kescusay @ kescusay @lemmy.world

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Oh, I know you can, but it's optional and the syntax is kind of weird. I prefer languages that are strongly typed from the ground up and enforce it.

Python is easy, but it can also be infuriating. Every time I use it, I'm reminded how much I loathe the use of whitespace to define blocks, and I really miss the straightforward type annotations of strong, non-dynamically typed languages.

Neither. The point of this kind of chaos is that it's exhausting and demoralizing to keep up with for the opponents of a fascist, while the fascist's supporters are literally too stupid and misinformed to even know it's happening.

Trump is an idiot, but this is his one actual skill, and he's better at it than anyone I've ever seen.

Hell, they think professional wrestling is real.

I've never understood that. I don't care how well-packaged a rancid turd happens to be, I'm not interested in rancid turds.

And it's by no means just doctors. A lot of people who work in highly skilled fields are considering how to make the move. The brain drain is real.

He's a Republican in Nebraska. Being kinda dumb is mandatory for that variety of politician.

There's inevitably going to be some rebounding from this. It's probably true that the large language models these companies are betting their businesses on can do some of the things entry-level grads do, but we've already seen several of them fail because their MBAs didn't realize that just barfing out code is only one part of what developers do.

Source: Am developer, currently working with LLMs and related tech, none of which would be able to get anywhere without someone like me doing the work.

Dude... Go get screened for heart problems right away. You know you have a high likelihood of issues with your heart, so if you tackle them now instead of when they become serious, you up your odds of outliving your grandparents considerably.

I'd feel bad. But not if it was just the Kremlin and other government buildings while they're occupied.

Yep. Expect the pace at which he's dismantling the government to accelerate significantly now.

Every headline like this should make clear that him imposing tariffs by fiat is illegal and unconstitutional.

I hate the fact that the media just reports that he's doing it without ever citing Article 1, Section 8:

The Congress shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States; but all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be uniform throughout the United States;

Every one of these tariff manipulations has been 100% illegal, because the supposed emergencies he's using to excuse them are nonexistent.

I'm in a similar boat, except I'm waiting to find out if my multinational will be willing to move me. I'm the lead developer, admin, product owner, and architect for a very publicly-facing web presence for my company, so I'm hoping they'll be willing to in order to keep me happy.

And if they won't, I'm going to be applying for similar jobs abroad the moment I know.

It's not just for me. My son is trans and my daughter is gay. I have to get them both out of here before the ovens start firing up.

If you get the impression that at this point I believe the U.S. is a lost cause, you're correct. If we make it to the 2026 elections intact, the elections are valid, and Democrats sweep, I'll be extremely surprised.

I really, really hope there's a "next time" to do better in, but at the moment I'm not particularly confident there will be.

We're pretty thoroughly fucked.

I... can't dispute that.

"Hey Carl?"

"Yeah, Mikey?"

"Remember when we-"

"No, and I don't want to."

"Inostrancevias, Carl. We were inostrancevias. And you-"

"Goddamn it, Mikey, I told you I hate remembering this."

"Haha! Yeah. You did. So, like, we were inostrancevias, it was like 260 million years ago, and you - haha! - you managed to choke to death!"

"Shut up."

"On a rock! Because you thought it was a small animal! Haha!"

"...I hate you so much."

"Ever wonder what that rock reincarnated as? Eh?"

"I'm leaving."

Sorry, I'll make up for it with this weird music video that wishes you a nice day: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_mkiGMtbrPM

Hope it helps.

Ouch. Guess I deserved that inevitable retaliation.

For fuck's sake, it was created by an act of Congress. This should be a no-brainer. Either the president's job is to execute on the law as determined by Congress, not to just overrule it by fiat, or we have a king.

Other ways to feel old:

• Smells Like Teen Spirit came out in 1991, just 22 years after the moon landing. As of now, it's been 34 years since its release.
• Back to the Future came out in 1985, which is 40 years ago, and only 30 years from 1955.
• The Matrix is a 1999 film. It was old enough to drink... five years ago.
• Alex Warren, who is currently #2 on the Billboard Hot 100, hadn't yet reached one year old on 9/11.
• The video game Doom came out in 1993. Pac-Man came out in 1980. 13 years between the games. But it's been 32 years since Doom.

Should I go on?