Björn Fahller

@bjorn_fahller
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I write code, I do not drink coffee.
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GitHubhttps://github.com/rollbear

got laid off in the big dropbox layoffs today.

if anybody is looking for a staff-level engineer who loves mentoring and who is an expert in web security, email security, TLS/PKI, key and secrets management, and general defense security stuff, please feel free to hit me up.

I had reason to read code that a colleague and I wrote, more than 20 years ago. Let's say that we have both learned a lot about how to write code since then.

What an intriguing story.

Dude briefly mentioned in old saga as having been dumped into a well in 1197, found in the ruins of an old well.

Neither the Saga nor the find are on their own remarkable, but the "hey, it must be that guy!" is!

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/oct/27/remains-of-man-whose-death-was-recorded-in-1197-saga-uncovered-in-norway?CMP=share_btn_url

Remains of man whose death was recorded in 1197 saga uncovered in Norway

Researchers say skeleton retrieved from well is likely to be that of man ‘cast headfirst’ into it by besiegers of castle

The Guardian

When I was a teenager in the 2000s I somehow got the opportunity to interview the drummer from Minor Threat for a hardcore zine.

I asked him for his advice for young musicians. He said “you’re not going to listen to this advice because you don’t think it’s cool, and one day you’ll regret it, but always wear earplugs.”

I didn’t listen.

Didn’t think it was cool.

Permanent ear damage by my mid 20s.

Who’s the Kevlin Henney of the so called AI world? 😞

I finally got to watch Andreas Weis' intro talk about C++ modules, *and* implemented and used my first ever toy module. I'm entering the future!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twWFfYNd5gU

2024 Update: C++ Modules - C++ Developers Get Started Today! - Andreas Weis - ACCU 2024

YouTube
If your product doesn’t verify that the firmware update matches the hardware before installing it, don’t blame the customers for your terrible engineering. #bimmertech

When I was putting together my "Forgotten Greek and Roman Myths" manuscript, I was constantly told that it is not a sellable concept for a book - because "people want to read their favorite myths", and not unkown ones.

Now the reviews are trickling in, and every reviewer highlights how exciting it is to find unknown myths about the well-known gods and heroes.

🤷‍♀️

(Still looking for an English language publisher, btw.)

#mythology #books #bookstodon #storytelling #writing #publishing

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You can solve sudokus in python packaging.

Not not python code, python packages:
```
[project]
name = "sudoku"
version = "1.0.0"
dependencies = [
"sudoku_3_1 == 2",
"sudoku_5_7 == 6",
"sudoku_0_7 == 5"
...
]
```
and the installed packages are the solution.

https://github.com/konstin/sudoku-in-python-packaging

GitHub - konstin/sudoku-in-python-packaging: Sudoku solving in python packaging

Sudoku solving in python packaging. Contribute to konstin/sudoku-in-python-packaging development by creating an account on GitHub.

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