Kia Shakiba
@kiashakiba.ca
Finding memory leaks in unsafe Rust is fun... /s
September 6, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Finding memory leaks in unsafe Rust is fun... /s
Excited to share a summary of a recent paper I published at HotStorage'25 on PaperCache, an in-memory cache that can dynamically switch its eviction policy at runtime, written in Rust!
link.growkudos.com/1f3j0g2t4w0
#rust #rustlang #caching
link.growkudos.com/1f3j0g2t4w0
#rust #rustlang #caching
PaperCache: In-Memory Caching with Dynamic Eviction Policies
Caches play a critical role in improving the performance of modern computer systems. They temporarily store copies of data that are likely to be needed again soon on media that is faster but more cost...
link.growkudos.com
August 14, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Excited to share a summary of a recent paper I published at HotStorage'25 on PaperCache, an in-memory cache that can dynamically switch its eviction policy at runtime, written in Rust!
link.growkudos.com/1f3j0g2t4w0
#rust #rustlang #caching
link.growkudos.com/1f3j0g2t4w0
#rust #rustlang #caching
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April 28, 2025 at 9:53 PM
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Great a new fresh hell dropped
February 12, 2025 at 4:33 AM
Great a new fresh hell dropped
Kind of tired of living through historic events though...
February 5, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Kind of tired of living through historic events though...
I don't see Zig's selling point. Rust guarantees memory safety, but is Zig just supposed to be C with new syntax? Doesn't seem to be solving a problem...
February 1, 2025 at 9:22 PM
I don't see Zig's selling point. Rust guarantees memory safety, but is Zig just supposed to be C with new syntax? Doesn't seem to be solving a problem...
Heads up to anyone using the serde_yml crate (crates.io/crates/serde...), or any crate by the same author. It's maintained using AI generated code and is extremely poor quality, even leading to seg faults...
Highly recommend switching away from these types of crates and their authors...
#rustlang
Highly recommend switching away from these types of crates and their authors...
#rustlang
crates.io: Rust Package Registry
crates.io
January 27, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Heads up to anyone using the serde_yml crate (crates.io/crates/serde...), or any crate by the same author. It's maintained using AI generated code and is extremely poor quality, even leading to seg faults...
Highly recommend switching away from these types of crates and their authors...
#rustlang
Highly recommend switching away from these types of crates and their authors...
#rustlang
Rust's toolchain is one of its greatest strengths.
January 10, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Rust's toolchain is one of its greatest strengths.
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Buckle up because we're banging into the new year with my annual retrospective of the last year in databases! Highlights include license change blowback, Databricks vs. Snowflake gangwar, @duckdb.org's shotgun weddings, and buying a quarterback to impress your lover: www.cs.cmu.edu/~pavlo/blog/...
Databases in 2024: A Year in Review
Andy rises from the ashes of his dead startup and discusses what happened in 2024 in the database game.
www.cs.cmu.edu
January 1, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Buckle up because we're banging into the new year with my annual retrospective of the last year in databases! Highlights include license change blowback, Databricks vs. Snowflake gangwar, @duckdb.org's shotgun weddings, and buying a quarterback to impress your lover: www.cs.cmu.edu/~pavlo/blog/...
Writing React after having written Svelte is such a pain.
December 31, 2024 at 8:37 AM
Writing React after having written Svelte is such a pain.
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Let’s assume for a minute that Trump really is “just joking” about Canada becoming a U.S. State (he’s not…his lip-smacking over this incredibly insulting “idea” was 100% predictable). Consider how offensive and un-diplomatic referring to a leader of a sovereign nation & close ally as “Governor” is.
December 19, 2024 at 5:19 AM
Let’s assume for a minute that Trump really is “just joking” about Canada becoming a U.S. State (he’s not…his lip-smacking over this incredibly insulting “idea” was 100% predictable). Consider how offensive and un-diplomatic referring to a leader of a sovereign nation & close ally as “Governor” is.
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WHICH BIKE LANE DO WE BLAME FOR THIS TRAFFIC?
Banner this morning in Toronto on the Gardiner ExpresswayThe people of Ontario have had enough Premier Ford.
📸 @martinreis.bsky.social
Banner this morning in Toronto on the Gardiner ExpresswayThe people of Ontario have had enough Premier Ford.
📸 @martinreis.bsky.social
December 13, 2024 at 3:07 PM
WHICH BIKE LANE DO WE BLAME FOR THIS TRAFFIC?
Banner this morning in Toronto on the Gardiner ExpresswayThe people of Ontario have had enough Premier Ford.
📸 @martinreis.bsky.social
Banner this morning in Toronto on the Gardiner ExpresswayThe people of Ontario have had enough Premier Ford.
📸 @martinreis.bsky.social
I don't understand why we don't simply put the painted bike lanes on the sides of buildings so the cars have more space...
NEW: CycleToronto and other citizens have launched a Charter challenge of the Ford government's law to remove bike lanes. CT's executive director is not present at the Queen's Park announcement because... he was doored on Monday in a painted bike lane and is hospitalized.
December 11, 2024 at 8:44 PM
I don't understand why we don't simply put the painted bike lanes on the sides of buildings so the cars have more space...
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NEW: CycleToronto and other citizens have launched a Charter challenge of the Ford government's law to remove bike lanes. CT's executive director is not present at the Queen's Park announcement because... he was doored on Monday in a painted bike lane and is hospitalized.
December 11, 2024 at 2:06 PM
NEW: CycleToronto and other citizens have launched a Charter challenge of the Ford government's law to remove bike lanes. CT's executive director is not present at the Queen's Park announcement because... he was doored on Monday in a painted bike lane and is hospitalized.
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“Scientists don’t know everything and have sometimes been wrong before”
Does not mean
“random nonsense you just thought of is as likely to be correct as something overwhelmingly endorsed by experts and supported by evidence and should be treated with as much respect.”
Does not mean
“random nonsense you just thought of is as likely to be correct as something overwhelmingly endorsed by experts and supported by evidence and should be treated with as much respect.”
December 8, 2024 at 7:12 PM
“Scientists don’t know everything and have sometimes been wrong before”
Does not mean
“random nonsense you just thought of is as likely to be correct as something overwhelmingly endorsed by experts and supported by evidence and should be treated with as much respect.”
Does not mean
“random nonsense you just thought of is as likely to be correct as something overwhelmingly endorsed by experts and supported by evidence and should be treated with as much respect.”
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People not elected to government should not have the power to reshape the government, especially people whose obscene wealth depends on the government functioning a certain way.
This is not a hot take.
It's just plain common sense.
This is not a hot take.
It's just plain common sense.
December 7, 2024 at 8:04 PM
People not elected to government should not have the power to reshape the government, especially people whose obscene wealth depends on the government functioning a certain way.
This is not a hot take.
It's just plain common sense.
This is not a hot take.
It's just plain common sense.
Next year, I'm picking one song and only listening to that, daily. I'd give it 50/50 odds that it breaks Spotify's UI during the next recap.
99% of Spotify Wrapped lists consist of "5 music superstars" or "5 artists you've never heard of". Boring.
I only care about the remaining 1%. The perplexing weirdos. The freaks who have spent the year listening to tuba death metal, screaming goats, and the soundtrack to Honey, I Shrunk the Kids.
I only care about the remaining 1%. The perplexing weirdos. The freaks who have spent the year listening to tuba death metal, screaming goats, and the soundtrack to Honey, I Shrunk the Kids.
December 5, 2024 at 10:41 AM
Next year, I'm picking one song and only listening to that, daily. I'd give it 50/50 odds that it breaks Spotify's UI during the next recap.
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Link to paper: arxiv.org/html/2410.05...
December 5, 2024 at 4:03 AM
Link to paper: arxiv.org/html/2410.05...
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Scientists, academics, researchers: We’re excited to share that @altmetric.com is now tracking mentions of your research on Bluesky! 🧪
There are already many articles for which there is more attention on Bluesky than on other comparable micro-blogging sites, meaning the academic community and the general public have clearly adopted Bluesky as one of its core places to disseminate and discuss new research.
A Place of Joy.
A Place of Joy.
December 3, 2024 at 2:10 PM
Scientists, academics, researchers: We’re excited to share that @altmetric.com is now tracking mentions of your research on Bluesky! 🧪
True in most places, actually.
December 3, 2024 at 9:58 AM
True in most places, actually.