robryk @robryk@qoto.org
I enjoy things around information theory (and data compression), complexity theory (and cryptography), read hard scifi, currently work on weird ML (we'll see how it goes), am somewhat literal minded and have approximate knowledge of random things. I like when statements have truth values, and when things can be described simply (which is not exactly the same as shortly) and yet have interesting properties.
I live in the largest city of Switzerland (and yet have cow and sheep pastures and a swimmable lake within a few hundred meters of my place :)). I speak Polish, English, German, and can understand simple Swiss German and French.
If in doubt, please err on the side of being direct with me. I very much appreciate when people tell me that I'm being inaccurate. I think that satisfying people's curiosity is the most important thing I could be doing (and usually enjoy doing it). I am normally terse in my writing and would appreciate requests to verbosify.
I appreciate it if my grammar or style is corrected (in any of the languages I use here).
Joined Nov 2020
Random thought: is there any fantasy novel that includes a strike (in the labor sense) of magical weapons?
@ftdl Wasze obrazki są serwowane z niewłaściwym content type:
```
[robryk@howl:~]$ curl -s --head https://pol.social/system/media_attachments/files/111/997/477/376/191/561/original/c95ac2fa43c76db5.jfif | grep content-type
content-type: text/plain
x-content-type-options: nosniff
[robryk@howl:~]$ curl -s https://pol.social/system/media_attachments/files/111/997/477/376/191/561/original/c95ac2fa43c76db5.jfif | file -
/dev/stdin: JPEG image data, JFIF standard 1.01, aspect ratio, density 1x1, segment length 16, baseline, precision 8, 1080x1080, components 3
```
robryk
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incidentally, the two are related; back in late 1800s, when people wanted to manufacture things like typewriters and sewing machines, they didn't have an entire industrial base that would do precision things out of metal on contract available for them
they could, however, hire a gun manufacturer, which is someone who makes precision things out of metal on contract
In what languages, apart from Polish, one "burns" a cigarette (as opposed to "smoking" it)?
robryk
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TIL: Kanton Zürich apparently has detectors near a few #hiking trails to measure how dry/wet the ground is, so you can plan ahead of time for the right shoes and equipment!
https://www.zh.ch/de/umwelt-tiere/boden/messnetz-bodenfeuchte.html
robryk
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I'm looking for a new job! 
👷♀️ I can build software for your business (mainly in Rust, but I pick up new things quickly), or help you make sense of your existing software. I’m familiar with networking (I run AS213185 to experiment with BGP, OSPF and such), railway open data, and a bit of embedded stuff too (schematic/PCB design in KiCad, embedded Rust).
✨ Recently, I've tracked London Underground trains (and given a talk about it), reverse-engineered UK rail tickets, and built some hardware to make LED panels work. I have a website at eta.st with more stuff, too!
🌐 I'm looking for hybrid jobs (not fully remote) in the UK, but I could be tempted away to the Netherlands or Germany for the right role. I'm also open to contracting and part-time projects!
✉️ Send me an email at job@eta.st if you're interested (or want my CV)
Boosts appreciated! ❤️ #getfedihired
Yearly reminder: today's the day when the Swiss authorities break the noon quiet period.
I realized today that this is a good alternate way of looking at what voltage dividers hanging off a power rail do: they are like a voltage source of the expected voltage with an internal resistance equivalent to a parallel connection of the divider's resistors.
I wonder how much time will pass until I get the rest of the setup for problem 17 from https://www.iypt.org/problems/problems-iypt-2024/
Why do x-ray emitters present typical lamp current as an important metric? (E.g. on faceplate) Its relation to luminosity depends greatly on emitter geometry, so is emitter-specific.
robryk
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You ever wonder if toothpaste is more of a lapping compound or is it more of a soap?
I'm really surprised that E27 lightbulb sockets are considered fine for multi-kV voltages (there are sodium vapor bulbs without an internal igniter that have that base and require upward from 1.5kV to ignite).
> One of the meters, which was located north of Grindavík, went under lava, but over 20 GPS meters are in the area that are being used.
Hm~ I would be surprised if it actually went _under_.
Some guys reviving a scanning electron microscope from early 90s that was being scrapped: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1OWIgy9S0sOFNL3VpJq7UkqUR78M9EEU (commentary in Polish)
And there's one more eruption near Grindavik (this time closer to the town).
Source of the image: https://en.vedur.is/media/uncategorized/Kort_StadsetningGoss2.jpg
> The use of the system resembled its name, which had been intended to be spurious.
Why do pressurized cans warn against puncturing them "even if empty"?
MPK w Krakowie używa openstreetmap do pokazywania pozycji pojazdu w środku. Wszystko byłoby dobrze, tylko używają wersji sprzed budowy trasy łagiewnickiej, więc tramwaje radośnie jeżdżą poza torami.
robryk
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The I in LLM stands for intelligence
On how people now use AI to submit security reports on #curl.
https://daniel.haxx.se/blog/2024/01/02/the-i-in-llm-stands-for-intelligence/
I enjoy things around information theory (and data compression), complexity theory (and cryptography), read hard scifi, currently work on weird ML (we'll see how it goes), am somewhat literal minded and have approximate knowledge of random things. I like when statements have truth values, and when things can be described simply (which is not exactly the same as shortly) and yet have interesting properties.
I live in the largest city of Switzerland (and yet have cow and sheep pastures and a swimmable lake within a few hundred meters of my place :)). I speak Polish, English, German, and can understand simple Swiss German and French.
If in doubt, please err on the side of being direct with me. I very much appreciate when people tell me that I'm being inaccurate. I think that satisfying people's curiosity is the most important thing I could be doing (and usually enjoy doing it). I am normally terse in my writing and would appreciate requests to verbosify.
I appreciate it if my grammar or style is corrected (in any of the languages I use here).
Joined Nov 2020
