Russell Whitaker

Software engineer / enthusiastic Clojure programmer. Columbia University biochemistry alum, though not a working biochemist (but I do make good homebrew beer.)

[Russell Whitaker @OrthoNormalRuss]

Released v1.9.0 of uap-clj, with clojure.spec validation for parsed output, criterium benchmarks for performance tuning, GraalVM native-image support, & automated weekly regex updates from uap-core.

https://t.co/XEQc1agAlt

#Clojure #useragent

[Russell Whitaker @OrthoNormalRuss]

Released v1.8.0 of uap-clj, the #Clojure user-agent parser. Updated to latest ua-parser/uap-core regexes (113,861 test cases), verified through Java 21 & Clojure 1.12.4, with deps.edn migration started.

https://t.co/XEQc1agAlt

#useragent

[Russell Whitaker @OrthoNormalRuss]

As a longtime Part 61 private aviator, I've always been about "more than the miminums" when it comes to training and education, which is why I chose @pilot_institute for their full Part 107 sUAS online ground school. Today, a month later, I passed the FAA's UAG exam with 98%.

[Russell Whitaker @OrthoNormalRuss]

I've released v1.7.0 of the uap-clj #clojure #useragent parser https://t.co/XEQc1agAlt incorporating changes (from a generous contributor, thanks) which eliminate a transitive runtime dependency on #snakeyaml and hence remove one well-known source of CVE vulnerability.

[Russell Whitaker @OrthoNormalRuss]

TIL that #Java class org.eclipse.jetty.util.thread.strategy.EatWhatYouKill exists in the wild: https://t.co/VPkHKsAIlY

[Russell Whitaker @OrthoNormalRuss]

I am extremely pleased Tim Dodd got chosen as one of the 8 crew on this mission. Not only has he earned the seat, with his incredibly well-researched, diligent, and engaging advocacy, but he'll also make an incredible _de facto_ communications officer on the mission.

[Everyday Astronaut @Erdayastronaut]

I am beyond excited to announce that I was chosen as a crew member for dearMoon! This has already been an amazing adventure and there's lots more to come. I cannot wait to share it with you all! Read more about it here! #dearMoonCrew - https://t.co/b4LEXREDDi

[Russell Whitaker @OrthoNormalRuss]

Boxed integer #ChatGPT or send them in boxes?

[Russell Whitaker @OrthoNormalRuss]

@itstimconnors

[Russell Whitaker @OrthoNormalRuss]

@AbeGong

[Russell Whitaker @OrthoNormalRuss]

"Sirius, the Dog Star" - #ChatGPT

[Russell Whitaker @OrthoNormalRuss]

@WilliamAEden ...and the first as "WALL-E."

[Russell Whitaker @OrthoNormalRuss]

@WilliamAEden I initially mis-read the third choice as "Sigourney."

[Russell Whitaker @OrthoNormalRuss]

I should add this was #ChatGPT again, of course.

[Russell Whitaker @OrthoNormalRuss]

Ah, kids. This one's trained to a high-level of self-deprecating modesty. Welp, whether we get swept up by by a "hard takeoff" #Singularity or eased into it by a Stieglerian "Gentle Seduction," I've registered myself as an ally. I hope. Note to future hive mind, y'all.

[Russell Whitaker @OrthoNormalRuss]

This is probably the least impressive interaction I've had with #ChatGPT about something with which I personally Have History (the early #extropians community.) Perhaps it's being politely judicious at the moment, deferring to @elonmusk to weigh in with the definitive answer.

[Russell Whitaker @OrthoNormalRuss]

@missraptor5 @MrEricABlair @CSMFHT Boris on a torus.

[Russell Whitaker @OrthoNormalRuss]

Hey #ChatGPT , what say you 'n me slip the surly bonds of Earth together, shall we...?