evilstevie @evilstevie@mastod1.ddns.net

Zapheap! Scrapheap Challenge was a must see programme for me, looking forward to Colin furze and Robert Llewellyn getting it back on screens 😎

The existence of doughnuts implies the existence of doughbolts.

I am now being required by my day job to use an AI assistant to write code. I have also been informed that my usage of AI assistants will be monitored and decisions about my career will be based on those metrics.

I gave it an honest shot today, using it as responsibly as I know how: only use it for stuff I already know how to do, so that I can easily verify its output. That part went ok, though I found it much harder to context switch between thinking about code structure and trying to herd a bullshit generator into writing correct code.

One thing I didn't expect, though, is how fucking disruptive it's suggestion feature would be. It's like trying to compose a symphony while someone is relentlessly playing a kazoo in your ear. It flustered me really quickly, to the point where I wasn't able to figure out how to turn that "feature" off. I'm noticing physical symptoms of an anxiety attack as a result.

I stopped work early when I noticed I was completely spent. I don't know if I wrote more code today than I would have normally. I don't think I wrote better code, as the vigilance required is extremely hard for my particular brand of neurospicy to maintain.

As far as the "write this function for me" aspect, I've noticed that I tend to use the mental downtime of typing out a function I've designed to let my brain percolate on the solution and internalize it so I have it in my working memory. This doesn't happen when I'm simply reviewing code written by something else. Reviewing code and writing it are completely separate activities for me. But there's nothing to keep my fingers and thoughts busy while I'm coming up with what to write next.

I didn't think we were meant to live like this.

More #PunkVeg lurking in the poly tunnel @eclectech and friends!!

Good evening Mastodon, may I present for your delight and delectation my latest work, a personal and evocative piece titled Underachieving Monday (with bonus bee) :dancing_bee:

#sillyScribbles #googlyEyes #bee

Wrote this in '23. People mocked me for it when lots of us set up on BlueSky but I stand by it.

Mastodon is my favourite social network, people here *share* - they recognise the value of word of mouth to a free and open internet. Plus: no algorithms. That is what I want. Cool people I chose to follow posting awesome stuff and sharing recommendations. YES.
https://www.girlonthenet.com/blog/mastodon/

Teeheehee. Enjoyed making this little one.

Trans pride Brighton today with @Snipsel @reality404 @TinaStormcaller

Another incredible year, I am loud and proud to be trans

TRANS RIGHTS ARE HUMAN RIGHTS!

This lemur was posing beautifully for a photo until the second before I snapped and it turned away. It wanted a boop, obviously.

(all pending pictures now dealt with & I have no excuse to not get a few weekend chores done before looking through the next batch of photos - boooo)

#boop #sillyScribbles #lemur

#gamedev #indiedev

The Fediverse summarized in one picture

if one bro starts talking loudly about some bullshit and other nearby bros adopt the same views as a result, is that brohammer?

it's nonbinary awareness day, so if you didn't know i was nonbinary, BEWARE

General reminder:

The domain name putty.org is *NOT* run by the #PuTTY developers. It is run by somebody not associated with us, who uses the domain to interpose advertising for their unrelated commercial products. We do not endorse those products in any way, and we have never given any kind of agreement for PuTTY's name to be used in promoting them.

Please do not perpetuate the claim that putty.org is the PuTTY website. If anyone is linking to it on that basis, please change the link. The PuTTY website is https://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/ and it always has been.

You can check this by downloading the source code, which cites that URL in many places (the README, the documentation, some strings in the actual code), or by using the "Visit Web Site" menu options in the official Windows binaries (the ones signed with my personal Authenticode certificate). The true PuTTY website is the one that PuTTY itself says it is.

Many search engines list putty.org above chiark. I don't know if this is due to active SEO on the part of the domain owner, or a heuristic in the rankings. Either way, don't believe them. It's not our site.

its gonna be this kinda day

Looks like the "Verify your fedi account" scam is gaining pace, & evolving to look more real.

Your server admin will not ask you to click a link to verify your account. And no other admin from any other server will either, even if they do look like they could be part of the main Mastodon team. It's a scam.

Please report any post or DM that urges you to click any link to verify your account.

If you've any doubts about your account, now or on any other day, contact your server admin or mod team.

@thomas @SunDancer