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Legion

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About Legion

Twitter: @legion Blog: http://www.economyofeffort.com

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Recent public activity

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    Comment #45452301

    Basically using AI the way we have used linters and other static analysis tools, rather than thinking it's magic and blindly accepting its output.

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    Comment #45295946

    "Yeah but you can't do that" "Why not?" "Because it's freaking me out" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPaca-SrvEk&t=208s

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    Comment #44247965

    This was so hollow that I could hear it echo.

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    Comment #43283126

    Pushing what used to occur on web forums into Discord chats has been a net loss for the Internet.

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    Comment #42941491

    "WebScript". Call it what it is (non-web uses notwithstanding).

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    Comment #42940558

    As a big fan of Apple TV boxes and a medium fan of Apple TV+, I can't agree with this strongly enough. It's such an unforced error. It's so unnecessary to call everything "Apple so…

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    Comment #41572318

    I always love the announcements of, "Bug found in new OS release! EDIT: Actually it's been there for a while!"

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    Comment #40981051

    The fact that consumer VR remains a niche category even in its best use case - gaming - tells you everything you need to know about whether or not it's ready for development in the…

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    Comment #40733342

    PHP deployment was indeed easy. But it turns out "dump everything in docroot and let mod_php interpret and execute whatever it finds there" had security implications...

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    Comment #40675927

    > In a statement, Wells Fargo said it “holds employees to the highest standards and does not tolerate unethical behaviour”. Given the things Wells Fargo has been guilty of in the r…

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    Comment #40467644

    Goodbye from 6605455.

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    Comment #40443111

    Have you stopped to think that maybe people will use this "experimental 3 month old language" for their personal stuff, and that not everything in programming is for your "whole te…

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    Comment #40172431

    > Seems like Rust was the wrong tool for the job. Sure, but the problem is when you have a community around that tool that insists otherwise.

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    Comment #39061827

    Hope that includes the non-invasive glucose monitor for the Apple Watch.

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    Comment #38933297

    There are two kinds of people who declare a crypto is going "to the moon": - The ones who don't believe it, and sell off their inflated coins after the price jumps - The ones who d…

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    Comment #38649066

    > While the spacecraft can still receive and carry out commands transmitted from the mission team, a problem with that telecommunications unit means no science or engineering data …

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    Comment #38602684

    Is that really an unknown that anyone required proof of?

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    Comment #37859488

    Ask me about LOOM

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    Comment #37677830

    I don't need a redundant set of numeric keys on the right side of the keyboard for the same reason I don't need a redundant set of vowels on the left side of the board. For an acco…

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    Comment #37665373

    If company towns were to come back, it wouldn't be in one fell swoop. It would start with "good deals" like this...

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    Comment #37397832

    Every Postman alternative I've tried so far has choked on very large responses. Looking forward to giving this a try and seeing how it fares.

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    Comment #37293696

    "Modern PHP" basically boils down to "backporting features from the languages/ecosystems that have since replaced PHP". Which is a great and smart way to improve PHP for the people…

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    Comment #37079285

    > Let's see how much traction Vimscript9 will get. From the distant view of an outsider I got strong NIH vibes from that. Honestly, that's what most recent Vim development in the N…

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    Comment #36093099

    Dolphin's Twitter account stated that cloud saves was part of the Steam release. It really is one of the main reasons to do a Steam release. Seamlessly playing your savegames and s…

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    Comment #35663486

    This just kinda feels like the author telling on themselves. You won't have this problem when you listen to albums, not playlists. If the music you're listening to isn't interestin…