Derick Florian (he/him) @derickflorian@qoto.org
Just broke into software development. Currently struggling to grasp C!
Joined Oct 2022
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Holy hell, I only opened up applications for member sof the UFoI and we already have over 200,000 members total in the application list (the sum of all users across all instances applying).... amazing!
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@freemo@qoto.org
I am now compiling a list of all servers who may have an interest in joining the United Federation of Instances. Quite a few instances have already...
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Exciting news! We've set up a new account using our own domain at @reality2cast@reality2.social and I'm about to make the move. 
#Migration
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The banyan trees in Brisbane are magnificent.
Aerial roots enter the ground, forming new trunks as enormous branches extend away spectacularly from the parent plant. #nature
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BBC 1979: "Will WORD PROCESSORS start a HOME WORKING revolution?"
They will! Just give it a decade or four and a global pandemic!
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They will! Just give it a decade or four and a global pandemic!
farside.link/invidious/watch?v…
www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6URa-…
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Do you prefer to write Mastodon posts with your phone or desktop? Plz boost for reach. #Mastodon
Advent of Code Day 2 - partial idea for solution, spoiler-ish
Going to call it a night. Didn’t finish day 2’s advent of code challenge, but did study for my calc final.
So for I’m really liking my approach and it’s giving me practice using header files and taking command line arguments.
I’m going to take advantage of the fact that alphabetical characters correspond to a number in C which should allow me to subtract the beginning of the possible moves from the move played to get the score for that move.
So I’m thinking ‘A’ - ‘A’ will be 0. Then I can just add 1 to get the “value” of that move. 1 for rock, 2 for paper, 3 for scissors. You can do the same thing for X, Y and Z if you have the beginning of the move set be X, then ‘Z’ - ‘X’ would equal 2 and then add 1 to get 3.
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Aight, so it's only right I do an official #introduction post now that I'm kickin' it on here. Simple rundown on me: 30-somethin' creative from the DMV area that did some cool things as an independent hip-hop artist. Left the music game, now a variety content creator on YouTube and Twitch. Other than that, I just be coolin' & stayin' out the way. I'm a simple person, pretty much lol. Feel free to follow for random thoughts and chill vibes.
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So I've been followed by then had to block several blokes who clearly think life owes them a woman.
Can we please spread the word that no woman comes onto Mastadon looking for attention from creepy men?
It's just so tedious ladies, am I right?
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I am doing advent of code in #rust
And I am pretty confident that my code is clumsy and can be improved significantly.
If any of you would like to point out anything about my mistakes/style/whatever, I would be grateful.
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Some surprising statements and behavior out of @Raspberry_Pi over the last day. I wonder if they're planning to discontinue everything except their products oriented at OEMs.
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I just completed "Rock Paper Scissors" - Day 2 - Advent of Code 2022 #AdventOfCode https://adventofcode.com/2022/day/2
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@cmdevans asked a good question. What is the first programming language you would recommend for a new learner, and why? I'll tack on a poll for the lolz but I think a reply really is in order, especially if your answer is very unique. (And because polls only allow 4 choices, apparently.)
#programming
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There are absolutely servers on that list that deserve a personal block! I like the idea, in general, of there being a variety (a small variety, probably, to avoid needing second-level lists of lists) of shared Blocklists of various kinds. There just needs to be a certain amount of pressure to be open and transparent (and accurate) about list criteria, and I'm happy to be a small part of that pressure now and then.
In the short run it would be excellent if the list could be updated (if it hasn't already been) to say something correct in the qoto entry. Even for the sake of the list itself: since a brief glance at qoto will show that "no moderation, free speech" is inaccurate, it undermines the credibility of the whole thing.
@LouisIngenthron @freemo @toxomat @PaulaToThePeople @SecondJon @shelenn
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The problerm is they **cant** learn about it, not easily... They are on a server where all dissenting voices are silenced, so they will never heard about it on network.
They could look at the block list, but since they are blatantly lieing about the evidence they will again be unable to discern the truth.
These people go out of their way to engineer it so their lies are the only thing anyone hears.. if you even try to discuss it or look into it you get attacked.
@derickflorian @toxomat @ceoln @PaulaToThePeople @SecondJon @shelenn
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I just completed "Rock Paper Scissors" - Day 2 - Advent of Code 2022 #AdventOfCode https://adventofcode.com/2022/day/2
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@derickflorian @PHolder Definitely ok to post your AoC solution on reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/adventofcode/
Pay attention to the formatting conventions.
Each day will have a megathread for solutions that opens once the leaderboard is filled.
It's also a great place to get hints!
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Just broke into software development. Currently struggling to grasp C!
Joined Oct 2022
