Waldir Pimenta

@waldyrious
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luso-cape verdean, wikipedian, programmer, documentarian, compulsive bikeshedder, nerdy geek, chronically curious, shower thinker, regex gymnast.

My toots are often about #Wikimedia #OpenStreetMap #FOSS #OpenSource #Outliners. I'm findable in https://fediverse.info/explore/people via #fedi22

websitehttps://waldyrious.net
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Fossjobs on Hacker News - thanks for the boost! :-)

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45050538

Fossjobs: A job board for Free and Open Source jobs | Hacker News

I think many people misunderstand the purpose of code review. The purpose of code review is not for the reviewer to find bugs, and certainly not for them to ensure that the code is bug-free. Anyone who depends on code review to find bugs is living in a fool's paradise. As everyone should know by now, it is not in general possible to find bugs by examining the code.

The primary purpose of code review is to find code that will be _hard to maintain_. The reviewer looks at the code and tries to understand what it is doing and how. If they can't, that means it will be hard to maintain in the future, and should be fixed now, while the original author is still familiar with it.

Seguradora Hiscox Portugal oferece licença sabática paga de 4 semanas (acumulável com 3 semanas de férias) aos trabalhadores com mais de 5 anos de casa → https://hrportugal.sapo.pt/esta-empresa-permite-aos-colaboradores-estar-7-semanas-seguidas-pagas-sem-trabalhar-e-e-em-portugal/
Esta empresa permite aos colaboradores estar 7 semanas seguidas (pagas) sem trabalhar. E é em Portugal

A Hiscox Portugal lançou o programa “Sabbatical”.

Human Resources

🎙 New Episode of Igalia Chats: RIP XSLT?

Igalia's @bkardell and @Meyerweb chat with Liam Quin about a recent issue in WHATWG regarding the removal of XSLT

https://www.igalia.com/chats/xslt-liam

Andreas Kling's Keynote Presentation on the Ladybird Browser
https://youtube.com/watch?v=9YM7pDMLvr4
Andreas Kling's Keynote Presentation on the Ladybird Browser

YouTube
In the new Signpost:
* Portuguese court orders article redacted, editors' information turned over in Caesar DePaço case
* The article in the most languages turns out to be the single largest self-promotion operation in Wikipedia’s history
* Mass use of checkuser tool by WMF employee triggers investigation, policy updates
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/Single/2025-08-09

Podlink just got a major upgrade 🚀 It’s faster, more reliable, and easier for listeners to use. As part of this update:
• New and updated platform list including YouTube Music replacing Google Podcasts, plus new options like AntennaPod, Audible, Podcast Guru, Pandora, and more.
• Smarter sorting powered by OP3, based on global market share, listener device, and public analytics.
• Saved app preferences so listeners can set a default podcast app for instant redirects.

https://blog.podlink.com/posts/a-new-foundation-for-podlink

A New Foundation for Podlink

A brief summary and update on the fight to #FreeJavaScript from Oracle's trademark hoarding:
https://youtu.be/_tGwOv3scKw
Our fight with Oracle is getting crazy...

YouTube
Best ever use of this meme template 😂

@GiveDirectly deprioritizes its basic income programs in favor of lump sum transfers in response to study of its 12-year #UBI experiment in Kenya: https://www.givedirectly.org/ubi-refugee-donation-options/

This is quite unexpected news to me. I will have to revisit my notes on UBI vs. basic capital schemes and reassess my position in light of this new evidence.

Updates to our basic income & refugee donation options | GiveDirectly

As we look to simplify our donation options and optimize for effectiveness, GiveDirectly will no longer be accepting donations for basic income and refugee programs through our website, and will be shifting active donations to fund our general Africa poverty relief programs.

GiveDirectly
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In the new Signpost:
* Portuguese court orders article redacted, editors' information turned over in Caesar DePaço case
* The article in the most languages turns out to be the single largest self-promotion operation in Wikipedia’s history
* Mass use of checkuser tool by WMF employee triggers investigation, policy updates
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/Single/2025-08-09