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On My Dislike For Advent Of Code
I have already expressed my personal dislike for Advent of Code over the years. But I thought I would at least try to write down what makes me so vocal about it when it comes around.
Code Reviews In The Workplace
I've been meaning to write my commentary on code reviews for a while. This is particularly a view of how code reviews are done in the workplace, rather than in Free Software projects.
Free Idea: Smart Home and Water Softeners
Here is another suggestion of an idea available for others to implement, since I have no time for it: how to measure whether a water softener needs to be refilled with new blocks of salt. Plus some musings about using a battery for it.
Service Announcement: Expect Stochastic Posts Drops
Just a note that I might be missing some of my usually scheduled posts — things are happening, but they are all mostly good.
On The Nostalgia For Shovelware Magazines
I have covered nostalgia before, and honestly I’m not among those who find the whole “good old days”…
No, I Don’t Miss Google Reader
I don't miss Google Reader. Let me say that out loud, and explain why I don't feel the nostalgia that so many seem to find.
Hotel WiFi, VPNs, And Security
This post is brought to you by a Mastodon post, from Italian blogger Paolo Attivissimo back in October,…
The Right To Repair Is Not For You
I'm going to take a little bit of a contrarian view when it comes to Right to Repair, because I keep hearing a little too unbalanced ideas about it…
LLM As A CASE Tool
While I understand the critiques coming from many of my peers for any "AI" project, I want to provide my personal view on what LLMs *could* do for us programmers in general.
I Want My Tetris Fix
Nostalgia and electronics knowledge seem to go a lot together around.
Let me talk about the castle in the sky I would like to have!