ferrule

@ferrule@sh.itjust.works

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Java at 30: How a language designed for a failed gadget became a global powerhouse⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  java was my 5th language, having just missed it as the AP CS language in highschool by a year. oddly i could not get behind such a massive standard library having come from BASIC, Pascal C++, ASM, VHDL. now after 30 years of programing i write Java web services for a living. feels strange.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Xitter Pause Encrypted DMs.⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  this should be the default stance when using any built in encryption. always separate the mode of encryption from the mode of transmission.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Trump says a 25% tariff "must be paid by Apple" on iPhones not made in the US, says he told Tim Cook long ago that iPhones sold in the US must be made in the US⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  nah they just need to survive the storm for a yeas and a half and start funding dems house races. far cheaper than allowing you to repair your device.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Netflix will show generative AI ads midway through streams in 2026⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  you just need to keep a shit list of brands that are now dead to you.