davmac

My opinions are my own but you can have them too for a low, low price. Compilers, Operating Systems, related shizzle. Open source. Program analysis. Politics.

[davmac @davmac314]

I know it shouldn't be the thing that matters but this change to "X" is the nail in the coffin for me. (It's not really the thing that matters, but it is the last straw). Combined with the increase in unwanted content, the departure of people I follow, etc, it's time to go.

[davmac @davmac314]

Goodbye, Twitter. It was good for a while.

[davmac @davmac314]

I know it shouldn't be the thing that matters but this change to "X" is the nail in the coffin for me. (It's not really the thing that matters, but it is the last straw). Combined with the increase in unwanted content, the departure of people I follow, etc, it's time to go.

[davmac @davmac314]

I'll probably continue to read for a while at least, but I'll no longer be making posts on this site, and eventually I hope to move away from it altogether. I'll update my Github profile with new accounts in case anyone wants to keep following.

[davmac @davmac314]

@CoxyJindas @cbdbug @bne_lordmayor Hang on, aren't there four green bridges?

Oh. Right. Two of them are still "paused to prioritise flood recovery". Apparently we haven't recovered from the floods yet.

[davmac @davmac314]

The language in the C++ spec gets a little flowery at times

[davmac @davmac314]

@MagicalBeaker @kareem_carr Yep. There's a much simpler explanation for why .999... = 1. It is that 1 - .999... = .000..., and .000... = 0 since no matter how many digits you calculate, they are all 0.

[davmac @davmac314]

@LizClements We should nuke 'em from orbit, it's the only way to be sure

[davmac @davmac314]

@MagicalBeaker @kareem_carr No, but you're missing the point. I'm not saying the conclusion is wrong, I'm saying the reasoning is unsound. Your "disprover" isn't part of the original reasoning.

[davmac @davmac314]

@MagicalBeaker @kareem_carr Obviously 0.888 != 1. My point was that the argument given for why .999... = 1 is bad, because it would also apply to 0.888...

[davmac @davmac314]

@kareem_carr Um this same logic also "works" for 0.888...

[davmac @davmac314]

@ryansrumblings Since it's apparently that easy, could we get an update on the West End to Toowong green bridge Cr Murphy? Seems like it's been in limbo for years. No need to reply personally, just bung it up on the website

[davmac @davmac314]

Looks like someone got Dinit working on ... Windows!

[Nuno do Carmo @nunixtech]

@diddledani remember some time ago, we played with @ChimeraOS_Linux on WSL?

Thanks to the "systemd" property (which actually launches /bin/init), here's the latest rootfs with dinit working.

@bitcrazed BSD userland on WSL, something you might like 😇

The *nix Corsair 🏴‍☠️

[davmac @davmac314]

When a politician resorts to name-calling, it brings into question whether they have any legitimate argument at all. It's an indicator that spite has priority - often over rationality and truth.

[Fiona Cunningham @crcunningham]

REVEALED: Clueless Cassidy’s footpath manifesto… rip down thousands of trees and rob Brisbane residents of their right to be consulted. #noconcretejungle

[Brigid ag Rithallaigh @brigidrithilly]

Given the amount of interest a tweet showing a photo of an empty cycle lane got, I thought it's a good time to bust out this one again.
Cycle lanes and footpath don't appear congested as they (mostly) allow people to move through quickly and efficiently.

[Behnaz Hassanshahi @Behnaz_88]

With our integration of SLSA provenance generation in Micronaut, it's now harder to launch supply chain attacks. See our blog post on using Macaron to automatically analyze Micronaut artifacts used as dependencies: https://t.co/3fbLvOC4iF Macaron: https://t.co/kceedfasp1

[davmac @davmac314]

Unfortunately Brisbane council are too busy complaining about state & federal government to have time to actually fix the footpaths

[UnwalkableBrisbane @UnwalkableBris1]

Paging @bne_lordmayor

[davmac @davmac314]

A team at Oracle is currently being put together to develop static analysis tools. It's a niche area but an interesting one. If you have experience in or genuine interest that area, and good software development skills, it might be a good fit for you. DM me for more info.

[davmac @davmac314]

This.

[Amanda Dell @dellvink]

@CoxyJindas And we’ve had several cars not give way when turning into a side street this week, often blasting their horns at us for daring to cross. There is no awareness of that rule at all.

[davmac @davmac314]

It's as if most drivers in this city don't even know they are required to give way in this situation.

[davmac @davmac314]

Car drivers will complain bitterly about how cyclists flout the road rules, just before they turn into a side street that a pedestrian is trying to cross without giving way