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Without Microsoft, TypeScript would not exist.

I’m not sure you are aware, but TypeScript is not the first language to compile to JavaScript.

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/4414558/languages-that-interpret-down-to-javascript
https://github.com/jashkenas/coffeescript/wiki/List-of-languages-that-compile-to-JS

Without TypeScript, people would have adopted a different JS transpiler, one that isn’t controlled by a monopolistic corporation with a history of extinguishing open source projects.

It’s a meme. This image shows a lemmy user asking a highly technical question and a caption saying that that is the least technical user, implying that all other lemmy users are even more technical.

Stockholm Syndrome isn’t a real thing.

“Stockholm Syndrome” was invented by police to discredit a female hostage

If the prime minister told me “You will have to content yourself that you will have died at your post” I wouldn’t trust the authorities either. Being a bank teller shouldn’t mean you have to die for your employer or for the police.

I’ve never used inoreader, but Wikipedia lists it as “Freemium”. It’s not FOSS

I haven’t tried thrive in a while. I hear they’ve switched engines again, to Godot this time. Is it playable? Is it fun? Do they have more than the single-cell phase?

interesting.
the default config file is basically “Drew’s preferences watered down a bit for a general audience”
alacritty used to be Drew’s preferred terminal for sway.
sway does not come packaged with any terminal.

foot does not come with sway. why do you think foot comes with sway? foot and sway are unrelated.
they’re both good wayland software, though

Owncast is an open source streaming platform. It’s great for watch parties and it has its own built-in chat.

You can see a list of public streams in the Owncast Directory

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Chess Grandmaster Hans Niemann did not cheat at chess with a vibrator up his ass in order to be called “that one guy”. Use Hans Niemann’s name with respect.

it would be great if they measured the results of opt1_idiomatic with _ => unreachable!(). In theory the compiler would optimize that better than _ => 0.

Oh great. A new flavour of regex, but it’s less portable and more verbose. https://xkcd.com/927/

Wait, what is the correct way to write this? “my wife and my friend booked a table” makes it sound like the wife was also involved in booking the table, whereas the original made it clear that just the friend booked the table.