do you know why boolean values are represented as the positive integers 0 and 1? and why negative non-zero values are also considered true in languages like C. it turns out there's an interesting historic reason behind it! i will explain! 🧵 1/n
A new engineer was hired to take over a struggling team. The departing engineer presented her with three numbered envelopes. “Open these if you run into trouble,” he said.
Three months later, the payment system crashed, costing millions. She opened the first envelope:
BLAME DNS
He was not disturbing the peace, there was not a noisy (or even a quiet) crowd. Silent protest. He was just holding a sign that was critical of the Home Secretary. Not being able to criticise the government looks a lot like fascism to me. #PritiFascist
People making jokes about the Facebook services going down make me sick. Anyone who was using an Oculus headset at the time is currently trapped in VR, and if they die there then they die in real life.
It's #Pride month - and yet all three of these brands have been advertising on GB News... If you're a @sainsburys@TUIUK or @Microsoft customer & you're concerned about this, please send them a polite & friendly tweet explaining why this matters to you... pinknews.co.uk/2021/06/23/ind…
48K Followers 36K Followingthis fan page is devoted to the Nancy Comic strip created by the late Ernie Bushmiller in 1933, it’s for fun and enjoyment purposes. https://t.co/Bxa38r1A6W
532 Followers 955 Followingshe/her, producer, performer, museum professional. sometimes writes stuff, occasionally goes for a run! proudly mixed 🇬🇭🏴🇬🇧 all views my own
35 Followers 172 FollowingPaving the way for renewable energy and sustainable energy system | Software engineer | Open source contributor
Writing about #programming
107 Followers 501 FollowingMy code is so strongly typed I'm going to need a new keyboard! 🏳️⚧️
Haskell, trans rights and feminism
https://t.co/nxi4FWNVbw
656 Followers 986 Followingfreelance full stack engineer for hire - ex @incident_io @stripe @monzo - he/him
i don’t check here much these days, txt me if u know me, or find me on insta
3K Followers 284 FollowingEx-Mechanism. Marius von Raum. Violinist. Dork. Music: https://t.co/EZ4ofaSg3j All my links/social media: https://t.co/D5G6vXYD8R
5K Followers 2K FollowingHe/him | ⚒️ | Editorial director @ PC Gaming Show | Autism & ADHD| Prev: launched NME Gaming / words at TechRadar & others / special projects @ Red Bull
25K Followers 948 FollowingAnimator, game dev. @LastStarfarer & I made #SIGNALIS, a dark sci-fi survival horror game. Spoilers in fanart retweets. ✨ https://t.co/7yz8taYj6R
71K Followers 508 Following(she/her) Co-Writer Emily for Sarah Z. Writer for my own channel Lady Emily. TMBG Heardle champ. Pfp: @spacecowprince. https://t.co/vcd6tNMLDM
2.6M Followers 699 FollowingTalks far too quickly, mumbles, and yet, still doing it.
Touring New show Nov 2021, into 2022/23!
Latest science book for kids "Is there Anybody Out There?"
107K Followers 4K FollowingSupporting trans and gender diverse children, young people and families 🏳️⚧️ Our helpline is open Mon - Fri 9am-9pm: 0808 801 0400. #ProtectTransYouth
6K Followers 3 FollowingA character-driven tactics puzzle game about wizards in kevlar, being made by @Pentadact, @John_Arr and @jwindr.
Previous games: @GunpointGame and @HeatSig.
8K Followers 947 FollowingNidhogg 2 is out now on PS4 and Steam! Join the official Discord server-- https://t.co/ZLHGqXpwfu || https://t.co/1j30rksUbj || https://t.co/FQKRe8fteW
9K Followers 23 FollowingThere’s more to life than meetings. So we’re building something different. Daybridge is a new calendar to help you make time for what matters. 🆕 Public Beta.
9K Followers 282 FollowingAssimilate my audio & video garbage directly into your flesh with the rectangle of your choice.
Fixer of problems for @LinusTech
https://t.co/3yNdGtP5nV
886 Followers 1 FollowingCoincidence is a cooperative game studio created by ex-Zachtronics developers. Zach Barth is no longer teaching high school and is making games again.
156K Followers 120 FollowingWriter & Benchmarker at @LinusTech. My name is Emily, I come from Newfoundland, and I write about things. Arch Linux user. Opinions my own. She/Her 🏳️⚧️
45K Followers 509 FollowingAll around great bitch
Carla on “the Sex Lives of College Girls” on HBOMAX
Ostentatia Wallace on Dimension 20’s “The Seven” https://t.co/EHs6gjSXQL
1.8M Followers 425 FollowingMy posts help mentally ill peoples brains. I want to do good. I Want to bring value to this platform. That is my Quest. My Dream
36K Followers 1K Followinggraphic designer・fighting game controller person・pfp/banner @Deathamaranth・if you DM me through Behance, include your Twitter handle