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The `left-pad` incident was 10 years ago today.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Npm_left-pad_incident

Thankfully, we've completely solved software supply chains in the years since.

npm left-pad incident - Wikipedia

Seth Mos 13h ago

Kees van der Leun 23h ago

Gas and LNG expert Anne-Sophie Corbeau: "People really need to turn down their thermostats. We're heading for the Mother of all energy crises. Refilling Europe's gas storages could become the drama of the year."
Even more so for the Netherlands, where the filling level has now been run down to below 7%, I would add.
In Tijd.be, by Tobe Steel
https://www.tijd.be/ondernemen/milieu-energie/energie-experte-anne-sophie-corbeau-mensen-zouden-hun-thermostaat-lager-moeten-zetten-het-is-nodig/10653647.html

Seth Mos 2d ago

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Kees van der Leun 2d ago

.. This behaviour keeps demand high and drives up global prices.

At home, citizens and companies will get in trouble due to high energy bills.

In poorer countries, our behaviour leads to physical shortages, because we outbid them on LNG and oil markets.

Can we be a little less narrow-minded?

Seth Mos 2d ago

Kees van der Leun 2d ago

International Energy Agency @iea.org: We're in a major global oil & gas supply crisis, please save energy, e.g. by working from home or reducing speed limits.

Dutch government: "Not necessary here, since we can still get oil & gas, although at higher prices"

But dears, ...

https://nos.nl/artikel/2607053-kabinet-neemt-adviezen-iea-niet-over-geen-tekorten-in-nederland

Kabinet neemt adviezen IEA niet over: 'Geen tekorten in Nederland'

De waarschuwing van het Internationaal Energieagentschap leidt in Nederland niet direct tot extra maatregelen of adviezen.

Seth Mos 3d ago

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If SQL is pronounced "sequel" then surely DNS is pronounced "Dennis"?

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Seth Mos Mar 14

NetBlocks Mar 14

⚠️ Update: Two full weeks have now passed since #Iran fell into digital darkness amid a regime-imposed internet blackout.

The public remain isolated from the outside world with only a limited domestic intranet after 336 hours while state-approved accounts get whitelisted access.

[error]: lp0 on fire

Craig S. Kaplan Mar 3

In my online undergraduate P5.js course, students are about to begin the module on motion and physics, including a bit of physics simulation using Matter.js. It suddenly occurred to me that I had never seen anybody put together this particular demo before, and I realized it had to be done. Messy source code at https://editor.p5js.org/isohedral/full/vJa5RiZWs.