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Cake day: June 9th, 2023

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  • Markup languages like HTML are declarative. That means you use it to describe the result you want but you don’t give it any instructions for how to actually do that. An imperative language is used to actually describe the behavior. Traditional programming languages are imperative. An imperative language is necessary to interpret the HTML and actually display the content in the desired way. You can’t use HTML to accomplish anything by itself. This distinction is why calling HTML a programming language is contentious.


  • WebOS is such a sad story. It started as a pretty innovative and interesting mobile OS at a time when phone manufacturers bothered to innovate. Then it ended up being owned by the grossest software company ever, HPE, and now it’s a pathetically crappy TV operating system. What is LG even doing?


  • Interesting. I still use the 360 controller on my PC because that thing is a tank. Basically indestructible. But my One controllers are garbage. The plastic was so badly formed I got aftermarket grips because it was constantly pinching my hands. It also feels like I could twist it in to pieces with by hand. The Series X controller fails to live up to the 360 but it feels significantly more solid and the pieces at least fit together.




  • Navigating social situations where you used to drink is hard. It gets easier though. The first party I went to and didn’t drink I dreaded and thought it would be miserable but it was actually pretty fun. All though drunk people can be incredibly irritating. With some practice, your brain will rewire and you’ll stop thinking of drinking as being the default activity.

    If your sobriety is really raw, avoiding situations where the urge to drink will be overwhelming might be good for a little while but you sound like you have a handle on it. I think it’s also helpful to face it, and when you have fun anyway and then wake up the next day feeling good it’s an incredible feeling. I didn’t realize how much of my life I planned around being hungover. I never made plans for Sundays because I just assumed I’d be miserable. That’s about 14% of my life just thrown away.

    And you don’t need to make a big thing of it and announce that you’re sober, do whatever makes you comfortable. Just saying your not drinking today doesn’t need an explanation. You might be surprised how understanding people actually are.

    Hope that’s helpful, good luck!






  • I’ve been really confused at why people hate HMOs. My company has two options and the non-HMO is way more expensive. The only downside to the HMO seems to be very strict rules about out of network coverage but all our doctors take it so it’s not really an issue. I’ve also never needed a referral and they’ve never gotten in my way on aging, at least so far. But the hate makes sense if they used to be worse. I’ve only had a job with insurance for like 5 years.