Beni Cherniavsky

@pyzza

Smart device: n. A device I can re-program. Dumb device: n. A device, no matter how full of "features", that I can't program.

Beni Cherniavsky
@pyzza
Sep 14
I finally put my finger why AI writing tone irks me: it's _scandalous_. Every sentence implies a whiff of conspiracy I should get worked up about, as if everything I've read/used before "withheld from me" the {info,tech,revelation} AI's finally presenting to me. Nope🥱
Beni Cherniavsky
@pyzza
Jun 11
"... Support from readers makes my life literally livable by 𝐩𝐮𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐨𝐧 𝐦𝐲 𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐦𝐲 𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐯𝐞𝐬, yes, but also ..." — Maria Popova, emphasis mine
Beni Cherniavsky
@pyzza
Feb 25
Beni Cherniavsky
@pyzza
Dec 2, 2025
YAML is an acceptable s-expression. In vein of "Ruby is an acceptable LISP". Yes YAML has issues, yet it's way more readable than XML or even JSON when used as generic syntax for a DSL. Yes, DSLs like Ansible have meh DX (yaml-multiline.info). Still, important niche.
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Beni Cherniavsky
@pyzza
Nov 11, 2025
Engrish: "The absence of CD-ROM reading speed ensures that the tablecloth's performance remains unaffected by the presence of CDs, maintaining its waterproof and oilproof properties."