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[–] 5C5C5C@programming.dev 13 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (6 children)

Did the software industry learn nothing from Y2K? Was it too long ago already for people to remember the mess we made for ourselves?

Saving two characters in a file name is not worth the hell you are leaving in your trail by shoving this nonsense in an obscure corner of production code that people are going to forget about until it's too late.

[–] 5C5C5C@programming.dev 11 points 4 months ago (2 children)

I recently had an accountant file something for the IRS that was dated as expiring in 1940 when it should've been 2040. I had to catch it myself after reading through 70 pages of dense forms before it was sent off, and I could've easily missed it.

Digital records have existed long enough now that it's downright irresponsible to leave off the century for anything where having an accurate date might even slightly matter.

[–] 5C5C5C@programming.dev 12 points 5 months ago (3 children)

Words mean nothing, except as a method to "win".

This is literally how demons are in Frieren.

[–] 5C5C5C@programming.dev 34 points 7 months ago (3 children)

In many of those cases, the building/department security sided with DOGE and physically forced the government employees to comply. There wasn't much they could do to resist without ending up assaulted and detained having accomplished nothing.

My biggest fear over the next few years is how many people who have chosen a career in "enforcement" are just salivating at the chance to be part of Team Nazi.

[–] 5C5C5C@programming.dev 5 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

This doesn't look anything like a humanoid robot that's being used in a factory. This looks exactly like a humanoid robot in a research lab (probably academic), attached to a safety harness for testing purposes.

They were clearly running tests, probably trying out a firmware or software update, and they found a liiiiittle bug. This erratic behavior can easily be caused by a tiny subtle memory error in C/C++ code or by transcribing the wrong bits into the serialized joint motor commands.

Please use safe languages and verifiable methods when developing software for humanoids, folks.

[–] 5C5C5C@programming.dev 2 points 7 months ago

Of course I agree with you, but the sad reality is that they're getting away with this stuff so far. I think Hegseth's time will be up when they finally need someone to do jail time for the team. Until then they'll probably keep him around because his incompetence is strategically advantageous for their puppet master's goal of undermining the republic.

[–] 5C5C5C@programming.dev 5 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (2 children)

It's not really up to me, it's up to the judgment of Trump and whoever pulls his strings.

But looking at historical precedent, maybe something like the Iran-Contra affair that landed Oliver North in jail while sparing Reagan from any accountability.

I guess a good rule of thumb would be whether the scandal will involve jail time.

[–] 5C5C5C@programming.dev 11 points 7 months ago (4 children)

He's a fall guy. They'll get rid of him once they have a big enough scandal to pin on him that he's otherwise lost his usefulness.

[–] 5C5C5C@programming.dev 65 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Social accountability (meaning being called out on social media, being fired from a job, or being boycotted) for unapologetically spewing hate speech or sexual harassment and whatever else "wokism" is against.. is not the same as inflicting violence on people. Your failure to understand the difference between accountability and violent authoritarianism says a lot about your character.

[–] 5C5C5C@programming.dev 19 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

I wonder if they anti-DEIed away all the competent service members, leaving only brain-rotted skinheads running the place.

[–] 5C5C5C@programming.dev 48 points 8 months ago (4 children)

Sorry for being pedantic but the toddler with stage-4 cancer that got deported was a US citizen, not an illegal immigrant.

[–] 5C5C5C@programming.dev 11 points 8 months ago (2 children)

No no, that would hurt the feelings of the man-children that get triggered by vegans existing. They're too sensitive, they can't take it, it would be an act of cruelty towards animals that have no personal agency, which we all know is something vegans can't condone.

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