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I just found the `data-interval` package (hackage.haskell.org/package/data-i…). I remember writing ad-hoc versions of it multiple times, but this one seems to be both very comprehensive, but also has one of the neatest interfaces I've ever seen. Great work, and thanks Masahiro Sakai.

1. Nix 2. Bash 3. Python 4. jq Yeah, I write too much glue code.

This summarizes my feelings on cryptocurrencies nicely. I do believe that blockchain is a neat idea and I can also imagine a ton of practical applications; but as in most things, ruthlessly monetizing it introduces terrible incentives.

I just migrated my NixOS-powered server on AWS to t3g.nano, the cheapest EC2 instance, which happens to be on ARM. Everything works perfectly without any modifications. And I still can build everything on my x86_64 workstation, thanks to the binfmt-qemu trick. NixOS is cool.

I wish my phones virtual keyboard was smart enough to show the keyboard layout of the language of the person I'm trying to talk with.

nix-tree now supports flake references, if you're into them. To check it out: ``` nix run \ github:utdemir/nix-tree -- \ --derivation nixpkgs#asciiquarium ```

This. Removing similar looking code is the job of a compression algorithm, not the programmer. There are different things that look the same, and similar things that may look different. Only the latter requires an abstraction.

Functor Punk At least this is as far as my dislike goes: It is not "that's ok, I'll write a unit test". It is rather "I thought hard but couldn't come up with something more reasonable, so I have to write a unit test". Almost like a punishment :)

This seems particularly beneficial for Nix-based projects.

I worked on this! It was so much fun to implement. FFmpeg’s filtergraph language is one of the most powerful DSL’s I’ve ever worked with, and also very pleasant to use. Such a great tool.

Linux is great. But as someone moving to Apple ecosystem after using Linux on everything for 10+ years, developing on a Mac is surprisingly pleasant. I do think the desktop is much more polished than any Linux DE, and every language I tried works fine (admittedly they have to).

👀 Interesting article from Utku Demir on choosing #cloud regions ☁️ for lower #latency. Featuring #ping data from WonderProxy! utdemir.com/posts/choosing…

This is true for white-collar workers too. Even in tech, employers are aware of this and use it to force the talent to stay with them at a low-cost, blocking the employee's career development. My biggest mistake when moving to NZ was choosing this kind of visa.

If you are a Haskeller and #Hacktoberfest is your thing, I welcome contributions to: * nix-tree: github.com/utdemir/nix-tr… * hs-nix-template: github.com/utdemir/hs-nix… * ghc-musl: github.com/utdemir/ghc-mu… All have open issues of varying difficulty, and docs updates also welcome!

And while we're being mad at software, I know I've railed against this several times in the past - but fuck this very much.