There is something very reassuring about going to an event you used to go to regularly when you were younger, and find out that the vibe hasn’t changed. And while in some cases change would be welcome (nerdy gatekeeping, etc.), it’s nice to see that the atmosphere of a bunch of strangers celebrating their quirky hobbies is still there, stronger than ever. I didn’t realize how much I’ve missed it.
Today’s PSA: Store your old phone passwords somewhere/Make regular backups of data on your phone.
I’ve realised today that the only copy of a certain file that I have access to is on a phone I stopped using 5 years ago & don’t remember the password to anymore!
I really appreciate the “Chekhov’s Jam Jar” in this great piece on Opening Narrative Non-fiction writing by @maggieappleton.com!
Finally got to read The Three Body Problem and I must say that it’s an amazing book! The unique concept and mystery behind the events in the first third really draw you in & the explanation at the end is just so good! A no-brainer recommendation! The Dark Forest awaits! 💙📚
Messing around with asynchronous code while playing with microcontrollers is a surprisingly tangible way to explain/learn about it!
It’s interesting how fragile a system of habits can be. The moment I fall behind on my journaling, I tend to also get sloppy about some of my other habits, especially the ones I need more motivation to get done. Is it a good thing to have a core habit, or should I strive for more “resilient” habits?
Currently writing a small custom Discord bot as a hobby project, and I’m really enjoying messing around with it. Kudos to the creators of discord.py for making such a powerful and intuitive library that’s so fun to use! 🐍💙
TIL, that Venus goes through phases, just like the Moon! Subscribing to APOD was a great little decision
And as is custom, while trying to use this feature for the first time I found an untested edge-case for the link parsing which breaks the whole link 😅 And of course, RegExp is at fault… Production is the best test environment, as they say!
Finally gotten around to improving Bluesky 💙 cross-post markdown parsing for my micro-blog! As you can see, links finally work properly & the so-far unsupported text emphasis is dropped. So glad to have done, because it was stopping me from using this feature properly. No longer an issue!