"The death of a program happens when the programmer team possessing its theory is dissolved. A dead program may continue to be used for execution in a computer and to produce useful results. The actual state of death becomes visible when demands for modifications of the program cannot be intelligently answered."
-Naur, 1985
I feel like this essay should be taught alongside Twitter as a case study.
UK, welcome back to Erasmus+ 🇪🇺🇬🇧
The EU and the United Kingdom sealed the deal to bring the UK back into Erasmus+ from 2027.
We are rebuilding opportunities for the next generation to study, work and grow together, giving people the chance to connect across borders once again.
It will also help create and deepen partnerships between our academic institutions.
Together again through learning, exchange and connection 🤝
bad news: we've updated pricing on lots of domains
good news: downwards
https://www.mythic-beasts.com/blog/2026/04/13/domain-price-reductions-2/
A year or two ago I saw a video of a Japanese family who make the best brushes for calligraphy. Painstakingly, by hand, a hair or a few hairs at a time. That's what I want to do when I grow up, but for code.
Eldest asked me to identify some music she was humming (ronda alla turca and william tell overture). Wife remarked I was "very knowledgeable"
Shall I admit it's my fondness for the Amiga Lemmings soundtrack to thank?
https://jmtd.net/log/nvim-µwiki/
I blog about nvim-µwiki, a neovim plugin I wrote over a year ago but forgot about. #software #lua
#3dprinting
My German has gotten rustier and rustier since my mom died nearly 10 years ago. At that point, she was my last living German-speaking relative. It is getting harder for me to read and forget hearing it at this point.
Anybody out there have interesting and not too heavy German language first Fedi folks they follow? Bonus points if they don’t mind interacting with someone whose German language skill sucks?