रञ्जित (Ranjit Mathew)1h ago

“C Array Types Are Weird”, Anselm Schüler (https://anselmschueler.com/blogposts/2025-c-pointers/).

Via HN: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48263560

On Lobsters: https://lobste.rs/s/26wkdp/discussion_about_c_array_type_semantics

#C #Programming #Types #Arrays #Pointers #Rants

C array types are weird; and related topics

C array types are weird. In this article I’ll explain what I find weird about them, what I’d do differently, and ramble on a few related things.

kopic10h ago

(Months ago)

Client: We need A to be B.

Me: Are you sure? This is an irreversible action.

Client: Yes

Me: Done.

(This morning)

Client: We need A to be A.

#rant #rants #tiredofthisshit

Cee Tee Jackson1d ago

PODCAST- Episode #1: Music, Memory & Modern Life.

This episode covers three territories: music, memory, and movement; the complicated relationship between a blogger and the platforms that carry his words; and a very short poem about a man, a lawn, and a vodka.

#amusingStories #AuthorPodcast #blogging #DailyPodcast #humor #humour #limerick #NonsensePodcast #nostalgia #Podcast #Rants
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Between-Device Sharing Still Sucks https://hackaday.com/2026/05/20/between-device-sharing-still-sucks/
#Featured #Interest #NetworkHacks #OriginalArt #Rants #Bluetooth #Filesharing #Files #Networkshare #Networking #Networks #Wifi
Between-Device Sharing Still Sucks

Once upon a time, computing was simple. You had files on a floppy disk. If you wanted to take them to a different computer, you ejected the disk from one machine and put it in another. It wasn&#821…

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Hackaday [Unofficial]May 14

Ask Hackaday: Do We Need a 21st Century Calculator?

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://hackaday.com/2026/05/14/ask-hackaday-do-we-need-a-21st-century-calculator/

13May 14
Ask Hackaday: Do We Need a 21st Century Calculator? https://hackaday.com/2026/05/14/ask-hackaday-do-we-need-a-21st-century-calculator/
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Ask Hackaday: Do We Need A 21st Century Calculator?

Three resistors in parallel: 4.7 k,Ω 22 kΩ, and 3.3 kΩ. Quick! What’s the equivalent value? You can estimate it, of course, but if you want the actual 1.8 kΩ (approximately) answer, you proba…

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Show threadI Heart NoiseMay 14
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N-gated Hacker NewsMay 11
🤦‍♂️ Oh no, another tech bro's poetic rant about hating #soldering. 🌪️ Apparently, soldering is the end of civilization and the grey smoke is its harbinger. 🙄 Maybe next time, just hire someone who doesn't have an existential crisis over a soldering iron. 🔧✨
https://user8.bearblog.dev/rant/ #techbro #rants #existentialcrisis #innovation #humor #HackerNews #ngated
Soldering

I hate soldering oh so much.\n I hate the thick grey smoke from solder and flux. \n I hate the sticky goop on all I touch. \n I hate the VOCs and particul...

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Hacker NewsMay 11

I hate soldering existentially

https://user8.bearblog.dev/rant/

#HackerNews #soldering #rants #existentialism #tech #frustrations #creativity

Soldering

I hate soldering oh so much.\n I hate the thick grey smoke from solder and flux. \n I hate the sticky goop on all I touch. \n I hate the VOCs and particul...

User8
Hackaday [Unofficial]May 9

Copy or Redesign?

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://hackaday.com/2026/05/09/copy-or-redesign/