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Re: A Brief History of Terminal Emulators

MikeSchinkel — Fri, 27 Mar 2026 02:13:00 -0000

Great walk down history lane.

Speaking of terminals, here are two related ones you did not mention; the former is built into all JetBrains IDEs:

- https://github.com/JetBrains/jediterm
- https://github.com/sebkur/forceterm

Re: Etymology of RTFM

MikeSchinkel — Sun, 19 Nov 2023 14:15:07 -0000

To be fair to the origin of the term, it emerged in reference to technology of over 40 years ago when technology was not yet advanced enough to be able to worry about UX — a term which had yet to be coined at the time*, BTW — and instead they were still learning how to just make thinks work. It was also used to speak to other technical people, and not aimed at end-users.

So back then, RTFM was an appropriate sentiment (I know, I lived thru it.)

[*] https://careerfoundry.com/e...

Re: Builder Pattern in GoLang

MikeSchinkel — Thu, 02 Nov 2023 09:22:36 -0000

Nice. I see you have learned to write code in Go as if it were Java! 😉

Seriously, to anyone reading this, the code above is not idiomatic for Go. You should google elsewhere to find better examples of how to code in Go, like Effective Go by the Go team. #jmtcw #fwiw

Re: UNIHIKER single-board computer

MikeSchinkel — Thu, 10 Aug 2023 16:30:44 -0000

Damn. If only it could support an M.2 SSD. 😢

Re: Understanding the Conventional Hexagonal Architectural Structure for Go Apps

MikeSchinkel — Mon, 22 May 2023 00:26:23 -0000

This is the first I have heard specifically of the hexagonal architecture, but I couldn’t focus on the article’s points because I was trying to understand the meaning of the name (so I could remember it.)

It wasn’t until I found the Wikipedia entry that I understood the name was derived from how the originator of the approach chose to diagram it and not anything about the architecture’s structure, which seems like a really poor way to name an architecture.

Anyway, I think you could improve this article a lot if you could add a sentence or two about the origin of the name. #fwiw

Re: Using+Go+generics+to+pass+struct+slices+for+interface+slices

MikeSchinkel — Thu, 23 Feb 2023 17:16:03 -0000

Great article, it got me over the hump as I was struggling for the exact syntax to implement a generic function to return a slice of []string given a slice of T. Thanks!

One nit, though. Rather than name your interface Human I think it would have been more idiomatic to have named it Namer; see https://go.dev/doc/effectiv...

Re: "Stochastic Terrorism" Is About Suppressing Free Speech

MikeSchinkel — Wed, 30 Nov 2022 17:46:20 -0000

Yes, I love seeing people like right-wingers Sarah Palin having to pay legal fees for a lawsuit that "didn't prove her case" and lawsuits against right-wingers like Alex Jones that proved their case:

https://www.cnbc.com/2022/0...
https://apnews.com/article/...

I wonder what the common thread was between those two? Hmm...

Re: "Stochastic Terrorism" Is About Suppressing Free Speech

MikeSchinkel — Wed, 30 Nov 2022 17:41:21 -0000

Absolutely. Just look what happened to Alex Jones and is happening to Fox News and the Pillow Guy.

Re: "Stochastic Terrorism" Is About Suppressing Free Speech

MikeSchinkel — Wed, 30 Nov 2022 17:38:53 -0000

As someone who would be considered "left" my most commenters here — though I was centrist in the 1990s, before the right radicalized — I would be the first one to see those with inflammatory language to be held responsible, no matter which end of the political spectrum they represent.

But something tells me there would be very few takers for bi-partisan accountability from those on the right.

https://uploads.disquscdn.c...

Re: "Stochastic Terrorism" Is About Suppressing Free Speech

MikeSchinkel — Wed, 30 Nov 2022 17:25:48 -0000

How about the narrative that the cops murdered Floyd, full stop? No "racist" or "intentionally" needed.

Or are you the type of "Law & Order" supporter who believes that the LEOs are only supposed to protect you but punish those you don't like? (Versus protecting those you don't like?)

Re: "Stochastic Terrorism" Is About Suppressing Free Speech

MikeSchinkel — Wed, 30 Nov 2022 17:22:38 -0000

You might want to re-read the SA article. The author did not draw a direct causal relationship between Rufo to DePape, he instead mentioned as an anecdote that occurred contemporaneously to illustrate that such speech is occurring.

It was instead Rufo who claimed that the SA article author had made a claim of direct causality, and one you parroted.

If you are going to sit on your high horse and criticize others for "inaccurate" claims, maybe you should want to make sure your claims are valid first?

Re: "Stochastic Terrorism" Is About Suppressing Free Speech

MikeSchinkel — Wed, 30 Nov 2022 17:06:40 -0000

Your logical fallacy is "Reductio ad Absurdum."

https://www.logicallyfallac...

Re: "Stochastic Terrorism" Is About Suppressing Free Speech

MikeSchinkel — Wed, 30 Nov 2022 17:04:40 -0000

Sux when the bad behavior of your tribe is recognized, identified, named, and called out doesn't it?

Re: "Stochastic Terrorism" Is About Suppressing Free Speech

MikeSchinkel — Wed, 30 Nov 2022 17:03:18 -0000

What is also a dangerous game is defending hypocritical propaganda from a narrow extreme ideology as an example of free speech that should be championed instead of recognizing that some speech results in violence and seek to differentiate said speech from more honest speech.

Re: "Stochastic Terrorism" Is About Suppressing Free Speech

MikeSchinkel — Wed, 30 Nov 2022 16:59:08 -0000

Relatedly: "Terrorists Are Always Muslim, but Never White"

https://ir.lawnet.fordham.e...

Re: How to Change the Output Color of Echo in Linux

MikeSchinkel — Wed, 02 Nov 2022 17:49:21 -0000

There appears to be a typo in the tput table. It says 'sgv0' but I think it should be 'sgr0', no?

Re: Coding Tip: Have A Single Exit Point

MikeSchinkel — Mon, 24 Oct 2022 16:27:21 -0000

Since it appears you are using C++ — vs Java or Javascript; did I intuit that correctly? — you can use a goto to really clean it up and get the best of both worlds.

Here is your example with goto and w/o the "yuck":

int MyArray::indexOfElement(int elementToFind){
  FooBar* fb = new FooBar;
  fb->openSomeFile();
  fb->startSomeWorkerThread();
  for(int i = 0; i < m_numberOfElements; ++i){
    if(this->elementAtIndex(i) != elementToFind){
      continue;
    }
    goto end;
  }
  i = ELEMENT_NOT_FOUND;
end:
  fb->closeSomeFile();
  fb->waitForWorkerThreadToFinish();
  delete fb;
  return i;
}

Re: mount_smbfs: mount error..File exists

MikeSchinkel — Wed, 17 Aug 2022 17:10:39 -0000

That's exactly the problem I had, and your post kept me from wasting even more time trying to figure it out.
Thank you!

Re: Note To Self: Error Loading Config File /etc/rancher/k3s/k3s.yaml

MikeSchinkel — Wed, 27 Jul 2022 15:02:12 -0000

Just want I needed! Thanks.

Re: Epic looks to grow Twitter, social media presence with new user website

MikeSchinkel — Thu, 30 Jun 2022 12:06:51 -0000

Interesting that you mention them joining Twitter, but you don't mention their Twitter username. 🙄

Re: VMware vSphere: Handy tips on working with Content Libraries

MikeSchinkel — Wed, 04 May 2022 02:53:33 -0000

Do you know if it is possible to export/copy/save an OVF Template to the Content Library? And if so, do you know if it can be done via the API?

Re: The Walking Dead – Rogue Element review S11 E11

MikeSchinkel — Fri, 18 Mar 2022 03:27:06 -0000

Of the several reviews I read for this episode, this review was by far the best! Kudos.

Re: Sneak peek: Midtown's chic Epicurean hotel tower opens tomorrow

MikeSchinkel — Thu, 16 Sep 2021 00:19:18 -0000

Ack! That carpet gives me the heebie-jeebies. 😱

Re: Meet Clarity

MikeSchinkel — Thu, 14 Jan 2021 11:54:06 -0000

Absolutely. Lisp-like syntax is the main reason I never want to use Lisp.

Re: The Cloverfield Paradox Ending Explained & How It Connects the Entire Series

MikeSchinkel — Sun, 13 Dec 2020 12:58:03 -0000

I think this review is missing one point, which would solve unanswered question #1: The Paradox took place decades from now, and the dimensional rip was also a rip in time thus allowing the monsters back into the past. Or at least that's what Mark Stamper implied.