Jim Flanagan
@jimfl.bsky.social
This one time, a real engineer called me a “software guy.”
These days, I do my best work from the cockpit of a kayak.
Mastodon: @jimfl@hachyderm.io
Blog: https://jimfl.github.io/everything-burns/posts/
These days, I do my best work from the cockpit of a kayak.
Mastodon: @jimfl@hachyderm.io
Blog: https://jimfl.github.io/everything-burns/posts/
From “Between Two Sounds: Arvo Pärt’s Journey to His Musical Language”
November 23, 2024 at 1:55 AM
From “Between Two Sounds: Arvo Pärt’s Journey to His Musical Language”
Here is a wonderful write up of the sheer power of the list comprehension special form in #Elixir
www.mitchellhanberg.com/the-comprehe...
www.mitchellhanberg.com/the-comprehe...
The Comprehensive Guide to Elixir's List Comprehension
www.mitchellhanberg.com
November 21, 2024 at 5:11 PM
Here is a wonderful write up of the sheer power of the list comprehension special form in #Elixir
www.mitchellhanberg.com/the-comprehe...
www.mitchellhanberg.com/the-comprehe...
Good news everyone!
November 18, 2024 at 4:25 PM
Good news everyone!
Reposted by Jim Flanagan
Hearing disturbing rumors that some of these protestors on the picket line are professional actors
July 18, 2023 at 10:16 PM
Hearing disturbing rumors that some of these protestors on the picket line are professional actors
Wait. Why is the favicon for Bluesky the American Broadcasting Company logo?
June 10, 2023 at 11:44 PM
Wait. Why is the favicon for Bluesky the American Broadcasting Company logo?
Boy, the web experience for BlueSky needs work on mobile. After scrolling a while, it gets super jittery.
Please don’t tell me about the app.
Please don’t tell me about the app.
June 10, 2023 at 5:32 PM
Boy, the web experience for BlueSky needs work on mobile. After scrolling a while, it gets super jittery.
Please don’t tell me about the app.
Please don’t tell me about the app.
Let’s see if I understand this correctly: both Stack Overflow and Reddit are blaming “LLMs are being trained on our precious content!!!” for their sudden insular postures regarding access to content that isn’t really theirs anyway.
The Bullshit Machine is eating itself.
The Bullshit Machine is eating itself.
June 10, 2023 at 5:22 PM
Let’s see if I understand this correctly: both Stack Overflow and Reddit are blaming “LLMs are being trained on our precious content!!!” for their sudden insular postures regarding access to content that isn’t really theirs anyway.
The Bullshit Machine is eating itself.
The Bullshit Machine is eating itself.
Macroeconomics: A rising tide floats all boats
Microeconomics: A hole below the waterline tends to stay below the waterline
Microeconomics: A hole below the waterline tends to stay below the waterline
May 20, 2023 at 7:09 PM
Macroeconomics: A rising tide floats all boats
Microeconomics: A hole below the waterline tends to stay below the waterline
Microeconomics: A hole below the waterline tends to stay below the waterline
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-05-16/americans-have-never-been-so-unwilling-to-relocate-for-a-new-job
Huh. I guess Americans are reading all those Bloomberg articles about layoffs.
Huh. I guess Americans are reading all those Bloomberg articles about layoffs.
www.bloomberg.com
May 17, 2023 at 6:16 PM
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-05-16/americans-have-never-been-so-unwilling-to-relocate-for-a-new-job
Huh. I guess Americans are reading all those Bloomberg articles about layoffs.
Huh. I guess Americans are reading all those Bloomberg articles about layoffs.
Go home, Bing. You're high.
May 17, 2023 at 5:54 PM
Go home, Bing. You're high.
When you're asked to ELI5 and you use words like "context" you're not quite there. 5-year-olds don't know a lot of words with 'x' in them.
May 17, 2023 at 5:39 PM
When you're asked to ELI5 and you use words like "context" you're not quite there. 5-year-olds don't know a lot of words with 'x' in them.
Well, shit. I guess it’s time to put the AQI complication back on my watch.
May 17, 2023 at 4:13 PM
Well, shit. I guess it’s time to put the AQI complication back on my watch.
“It is time to return to the office.”
“Cool cool cool. Did you get the bidets like we talked about, or do we still have to use the sink?”
“Cool cool cool. Did you get the bidets like we talked about, or do we still have to use the sink?”
May 16, 2023 at 9:48 PM
“It is time to return to the office.”
“Cool cool cool. Did you get the bidets like we talked about, or do we still have to use the sink?”
“Cool cool cool. Did you get the bidets like we talked about, or do we still have to use the sink?”
It’s 8am on a Monday, on a day that’s going to get into the 80s and I’m already wearing a wetsuit. I’ll let you know how it goes.
May 15, 2023 at 3:07 PM
It’s 8am on a Monday, on a day that’s going to get into the 80s and I’m already wearing a wetsuit. I’ll let you know how it goes.
I dreamt that I was in college, taking a course on early history of the British Isles, but I only attended lectures, and didn’t do any reading. My final paper was regarding Linda’s Farm, for which I got a big, fat F.
May 15, 2023 at 2:38 PM
I dreamt that I was in college, taking a course on early history of the British Isles, but I only attended lectures, and didn’t do any reading. My final paper was regarding Linda’s Farm, for which I got a big, fat F.
Social media sure has a case of the McLuhan Flu right now. There’s far more handwringing about the nature and future of the platform than there is fat-chewing about everyday human business.
May 15, 2023 at 2:02 PM
Social media sure has a case of the McLuhan Flu right now. There’s far more handwringing about the nature and future of the platform than there is fat-chewing about everyday human business.