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What's something that's not common knowledge but you think everyone should know? in c/[email protected]

[–] zemja 42 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (9 children)

Cement is highly alkaline. If wet cement comes in contact with your skin, it can cause third degree chemical burns. So don't write your name in wet cement like Bart Simpson.

What is the one most astonishingly dumb things that, as a child, you believed was absolute truth? in c/[email protected]

[–] zemja 33 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I used to think "euthanasia" was a country.

Web Environment Integrity: What's Going On? in c/programming

[–] zemja 3 points 2 years ago

I like this, but I would appreciate a definition of "the web environment" somewhere near the top.

What helps people get comfortable on the command line? in c/programming

[–] zemja 1 points 2 years ago

I feel the same. I don't like how people always recommend starter kits to Vim/Emacs beginners, for example. I think they'd actually learn something, if, at first, they did things the intended way.

My reaction when I find out Ubuntu is only going to use Snaps in c/[email protected]

[–] zemja 7 points 2 years ago

It automatically updates the software you've installed, and there's no way to turn that off. That's why I personally hate it.

Has anyone else seen this interesting "challenge site" when googling a programming topic? in c/programming

[–] zemja 9 points 2 years ago

I had that once. I think it used to be much more secret than it is now, and was actually used to hire people for Google. Nowadays it's more of a fun easter egg. I didn't bother with any of it, because I couldn't be bothered with Python or Java.