FailForward @FailForward@social.cleverlibre.org
Exploring, failing, backtracking, just to identify the only viable path forward. And then scarred, stumbling forward into the future. Learning.
Boring and steady. Knowing little and questioning a lot. Mostly harmless.
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This is an experimental scrapbook space. A collection of stuff I want to keep in a form somewhere on the spectrum between a blog and a shoe-box full of scraps, cut-outs, quotes, links and reading notes and sometimes my own silly thoughts about them.
Perhaps it might be of marginal interest to others too, but I don't care that much.
Joined Jan 2021
@baldur Nothing wrong with startups, you just need to carefully look whether the guy operating it is somebody you'd trust your life with. For some strange reason many people don't.
@baldur Well, I am lucky(?) that I always worked in environments where I felt solid emotional safety to be direct and open about my professional opinions/assessments.
Maybe that question mark there is actually not a luck: when we select a job position, it's a two way interview, so I always chose to work for and with people with whom I can do this. The thing is, sometimes the only obstacle stopping people to behave with a healthy dose assertiveness is actually themselves.
@baldur What works for me is to use the engineer's integrity cloak. It looks like this:
1. you are going to do X
1. as a professional engineer, I feel a pressing need to advise you that X is not good because A, B, C
1. you are the decision maker, so you are free to decide whether to proceed with X, or not
1. but as far as I am concerned, it's part of my professional code to give you my opinion and advise you against X
Whatever happens afterwards is a decision of the manager, but at the same time you fulfilled your professional duty. Sometimes it's important to put that on paper. Because if that bridge fails eventually, you want to have evidence that you did your job well and the decision maker did not listen to you.
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I am looking for a simple office printer: non-laser, no DRM ink, no always-online, ethernet connection, <100 pages per month, scan/copy function, EU plug, A4 paper format.
The big brands all fail me. I'd be glad for any idea where to look. At best with your personal experience. Thank you!
@pony feels good, doesn't it?
@kristof Right. Easy to get confused after all that [pAella](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paella) with [Ale](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ale).
@z428 I recently discovered for myself soundcloud. For my tastes, it turns out to be great for discovering indeed obscure yet interesting music as well.
@brion@mastodon.technology memories...
@naruciakk Well, generally speaking you do have the liberty (it's not a right, but gets close) to break the law. Provided you are willing to bear the consequences the society imposes on such acts...
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"This just changed the way I code."
submitted by AWellPlacedCactus
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Enforcing the pyramid of Open Source https://daniel.haxx.se/blog/2022/01/17/enforcing-the-pyramid-of-open-source/ - thoughts on how the pyramid works and why it is hard to "just fix".
@prz80 @Zoidtes That's because they come from the same company, just different branding: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stellantis
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Okay there's something really cool I've just learned. If you are continuously recording air pressure e.g. as part of your home automation setup or a weather station then you should really check the data of the last 24h.
You should be able to spot the pressure wave from the volcanic explosion in Tonga earlier today.
It reached my setup in Kaiserslautern at about 20:30.
Okay there's something really cool I've just learned. If you are continuously recording air pressure e.g. as part of your home automation setup or ...
@prz80 This is a really tough programme. Especially if you have a leg extension 🤣 .
3-layered apple pie
- first attempt
- worked out fine, tastes great, not too sweat with just a bit of cinnamon
- to remember for the next iteration: all the pastry and apple layers should have been a bit thinner - the recipe is obviously for a larger tin, but eyeballing the dough I was a bit afraid it would dry out - unwarranted
@z428 Nice composition 👍
@piggo
> I'm now listening to very clear reception of a Macedonian AM radio at 810 MHz
Well, congratulations there, enjoy the Macedonian radio then. I just cannot help myself thinking how funny it is that here a tech guy spends 2 weeks on a feat which used to be considered a trivial past time just 30-70 years ago. Remember these (see the pic)? Or these: https://www.canstockphoto.com/transistor-radio-1950-years-in-burr-16992426.html ?
Exploring, failing, backtracking, just to identify the only viable path forward. And then scarred, stumbling forward into the future. Learning.
Boring and steady. Knowing little and questioning a lot. Mostly harmless.
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This is an experimental scrapbook space. A collection of stuff I want to keep in a form somewhere on the spectrum between a blog and a shoe-box full of scraps, cut-outs, quotes, links and reading notes and sometimes my own silly thoughts about them.
Perhaps it might be of marginal interest to others too, but I don't care that much.
Joined Jan 2021
