For all yo emoji fans: github.com/nkoehri...

I looked into Zig today but even the HelloWorld changes in each version because they can't decide on the naming. Sorry, I have to wait for the 1.0 then.

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😃💬 Javier @isassi • 25w ago

Zig tries to be an alternative to C which is daunting, to say the least. I want to experiment with Zig to sharpen low level skills.

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🗨🐢 Keb @keb • edited 25w ago

I'd like to get into systems programming, but all the options seem so daunting to a JavaScript user such as myself. :(

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🧐 Nrmn @n4n • 25w ago

In case you are like me using Google or DuckDuckGo for freeform calculations (5 ly in pc, 150 USD in JPY) you might want to give the incredible `qalc` a try: qalculate.github.io . I use it with rofi-calc.

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🧐 Nrmn @n4n • 26w ago

Yesterday I stumbled over a typing competition in the US from 2010. The winner managed to type 163 words per minute on average! I'd be happy about half of that.

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Nick @ns • 26w ago

100-120 wpm is fairly "easily" achievable before the return on investment from practicing drops precipitously. I say this as a Typeracer stan.

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🚴🎸 Aditya @adityasaky • 26w ago

holy shit, i can sometimes hit something in the 90s if it's a good day

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James Kirk @kirk781 • 20w ago

Wow thats a lot. I only manage 70 wpm.

🧐 Nrmn @n4n • 27w ago

Does anyone has any experience with the Moonlander Keyboard? zsa.io/moonlander I'm coming from an Ergodox (although not an EZ) and wonder if it would be worth the investment...

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🧐 Nrmn @n4n • 27w ago

I got back into the keyboard optimization rabbit hole. Should I give workmanlayout.org a try?

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🧐 Nrmn @n4n • 27w ago

Today is one of those days that started promising but then, thanks to a little event, went downhill very fast. I hate those days.

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🧐 Nrmn @n4n • 27w ago

I wrote a little demo to show Intl relative time strings: codesandbox.io/s/b...

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🧐 Nrmn @n4n • 27w ago

Are you into dark short stories? Here's one excellent one from the Chinese author Tang Fei: Broken Stars. sqmag.com/2016/01/...

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🧐 Nrmn @n4n • 27w ago

Couldn't stop myself. You can now find my business card with the terminal command `npx koehr`

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🧐 Nrmn @n4n • 28w ago

simpleoptout.com really useful

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🚴🎸 Aditya @adityasaky • 28w ago

This is really handy!

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🧐 Nrmn @n4n • 28w ago

Sounds like science fiction but transparent wood might be a thing soon: usda.gov/media/blo...

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Dan @booner • 28w ago

I'm looking forward to seeing if NileRed is going to try and improve his run. It was actually wayyy better than I expected nearly 3 years ago (but still far away), so I can only imagine the procedures have been ironed out a lot more. youtube.com/watch?...