than ANY JOB i will ever HAVE ​​​:resonyance:​​:resonyance:​

Kitsune Tails is still on sale for 30% if a weekend of disaster sword lesbian fox girls sounds like a good time https://store.steampowered.com/app/1325260

So I was talking to a friend about Go. She said the part she hated most is, she's writing or modifying a function, and the function has a parameter typed as an interface. She immediately asks: What types might actually embody this interface at runtime? A very reasonable question, important for understanding code behavior.

And she has *no way of knowing*. Because Go interfaces are duck typed (structural), not declared (nominal). And I Yikes, cuz that was my big sticking point in JS/Lua! (1/3)

From the country that brought you Boaty McBoatface comes Network Rail's leaf-removal train:

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/sep/19/train-named-ctrl-alt-deleaf-leaves-uk-tracks-network-rail

POV You're on a date with Xenia