roland
@roland.devdilettante.com.ap.brid.gy
searchable http://rolandtanglao.com I love people & computers & many other things like bicycling <= 18km/h :-), cross country skiing, inexpensive food […]
[bridged from https://devdilettante.com/@roland on the fediverse by https://fed.brid.gy/ ]
[bridged from https://devdilettante.com/@roland on the fediverse by https://fed.brid.gy/ ]
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This was a controversial one. A lot of people seemed to think it meant I’m in favor of personalization. Instead, my argument is, if it’s going to happen, let’s make sure it’s open and non-extractive. https://werd.io/is-the-article-dead/
December 17, 2025 at 3:16 AM
This was a controversial one. A lot of people seemed to think it meant I’m in favor of personalization. Instead, my argument is, if it’s going to happen, let’s make sure it’s open and non-extractive. https://werd.io/is-the-article-dead/
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. @jake4somerville.bsky.social does this make sense to you too? Eventually, local police are going to have to stop ice. It is better sooner rather than later. I've written more on this: stuff.davidaugust.com/local-law-en...
#USpol
#USpol
Local Law Enforcement's Challenge: Uphold the Law, Even Against the Feds
in the absence of action, civilians will fill the void I do want to write something not so serious, maybe even funny, here soon. But today, I think the police have to do a very hard and necessary…
stuff.davidaugust.com
December 16, 2025 at 3:20 PM
. @jake4somerville.bsky.social does this make sense to you too? Eventually, local police are going to have to stop ice. It is better sooner rather than later. I've written more on this: stuff.davidaugust.com/local-law-en...
#USpol
#USpol
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@raganwald "are these, er, airtight specifications in the room with us right now?"
December 16, 2025 at 7:24 PM
@raganwald "are these, er, airtight specifications in the room with us right now?"
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Random prediction:
The propensity for turning any conversation about vibe coding into a conversation about the challenges of communicating airtight specifications and empirical verification of meeting specs....
Is meaningfully correlated with personal experience with software companies […]
The propensity for turning any conversation about vibe coding into a conversation about the challenges of communicating airtight specifications and empirical verification of meeting specs....
Is meaningfully correlated with personal experience with software companies […]
Original post on social.bau-ha.us
social.bau-ha.us
December 16, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Random prediction:
The propensity for turning any conversation about vibe coding into a conversation about the challenges of communicating airtight specifications and empirical verification of meeting specs....
Is meaningfully correlated with personal experience with software companies […]
The propensity for turning any conversation about vibe coding into a conversation about the challenges of communicating airtight specifications and empirical verification of meeting specs....
Is meaningfully correlated with personal experience with software companies […]
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RE: https://mstdn.social/@TheRaDR/115724291258120368
Listen… If you're dismayed by so much that's happening in the world, then I encourage you to read this. Even if you're not Jewish. It's a Chanukah story, but it's not just a Chanukah story.
This will give you hope, and it may just help you […]
Listen… If you're dismayed by so much that's happening in the world, then I encourage you to read this. Even if you're not Jewish. It's a Chanukah story, but it's not just a Chanukah story.
This will give you hope, and it may just help you […]
Original post on federate.social
federate.social
December 15, 2025 at 4:44 PM
RE: https://mstdn.social/@TheRaDR/115724291258120368
Listen… If you're dismayed by so much that's happening in the world, then I encourage you to read this. Even if you're not Jewish. It's a Chanukah story, but it's not just a Chanukah story.
This will give you hope, and it may just help you […]
Listen… If you're dismayed by so much that's happening in the world, then I encourage you to read this. Even if you're not Jewish. It's a Chanukah story, but it's not just a Chanukah story.
This will give you hope, and it may just help you […]
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RE: https://union.place/@propublicaguild/115725410938518510
I donate to numerous independent journalism oulets, but #propublica won't be one of them until they do right by their #union.
I donate to numerous independent journalism oulets, but #propublica won't be one of them until they do right by their #union.
union.place
December 16, 2025 at 1:38 AM
RE: https://union.place/@propublicaguild/115725410938518510
I donate to numerous independent journalism oulets, but #propublica won't be one of them until they do right by their #union.
I donate to numerous independent journalism oulets, but #propublica won't be one of them until they do right by their #union.
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Turns out a bit more complicated than I thought. #phanpysocialdev
- Prevent possible infinite loop if there's circular reference (if any of the post quotes an already-listed post)
- Max batch limit, if exceeds 30 status fetches, stop, show a button for user […]
[Original post on mastodon.social]
- Prevent possible infinite loop if there's circular reference (if any of the post quotes an already-listed post)
- Max batch limit, if exceeds 30 status fetches, stop, show a button for user […]
[Original post on mastodon.social]
December 7, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Turns out a bit more complicated than I thought. #phanpysocialdev
- Prevent possible infinite loop if there's circular reference (if any of the post quotes an already-listed post)
- Max batch limit, if exceeds 30 status fetches, stop, show a button for user […]
[Original post on mastodon.social]
- Prevent possible infinite loop if there's circular reference (if any of the post quotes an already-listed post)
- Max batch limit, if exceeds 30 status fetches, stop, show a button for user […]
[Original post on mastodon.social]
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I'll be presenting @fedify at @fosdem 2026! My talk _Fedify: Building ActivityPub servers without the pain_ was accepted for the Social Web Devroom. See you in Brussels on January 31–February 1!
FOSDEM 2026 - Fedify: Building ActivityPub servers without the pain
fosdem.org
December 14, 2025 at 1:27 AM
I'll be presenting @fedify at @fosdem 2026! My talk _Fedify: Building ActivityPub servers without the pain_ was accepted for the Social Web Devroom. See you in Brussels on January 31–February 1!
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NYT op-ed reminds billionaires to heed the French Revolution, mentions Network State cultists Peter Thiel and Balaji Srinivasan.
"It’s as if the sheer scale of this wealth, which beggars even the riches of the Gilded Age, has induced a kind of class sociopathy."
🎁
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/14/o...
"It’s as if the sheer scale of this wealth, which beggars even the riches of the Gilded Age, has induced a kind of class sociopathy."
🎁
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/14/o...
Opinion | The Billionaires Have Gone Full Louis XV
www.nytimes.com
December 15, 2025 at 6:59 PM
NYT op-ed reminds billionaires to heed the French Revolution, mentions Network State cultists Peter Thiel and Balaji Srinivasan.
"It’s as if the sheer scale of this wealth, which beggars even the riches of the Gilded Age, has induced a kind of class sociopathy."
🎁
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/14/o...
"It’s as if the sheer scale of this wealth, which beggars even the riches of the Gilded Age, has induced a kind of class sociopathy."
🎁
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/14/o...
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Twitter’s home timeline is now nothing but a non-Stop AI generated meme-engine propaganda interspersed with @LauraLoomer and @realjameswoods tweets. It amazes me how society has just rolled over to accept these rancid, barely human wastrels as even remotely tolerable. We need to reinvent society […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
December 16, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Twitter’s home timeline is now nothing but a non-Stop AI generated meme-engine propaganda interspersed with @LauraLoomer and @realjameswoods tweets. It amazes me how society has just rolled over to accept these rancid, barely human wastrels as even remotely tolerable. We need to reinvent society […]
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starting to think maybe "being willing to talk confidently for four hours continuously despite not knowing the first thing about literally anything" is not expertise.
December 15, 2025 at 10:39 PM
starting to think maybe "being willing to talk confidently for four hours continuously despite not knowing the first thing about literally anything" is not expertise.
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@dyckron
I find it difficult to believe that the party that’s been rolling back environmental protections nonstop suddenly cares about water testing. 🙄
I find it difficult to believe that the party that’s been rolling back environmental protections nonstop suddenly cares about water testing. 🙄
December 16, 2025 at 2:27 AM
@dyckron
I find it difficult to believe that the party that’s been rolling back environmental protections nonstop suddenly cares about water testing. 🙄
I find it difficult to believe that the party that’s been rolling back environmental protections nonstop suddenly cares about water testing. 🙄
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The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs plans to eliminate as many as 35,000 health care positions this month, many of them doctors and nurses.
Another appalling betrayal of America’s veterans who earned their needed health care defending our country.
Another appalling betrayal of America’s veterans who earned their needed health care defending our country.
December 15, 2025 at 7:16 PM
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs plans to eliminate as many as 35,000 health care positions this month, many of them doctors and nurses.
Another appalling betrayal of America’s veterans who earned their needed health care defending our country.
Another appalling betrayal of America’s veterans who earned their needed health care defending our country.
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Important news for all #rstats developers like myself. R grows in popularity especially where strong domain expertise is required.
"... R has carved out a solid and enduring niche, excelling at rapid experimentation, statistical modeling, and exploratory data analysis." […]
"... R has carved out a solid and enduring niche, excelling at rapid experimentation, statistical modeling, and exploratory data analysis." […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
December 14, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Important news for all #rstats developers like myself. R grows in popularity especially where strong domain expertise is required.
"... R has carved out a solid and enduring niche, excelling at rapid experimentation, statistical modeling, and exploratory data analysis." […]
"... R has carved out a solid and enduring niche, excelling at rapid experimentation, statistical modeling, and exploratory data analysis." […]
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Nobody ever accused Jonathan Gold of identity politics. It’s not fun being a not default person in American food media
December 13, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Nobody ever accused Jonathan Gold of identity politics. It’s not fun being a not default person in American food media
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If you want to spend $80 on a single roast chicken that’s great. But people who don’t want that aren’t trying to push an agenda. They just don’t want $80 roast chicken
December 13, 2025 at 8:03 PM
If you want to spend $80 on a single roast chicken that’s great. But people who don’t want that aren’t trying to push an agenda. They just don’t want $80 roast chicken
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For a brief moment in time, my childhood friends in Singapore had incredible lives and stories. I didn’t understand it at the time but many of them were escaping.. something.
A Cambodian-French friend whose dad escaped the Khmer Rouge. A Korean friend whose family member was a leftist political […]
A Cambodian-French friend whose dad escaped the Khmer Rouge. A Korean friend whose family member was a leftist political […]
Original post on hachyderm.io
hachyderm.io
December 14, 2025 at 5:10 PM
For a brief moment in time, my childhood friends in Singapore had incredible lives and stories. I didn’t understand it at the time but many of them were escaping.. something.
A Cambodian-French friend whose dad escaped the Khmer Rouge. A Korean friend whose family member was a leftist political […]
A Cambodian-French friend whose dad escaped the Khmer Rouge. A Korean friend whose family member was a leftist political […]
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My Indonesian language skills are functional, not literary. But I can always find the best food.
I love the Indonesian food words.
‘Jajanan’: Jalan Jalan + Makanan (food you eat when you are walking around, like at a night market)
‘Gorengan’: goreng + makanan, fried foods, especially the […]
I love the Indonesian food words.
‘Jajanan’: Jalan Jalan + Makanan (food you eat when you are walking around, like at a night market)
‘Gorengan’: goreng + makanan, fried foods, especially the […]
Original post on hachyderm.io
hachyderm.io
December 14, 2025 at 4:51 PM
My Indonesian language skills are functional, not literary. But I can always find the best food.
I love the Indonesian food words.
‘Jajanan’: Jalan Jalan + Makanan (food you eat when you are walking around, like at a night market)
‘Gorengan’: goreng + makanan, fried foods, especially the […]
I love the Indonesian food words.
‘Jajanan’: Jalan Jalan + Makanan (food you eat when you are walking around, like at a night market)
‘Gorengan’: goreng + makanan, fried foods, especially the […]
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Comments on almost all major recipe sites:
‘Recipe for X’
‘I didn’t have X, so I substituted with Y, and this recipe sucks’
(There’s a great subreddit /r/ididnthaveeggs that’s for this sort of thing specifically)
‘Recipe for X’
‘I didn’t have X, so I substituted with Y, and this recipe sucks’
(There’s a great subreddit /r/ididnthaveeggs that’s for this sort of thing specifically)
December 14, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Comments on almost all major recipe sites:
‘Recipe for X’
‘I didn’t have X, so I substituted with Y, and this recipe sucks’
(There’s a great subreddit /r/ididnthaveeggs that’s for this sort of thing specifically)
‘Recipe for X’
‘I didn’t have X, so I substituted with Y, and this recipe sucks’
(There’s a great subreddit /r/ididnthaveeggs that’s for this sort of thing specifically)
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@simon @EmilStenstrom This was literally the post before yours: https://amok.recoil.org/@avsm/115719076570275326 @avsm is a bit more, er, adventurous than the developer in your post :-)
Anil Madhavapeddy (@avsm@recoil.org)
For my last few days of my Advent of Agentic Humps, I blended 50 different language ecosystem's HTTP clients to brew an OCaml Requests library. Agents figured out the random quirks needed for a client by getting advice from our friends in Java, Haskell, C, C#, Python https://anil.recoil.org/notes/aoah-2025-13 And tied it all together today by letting an agent code up a Karakeep OCaml API against a live instance with an API key, using jsont/requests to make quite a clean bit of code. https://anil.recoil.org/notes/aoah-2025-14
amok.recoil.org
December 14, 2025 at 7:04 PM
@simon @EmilStenstrom This was literally the post before yours: https://amok.recoil.org/@avsm/115719076570275326 @avsm is a bit more, er, adventurous than the developer in your post :-)
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Here's Emil's 17 step guide to how he used VS Code agent mode plus Claude 3.7 Sonnet, Gemini Pro 3 and Claude Opus to build the new library - it's a fantastic case study in using LLMs for serious, prediction quality code (vibe engineering, not vibe coding) […]
Original post on fedi.simonwillison.net
fedi.simonwillison.net
December 14, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Here's Emil's 17 step guide to how he used VS Code agent mode plus Claude 3.7 Sonnet, Gemini Pro 3 and Claude Opus to build the new library - it's a fantastic case study in using LLMs for serious, prediction quality code (vibe engineering, not vibe coding) […]
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JustHTML by @EmilStenstrom is a new Python library (no dependencies) that parses HTML according to the HTML5 specification and passes the 9,200 test html5lib-tests suite
It's 3,000 lines of code mostly written by coding agents over a couple of months https://simonwillison.net/2025/Dec/14/justhtml/
It's 3,000 lines of code mostly written by coding agents over a couple of months https://simonwillison.net/2025/Dec/14/justhtml/
JustHTML is a fascinating example of vibe engineering in action
I recently came across JustHTML, a new Python library for parsing HTML released by Emil Stenström. It’s a very interesting piece of software, both as a useful library and as …
simonwillison.net
December 14, 2025 at 5:14 PM
JustHTML by @EmilStenstrom is a new Python library (no dependencies) that parses HTML according to the HTML5 specification and passes the 9,200 test html5lib-tests suite
It's 3,000 lines of code mostly written by coding agents over a couple of months https://simonwillison.net/2025/Dec/14/justhtml/
It's 3,000 lines of code mostly written by coding agents over a couple of months https://simonwillison.net/2025/Dec/14/justhtml/
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She taught me how to pick and buy tempeh.
One of the reasons why I find it so difficult to eat tempeh in America is.. it just mostly tastes like disappointment.
On this trip in 2023, I went to the wet market by myself just before I went to the airport. I […]
[Original post on hachyderm.io]
One of the reasons why I find it so difficult to eat tempeh in America is.. it just mostly tastes like disappointment.
On this trip in 2023, I went to the wet market by myself just before I went to the airport. I […]
[Original post on hachyderm.io]
December 14, 2025 at 4:37 PM
She taught me how to pick and buy tempeh.
One of the reasons why I find it so difficult to eat tempeh in America is.. it just mostly tastes like disappointment.
On this trip in 2023, I went to the wet market by myself just before I went to the airport. I […]
[Original post on hachyderm.io]
One of the reasons why I find it so difficult to eat tempeh in America is.. it just mostly tastes like disappointment.
On this trip in 2023, I went to the wet market by myself just before I went to the airport. I […]
[Original post on hachyderm.io]