So, if we're at the start of the string, "(?>^|A)" only matches like "^"; otherwise, it matches like "A" (ish).

It's only really meant for optimization, for certain shapes of pattern that could otherwise make PCRE's backtracking algorithm take exponential time - I'm being a bit cheeky with it here.

Ah, do you mean the "(?>…)"? That's not a lookahead (those are "(?=…)" or "(?!…)"), it's a weird little PCRE-specific thing called an "atomic group" - means "once you've found one way to match this part at a particular point in the matching process, don't try to match it any other way there":

ah but you *can* ignore those sidequests & do them after you've been Silverhanded, so that still counts 😏

more seriously - I've looked up a list now, I was thanking of the main quests: *those* aren't named after songs until that point

I think that pattern only starts after you get Jonny in your head? might be why you didn't notice earlier

(I figure the idea is it's his doing somehow)

I sensed some Apocalypse Now in there too

military commander went rogue & set up his own fiefdom, now you gotta go in there & spoil his party, etc

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An equivalent state machine, simplified from 4 states to 3.

*straining to remember my old tricks*

aha!

((?>^|💚🧪*)🔍)+

7|21

An equivalent state machine, simplified from 5 states to 3 by merging equivalent states.

omg hi happyautomata!

(🍄*(🍐|$))*🌳*

the trouble with "trump is doing this stupid thing to distract from that evil thing he's doing!" is that he's always doing stupid things and always doing evil things, so both happening at once doesn't actually tell you anything

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Ash Brown

why do people hash tag while they post... when they could post while they hash brown...

I think you'll appreciate this:

yeah the Wrong Rock Game doesn't get much more blatant than this

that's not what "tip your waitress" means, Proof

still a piece of garbage YouTube video by bill wurtz

the bear:

I don't follow you, but I *am* a sudoku variant enjoyer - I got here 'cos I like to search bsky for "sudokupad.app" whenever I wanna do some puzzles

so, uh... hi!

this one's fun, I like how the different rules interact :)

I'm detecting a fondness for thrillers, especially if there's scifi or supernatural elements - have you seen any of...?

• Intacto (2001)
• Dark City (1998)
• Open Your Eyes (1997)
• Cypher (2002)
• The Thirteenth Floor (1999)
• Moon (2009)

(in case of "no" to any, I recommend them all!)

Screenshot from the above video: the landscape of Iapetus in the foreground, lights shining from some domed structures built into the equatorial ridge; and Saturn in the dark starry background, lit by the sun, its rings clearly visible.

oh hey it's in there! (1:52)

Wanderers - a short film by Erik Wernquist [Official Version] YouTube video by Erik Wernquist - Digital Artist

these vibes

Bautista for congress

yeah I've always thought it was that one myself - it just suddenly struck me that the other would also work, and that I don't think I've ever heard it spoken aloud by an authoritative source, so I must have just assumed at some point...

"skippy" does have a certain... whimsical charm? going for it

is SciPy pronounced like "sigh pie", or "skippy"?

Wes Turley

travel in style: a chariot pulled by a team of emus

shameless fanservice smh

you absolutely could

not with skyfeed I don't think, but IIRC you can pull someone's likes with a single API call, so you could run something off of that

galaxy brain idea: wash your big things in the shower instead

good to see you!

I want to babybelieve