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Mesa @ Mesa @programming.dev
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It must confuse English learners to hear phrases like, "I'm home", instead of "I am at home." We don't say I'm school, or I'm post office.

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  • I just want to point out that English's future tense does exist, but it's just non-distinct in many cases because, well, as you've said, English is fucked.

    "We're eating steak."

    You need context to determine whether this statement is talking about the present or the future. So much of the language is implied contextually that you can just drop off words and assume the listener will understand.

    "What are we eating?" vs. "What are we eating tonight?"

    It's so funny because whereas a lot of other languages have rules with defined exceptions here and there, speaking English is more of a theoretical approach.

    It feels like English just happened one day and we're all trying to figure out why.

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  • Ever since middle school, my "bless you" interaction has always been:

    • "Bless you."
    • Them: "Thank you."
    • "You're welcome."

    And whenever I sneeze, it's "bless me, thank me, I'm welcome."

    Thank you for attending my TEDtalk.

    • Do you correlate dates with times on a digital clock?

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  • Yes. I call it my "birthtime," even though that name technically shadows another data point.

    • What happened to the Duolingo icon?

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  • It says it right there. He's 4+ years old.

    • To those with 2+ monitors on your machine: What's your use case, and how much does it actually boost your productivity?

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  • Interesting. I mean, if it's practical for the usage of your computer, then I would say it counts. What kind of information do you have displayed for your server? Just metadata, or logs?

    Edit: posted before I could see your edit. But yeah, definitely checks out. I think I would get so distracted by that, but at most I really only need to be paying close attention to changes in three places at a time, at which point I've got to do some window-focus-fu with PowerToys. Cool answer!

    • To those with 2+ monitors on your machine: What's your use case, and how much does it actually boost your productivity?

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  • Oh, neat! Yeah, I think I've seriously talked myself into getting a small third monitor. Using it for communication apps is a good idea, and I can definitely see having that when I'm just relaxing, or if I'm collaborating. Thanks for your response!

    • Three monitors, and i feel insulted

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  • True Neutral

    • Three monitors, and i feel insulted

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  • Could one argue that your conscious choice to not pick an RGB backlit keyboard is in part because of your aversion to it, therefore making it somewhat of an aesthe-

    RGB == FPS bro

    • april fools should span an entire week

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  • Someone's not getting it.

    • We should name the moon. Most people don't call their pets "dog" or "cat".

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  • Most people also don't see a multitude of different moons on a day-to-day basis.

    • Microsoft opens a "high priority" bug ticket in ffmpeg, attempting to leech the free labour of the maintainers

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  • Found the PM

    • april fools should span an entire week

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  • I like corporate April Fool's jokes just as much as the next guy.

    • English is such a peach.

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  • I don't hate it. Pretty gusting if you ask me.

    • dont();

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try {
    Car.auto()
} catch (willCrashException) {
    sleep(Number.MAX_VALUE)
}

    • codeStyle

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  • This is the way.

    • What are the craziest misconceptions you’ve heard about programming from people not familiar with it?

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  • In a few words, I'm reiterating the point that a professional software developer =/= professional cyber security expert. Yes, I know that I should, for example, implement auth; but I'm not writing the auth process. I'm just gonna use a library.

    • What are the craziest misconceptions you’ve heard about programming from people not familiar with it?

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  • No one's saying to ignore it.

    If I own and run a sandwich shop, I don't need to be on the farm picking and processing the wheat to make the flour that goes into my bread. I could do that, but then I'd be a farmer, a miller, and a sandwich maker. All I need to know is that I have good quality flour or bread so that I can make damn good sandwiches.

    • Hey, I'm new to GitHub!

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  • Maybe I misunderstood your comment. I'm talking from the layman's perspective looking for a stable build of whatever the software is.

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    Anything outside of code repository stuff is outside their lane

    " sounds like you're talking about non-technical users when that was the context of the original comment. I understand what you mean now though, and I somewhat agree.

    • Hey, I'm new to GitHub!

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  • Gatekeeping OSS is a thing now?

    • Has anyone used a programmable keyboard with "home row mods" like this?

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  • It's a cool experiment, but:

    Over time, the negative feedback from these misfires has trained me to type more slowly and thoughtfully, burdening my mind with uncertainty that impedes my natural typing rhythm and unconscious flow of thoughts onto the computer screen.

    I get using the modifiers as a potential accessibility solution. But if you're otherwise able to type on the keyboard just fine, this is easily counterproductive.