Elric

Elric. Geek. Software engineer. Human being. Swears like a sailor. Loves tea. Somewhere on the spectrum. Which spectrum? Probably most of them. Remembers the internet when it was still a force for good.

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2026-02-24 12:24:24 UTC

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@nprofile…k3ke The industry has apparently collectively decided that if you're not using AI Agents you're some kind of loser who should be ignored and will be left behind.
I guess this decision happened while I blinked for a second, because there seems to have been no discussion about consequences, let alone second- or third- order consequences down the line.
YOLO-driven development is now mainstream.

2025-12-15 20:15:31 UTC

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@nprofile…6zuf I suspect it's already too late. There is no political opposition. Everyone with half a brain can see this will enable further authoritarianism, which is very appealing when The Russians are at te door.
I hate this garbage.

2025-11-26 09:35:58 UTC

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@nprofile…zupg I don't use gmail. So how do I tell gmail not to read the mails I send to their users? What a fucking shitshow.

2025-06-07 18:09:11 UTC

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@nprofile…jpfa No no. First you have to prove you're human. Then you get to take a shit in public.

2025-05-12 08:51:23 UTC

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@nprofile…de2h Blaming rampant alcoholism on Java, that's a new one.

2025-04-18 11:28:35 UTC

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@nprofile…2pf5 Belgium has major Microsoft problem. There is zero interest in alternative solutions. They're so deeply entrenched that it's going to take a revolution to root them out again.

2025-03-06 07:58:27 UTC

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@nprofile…2mzm But then how will they make outrageous profits using planned obsolescence?

2025-02-17 09:47:59 UTC

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@nprofile…93zc @nprofile…9vtz Ah fuck, this is one of those ideas that's going to cost me lots of money.

2025-01-20 08:55:35 UTC

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@nprofile…5dhk What a load of melodramatic nonsense. Irreversible harm? What is this, teenage angst?

2025-01-12 19:23:33 UTC

Suddenly have more free time on my hands. Looking for an interesting FOSS #java project to sink my teeth into. Not interested in AI or annotation-driven programming.
Suggestions and boosts appreciated.

2024-12-26 21:16:52 UTC

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@nprofile…fynq What is it with smokers/vapers/Big Nicotine that they insist on producing endless piles of toxic trash?

2024-11-09 22:35:58 UTC

@npub17vj…g088 I found this cute little guillotine in Belgium and I figured you'd like it 😂 🇫🇷
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/113/455/377/005/337/256/original/ca3e8056dad540e5.jpg

2024-10-25 10:45:19 UTC

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@npub1tva…2yl5 Hah, I should have known, as soon as I posted this the keyboard fucked up again.
I wish I could use the AOSP keyboard, but it's too tiny for my big sausage fingers. I swear its size used to be configurable, but that no longer seems to be the case.

2024-10-25 06:30:14 UTC

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@npub1tva…2yl5
"Keyboard: extend fix for upstream layout bug in landscape mode to fully fix it for 3-button navigation in addition to the default gesture navigation"
Excellent! ❤️ That was driving me up the wall. Thought it was a bug in my custom keyboard app, as killing it would temporarily resolve the issue.

2024-10-07 21:16:33 UTC

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@npub1tva…2yl5 You folks are doing incredible work. I see that you accept donations through the GrapheneOS Foundation, are you looking for help in areas other than financial?

2024-08-28 09:05:33 UTC

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@npub17vj…g088 Sounds like discrimination against traditional French values. Liberté, Egalité, Décapitation!

2024-08-05 09:23:18 UTC

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@npub17vj…g088 Have you tried sleeping in a park? Seems to work for olympic athletes, so I'm sure it's awesome!

2024-06-04 21:26:41 UTC

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@npub1aka…zzz2 I'm not sure this as good as an argument as you think it is. Society treats people with disabilities like crap.

2024-06-01 20:41:38 UTC

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@npub17vj…g088 Pretty much the same as a cat. Food, occasional belly rubs, a bit of a snuggle. They do need a larger litterbox.

2024-05-10 21:01:25 UTC

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@npub17vj…g088 It can't be any worse than Rings of Power. Please tell me it can't be any worse.

2024-04-22 06:53:59 UTC

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@npub17vj…g088 2989 awkward introverts who enjoy seeing their own awkardness reflected back at them 🤩

2024-03-20 14:53:09 UTC

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@npub17vj…g088 I think I had this one day back in 1998 when all systems were go. The stars aligned and, for a brief moment in time, things felt good. This was obviously a fluke.