Fragliche #Vaterschaft bei den Vorfahren – viel seltener als oft behauptet https://www.compgen.de/2025/03/fragliche-vaterschaft-bei-den-vorfahren-viel-seltener-als-oft-behauptet/
#Ahnenforschung #DNA #NPE #EPP
Just saw that the Java/JDK developers are finally tackling the billion dollar mistake.
String! good = "this is never null";
It is listed for Java-25, hope this gets done.
#java #jdk #billiondollarmistake #null #nullpointer #npe
Here is something to think about today. In a democracy, the default value of a vote (meaning when we don't vote) is equivalent to an Exception being thrown. It's that NPE with null-safety in Kotlin. It breaks it! Have a good one everyone! #democracy #npe #java #kotlin
Progress against patent trolls:
"#UnifiedPatents' goal is to deter predatory #patent claims, which it does through efforts like its #crowdsourced contests to identify #PriorArt that would invalidate an improperly granted patent…It has successfully challenged over 55 #NPE ["non-practicing entity" or #PatentTroll] efforts that threatened #OpenSource software."
https://www.theregister.com/2024/09/18/open_source_orgs_strengthen_alliance/
@metacosm especially from Rust where you actually have to handle errors.
Today is my #Mom 's #birthday. She raised me as a single #mother and always hid that I was a #NPE. There is a long story there but "it is what it is".
She is a child of the depression. She grew up, basically, starving but determined to succeed. First to graduate high school in her family. She married and traveled the #HillbillyHighway.
(For those noticing.... That is three birthdays, three days in a row: me, Dad, Mom.... Lotsa cake in April 
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Marry a person who wakes up at 3am, sees you scheming and plotting, and instead of telling you to #LetItGo, he makes waffles and calls it a planning meeting. 
Bonus when your college kid is home, smells said waffles, wakes up, sees the planning meeting and asks, "Do we ride at dawn?" 
New 24/7 Mood:
I am no longer available for things or people that make me feel like shit.
My quiet dignity.
Sit down with any #Appalachian and you will get more than just a #story.
This quote also describes someone in my life that recently passed away. Our relationship definitely had hardship and vulnerability but the stories .... The stories are what remain and they deserve to be heard.
If you work on your family tree, chances are you will find a NPE. Sure enough, I have three in a row.
Listening to a song by Elle King brings it home:
"I was born a little wrong, but that's alright (that's alright)
You can bet your ass I'm crazy bonafide"
@jhawran Haven't seen this one yet and had to Google "#NPE". Looking forward to the episode in any case. Coincidentally, finally got around to #streaming #NottingHill (with #JuliaRoberts and #HughGrant) a couple of days ago.
