Yoz @yoz@mastodon.social

I'm fascinated by bizarre bug stories.

This one (retold by my ex-Linden-Lab-colleague Mark Ferlatte) happened in the mid-2000s.

The chain of decisions that made this possible could make a book-sized history of computing.

But if you only take one lesson: please, validate your inputs.

in The Matrix they gave Neo all these real-world superpowers but they should have been incredibly useful computery ones

like the one I want right now: the power to INSTANTLY INVALIDATE ANY CACHE

then it really would have been The Matrix Reloaded

yes, Mastorarians, I am still here and wracked with guilt

"Tales From the Romeo and Juliet Phase Space" (by @tophtucker) is both a great demo of #observablehq and also tragically, thrillingly beautiful: https://beta.observablehq.com/@tophtucker/tales-from-the-romeo-and-juliet-phase-space …

See enclosed video for a quick demo.

You're amazing, iconoclastic, a bit silly.
You were a total visionary about the internet.
You're massive fun to be with.
(Also, you married Bob & me. Ta much.)

Well done on jettisoning the mortal body. You'll always be an inspiration.

Thanks for everything, John Perry Barlow.

‪EXPRESSION OF PANTS‬

okay let me put it another way

Jon Bois is probably the best storyteller on YouTube.
Most of his videos are about sports, but you don't need to know anything about sports to enjoy his stories

Tonight is a good night to watch his story about the Eagles https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZymSrDfLhW8

I don't know much about American football.
I can't remember who taught me to hate the Pats, but it was Jon Bois who taught me to love the Eagles, and this is how: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZymSrDfLhW8

After a decade on MacOS, I'm thinking of trying Windows 10 for my next laptop. Recent UNIX & Docker support sounds good enough for backend dev work, and I'd like more games & hardware choice. Anyone else made the switch recently? Opinions?

Today I learned that ESG'S "U.F.O.", one of the most sampled tracks ever, was only recorded because (legendary Factory Records producer & dingy echo specialist) Martin Hannett had 3 minutes of master tape left. Thanks, Martin!

‪If it's wrong to discriminate against people for their colour or place of birth, is it also wrong to discriminate based on their political views?‬

‪Short answer: no.‬

‪Far more entertaining answer: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/jan/11/discriminate-conservatives-james-damore-suing-google-intolerance‬

MASTODON BONUS CONTENT: I'm copying the few tweets I post these days to Masto but seriously do I have ANY followers here who might not automatically agree with this

I'm still here and I love you

yes, YOU

Um, because you're a human?
Your support of open source?
Your impeccable dress sense?

LOOK STOP MAKING THIS WEIRD, OKAY

@yoz in case you think I came up with this phrase, the original is Matt Jones's: https://www.google.com/amp/s/io9.com/5362912/the-city-is-a-battlesuit-for-surviving-the-future/amp )

your friends are a battlesuit for surviving the future

i am a happy tipsy love-filled yoz, AMA

Did I miss discussion of the "Slaughterbots" short film? (I've been avoiding most social media recently.) If so, have there been any good counter-arguments to the point it's making?