@elight I figured I'd wait a few days to respond to this... Thanks!

@geeksam So... look up the news story "Fatal Distraction" by Gene Weingarten, which is a humane and terrifying look at why these reminders exist. I read it when it came out, think about it about every six weeks or so, and will probably never be in an emotional place to read it again. Weingarten won a Pulitzer for it, it's not easy to read.

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I’ve started writing again! I wrote the first essay for my newsletter last week about how I view AI coding assistants. Would love to get your feedback!

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@jamescooke Thanks!

Nice article I just found about the first test you write on a new function: "In Defence Of Sliming"

https://medium.com/table-xi/in-defense-of-sliming-937b63046efb

From 2017 - but this "sliming" name for this technique is new to me. I’ve always found it helpful, just never had a name for it.

#tdd

@Schneems Congratulations from a fellow Ga Tech alum!

@marick @carnage4life pretty sure it's Vinge's _A Fire Upon The Deep_

@snonux thanks!

Once in a while, I like to read a book about a programming language I have been using for a while to find new tricks or to refresh and sharpen my knowledge about it. I just finished reading "Programming Ruby 3.3," and I must say this is my favorite Ruby book now. What makes this one so special is that it is quite recent and covers all the new features.

https://pragprog.com/titles/ruby5/programming-ruby-3-3-5th-edition/

#ruby #programming #coding

@soulcutter 1 and 4 behave differently on values that are literal false, right?

@davetron5000 @joeldrapper @jasonkarns @caleb

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@Iconfactory thanks!

@Iconfactory I think I can do it for individual accounts, but I can't get it to work for lists

@Iconfactory then I must be doing it wrong, if I try to put a list's url in the feed finder, it takes me to the bluesky connector and duplicates my personal following feed

@Iconfactory is there a way to use the bluesky connector to point to a feed or list other than the default? Thanks!

@Ryanbigg known button down issue in dark mode.