#grumbling — Public Fediverse posts

Things that make me just sigh, episode 237: "Header only Libraries".

I mean, yeah, I'm all for keeping things tidy and small, and minimizing dependencies but, really, one source and one header file would be preferable to you putting all 1000 or 10000 or 100000 lines of code in a single header file.

Sometimes I think about the forces make this sort of thing appealing to people, but mostly I just feel bad about the state of the world.

#Programming #Grumbling

Things that make me just sigh, episode 237: "Header only Libraries".

I mean, yeah, I'm all for keeping things tidy and small, and minimizing dependencies but, really, one source and one header file would be preferable to you putting all 1000 or 10000 or 100000 lines of code in a single header file.

Sometimes I think about the forces make this sort of thing appealing to people, but mostly I just feel bad about the state of the world.

#Programming #Grumbling

if you hate doing the housework, clap your hands.
#cleaning & #grumbling

if you hate doing the housework, clap your hands.
#cleaning & #grumbling

Gah, why does it take so long to write a thing?

This was intended as a far longer and more comprehensive piece, but in the course of writing it (and debugging the build system it's documenting part of) I realised that I could improve the next thing I was trying to write about, so I found a more or less sane stopping point.

Expect more when I've ironed out the wrinkles in the next bit. Maybe.

#emacs #webmentions #hugo #writing #grumbling

https://bofh.org.uk/2025/09/07/fetching-webmentions-again-with-emacs/

Gah, why does it take so long to write a thing?

This was intended as a far longer and more comprehensive piece, but in the course of writing it (and debugging the build system it's documenting part of) I realised that I could improve the next thing I was trying to write about, so I found a more or less sane stopping point.

Expect more when I've ironed out the wrinkles in the next bit. Maybe.

#emacs #webmentions #hugo #writing #grumbling

https://bofh.org.uk/2025/09/07/fetching-webmentions-again-with-emacs/

- How do you call an annoyed python coder?
- grum.py

That is what I am, as #PyCharm started to forget the test runner setting between sessions and resets the setting to "Autodetect". And if it was not annoying enough, it runs the tests with Unittest command even though Autodetect says, they are PyTest cases.

Either my installation is messed up pretty badly or I've just found another company that doesn't run enough regression tests. 😒

#Python #Pycharm #Pytest #nerdhumor #grumbling

It's 2025. There is never a need to append "(Swagger)" every time you mention OpenAPI.

I'm judging you if you do. #grumbling

It's 2025. There is never a need to append "(Swagger)" every time you mention OpenAPI.

I'm judging you if you do. #grumbling

Today it is not that interesting which library to use in 2025. It is much more intriguing which library to use in 2015

#programming #grumbling

Django tip: Before you waste unreasonable amount of time trying to fix a potential "race condition" 🏎️ 🧱 in your async code, check that you're not calling save() without update_fields which could undo all your hard work 🤦 💂 #django #python #grumbling #tip

Django tip: Before you waste unreasonable amount of time trying to fix a potential "race condition" 🏎️ 🧱 in your async code, check that you're not calling save() without update_fields which could undo all your hard work 🤦 💂 #django #python #grumbling #tip

One of the worst parts of grant based funding causing huge inefficiencies is that it keeps scientists busy with financial administration work: calculating personnel costs, projecting pay rises, applying for rebooking money from one account or one year to another... 💸 💰 None of us actually have training in this #academicChatter #grantFunding #grumbling

One of the worst parts of grant based funding causing huge inefficiencies is that it keeps scientists busy with financial administration work: calculating personnel costs, projecting pay rises, applying for rebooking money from one account or one year to another... 💸 💰 None of us actually have training in this #academicChatter #grantFunding #grumbling

Why is the share icon on mobile apps an icon that isn't in any standard font sets? It makes it really difficult to include in text guides for helping non-techy people.

Also impossible to refer to it in a text post.

⋯ and ☰ are available in fonts but not the share icon.

#Grumbling

Why is the share icon on mobile apps an icon that isn't in any standard font sets? It makes it really difficult to include in text guides for helping non-techy people.

Also impossible to refer to it in a text post.

⋯ and ☰ are available in fonts but not the share icon.

#Grumbling

People used to dance Conga lines in the 1940s and 1950s to tunes like this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZkwaWhOUpYk

...and it's derived from older traditional music from Cuba and ultimately Africa.

So why is it that when you try to find music for conga lines now, it is totally different 1980s pop tracks by Gloria Estefan or Black Lace? 🤔 They're not even suited to dancing in long lines, the Estefan version is way too fast, yet there are people trying to use Estefan's music for the older dance.

It's weird how revisionist pop culture can be, it's like the original music has been wiped from existence.

#Conga #Music #Grumbling

People used to dance Conga lines in the 1940s and 1950s to tunes like this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZkwaWhOUpYk

...and it's derived from older traditional music from Cuba and ultimately Africa.

So why is it that when you try to find music for conga lines now, it is totally different 1980s pop tracks by Gloria Estefan or Black Lace? 🤔 They're not even suited to dancing in long lines, the Estefan version is way too fast, yet there are people trying to use Estefan's music for the older dance.

It's weird how revisionist pop culture can be, it's like the original music has been wiped from existence.

#Conga #Music #Grumbling

I'm salty that DMs are like impossible to figure out on the Tusky app? Like wtf. #Grumbling

The inability to Quote Toot might reduce toxic pile-ons, but it also means that there isn't an easy way to distinguish Boosting one great post from Boosting a post that's part of a great thread. Even just a button that Boosts with the added signal "Read the Whole Thread" would do the trick. #mastadon #quotetoot #grumbling