@tanterei.bsky.social
Research software engineer hailing from theoretical physics. Reproducibility and software-testing are my unfortunate pet-peeves.
He's an alien alright!
November 22, 2025 at 2:29 PM
He's an alien alright!
It sounds easy enough, but reality is a whole other can of worms: www.youtube.com/watch?v=TwPL...
Refusal will end in a tribunal and probably dishonourable discharge, so every one will have to decide what they value more.
Refusal will end in a tribunal and probably dishonourable discharge, so every one will have to decide what they value more.
November 22, 2025 at 2:27 PM
It sounds easy enough, but reality is a whole other can of worms: www.youtube.com/watch?v=TwPL...
Refusal will end in a tribunal and probably dishonourable discharge, so every one will have to decide what they value more.
Refusal will end in a tribunal and probably dishonourable discharge, so every one will have to decide what they value more.
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My favourite, portable, testing framework:
github.com/catchorg/Cat...
github.com/catchorg/Cat...
GitHub - catchorg/Catch2: A modern, C++-native, test framework for unit-tests, TDD and BDD - using C++14, C++17 and later (C++11 support is in v2.x branch, and C++03 on the Catch1.x branch)
A modern, C++-native, test framework for unit-tests, TDD and BDD - using C++14, C++17 and later (C++11 support is in v2.x branch, and C++03 on the Catch1.x branch) - catchorg/Catch2
github.com
November 21, 2025 at 1:42 PM
My favourite, portable, testing framework:
github.com/catchorg/Cat...
github.com/catchorg/Cat...
I'm with you on the laundry, but I wouldn't trust it to do admin.
I want A.I. to do my admin and laundry while I write and illustrate books. I don't want A.I. to write and illustrate books while I do my admin and laundry.
November 21, 2025 at 11:12 AM
I'm with you on the laundry, but I wouldn't trust it to do admin.
British workers are all kinds of screwed, aren't they? Your pay may go up once every 5 years (if at all), you've got a massive asymmetry between employers and employees and the govt. is hell-bent on regulating what you can and can't spend your money on.
November 21, 2025 at 9:39 AM
British workers are all kinds of screwed, aren't they? Your pay may go up once every 5 years (if at all), you've got a massive asymmetry between employers and employees and the govt. is hell-bent on regulating what you can and can't spend your money on.
As much as I am a proponent of #Linux on the desktop, the recent data seems to indicate that even with the colossal f*up of MS we won't gain that much users.
Most seem to migrate to the Apple garden - dicouraging but unsurprising.
Most seem to migrate to the Apple garden - dicouraging but unsurprising.
November 21, 2025 at 9:18 AM
As much as I am a proponent of #Linux on the desktop, the recent data seems to indicate that even with the colossal f*up of MS we won't gain that much users.
Most seem to migrate to the Apple garden - dicouraging but unsurprising.
Most seem to migrate to the Apple garden - dicouraging but unsurprising.
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Learn freely, teach openly! 𝗠𝗼𝗼𝗱𝗹𝗲 is the open-source alternative for online learning—flexible, powerful, and always yours. 🎓 #OpenSource #EducateEverywhere
https://os-sci.com
https://os-sci.com
November 20, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Learn freely, teach openly! 𝗠𝗼𝗼𝗱𝗹𝗲 is the open-source alternative for online learning—flexible, powerful, and always yours. 🎓 #OpenSource #EducateEverywhere
https://os-sci.com
https://os-sci.com
Sure they'll pay, just as they do for their shiny (as in diamond-encrusted Mercedes-shiny) new spaceport: arstechnica.com/space/2025/1...
November 20, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Sure they'll pay, just as they do for their shiny (as in diamond-encrusted Mercedes-shiny) new spaceport: arstechnica.com/space/2025/1...
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I find myself periodically returning to @alternativeto.net website to discover some new software - most recently @joplinapp.bsky.social.
It's not all OSS apps there, but it's certainly a valuable place to search for your program of choice and then discover potential alternatives to it!
It's not all OSS apps there, but it's certainly a valuable place to search for your program of choice and then discover potential alternatives to it!
November 19, 2025 at 12:03 PM
I find myself periodically returning to @alternativeto.net website to discover some new software - most recently @joplinapp.bsky.social.
It's not all OSS apps there, but it's certainly a valuable place to search for your program of choice and then discover potential alternatives to it!
It's not all OSS apps there, but it's certainly a valuable place to search for your program of choice and then discover potential alternatives to it!
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It turns out that the folks at Anthropic used two of my books to train their Large Language Models. I've gone and submitted my claim via the class action settlement. If you're an author whose work has been stolen, you should too
November 19, 2025 at 12:57 AM
It turns out that the folks at Anthropic used two of my books to train their Large Language Models. I've gone and submitted my claim via the class action settlement. If you're an author whose work has been stolen, you should too
The #backrooms is just an uninspired take of Langoliers.
November 18, 2025 at 9:13 PM
The #backrooms is just an uninspired take of Langoliers.
God this is gorgeous. I love the interplay of light with the atomic structure and the fascinating colour variations that arise therefrom! 😍
November 18, 2025 at 7:25 PM
God this is gorgeous. I love the interplay of light with the atomic structure and the fascinating colour variations that arise therefrom! 😍
Free tax data for everybody!
yes, plug all your finance and tax information into chatgpt. sounds like a genius idea.
OpenAI strikes deal with Intuit to plug personal financial data into ChatGPT
Software group behind TurboTax and Credit Karma will pay AI start-up to use its technology
www.ft.com
November 18, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Free tax data for everybody!
It is a matter of taste.
I'm over 5 years vegan and I don't regret a moment of it. I do regret causing direct harm to animals with my choices.
I have no idea why it's so hard for some to make the connection between humans and animals. Humans are evolved animals, we don't need to exploit them, it's a choice.
Go vegan
I have no idea why it's so hard for some to make the connection between humans and animals. Humans are evolved animals, we don't need to exploit them, it's a choice.
Go vegan
a cat is laying next to a box of oat milk
ALT: a cat is laying next to a box of oat milk
media.tenor.com
November 17, 2025 at 8:13 PM
It is a matter of taste.
This is a show of allegiance - or target acquisition, whichever you prefer.
This is absurd. Trump calls on Republicans to vote to released the Epstein files. He can just release them. The vote is to pressure him to do it. Instead of political machinations, if he thinks they should be released, he can text to Bondi and tell her to do it.
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/11...
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/11...
Trump Administration Live Updates: President Reverses Stance on Epstein Files Ahead of House Vote
www.nytimes.com
November 17, 2025 at 1:12 PM
This is a show of allegiance - or target acquisition, whichever you prefer.
What a catchy tune!
November 17, 2025 at 8:10 AM
What a catchy tune!
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OK!!! RETRO peoples (please boost)
These are mac serial ports for printers. If anyone needs these for a repair or whatever pls ask, I specifically pulled them on the grounds I suspect their hard to find and a retro restore might be in need of them.
These are mac serial ports for printers. If anyone needs these for a repair or whatever pls ask, I specifically pulled them on the grounds I suspect their hard to find and a retro restore might be in need of them.
November 16, 2025 at 7:21 AM
OK!!! RETRO peoples (please boost)
These are mac serial ports for printers. If anyone needs these for a repair or whatever pls ask, I specifically pulled them on the grounds I suspect their hard to find and a retro restore might be in need of them.
These are mac serial ports for printers. If anyone needs these for a repair or whatever pls ask, I specifically pulled them on the grounds I suspect their hard to find and a retro restore might be in need of them.
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Can't help but wonder about all the people in history who have seen this and had no explanation but got to experience the moment.
Venice Beach, Half Moon Bay
Videographer: Patrick Coyne
Venice Beach, Half Moon Bay
Videographer: Patrick Coyne
November 14, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Can't help but wonder about all the people in history who have seen this and had no explanation but got to experience the moment.
Venice Beach, Half Moon Bay
Videographer: Patrick Coyne
Venice Beach, Half Moon Bay
Videographer: Patrick Coyne
Ngl. this was a bit uplifting for me.
No matter how massive my "letting things go" issues are, I am not deprived enough to come up with this.
No matter how massive my "letting things go" issues are, I am not deprived enough to come up with this.
November 14, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Ngl. this was a bit uplifting for me.
No matter how massive my "letting things go" issues are, I am not deprived enough to come up with this.
No matter how massive my "letting things go" issues are, I am not deprived enough to come up with this.
Ngl. the last image looks like a gruesome murder scene of a soldier whose carotid was slit and who's left sitting and bleeding.
November 14, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Ngl. the last image looks like a gruesome murder scene of a soldier whose carotid was slit and who's left sitting and bleeding.
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Italy has taken the lead on European transshipment of goods to Russia via Kyrgyzstan. Many Europeans have clamped down on the transshipment racket, foremost the UK, Scandinavia, the Baltics and Poland. The fact that this continues - at strength - is appalling. Putin and Xi obviously love this...
November 14, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Italy has taken the lead on European transshipment of goods to Russia via Kyrgyzstan. Many Europeans have clamped down on the transshipment racket, foremost the UK, Scandinavia, the Baltics and Poland. The fact that this continues - at strength - is appalling. Putin and Xi obviously love this...
Yay for doggos!
My first #greyhound was friends with a cat and a budgie - though mostly by necessity since the cat taught him.🤣
My first #greyhound was friends with a cat and a budgie - though mostly by necessity since the cat taught him.🤣
November 14, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Yay for doggos!
My first #greyhound was friends with a cat and a budgie - though mostly by necessity since the cat taught him.🤣
My first #greyhound was friends with a cat and a budgie - though mostly by necessity since the cat taught him.🤣