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https://r0f1.github.io/ - I do statistical visualizations.

I've created my own list, which is a more condensed version: https://github.com/r0f1/linuxhelp


Thanks, good idea. I will add that one.


Looks nice. I've got my own cheat sheet, if anyone is interested: https://github.com/r0f1/linuxhelp


Is there something similar for Python? They are releasing new Python standards with a crazy fast speed. Would be really helpful for me.


https://docs.python.org/3/whatsnew/index.html, each subpage of which has summary highlights.


It would sure be helpful if they took some effort to focus less on adding crazy new stuff every 2 days and instead on maintaining older versions for a change.

Maintaining a python dependant system these days is an absolute nightmare, at least with C++ you know that new compilers will be backwards compatible, gah.


How does this feel with Python being dynamic? I always felt very uneasy writing Python precisely because if some random module became incompatible, especially via a transitive depndency, I might not find out until it was running in production.


What's to be uneasy about? Lock your environments, pin your dependencies, especially in production.


Until your LTS OS gets to end of life and you need to switch to the next one which conveniently deprecates old python versions so you have to rewrite everything.


Why use system Python base environment for production stuff, especially knowing that it will EOL eventually and mayhem may follow? Again, pin your environments using conda, pipenv or whatever else, in which case your base Python version wouldn't matter.


Well if you're using ROS, you get to choose between the two extremes of C++ or Python. It would be great if everything was in C++ to be sure, but ain't nobody got time for that, especially not the cheap results-quickly company I work at.


What about this one? This one was mentioned a couple of weeks back and is really funny.

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28758106


Obligatory link: https://shattered.io/


That was an earlier break; this article is about https://sha-mbles.github.io/


The article states that the collision found is something different than that one found by Google et al.

It's a chosen-prefix attack.


Of course it has its own website ;)


Question from an unknowing European: Lobbying on federal legislation is something that is allowed?


What is "lobbying"? Lobbying is a process where subject-matter experts discuss policy with lawmakers. Lawmakers are not necessarily experts in 100% of topics, are they? So the industries have experts that lawmakers talk to. And of course, these industries make political contributions.

With no lobbyists, lawmakers are likely to be fairly clueless. With too much money and influence, lobbyists really call the shots, and Congress is basically subservient to them. There's a space in between where lawmakers are informed but don't owe lobbyists anything.


Thanks for this explanation :)


You’re welcome! I remember being confused by the concept as well, and now I feel more informed.


Lobbying isn't something that's not done I the EU or most european countries I'm aware of. Which countries are you referring to, which don't have lobbying?


Yes. It's allowed in Europe too.


Just like it is allowed (and officially sanctioned) in the EU


I know this is off-topic, but does this website not look eerily familiar to dev.to?


Yes, as others have said, it's based on the same open source CMS.

I've created zig.news for people who want to write about Zig but who don't necessarily want to maintain their own blog and to the work necessary to publicize it.

This should hopefully help more people write down their experience and opinions on using Zig and alleviate the problem of having a "blogger aristocracy" who has a much stronger voice than anyone else.

I briefly go over this concept in this 3mins long video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9pUuj6eiEg


That's correct. Both are built on Forem. It's in the footer:

   Built on Forem — the open source software that powers DEV and other inclusive communities.
   Made with love and Ruby on Rails.
https://github.com/forem/forem


Ah I did not know that. Thanks :)


I'm guessing it's using forem, the open-source platform that powers dev.to: https://github.com/forem/forem


Nice presentation. I have made my own list, if anyone is interested: https://github.com/r0f1/linuxhelp


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