Rui Carmo
@rcarmo.bsky.social
I fix stuff other people designed broken. Principal @microsoft, Author @taoofmac.com, https://carmo.io
Unicode is hard. But I couldn’t pass up the chance for a snarky commit message…
December 31, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Unicode is hard. But I couldn’t pass up the chance for a snarky commit message…
Happy 0x7EA, everybody!
December 31, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Happy 0x7EA, everybody!
This was the best holiday season I’ve had in years, side-project wise
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December 31, 2025 at 7:08 PM
This was the best holiday season I’ve had in years, side-project wise
Original post: mastodon.social/@taoofmac/11...
Original post: mastodon.social/@taoofmac/11...
December 28, 2025 at 7:19 PM
We are now at a point where AI is self-improving. I added a tool to a local project-specific MCP server, Copilot started using it, spotted a bug in the outputs, fixed the MCP server, asked me to ps aux & kill the Python process for the MCP, and carried on.
GPT-5.2 is scary good compared to Claude.
GPT-5.2 is scary good compared to Claude.
December 22, 2025 at 12:50 PM
We are now at a point where AI is self-improving. I added a tool to a local project-specific MCP server, Copilot started using it, spotted a bug in the outputs, fixed the MCP server, asked me to ps aux & kill the Python process for the MCP, and carried on.
GPT-5.2 is scary good compared to Claude.
GPT-5.2 is scary good compared to Claude.
The mysterious physical phenomenon that causes most of the food in your house to disappear overnight?
Teenagers.
Teenagers.
December 17, 2025 at 1:15 PM
The mysterious physical phenomenon that causes most of the food in your house to disappear overnight?
Teenagers.
Teenagers.
You know we’re closer to AGI when it can sort out issues with CMake
December 15, 2025 at 8:19 AM
You know we’re closer to AGI when it can sort out issues with CMake
I left the house. Mariah Carey intensifies.
December 13, 2025 at 8:00 PM
I left the house. Mariah Carey intensifies.
So early this morning I released a #python #fastaoi server for #TRMNL #eink devices on #GitHub, and the founder asked me if it could be added to their set of contributed BYOS implementations - and of course I just moved it there:
github.com/usetrmnl/byo...
github.com/usetrmnl/byo...
GitHub - usetrmnl/byos_fastapi
Contribute to usetrmnl/byos_fastapi development by creating an account on GitHub.
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December 13, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Long weekends have been paying off - been upgrading my #3dprinting gear with #bambulab clone parts youtu.be/aWYlb0_-Fgo
We Have BambuLab At Home - Upgrading a KP3S Pro V1 to a clone BambuLab hotend
youtu.be
December 7, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Long weekends have been paying off - been upgrading my #3dprinting gear with #bambulab clone parts youtu.be/aWYlb0_-Fgo
I hate to be the one person pointing out bugs in the #simulation/#matrix, but Coke Zero Vanilla is clearly something that shouldn’t exist.
December 5, 2025 at 12:54 PM
I hate to be the one person pointing out bugs in the #simulation/#matrix, but Coke Zero Vanilla is clearly something that shouldn’t exist.
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December 4, 2025 at 9:59 AM
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December 3, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Test print (old filament, so it’s weird, but dimensionally accurate). Now to finagle the internals a bit, and get the One Button to click. #mac #retrocomputing #classic #mouse
December 3, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Test print (old filament, so it’s weird, but dimensionally accurate). Now to finagle the internals a bit, and get the One Button to click. #mac #retrocomputing #classic #mouse
Yep, this 2.8” display looks like it will fit. Now for planning… #maclock #macintosh #classic #retrocomputing
December 2, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Yep, this 2.8” display looks like it will fit. Now for planning… #maclock #macintosh #classic #retrocomputing
This thing is too cute and cuddly to last in today’s internet, which is why I got two of them: taoofmac.com/space/review...
The Maclock - Tao of Mac
If you’re anywhere near the intersection of Apple nostalgia, retro-computing and DIY electronics, This Does Not Compute’s latest video was p...
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November 25, 2025 at 9:36 AM
This thing is too cute and cuddly to last in today’s internet, which is why I got two of them: taoofmac.com/space/review...
November 24, 2025 at 3:30 PM
November 24, 2025 at 3:27 PM