#xkcd927 — Public Fediverse posts

#SemVer! #DateVer! #MonotonicVer!

There are lots of #options, so following rule 927, I hereby propose my own #alternative.

#SpiralVer!

v. 1
v. j1
v. -1
v. -j1
v. 2
v. j2
[...]

One problem is that minor releases require doing #trigonometry.

#XKCD927 #standards #versioning #mathematics #complex #ComplexNumbers #engineering #trigonometry #sin #cosin

How about a configuration format that is actually format agnostic? Something like this:

#! /bin/env fancy-file-format
26m2zKqSa... (some binary data)

Then you just run it like that 🤯

# Print data as JSON
./config.fff --format json

# Write data from YAML
echo "so = true" | ./config.fff --format yaml

# Edit data as temporary TOML file
./config.fff --format toml --edit

#config #xkcd927

Installing FOSS apps on your phone sometimes certainly feels like an eternal XKCD 927 purgatory.

- Apps by GrapheneOS for some GrapheneOS apps (and assorted ✨other✨ apps.
- Obtainium for installing apps directly from source/repos.
- Neo Store for installing apps who cannot be arsed to have .apk files in their repos (#AntennaPod), yet without dealing with the typical F-Droid shenanigans.
- Accrescent, because hell, why not! The more, the merrier!
- And, of course, Google Play Store for the corporate goblins.

#FOSS #GrapheneOS #Obtainium #NeoStore #FDroid #Accrescent #GooglePlayStore #XKCD #XKCD927