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I'll be writing reviews based on what I tried first.

1. Watermelon. They did a really good job at coming as close as realistically possible to the real watermelon flavor. The taste itself was a bit chemically, but what else do you expect from a gummy. In regards to the smell, it's kind of like actual watermelon juice mixed with gasoline. 2. Grape.... read more

Magic

I like the whole basis of calling hard-coded information "magic" (magic bytes, magic numbers, magic tables, etc.) because it creates a very illegitimate-sounding description of "Perform X by magic" for a very straightforward and understandable task. I was writing file parsing code for a media... read more

I've seen a couple of these posts. I'm sure I'll see more but

How exactly does an AI profile look like? Doesn't the verification make sure you're an authentic person? I know what AI slop writing looks like, if that's what it's about.

Anniversary

Today is 40 days anniversary since my cat passed away. I want to make this post in a loving memory of Lobanov. You were loved and you won't be forgotten. 40 days since you passed away. These 40 days both felt like an eternity and it felt like the time flew by scaringly fast. The day I went home... (edited) read more

Can we talk about intention here?

I find a lot of profiles that state their intention on Boo (including myself) and of course the occasional "empty" profiles (without a bio, unclear purposes etc) as well. I understand some people may not read profiles at all and they just want to browse and see what's out there, but what is the... read more

My micro is my favorite

I had a total colectomy about 6 years ago and this would be a symbol you would make when editing a piece of writing to tell the author to "insert a colon" here. Its right by one of my surgery scars.