55 yrs programming. Graphical Interactive software, packet analysis. designer of Beads prog language. Beads intro vid: https://xitter.cf/t.co/V5zI6k6Uwc
Oakland, CA
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Coding Fiend retweeted
sorry, but the UN is nothing but a collection of cappuccino sipping paper shufflers
it has a ridiculous voting structure where countries with microscopic populations get the same votes as those with billion people
terry gou of foxconn has more employees than 50 countries
Coding Fiend retweeted
Traditional Vaccines Now in Question: Dr. Harvey Risch Loses All Trust in the CDC and the FDA
“To be honest, my trust level in those institutions is ZERO. They have shown their complete corruption with regards to industry sponsors, and it’s despicable."
Coding Fiend retweeted
Hate speech no longer means an expression of hatred. It just means speech someone hates.
Coding Fiend retweeted
The primary goal of HN commenters is to be perceived as intelligent. Reductionist “it’ll never work” arguments are the easiest ones to make because they’re difficult to refute until whatever thing ends up working.
Coding Fiend retweeted
The year is 2087, and the Asteroid Deflector is ready, just in the nick of time. Armageddon Ethicists point out that it's unfair to completely deflect the asteroid when we could redress more historical injustices by tweaking its trajectory so it hits the United States.
Coding Fiend retweeted
One of the craziest things I've ever seen. This entire (moving) image is created in a manner similar to doodling with a graphing calculator.
@iquilezles is the true Bob Ross of math. Tweak to a few functions here, suddenly a beautiful forest appears...
youtu.be/8--5LwHRhjk
Coding Fiend retweeted
"Freethinkers are those who are willing to use their minds without prejudice and without fearing to understand things that clash with their own customs, privileges, or beliefs. This state of mind is not common, but it is essential for right thinking"
-Leo Tolstoy
Coding Fiend retweeted
I don't want 'humanized' applications. I want reliable, offline-first, deterministic software that has its internals and configuration accessible and the responsiveness of a unix utility.
