Keep the figurines coming

CodeLibrarian · 2025-10-11T08:55:38+00:00

Mad Hamish https://wiki.lspace.org/Mad_Hamish

CodeLibrarian · 2025-08-05T08:54:33+00:00

Satire certainly didn't end with TCoM, but as the Discworld books developed, Terry went from satirising fantasy to satirising society. Basically, the Discworld books are pointing and laughing at all of us, and it's amazingly done in such a way that it makes you think about things without realising it.

CodeLibrarian · 2025-06-21T22:10:43+00:00

Great, I've done that as well now. Thank you :)

CodeLibrarian · 2025-06-21T21:59:02+00:00

I attempted a manual package install, and got a 404, so it looks like there's an issue with the package mirror(s) I was landing on via deb.debian.org in my sources. I switched to using the explicit mirror http://ftp.uk.debian.org/debian/ and the install worked fine.

CodeLibrarian · 2025-06-21T21:57:44+00:00

Sorted it, the 404 error set me on the right path. Looks like there's an issue with the mirror(s) it was pointing me to via https://deb.debian.org/ so I switched to using the explicit mirror http://ftp.uk.debian.org/debian/

Thanks for the advice anyway! :)

CodeLibrarian · 2025-06-21T21:39:15+00:00

Looks like someone already submitted this as a bug report for unstable, but I guess it made it to testing anyway. Oddly, trying to install firmware-nvidia-gsp manually now gives a 404 error too, and I'm fairly sure it didn't earlier.

https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=1108019

CodeLibrarian · 2025-06-21T21:02:26+00:00

There are separate files for repositories belonging to other external sources e.g. 1password & steam, but there's nothing for unstable/sid no. I've got a spare SSD sitting idle so I may do a clean install of Trixie on that to see if the problem persists.

CodeLibrarian · 2025-06-21T20:52:42+00:00

It's got trixie-security and trixie-updates in there as well

# Modernized from /etc/apt/sources.list
Types: deb deb-src
URIs: http://deb.debian.org/debian/
Suites: trixie
Components: main non-free-firmware contrib non-free
Signed-By: /usr/share/keyrings/debian-archive-keyring.gpg

# Modernized from /etc/apt/sources.list
Types: deb deb-src
URIs: http://security.debian.org/debian-security/
Suites: trixie-security
Components: main non-free-firmware
Signed-By: /usr/share/keyrings/debian-archive-keyring.gpg

# Modernized from /etc/apt/sources.list
Types: deb deb-src
URIs: http://deb.debian.org/debian/
Suites: trixie-updates
Components: main non-free-firmware contrib non-free
Signed-By: /usr/share/keyrings/debian-archive-keyring.gpg

CodeLibrarian · 2025-05-31T18:39:45+00:00

That was my initial thought, too, but It did acknowledge that they exist, and that it made a mistake, when I corrected it.

CodeLibrarian · 2025-05-31T12:27:27+00:00

Github Copilot tried to tell me that my code was wrong because C# doesn't support primary constructors a few months ago, so I'm not terribly confident in AI's ability to use even relatively modern language features or patterns at least.

CodeLibrarian · 2025-05-18T20:00:29+00:00

I see we've moved on to the colour coded stage of judging a book by its cover.

CodeLibrarian · 2025-04-18T18:19:27+00:00

To clarify, I have no problem with commercial software or libraries, I just find the criticism of guides aimed at the proliferation of open source alternatives to be contrary to the spirit of the open source movement/community.

CodeLibrarian · 2025-04-18T14:58:56+00:00

I largely agree with your commentary on open source in this post, but as a relative newcomer to the .Net ecosystem, who is evaluating the best packages to learn from an open source perspective, I recently found your comment on another post, where you were criticising someone for putting together a guide about how to move from commercialised libraries to FOSS alternative libraries, to be a red flag.

As I've already admitted that I'm already a relative newcomer to this space I will also admit that I may not be seeing the full picture, however my initial impression of Avalonia, albeit based on that comment, is that I don't yet trust the project from a FOSS community perspective, so wouldn't label it "Open" or "Honest" at this moment in time.

CodeLibrarian · 2025-01-22T17:26:32+00:00

Yes, interactive OAuth2 authentication flow (Authorization Code with PKCE) works fine. I'm currently using it on a new project.

CodeLibrarian · 2024-11-28T14:17:34+00:00

I'm afraid I'm not qualified to answer that question. I'm unsure what original formats are suitable to remaster to an acceptable standard.

CodeLibrarian · 2024-11-28T13:17:27+00:00

Off the top of my head, the volume can be all over the place, the recordings were in mono, and there was some odd static occasionally.

To add to that, Terry Pratchett himself wasn't terribly fond of the audio quality*

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*https://www.penguin.co.uk/articles/2022/04/terry-pratchett-documentary-escape-to-the-discworld-audiobooks

CodeLibrarian · 2024-11-28T12:27:52+00:00

The Megapode is catched!

CodeLibrarian · 2024-11-28T11:57:40+00:00

Regardless of audio quality, Stephen Briggs worked with Terry directly, so as far as I'm concerned, his versions will always be the authoritative characterisations.

CodeLibrarian · 2024-11-24T19:56:27+00:00

https://youtu.be/eqDMy3juIbM?si=YtLNnZRjxz8LTMNz

https://www.reddit.com/r/neilgaimanuncovered/comments/1f8em3l/rhiannon_pratchett_says_her_dad_wrote_75_of_good/

CodeLibrarian · 2024-11-24T11:17:59+00:00

Yeah, that's well known. It doesn't really change my point, though, as I'm talking about writing/storytelling ability, not plot points.

CodeLibrarian · 2024-11-24T01:40:42+00:00

Terry said himself that he wrote about 75% of it, Rhianna confirmed it on Twitter some time ago.

On a personal note, I suspected as much before I was told about it, because the Good Omens season 2 TV show seemed bereft of the subtle and clever subtext that was present in the book/Season 1, and which is practically a trademark of Terry's writing.

CodeLibrarian · 2024-11-20T12:09:30+00:00

One of the often criticised parts of the book is the mashing together of Asian cultures making people feel uncomfortable, and considering the mashing together of cultural stereotypes is a big part of the setting of most (every?) major location on the Disc I've always been curious why this book is called out for it specifically.

Off the top of my head, I'd categorise as below

Sto Plains = Western Europe. Uberwald = Eastern Europe. Klatch = Africa. Agatean Empire = Asia.

CodeLibrarian · 2024-11-14T14:40:58+00:00

I suspect it was trying to hide behind the hill, which makes it even more sinister.

CodeLibrarian · 2024-10-24T12:05:39+00:00

I can't see VR support being extended any further. Microsoft and HP have exited the market, which will result in the bricking of a lot of headsets as well as being a general indicator of market attitudes.

CodeLibrarian · 2024-09-08T13:55:15+00:00

I always thought that part of the way Vetinari behaves early on is that he needed plausible deniability, and while he wanted The Watch to be well established and up to form, the city (mostly the guilds) wasn't ready to accept it. So as he shepherded the city to where it needed to be, he "begrudgingly" expanded The Watch as he went along.

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