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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!
Professionalism And The Software Industry
Stream of consciousness warning! I'm going to go ahead and try to give a consistent overview of what I believe is professionalism from my point of view.