naavis @naavis@fosstodon.org

vim: copying text is called yanking
emacs: pasting text is called yanking
everyone else: nothing is called yanking oh my god

How I know I still love programming: every winter, at the end of the year, when I'm fed up of anything tech-related, I take a long-ish vacation (2-3 weeks), during which I barely touch computers at all.

During the first week, I barely notice it.

During the last few days, I'm already toying with an idea for a new program, or wondering about a weird bug, or thinking about something new to try.

When I'm back, first thing I do is turn my computer on and BAM! I'm 12 again and this is so cool!

I can see why normal people just throw their hands up in the air about data privacy. I've put so much effort into this stuff, but instead of feeling like a super-cool guy in a spy movie, I feel more like a guy with a half-working phone and no decent emoji input

The internet used to be a city: it had its weird bohemian districts, its flea markets, its high-rises and back alleys. Now it's just a shopping mall, and I miss my old city so much

Two CSS properties walk into a bar.

A barstool in a completely different bar falls over.

If life gives you lemons then you are the product.

Oh wow, Steve Klabnik (author of #theRustProgrammingLangauge book and #rust core team member) is leaving Mozilla. https://words.steveklabnik.com/thank-u-next

Key quote:
> I could say a lot of things here, but I won’t get into the details. What’s really important is this: I’m not proud to be a Mozillian anymore.

I've heard some negative things about Mozilla lately, but this is something that personally moves the needle in a anti-mozilla direction more than, e.g., ads on the new-tab page

You can spot if software is made by assholes by applying “Thomas’ Settings Inversion Test”.

If the software is infinetly more useful and less of a pain in the ass if you invert all settings, it is made by assholes.

For example, Twitter and Windows privacy settings.

As much as I appreciate Stack Overflow, it sure has made it harder to find information about … stack overflows

I love being old - I have no idea what the youth is listening to music wise and like an old man I have to research what it is.
Right now reading up on mumble rap and its evolution.

the ride never ends