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@wilfredh Yes, sandboxed crossplatform applets...

(Like Java, indeed, but this time for real?)

@CedarTea > It happens that every man in a bank hates what the bank does

I don't think that's what happening. There are quite a few people who like exactly what's happening. At least some are in control.

Wow. Did someone just voted from the rooftops?.. Does that mean that everything else failed?

@gsuberland I think we've almost nailed the luxury and gay parts though.

@das_g @redmp Not gonna happen until Data.List migrates to that `containers`-like API.

@isagalaev Been coding in Comic Sans for years. What a masterpiece of a font!

(No, really, try it!)

@wilfredh Haskell's Cabal has some provisions to extract changelogs (and readmes) from package description. This allows Hackage to put a canonical link to the package changelogs. I use it to post new package updates in @hackage without having to get the changelogs myself.

> How unexpected was the internal combustion engine! How surprising! What a creative act, to violate the rule that you shouldn't start a fire inside your vehicle!

@amiloradovsky Of course money is just the means. The end is power.

"And we even know who that person is."

@cwebber@octodon.social The lost art of distinguishing check boxes and radio buttons!

Great news, everybody! Google has approved the updated XScreenSaver Privacy Policy. I assume that this means that they find it 100% factual and endorse it entirely.

jwz.org/xscreensaver/google.ht

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I really appreciate the folks who pointed out that yyyy-mm-dd is the only sane date format and I now use it for almost everything, not just a programming context.

SimpleX network: v5.8 released with private message routing, IP address protection for messages, files & media, new chat themes and more!

Also new in v5.8:

- group improvements - reduced traffic and additional preferences.
- improved networking, message and file delivery.
- Persian interface language - thanks to our users.

Read more: simplex.chat/blog/20240604-sim

Install the apps: simplex.chat/downloads/

Please upgrade your self-hosted servers!

See the new server guide: simplex.chat/docs/server.html

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