Gianluca Fiore
@fountainpencreator.com
Tech Writer. Been developer, moved to writing for devs and end users. Coffee makes me happy (and it is a rare thing).
I do not think many systems are developed anymore with the "what if it breaks?" question in mind
February 12, 2025 at 3:21 PM
I do not think many systems are developed anymore with the "what if it breaks?" question in mind
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we failed as a society when video games stopped coming with neat little instruction booklets that tell you about the characters and world and shit
February 9, 2025 at 2:10 AM
we failed as a society when video games stopped coming with neat little instruction booklets that tell you about the characters and world and shit
It is been decades and I keep despairing at the discourse leftists and liberals continue to pursue in hope to win elections.
Half the people out there do not care what happens to trans or Palestinians and if you insist on their rights over local workers', you are going to have many more Trumps.
Half the people out there do not care what happens to trans or Palestinians and if you insist on their rights over local workers', you are going to have many more Trumps.
February 7, 2025 at 10:17 AM
It is been decades and I keep despairing at the discourse leftists and liberals continue to pursue in hope to win elections.
Half the people out there do not care what happens to trans or Palestinians and if you insist on their rights over local workers', you are going to have many more Trumps.
Half the people out there do not care what happens to trans or Palestinians and if you insist on their rights over local workers', you are going to have many more Trumps.
It is 2025, we should not be adding <p> by hand...
February 6, 2025 at 10:23 AM
It is 2025, we should not be adding <p> by hand...
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Why can't we have, in the real world, some actually smart and challenging villains to fight, rather than buffons?
Why can't we have actual drama, rather than ridiculous farce?
Why is it all a poorly written TV show?
Why can't we have actual drama, rather than ridiculous farce?
Why is it all a poorly written TV show?
February 6, 2025 at 5:29 AM
Why can't we have, in the real world, some actually smart and challenging villains to fight, rather than buffons?
Why can't we have actual drama, rather than ridiculous farce?
Why is it all a poorly written TV show?
Why can't we have actual drama, rather than ridiculous farce?
Why is it all a poorly written TV show?
Forgive me if it sounds arrogant, but these days I look at americans on here and cannot stop thinking "why are you not on the streets protesting?".
February 2, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Forgive me if it sounds arrogant, but these days I look at americans on here and cannot stop thinking "why are you not on the streets protesting?".
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"I don't need Linux. I'm a writer not a programmer"
I'm a fiction writer too and I use Linux. And git even. We're not all programmers. I can barely write some shell scripts.
I'm a fiction writer too and I use Linux. And git even. We're not all programmers. I can barely write some shell scripts.
February 2, 2025 at 11:06 AM
"I don't need Linux. I'm a writer not a programmer"
I'm a fiction writer too and I use Linux. And git even. We're not all programmers. I can barely write some shell scripts.
I'm a fiction writer too and I use Linux. And git even. We're not all programmers. I can barely write some shell scripts.
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As a software eng, it is inherently satisfying to see an open approach beat close approaches in an innovative field.
Linux is open: Windows is closed
Llama, Deepseek, Mistral are open: OpenAI, Gemini, Anthropic& many others others closed
Closed approaches winning almost always lead to monopolies.
Linux is open: Windows is closed
Llama, Deepseek, Mistral are open: OpenAI, Gemini, Anthropic& many others others closed
Closed approaches winning almost always lead to monopolies.
January 29, 2025 at 8:28 AM
As a software eng, it is inherently satisfying to see an open approach beat close approaches in an innovative field.
Linux is open: Windows is closed
Llama, Deepseek, Mistral are open: OpenAI, Gemini, Anthropic& many others others closed
Closed approaches winning almost always lead to monopolies.
Linux is open: Windows is closed
Llama, Deepseek, Mistral are open: OpenAI, Gemini, Anthropic& many others others closed
Closed approaches winning almost always lead to monopolies.
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Kind of sucks that we didn't at least get a Roaring Twenties before what's about to come
January 28, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Kind of sucks that we didn't at least get a Roaring Twenties before what's about to come
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“True ignorance is not the absence of knowledge, but the refusal to acquire it”
— Karl Popper.
— Karl Popper.
January 23, 2025 at 1:40 PM
“True ignorance is not the absence of knowledge, but the refusal to acquire it”
— Karl Popper.
— Karl Popper.
I thought I knew english, deeply. Then I got interested in #sailing and discovered SO MANY NEW WORDS. Sailing terminology is like a plug-in language of english.
January 23, 2025 at 9:13 AM
I thought I knew english, deeply. Then I got interested in #sailing and discovered SO MANY NEW WORDS. Sailing terminology is like a plug-in language of english.
Had to use Windows 11 Pro at work today and it is a complete shitshow. 8 minutes to install an update when opening PowerShell, changing language has it inconsistently applied even after a reboot, duplicate menu functions.
Feels like nobody tested parts of the OS.
How do you cope this horror?
Feels like nobody tested parts of the OS.
How do you cope this horror?
January 21, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Had to use Windows 11 Pro at work today and it is a complete shitshow. 8 minutes to install an update when opening PowerShell, changing language has it inconsistently applied even after a reboot, duplicate menu functions.
Feels like nobody tested parts of the OS.
How do you cope this horror?
Feels like nobody tested parts of the OS.
How do you cope this horror?
If America is led by nazis and Russia aims to restore Soviet Union, can we fast forward to the when Hitler invades USSR?
January 20, 2025 at 9:48 PM
If America is led by nazis and Russia aims to restore Soviet Union, can we fast forward to the when Hitler invades USSR?
As a kid I watched Twin Peaks and was mesmerized by how you could do something "weird" for tv and have a following. That kicked my imagination in motion to this very day.
Whatever there is on the other side of the curtain, I hope is good to you David
#DavidLynch
Whatever there is on the other side of the curtain, I hope is good to you David
#DavidLynch
January 16, 2025 at 7:15 PM
As a kid I watched Twin Peaks and was mesmerized by how you could do something "weird" for tv and have a following. That kicked my imagination in motion to this very day.
Whatever there is on the other side of the curtain, I hope is good to you David
#DavidLynch
Whatever there is on the other side of the curtain, I hope is good to you David
#DavidLynch
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My poor, tortured heart is at ease any time I see a device that still has a 3.5 headphone jack 🥲
January 16, 2025 at 3:19 PM
My poor, tortured heart is at ease any time I see a device that still has a 3.5 headphone jack 🥲
I think humanity should have fixed printers before attempting AI or, God forbid, AGI
January 14, 2025 at 9:47 AM
I think humanity should have fixed printers before attempting AI or, God forbid, AGI
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The thing more people should learn about creators is that they are also people.
People change.
The person who wrote your favorite book is gone because the person they are today has been irreparably changed as a result of the release of that book, the reception, what happened after.
LIFE
People change.
The person who wrote your favorite book is gone because the person they are today has been irreparably changed as a result of the release of that book, the reception, what happened after.
LIFE
January 13, 2025 at 5:49 PM
The thing more people should learn about creators is that they are also people.
People change.
The person who wrote your favorite book is gone because the person they are today has been irreparably changed as a result of the release of that book, the reception, what happened after.
LIFE
People change.
The person who wrote your favorite book is gone because the person they are today has been irreparably changed as a result of the release of that book, the reception, what happened after.
LIFE
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for the love of baby cheeses can we stop adding -omance to every genre?
it just gets stupider and stupider. Horromance, now dystomance?
A book can have a romantic subplot without being turned into a cringe hashtag
it just gets stupider and stupider. Horromance, now dystomance?
A book can have a romantic subplot without being turned into a cringe hashtag
January 10, 2025 at 11:52 AM
for the love of baby cheeses can we stop adding -omance to every genre?
it just gets stupider and stupider. Horromance, now dystomance?
A book can have a romantic subplot without being turned into a cringe hashtag
it just gets stupider and stupider. Horromance, now dystomance?
A book can have a romantic subplot without being turned into a cringe hashtag
My unpopular literary opinion is that there are books for adults and book for non-adults. No YA or "Middle Grade" nonsense.
January 8, 2025 at 4:56 PM
My unpopular literary opinion is that there are books for adults and book for non-adults. No YA or "Middle Grade" nonsense.
I see often the opinion that some companies pay no consideration to the rights of their users. Wrong. It is some users that do not care about privacy, workers' right, environment, political stances. These companies exploit the lack of judgement and ethics of these users.
We should do better
We should do better
January 7, 2025 at 4:23 PM
I see often the opinion that some companies pay no consideration to the rights of their users. Wrong. It is some users that do not care about privacy, workers' right, environment, political stances. These companies exploit the lack of judgement and ethics of these users.
We should do better
We should do better
Me: "I am sure in large companies every decision is taken after appropriate market and user research"
OpenAI: CEO decided and thought it was right
OpenAI: CEO decided and thought it was right
January 7, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Me: "I am sure in large companies every decision is taken after appropriate market and user research"
OpenAI: CEO decided and thought it was right
OpenAI: CEO decided and thought it was right
I want to live in a world where nothing Elon ever says is "breaking news"
January 3, 2025 at 2:11 PM
I want to live in a world where nothing Elon ever says is "breaking news"
The old rule at the dawn of the Net was "once it is on the internet, it stays on the internet".
Folks must not realize that once something is online it IS NEVER TRULY DELETED. It’s basically just hidden from yourself but it can be pulled from the server it’s on by anyone with the skill …
December 30, 2024 at 10:40 AM
The old rule at the dawn of the Net was "once it is on the internet, it stays on the internet".