I use Rider for personal use, and sure, it’s a bit slow, but it’s actually a pretty good IDE. I’m glad they’re helping Godot.

Datarama Tuatara Week, sidebar:

You're going to be seeing me say "primitive" *a lot* this week, and I might as well clear up what that actually means.

In zoology (and paleontology), a trait being "primitive" does not mean that it's crude or inferior or even simple - it simply means that it is a trait inherited from a distant ancestor with little change. It's the opposite of "derived", not the opposite of "sophisticated".

An example in mammals: Human hands vs. horse hooves. A human hand is a lot more complex than a horse's hoof - but it's also *a lot* more primitive. The basic gross anatomy of a human hand really isn't that far off from the five-toed forefoot of our distant tetrapod ancestors. A lot of the fine anatomy has changed, but the basic blueprint is strikingly similar.

The horse hoof, in contrast, is much more specialized! There is really nothing on any 300-million-year-old fossil that looks anything like a horse's hoof. Horses had five-toed ancestors, but as they adapted to being specialized grassland runners, they progressively shed unneeded complexity until they ended up with just one toe per leg. They even have tiny, vestigial remnants of side toes.

In fact, a human hand is more primitive than the hands of a *frog*. Frogs have only four digits, and a single forearm bone. But this is derived: Frogs and humans have a common ancestor with five digits and two forearm bones, and at some point after our lineages split, amphibians lost one digit on each hand, and fused their two forearm bones into one. These are derived adaptations because frog forelimbs are very highly specialized for shock absorption, and it turns out a simplified gross anatomy works really well for that.

So when I say that some tuatara trait is "primitive", I don't necessarily mean "crude" or "simple" or "shitty" - I mean that it's something tuataras share with their very distant ancestors, some of whom are also *our* very distant ancestors.

It just turns out tuataras have a lot of that kind of traits.

how do we make this more secure? of course, we encrypt it THREE TIMES

you know, 3DES but worse

@newsguyusa A typical Republican response to a crisis, “Let’s throw some many at it.”

Unsaid is the addendum that they want to steer some very large no-bid contracts to their corporate buddies.

@mike Longbottom leaf, anyone? 😆

@lain with the fairies, I think it's a case of their design not translating over well to the art style and enhanced fidelity, unless they wanted to push the age rating. To me it seems like they did pretty much everything they possibly could have before getting it to T lol. Including leaving stains on the floor where blood was in the original, it still looks pretty dark. I do wish the fairy outfit design was a bit more sophisticated... But hey, they're not wearing shoes anymore

https://steamcommunity.com/discussions/forum/10/590686908802330251/

I love the kind of nonsense people who just found out encryption exists dream up.

like, no matter how complicated you make your system of saving files on the user's computer, you're still saving files on the user's computer.

if the program can encrypt and decrypt the data at will, so can anyone with access to the program.

@ang6666 wow!

My last @defcon talk about our dated aviation communication systems

https://youtu.be/JKwxsGYcZq4?si=0G64RW1t8jN1pvyk

@woozle and now you’ve run afoul of HIPPA. Unless the patient gives consent to talk to specific people.

I wondered if the forecasted big waves were going to bring surfers to Mavericks, just up the road from me. Apparently yes, although the air traffic mess will probably mess with some plans.

Guest link: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/11/13/weather/california-storm-mavericks-surfers.html?unlocked_article_code=1.QVE.vQtf.nSv9Jom1rq0a&smid=nytcore-android-share

There are only a few places around the planet where waves grow as tall as office buildings but are accessible enough to surf. Nazaré in Portugal is one. Waimea Bay on the North Shore of Oahu, Hawaii, is another. And then there’s Mavericks.

The monster swell that should generate the waves at Mavericks was expected to send dangerous surf to beaches up and down the coast of California all weekend. Waves were expected to reach anywhere from 10 to 40 feet, depending on the location.

“For the average Joe, you don’t want to be anywhere near it,” Mr. Sponsler said. “You don’t even want to put your toe in the water. You want to keep a safe distance.”

#sfba

Hej kara Esperantujo,

Jen filmeto, kiun mi faris komence de tiu jaro por la Usono Bona Film-Festivalo:

La perdita kosmonaŭto

Mi havis grandan helpon de @dgar (originala sonkanta komponisto), @carbsrule iom da tradukado, mia plej juna ludanta la junulon kaj @fiona kies voĉaktorado estis tiel konvinka ke Ŭalli la hundo ĵus venis bojante al la malantaŭa pordo por vidi kio estis malĝusta 🤣

Elkoran dankon al @esperantousa por tri nova #Esperanto filmetoj ĉuitage 😃

redaktis: Mi verŝajne devus doni al @jwz la krediton por la vidaj efektoj 🤣

cc: @melburno @raevan

@lowqualityfacts Ok now please put them in the air make no mistakes

RE: https://assemblag.es/@inquiline/117613110500518117

Gift link: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-11-12/ice-deported-record-483-000-people-in-past-year-under-trump?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc5NDUxMzI0NywiZXhwIjoxNzk1MTE4MDQ3LCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJUT0VIVlFLSzNOWTgwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiIxQ0QwREYzMjE2NEE0MEUyQUM2NkM2NzUwODc4ODEzNSJ9.Z1R6zQLptmhKA2xR0xeisx4nTgj2d5xqaADA40cToHE&utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=social&utm_content=business&utm_campaign=giftlink&leadSource=article-gifting

A year ago, I moved across the country and took an entirely new job in a brand new industry (as far as full-time work is concerned).

I feel like it took me the entire year to really recover and hit my stride, but I feel like I'm finally starting to get it figured out.

Stoked for what's to come. Expect great things.

For people who support Russia, they never clearly state what Russia actually wants to end the war and they hope you never actually listen to the Russians themselves because what they are demanding "for peace" is insane.

@anderspucknielsen.dk@bsky.brid.gy