Mousetail
@themousetail.bsky.social
Programmer, Code golfer, Puzzler.
https://mousetail.nl
https://mousetail.nl
Want to try a more challenging types of code puzzles? Try code golf. I wrote a short article about how to get started: byte-heist.com/doc/Intro_to...
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November 18, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Want to try a more challenging types of code puzzles? Try code golf. I wrote a short article about how to get started: byte-heist.com/doc/Intro_to...
Byte Heist now has statistics on it's profile page actually filled in with new data. Now you can see what languages you are the best in.
November 16, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Byte Heist now has statistics on it's profile page actually filled in with new data. Now you can see what languages you are the best in.
Reposted by Mousetail
November 13, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Why AI was fun in the '10s but feels so uncomfortable to read now
October 28, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Why AI was fun in the '10s but feels so uncomfortable to read now
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I've been researching #webrings to add my site to, and I find a lot of them have broken links, are no longer maintained, or sites where it's impossible to actually find the widgets.
I've been researching #webrings to add my site to, and I find a lot of them have broken links, are no longer maintained, or sites where it's impossible to actually find the widgets.
October 4, 2025 at 4:08 AM
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I've been researching #webrings to add my site to, and I find a lot of them have broken links, are no longer maintained, or sites where it's impossible to actually find the widgets.
I've been researching #webrings to add my site to, and I find a lot of them have broken links, are no longer maintained, or sites where it's impossible to actually find the widgets.
On byte-heist.com, now you can see how many first places and top 10% you earned on your profile page.
September 27, 2025 at 8:22 AM
On byte-heist.com, now you can see how many first places and top 10% you earned on your profile page.
Find a girl that loves you the way Germans love building giant steel structures
September 18, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Find a girl that loves you the way Germans love building giant steel structures
I've said this before but it seems you need a reminder: doing exactly what you complained about your enemy doing years ago is not "ironic". It's just hypocritical
September 2, 2025 at 4:50 AM
I've said this before but it seems you need a reminder: doing exactly what you complained about your enemy doing years ago is not "ironic". It's just hypocritical
My Spider solitaire game now has a cheat where you shuffle more decks into the stack. All it really does is dig you in deeper when you get in trouble. Anyway, I finished after using the entire world supply of cards.
August 22, 2025 at 2:45 PM
My Spider solitaire game now has a cheat where you shuffle more decks into the stack. All it really does is dig you in deeper when you get in trouble. Anyway, I finished after using the entire world supply of cards.
I found something interesting. In PostgreSQL, if you have a statement like INSERT ... ON CONFLICT DO UPDATE .. on a table with an auto-incrementing primary key, it will reserves an ID for the row even on conflict.
Since I'm updating the same record many times, I now have massive gaps between my IDs
Since I'm updating the same record many times, I now have massive gaps between my IDs
August 19, 2025 at 6:38 AM
I found something interesting. In PostgreSQL, if you have a statement like INSERT ... ON CONFLICT DO UPDATE .. on a table with an auto-incrementing primary key, it will reserves an ID for the row even on conflict.
Since I'm updating the same record many times, I now have massive gaps between my IDs
Since I'm updating the same record many times, I now have massive gaps between my IDs
I made a simple command line spider solitaire game in #Rust.
It has somewhat balanced cheats that can get me to nearly 50% winrate.
github.com/mousetail/sp...
It has somewhat balanced cheats that can get me to nearly 50% winrate.
github.com/mousetail/sp...
August 17, 2025 at 8:08 PM
I made a simple command line spider solitaire game in #Rust.
It has somewhat balanced cheats that can get me to nearly 50% winrate.
github.com/mousetail/sp...
It has somewhat balanced cheats that can get me to nearly 50% winrate.
github.com/mousetail/sp...
Apparently Java needs to launch bash and read /etc/password on startup. Why??
August 15, 2025 at 5:04 AM
Apparently Java needs to launch bash and read /etc/password on startup. Why??
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least_element = sorted([*x, 0])[0]
if least_element == 7:
print("You win")](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ospqfniizowk3ugtv2y3kcqs/bafkreidi2cwuvizmnunjktbvwpdj77be76tp6k7ex4c2s6cjpbfv5xminu@jpeg)
#programing #challenge Can you find if a graph is planar using as few bytes as possible? byte-heist.com/challenge/56...
A quite difficult challenge but very mathematically satisfying. I've been researching #graph #theory for days.
A quite difficult challenge but very mathematically satisfying. I've been researching #graph #theory for days.
July 20, 2025 at 11:59 AM
#programing #challenge Can you find if a graph is planar using as few bytes as possible? byte-heist.com/challenge/56...
A quite difficult challenge but very mathematically satisfying. I've been researching #graph #theory for days.
A quite difficult challenge but very mathematically satisfying. I've been researching #graph #theory for days.
I love water for visibly bubbling when it gets for. You miss water when heating up dry food and you have no idea it is warm yet.
July 15, 2025 at 4:54 PM
I love water for visibly bubbling when it gets for. You miss water when heating up dry food and you have no idea it is warm yet.
If the new York Times is so bad, why do people keep reposting every single article. Yes it has a political leaning slightly different from this sites. I get it.
You don't need to give it attention if you hate it so much.
You don't need to give it attention if you hate it so much.
July 5, 2025 at 1:39 PM
If the new York Times is so bad, why do people keep reposting every single article. Yes it has a political leaning slightly different from this sites. I get it.
You don't need to give it attention if you hate it so much.
You don't need to give it attention if you hate it so much.
Why do I have 3 poetry accounts following me. Not a complaint but it's weird.
June 26, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Why do I have 3 poetry accounts following me. Not a complaint but it's weird.
I found these on Reddit and found them also very descriptive for the type of discourse commonly found here and on Mastodon/Tumblr.
June 23, 2025 at 3:05 PM
I found these on Reddit and found them also very descriptive for the type of discourse commonly found here and on Mastodon/Tumblr.
I've got to wonder if Grok's continuous disagreement with Elon is an elaborate marketing stunt.
June 21, 2025 at 10:33 AM
I've got to wonder if Grok's continuous disagreement with Elon is an elaborate marketing stunt.
People really need to learn to take their enemies seriously.
June 17, 2025 at 3:03 PM
People really need to learn to take their enemies seriously.
People who like Linux grossly overestimate how easy it is to use for an average person.
People who dislike Linux grossly underestimate how easy to use it is for the average person.
It's the same as everything really.
People who dislike Linux grossly underestimate how easy to use it is for the average person.
It's the same as everything really.
June 15, 2025 at 8:25 AM
People who like Linux grossly overestimate how easy it is to use for an average person.
People who dislike Linux grossly underestimate how easy to use it is for the average person.
It's the same as everything really.
People who dislike Linux grossly underestimate how easy to use it is for the average person.
It's the same as everything really.
When you are close to crying but not yet and your face is just contorted
June 15, 2025 at 6:23 AM
When you are close to crying but not yet and your face is just contorted
Showing off your "best code" during a job interview is the most embarrassing thing imaginable.
June 2, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Showing off your "best code" during a job interview is the most embarrassing thing imaginable.
You are not immune to propaganda. Most opinions you hold are driven by chance.
May 30, 2025 at 8:15 PM
You are not immune to propaganda. Most opinions you hold are driven by chance.
Stack Overflow #Developer Survey is out:
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If you are opposed to #AI be sure to fill it in to indicate this
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2025 Developer Survey | Stack Overflow
Stack Overflow's annual Developer Survey is for the worldwide developer and technology community to answer questions about what they use and how they feel about the latest in technology.
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May 30, 2025 at 6:34 AM
Stack Overflow #Developer Survey is out:
stackoverflow.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
If you are opposed to #AI be sure to fill it in to indicate this
stackoverflow.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
If you are opposed to #AI be sure to fill it in to indicate this