Mastodawn

rootfs.ext2.gz Oct 7, 2023

Huh, forgot this account existed...

rootfs.ext2.gz Jul 28, 2023

Recently a developer spottted a regex in our code base to detect if a string is a date, but noticed it was wrong. It was something like:

^20[0-9][0-9]-[0-9]+-[0-9]+$

which means dates like "2000-0000000-0000000" would be accepted, which is useless. I also mention how our unit tests that run against the function with this regex follows the happy path, but never really checks for the bad paths (including this one).

He then went to fix the regex, but then started to take into account things like days ending in 30/31, February ending in day 28, etc. TBH, it was very much overkill for what was needed (this was to effectively check if the string matched the "shape" of a date) but I was like "sure, why not".

He then turns around and says he has factored in leap years. At this point, I'm getting a little bit worried as he seems to be getting side-tracked. But whatever, it is done, he has got a little webpage that shows how the regex works, I say if you can export that as an image and annotate it, that would be great for future devs.

So I think that is pretty much the end of it, right? No more.

He then comes back later in the day and tells me he wants the regex to consider ROMAN FUCKING NUMERALS.

I-

SERIOUSLY.

WHO PUTS DATES INTO COMPUTERS IN THE FUCKING ROMAN NUMERAL FORMAT?!?!?!?

I try my best to kindly state that you can do that for fun and personal reasons, but I doubt our system will accept or even present dates in roman numerals.

He seems incredibly sad about this.

I then ask him has he updated the unit tests to test for all these cases.

"What unit tests?"

rootfs.ext2.gz Jul 20, 2023

Kainoa Jul 19, 2023

Hey everyone,

Wow, what a wild ride, huh? From those first brainstorming sessions that sparked Calckey, to the epic journey that brings us here today, rebranding as Firefish - I've gotta say, I'm seriously blown away.

One year ago, Calckey was just my side project, after being a Misskey contributor for a while. But when y'all jumped on board, you made it so much more. You transformed it from my dream to our reality.

Firefish isn't just a cool name. It's everything we've been working towards. It's late nights, strong coffee, wild ideas, laughs, and even the occasional tears. It's our little space on the web where we're constantly pushing for the next big thing, and always looking out for one another.

So here we are, at the start of something new. Firefish is more than just a rebrand - it's a celebration. A celebration of you, me, and us. It's a tribute to the amazing community we've built together. Firefish is all of YOU.

We put together video that I feel really gets to the heart of Firefish. We wanted to show you guys what this whole journey has meant to us, and how excited we are to be taking this next step together.

Before I go, I just want to say a big, massive, thank you. Thank you to all the patrons who supported this. Thank you to @blackspike for the absolutely stunning logo. Thank you @angelolz for the beautiful trailer. Thank you to our development team who's made some amazing strides. And thank you all for believing in this wild idea, thank you for your support, and thank you for being part of the coolest community on the web. You guys are the real backbone of all this.

Here's to the next chapter of our journey as Firefish. Exciting times ahead, and I can't wait to see where we go from here!

Posts will shortly follow with release notes, roadmaps, technical details, migration plans. I'll keep this thread updated.

Much love,
Kainoa

https://joinfirefish.org/

@firefish

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rootfs.ext2.gz Jul 20, 2023

r҉ustic cy͠be̸rpu̵nk🤠🤖Jun 16, 2023

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rootfs.ext2.gz Jul 9, 2023

Boo, this instance doesn't support editing posts 😔

rootfs.ext2.gz Jul 9, 2023

Testing something...

rootfs.ext2.gz Jul 9, 2023

Just noticed my server here has updated, but still doesn't have all the MFM.

Oh well 😔

rootfs.ext2.gz Jul 9, 2023

Maria The Martian

Jul 5, 2023

Hello Fedi
So many new Frenz...
Hi, y'all!

Here's a brief little bio for the noobz.

I am a friendly Martian Fedi explorer.
Sometimes I am a Unicorn, Centaur or Robot.
Always weird, sometimes silly.
I love the Calckey servers.
Calckey.social is my happy place.
I love creating MFM art.
I share a lot of my favorite music.
I am autistic and adhd.
I love the lgbtqia and trans community.
I am a genderfluid bisexual shapeshifter
I am an eclectic witch and a Buddhist.

I hope you all enjoy the Fediverse!

Feel free to ask questions.
Most people are lovely.
Block the ones who aren't.

rootfs.ext2.gz Jul 9, 2023