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C++ librarian, programming blogger, meme enjoyer. I write code and sometimes I actually publish it. Creator of http://bpt.pizza Don't let your memes be dreams!

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Remember that brief period of time that a large portion of UX designers were convinced that we should have the same UI on our desktops, laptops, tablets, and smartphones?

20.01.2026 20:25 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I've used the same implementation for a few years as well but I've never had any grief from it. Do compilers agree on the "wrong answer" that it gives in those cases? I could only imagine it's a compiler bug or some extremely obscure language quirk.

09.01.2026 23:51 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Saw a person unironically decrying image alt-text as a conspiracy by Bsky to aid in the creation of AI training data.

08.01.2026 06:47 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I've yet to be convinced that "stackful-coroutines" doesn't just mean "fibers" with a very goofy misleading name. It's not coroutines at all (and that's fine).

07.01.2026 22:32 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The β€œprosecute the former regime at every level” candidate has my vote in 2028.

07.01.2026 20:26 πŸ‘ 86924 πŸ” 21339 πŸ’¬ 1612 πŸ“Œ 1508
Front pages of American newspapers after Jan. 6, 2021, with headlines like "Capitol Chaos," "Assault on Democracy," "Pro-Trump mob storms Capitol."

Front pages of American newspapers after Jan. 6, 2021, with headlines like "Capitol Chaos," "Assault on Democracy," "Pro-Trump mob storms Capitol."

Five years ago.

06.01.2026 03:24 πŸ‘ 5878 πŸ” 3440 πŸ’¬ 106 πŸ“Œ 282

Simple as

Everyone in DoD who participated in planning and executing this needs to face charges

Yes I know the scope/scale of what I'm saying; either laws mean things or they don't

03.01.2026 06:54 πŸ‘ 1450 πŸ” 382 πŸ’¬ 16 πŸ“Œ 8

The Hague is the moderate position.

03.01.2026 06:39 πŸ‘ 228 πŸ” 62 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

Venturing out to write a big project using C++ Modules from the start. Wish me luck.

27.12.2025 04:59 πŸ‘ 16 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Considering how/whether I want to get back to working on bpt

19.12.2025 02:09 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Safely Generically Comparing Integers in C and C++

How can we compare integers safely in C99?

(Experimenting with Leaflet to post some longer-form writings without needing to maintain my own blog stuff.)

18.12.2025 07:44 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The worst thing about Boost.SQLite is that I didn't get to write it first :)

08.11.2025 17:27 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Please stop putting "cxx" or "cpp" in your C++ namespace. I already know what programming language I'm using tyvm.

(I'm only half-joking.)

07.11.2025 15:30 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

[Doctor Doofenshmirtz, grinning nefariously] "You're too late, Perry the Platypus! Behold, the pro-crast-inator!"

[Yanks aside curtain, revealing me standing at an open refrigerator, eating from a bag of shredded cheese]

27.10.2025 06:51 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

[Doctor Doofenshmirtz, grinning nefariously] "You're too late, Perry the Platypus! Behold, the pro-crast-inator!"

[Yanks aside curtain, revealing me standing at an open refrigerator, eating from a bag of shredded cheese]

27.10.2025 06:51 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

[in a job interview]

I would say that my greatest skill is being able to crack open an egg with one hand.

26.10.2025 16:44 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Could we get a /Zc:noUniqueAddress on MSVC?

19.10.2025 04:11 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It's spooky month. Time to get festive.

01.10.2025 16:08 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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DO YOU REMEMBER

21.09.2025 21:12 πŸ‘ 3681 πŸ” 1787 πŸ’¬ 18 πŸ“Œ 18

There is no world in which it is normal for the president to publicly call upon his attorney general to hurry up and prosecute his political foes. It’s like the Watergate tapes but posted on social media. Let’s get a grip on what’s happening here.

21.09.2025 00:56 πŸ‘ 58805 πŸ” 16272 πŸ’¬ 1333 πŸ“Œ 634

This loathsome interregnum is a period of vast uncertainty, sure, but it's also one of truly delirious opportunity.

If it was going to happen, and it was always going to happen, then we live now on the cusp of a magnificent work.

To live is to suffer, to survive is to have power over the world.

16.09.2025 04:13 πŸ‘ 178 πŸ” 43 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 4

It is genuinely humiliating as an America to have this sour, cowardly, narcissistic lout represent us and to know that so many Americans applaud conduct like this. Just deeply embarrassing.

17.09.2025 00:58 πŸ‘ 8829 πŸ” 1738 πŸ’¬ 360 πŸ“Œ 71

I know people on UVU staff that are already worrying about what sort of nightmare might be heading their way, especially if a staff/student ends up being involved.

I do not envy their position, to say the very least.

10.09.2025 21:59 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I hope everyone will forgive the bluntness of my language, but it seems like bluntness is warranted: it now seems pretty clear that the president raped children or at least knew about and actively facilitated the rape of children.

I think it is time we stopped using coded language to say that.

08.09.2025 23:20 πŸ‘ 1224 πŸ” 292 πŸ’¬ 16 πŸ“Œ 11

There's cope temptation to make jokes about it, I get that and have done it too, but it is profoundly dark that the president of the United States is a guy who sent explicit jokes to his good buddy, the world's most notorious pedophile, very obviously about how much they both enjoy raping children.

08.09.2025 19:59 πŸ‘ 1541 πŸ” 387 πŸ’¬ 10 πŸ“Œ 10
The Epstein estate also turned over another letter from the book that references Trump. It came from businessman and longtime Mar-a-Lago member Joel Pashcow, who made a crude joke about a woman that Trump and Epstein socialized with in the 1990s, according to people familiar with the matter.

The Pashcow letter included a photo of a posterboard-sized check for $22,500, which had been mocked up to appear that it was sent from Trump to Epstein. Beneath it, a handwritten caption said: β€œJeffrey showing early talents with money + women sells β€˜fully depreciated’ [redacted] to Donald Trump for $22,500.” The woman’s name is redacted in the image.
Photo of three men holding a check for $22,500 made out to Jeffrey Epstein, with handwritten notes discussing the transaction.

Pashcow and his attorney didn’t respond to requests for comment. A lawyer for the woman said she doesn’t know Pashcow and has no knowledge of the letter naming her, which the lawyer called a β€œdisgusting and deeply disturbing hoax.”

The Epstein estate also turned over another letter from the book that references Trump. It came from businessman and longtime Mar-a-Lago member Joel Pashcow, who made a crude joke about a woman that Trump and Epstein socialized with in the 1990s, according to people familiar with the matter. The Pashcow letter included a photo of a posterboard-sized check for $22,500, which had been mocked up to appear that it was sent from Trump to Epstein. Beneath it, a handwritten caption said: β€œJeffrey showing early talents with money + women sells β€˜fully depreciated’ [redacted] to Donald Trump for $22,500.” The woman’s name is redacted in the image. Photo of three men holding a check for $22,500 made out to Jeffrey Epstein, with handwritten notes discussing the transaction. Pashcow and his attorney didn’t respond to requests for comment. A lawyer for the woman said she doesn’t know Pashcow and has no knowledge of the letter naming her, which the lawyer called a β€œdisgusting and deeply disturbing hoax.”

Letter which reads: "Jeffary showing early talents with money + Women! Sells "Fully depreciated" [Name Redacted] to Donald Trump for 22,500$. Showed early "people skilld" too. Even though I handled the deal I didn't get any of the money on the girl!

Letter which reads: "Jeffary showing early talents with money + Women! Sells "Fully depreciated" [Name Redacted] to Donald Trump for 22,500$. Showed early "people skilld" too. Even though I handled the deal I didn't get any of the money on the girl!

Sorry to make it worse but there's a part of the WSJ article that no one is talking about that I had to share with someone.

08.09.2025 20:47 πŸ‘ 3102 πŸ” 1004 πŸ’¬ 78 πŸ“Œ 156

yeah this is correct.

I think we all kind of knew this already but the President of the United States of America is a childfucker.

08.09.2025 21:15 πŸ‘ 424 πŸ” 69 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 4

Don't dance around it, don't make jokes about it, don't hedge as if it's merely suggestive of the possibility or we need more evidence to confirm.

This is a literal signed confession that the president is a pedophile. He is guilty of that most monstrous of crimes. Say it plainly and directly.

08.09.2025 20:50 πŸ‘ 1353 πŸ” 331 πŸ’¬ 15 πŸ“Œ 15