Julia Evans

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entering text in the terminal is complicated jvns.ca/blog/2024/07...

git add -p (this is bonus comic #4 for "How Git Works" wizardzines.com/zines/git, covering some topics that I didn't have space for in the zine) permalink: wizardzines.com/comics/git-a...

git worktree (this is bonus comic #3 for "How Git Works" wizardzines.com/zines/git, covering some topics that I didn't talk about in the zine) permalink: wizardzines.com/comics/git-w...

git submodules (this is bonus comic #2 for "How Git Works" wizardzines.com/zines/git, covering some topics I didn't talk about in the zine!) permalink: wizardzines.com/comics/submo...

interactive rebase (this is #bonuscomic #1 for How Git Works wizardzines.com/zines/git, covering some topics that didn't make it into the zine!) permalink: wizardzines.com/comics/inter...

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interactive rebase (this is bonus comic #1 for How Git Works https://wizardzines.com/zines/git, covering some topics that didn't make it into the zine!)

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Poll time! (okay bsky doesn't have polls yet but humour me) What do you think the hardest part of learning a language is? a) pronunciation b) learning all the words c) understanding people d) grammar e) sticking with it f) feeling awkward trying to talk with people g) something else (reply!)

new zine: how git works jvns.ca/blog/2024/04...

I know $12 USD is a lot of money for some people, so to celebrate 1000+ sales (!!!!), I'm giving away 1000 PDF copies of How Git Works (honour system: only if $12 is a lot for you!) Here's the link, enter code BUYONEGIVEONE at checkout to get a free copy wizardzines.com/zines/git/

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WE DID IT. My new zine “How Git Works" is out now! You can get it here for $12: wizardzines.com/zines/git/

finally ready to announce that my git zine, “How Git Works", is coming out in ONE WEEK! on May 31! it also comes with this (free!) cheat sheet which you can download and print out here: wizardzines.com/git-cheat-sh...

pretty happy with how the table of contents for "How Git Works" is looking (if you want to get an email when the zine comes out, you can sign up here: wizardzines.com/zine-announc...)

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Pleased to announce a new #Jepsen report on Datomic Pro 1.0.7075. Datomic is an unusual system in many ways. Temporal! Immutable! Datalog! Strong Session Serializable*! We found that Datomic appears to offer Strong Session Serializable inter-transaction semantics, up to Strong Serializable when…

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knowing where you are in git wizardzines.com/comics/knowi...

notes on decoding git's error messages jvns.ca/blog/2024/04...

merge commits wizardzines.com/comics/merge...

some git poll results jvns.ca/blog/2024/03...

references wizardzines.com/comics/git-r...

the "current branch" in git jvns.ca/blog/2024/03...

the current branch: HEAD wizardzines.com/comics/the-c...

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Join us at GDC for a lively conversation about the work of making games. It doesn't have to be this way! I'll have 500 copies of the comic to give away. @seemo.bsky.social @koopmode.bsky.social @michaeliantorno.com @twc.bsky.social @theglorysociety.bsky.social

just noticed that almost 11,000 people are subscribed to get comics from me every saturday! who wants to help us get over 11,000? you can sign up here: wizardzines.com/saturday-com...

losing your work in git wizardzines.com/comics/losin...

how HEAD works in git jvns.ca/blog/2024/03...

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just putting this out there into the world—i would love to paint more murals this year! let me know if your workplace or makerspace is looking for a mural! (this is a mural i painted at noisebridge in 2021!)

fixing diverged git branches wizardzines.com/comics/fixin...

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Do I want to hotpatch binaries or LD_PRELOAD shims to get them to bend to my will? No. Will I? Yes obviously I am the beautiful creature that decides what the computer does, not some fucking executable someone won't give me the source to

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Free software does something to teach people that they can influence the way software behaves, but I'm still amazed at how many people never end up with an intrinsic understanding that as long as you own a computer you can modify what it runs - even if you only have the binaries

diverged remote branches wizardzines.com/comics/diver...

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Wrote up some of the work we’ve been doing on evaluating LLMs and LLM infra. This stuff is not easy and extremely nuanced! blog.mozilla.ai/exploring-ll...

LLM evaluation with the NeurIPS Efficiency Challengeblog.mozilla.ai Are LLMs good enough yet to solve the business and societal challenges we are setting them up for?