Ben Foote

@benpocalypse
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20+ year software engineer, dad, perpetual tinkerer, nerd.
#blacklivesmatter
I wish the internet was a nicer place.
I support all people, regardless of race, religion, or sexual orientation. Every one is a person. If you don't think every person should exist, don't follow me.
JoinedSep 5, 2017
Websitehttps://bengineeri.ng
GitHubhttps://github.com/benpocalypse
Ben Foote18h ago
@caseyliss Congrats on the shout out at the WWDC event!
Ben Foote2d ago
Lotta long, good threads on the toot site today. It's why I love mastodon.
Ben FooteJun 1
Teresa 🏳️‍⚧️Jun 1
Good morning Fediverse family! And Happy Pride Month!!!!
Ben FooteMay 27
Thom, a distro-agnostic toolMay 27

I mean, I was planning on not pushing the @osnews fundraiser for a while, but people are still donating. The next incentive is still far away at €5406/10000, but considering we only hit the €5000 yesterday morning... So, if you want that video tour of my office and massive devices collection, keep donating? 🤷‍♀️

I'll keep the fundraiser tracker stickied atop the site then, I guess. It seems to work.😄

https://www.osnews.com/story/145011/osnews-fundrasier-progress/

OSNews fundraiser progress – OSnews

Ben FooteMay 27

Some people drink Pepsi, some people drink Coke.
The wacky morning DJ says democracy's a joke.

#Cake

Show threadBen FooteMay 8
Do you know what the quickest way to zero out a register? It's XOR. I promise you, AI people have no idea about what a register or XOR are.
Show threadBen FooteMay 8
I love touching bare metal, I love doing things that are efficient and meaningful, I love knowing the difference between big and little endian, but as I've gotten older software has taken all the joy out of knowing how best to use the hardware. AI is the antithesis of being a software engineer. Anyone that uses it has no idea what registers it uses or how it gets scheduled by the kernel, they just want to think they're smart by proxy. This has really taken the wind out of my sails.
Ben FooteMay 8
I lost my software job 2 months ago, of which I'd been an engineer for 22 years, and based on the current state of jobs and hiring, I'm inclined to just get a job in the trades. What's going on in the software world is unconscionable. I don't think I can be part of this. I tried, but can't.
Ben FooteMar 5
I vote we bomb Pete Hegseth.
Ben FooteMar 5
Jenny From Castle DownsMar 5
Trans women. Boost if you agree.