yassernascJan 13
big awoo notation
The two hardest problems in Computer Science are:

1. Getting up in the morning
2. Going to bed at a reasonable time
Dec 25 at 9:34amWeb
Show threadbig awoo notationDec 25
I'm drowning in notifications now, so I'm muting this; y'all have fun now
Show threadsnickerbockersDec 25
@lofty too bad you forgot to mute this one.
Show threadbig awoo notationDec 25
@snickerbockers the button is "mute thread", I regret to inform you; they thought ahead.
Show threadvriska, thief of light Dec 25

RE: https://60228.dev/@leo/115780004031434890

@lofty Haha yeah

Show threadvriska, thief of light Dec 25
@lofty are you going to ccc
Show threadbig awoo notationDec 25
@leo nope. admittedly I only have like one family member to spend Christmas with, but one is more than zero.
Show threadAlexander K‮kn‭liDec 25
@lofty @cookingroffa life hack: live in Germany and work with a team in the US
Show threadGraham Sutherland / PolynomialDec 25
@alech @lofty @cookingroffa doing this from the UK and it's so good. "Oh I have to be up early for a meeting tomorrow" "what time?" "2pm"
Show threadEndlessMasonDec 26
@gsuberland @alech @lofty @cookingroffa
Try working for gmt+10... For one they know what gmt+10 means... For two there are only 2 hours of possible overlap for meetings in a day before somebody has to go to bed
Show threadrenkeDec 25

@alech
add another team in India and all global meetings *have* to be around midday CE(S)T

@lofty @cookingroffa

Show threadAndrew ZonenbergDec 25

@alech @lofty @cookingroffa I have the opposite problem working at a company with a global customer base and labs in multiple countries. I'm on US west coast time and have to deal with customers ranging from California to South Korea to Sweden.

When you're trying to get Seattle, Seoul, and Madrid on a call it's going to be the middle of the night for someone and you just have to draw straws.

Show threadBen PfaffDec 25
@azonenberg @alech @lofty @cookingroffa It's tricky being on the US West Coast given that hardly anyone is in the time zones just to the west of us.
Show threadMaeJan 13
@alech @lofty @cookingroffa you guys hiring
Show threadAlexander K‮kn‭liJan 13
@Mae @cookingroffa @lofty not really 😔
Show thread 𝕛𝕦𝕝𝕖𝕤 Dec 25
@lofty am cs phd student, can confirm
Show threadKurtDec 25
@lofty yea ​​
Show threadMichael OrmsbyDec 25

@lofty 1. Resist the urge to solve problems with more complexity.
2. Solve the problem of too much complexity in an existing system.

Credit to Donald Knuth for the inspiration.

Show threadJari Komppa 🇫🇮Dec 25
@lofty
3. off by one errors
Show threadRobJan 5
@sol_hsa @lofty There it is. Knew it had to be in the thread somewhere. Hats off to you.
Show threadcsaki01Dec 25
@lofty Who are you and why do you know about my two biggest problems? Oh...
Show threadPhilippa CowderoyDec 25
@lofty There's going to bed and there's getting to sleep and I wish this was lewd rather than the other thing...
Show threada40YOStudentDec 25
@lofty 3. Off-by-one bug
Show threadMichael WintersDec 25
@a40yostudent @lofty Off by 1 hour errors
Show thread🅺🅸🅼 🆂🅲🅷🆄🅻🆉:~$ ▓Dec 25
@lofty having enough coffee so you do not have to waste time to go shopping for it.
Show threadBen ToddDec 25

@lofty

And 1.5 staying awake between those two times!

Show threadSlatianDec 25
@lofty

3. Cyclic dependencies
Show threadJimmyDec 25
@lofty This is a tradition handed down from the days of punch cards when undergrad batches were lowest priority so you couldn't debug until 1am.
Show threadJoshDec 25

@lofty bullseye. nailed it. 10/10. no notes.

#soaccurate

Show threadAlceaDec 25
@[email protected] •acws #acws

Guess I've been a Computor person my entire life huh

*But #depression also -*

Computer person !
Show threadLinkyKatsumiVTDec 26
@lofty I can relate to this
Show threadTiTiNoNero Dec 26
@lofty a computer at home is my hardest obstacle before a fulfilling and healthy life.
Show threadArtemisDec 26
@lofty This is so heckin true it's not even funny.
Show threadcyberveganDec 26
@lofty NP-Hard
Show threadRiley S. FaelanDec 26
@lofty 3. And naming things that happen inbetween.
Show threadNoodlemazDec 26
@lofty ha, not according to my other half. He loves his sleep.
Show threadfox /dev/randomDec 26
There is also 2nd kind of ppl who wake up at 9AM and go to bed at 9PM. At first glance seems fine, until you find out they stay up for 36 hours
Show threadSchrottkatze (-> treehouse.systems)Dec 28
@lofty
reading this from my bed with me and my gf still in it at almost 15:45
Show threadforekickerofwaterquarterDec 30
@lofty Just replace Home Office by Bed Office.
Show threadLouis CoutureJan 3
@lofty 3. Naming things
Show threadDominikJan 5
@lofty True. It's currently 1:27 am where I live. Should probably go to sleep.
Show threadSky, Cozy Goth Prince of CatsJan 5
@lofty you might even call those io problems... after all, it's just difficulties with the on/off switches.
Show threadKen ButlerJan 5
@lofty 3. counting things
Show threadClep-Karb @ Home 🏠Jan 5

@lofty

*Looks at watch*

*It's 3:30 am*

Jupp. I agree  

Show threadkwayk42Jan 5
@lofty
Show thread🐧DaveNull🐧 ☣️pResident Evil☣Jan 5

@lofty

0. Convincing human that computer science is science, not random thinkering with "newer and supposedly easier tools".

Therefore they still need to use brain, think before they act and stop pretending "chatGPT is good for debugging stuff I refuse to learn about", that computers are "intelligent", or pretend tools that require less knowledge (designed for basic stuff) or incomplete tutorials/docs/diagnosis are "better" for resolving very complex issues "because it's easier to do"…

Show threadAndrewJan 5
@lofty And I see no connection between the two.
Show threadHassmeisterJan 6
@lofty Thats why I'm doing science at night.
Show threadhaskinsJan 10
@lofty 3. Software time/effort estimates
4. Not getting argued down on estimates
Show threadRevK Jan 13

@lofty

3. Out by one errors

Show threadRaj 🇬🇧🇪🇺💻🖥(🌻🇺🇦;🇵🇸)Jan 13
@lofty That's me that is.
Show threadDeborah Preuss, pcc 🇨🇦Jan 14
@lofty @ShaulaEvans
3. Humans
Show threadDaniel JonssonJan 14
@lofty very true
Show threadMark GardnerJan 20
@lofty And both require solving the halting problem for your own brain.