Steve Klabnik
@steveklabnik.com
#rustlang, #jj-vcs, atproto, shitposts, urbanism. I contain multitudes.
Working on #ruelang but just for fun.
Currently in Austin, TX, but from Pittsburgh. Previously in Bushwick, the Mission, LA.
Working on #ruelang but just for fun.
Currently in Austin, TX, but from Pittsburgh. Previously in Bushwick, the Mission, LA.
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Steve Klabnik
@steveklabnik.com
· Nov 6
For posterity's sake, "Not thrilled to be spending another 4+ years thinking about your old pinned tweet" is a sentence said to me today
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ever curious why people that work in safety-critical systems want to use Rust?
here's the title slide for the talk i'll give at @rustnationuk.bsky.social about this
here's the title slide for the talk i'll give at @rustnationuk.bsky.social about this
![title slide of talk being given at Rust Nation UK:
[Title] Rust for Foundational SW or: Safety-Critical Software in Rust](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:nzjdb45ypvwdnixflhodgn4z/bafkreihmuu63icftjaynofj2eirc4r3dxphvw7ayhkcdmlvlfjstcaxbau@jpeg)
December 28, 2025 at 11:37 PM
ever curious why people that work in safety-critical systems want to use Rust?
here's the title slide for the talk i'll give at @rustnationuk.bsky.social about this
here's the title slide for the talk i'll give at @rustnationuk.bsky.social about this
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living right between nyc and boston was surreal because on one hand, trains exist, and on the other, it costs as much to go from New Haven to Boston as it does from Paris to Berlin
December 29, 2025 at 5:43 PM
living right between nyc and boston was surreal because on one hand, trains exist, and on the other, it costs as much to go from New Haven to Boston as it does from Paris to Berlin
okay for Austin people. this is sorta like, both in distance and in population, a train to Hutto.
sorry, scratch that: 25,000 people for the original destination, 76,000 for the change of plans
for context, europeans, the closest "real" city to me has a single train daily. it has 1.5 million people. ~130km.
for context, europeans, the closest "real" city to me has a single train daily. it has 1.5 million people. ~130km.
December 29, 2025 at 5:12 PM
okay for Austin people. this is sorta like, both in distance and in population, a train to Hutto.
listen having your travel disrupted absolutely sucks www.theocharis.dev/blog/kidnapp...
at the same time, i also wish that like, i could expect a train to a town of 76,000 to exist at all
at the same time, i also wish that like, i could expect a train to a town of 76,000 to exist at all
I Was Kidnapped by Deutsche Bahn and All I Got Was 1.50 EUR
A Christmas Eve journey. Deutsche Bahn. 35 kilometers.
www.theocharis.dev
December 29, 2025 at 4:53 PM
listen having your travel disrupted absolutely sucks www.theocharis.dev/blog/kidnapp...
at the same time, i also wish that like, i could expect a train to a town of 76,000 to exist at all
at the same time, i also wish that like, i could expect a train to a town of 76,000 to exist at all
🎶no🎶
🎶sleep🎶
🎶till Bucc-ee’s🎶
🎶sleep🎶
🎶till Bucc-ee’s🎶
December 28, 2025 at 4:06 PM
🎶no🎶
🎶sleep🎶
🎶till Bucc-ee’s🎶
🎶sleep🎶
🎶till Bucc-ee’s🎶
hey so, the mac m5 is a BEAST. like, I didn't actually notice this process running:
> Both runaway processes are now gone. Your CPU should feel much lighter now - that old one from Dec 19th was burning 95% CPU for nearly 4 days!
it wasn't until a second runaway test executable showed up that i did
> Both runaway processes are now gone. Your CPU should feel much lighter now - that old one from Dec 19th was burning 95% CPU for nearly 4 days!
it wasn't until a second runaway test executable showed up that i did
December 28, 2025 at 3:49 AM
hey so, the mac m5 is a BEAST. like, I didn't actually notice this process running:
> Both runaway processes are now gone. Your CPU should feel much lighter now - that old one from Dec 19th was burning 95% CPU for nearly 4 days!
it wasn't until a second runaway test executable showed up that i did
> Both runaway processes are now gone. Your CPU should feel much lighter now - that old one from Dec 19th was burning 95% CPU for nearly 4 days!
it wasn't until a second runaway test executable showed up that i did
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[somberly] You cannot serve both god and money [upbeat music hits] Until now. Introducing god as a service
December 25, 2025 at 11:20 PM
[somberly] You cannot serve both god and money [upbeat music hits] Until now. Introducing god as a service
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has anyone tried showing gpt 4o to a victorian child
December 26, 2025 at 5:16 PM
has anyone tried showing gpt 4o to a victorian child
Even Wegovy can’t stop me from just absolutely demolishing a Waffle House breakfast
Guide Michelin, when are you going to recognize diner food?
Guide Michelin, when are you going to recognize diner food?
December 26, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Even Wegovy can’t stop me from just absolutely demolishing a Waffle House breakfast
Guide Michelin, when are you going to recognize diner food?
Guide Michelin, when are you going to recognize diner food?
hell yeah @demarko.org is in the newspaper archive.is/QKFjV
archive.is
December 26, 2025 at 4:39 PM
hell yeah @demarko.org is in the newspaper archive.is/QKFjV
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December 25th. The day the Fellowship departs Rivendell to destroy the One Ring.
Whatever you celebrate, may you have the courage to take the first steps to defy and endure against the dark, and rekindle light into the world.
Whatever you celebrate, may you have the courage to take the first steps to defy and endure against the dark, and rekindle light into the world.
December 25, 2025 at 3:52 PM
December 25th. The day the Fellowship departs Rivendell to destroy the One Ring.
Whatever you celebrate, may you have the courage to take the first steps to defy and endure against the dark, and rekindle light into the world.
Whatever you celebrate, may you have the courage to take the first steps to defy and endure against the dark, and rekindle light into the world.
somebody today: "why do people use abbreviations without defining them? I've been a dev for 15 years and I've never heard <abbv>"
me: "oh god <abbv> is from 1999 which is a decade older than that"
me: "oh god <abbv> is from 1999 which is a decade older than that"
December 25, 2025 at 5:07 PM
somebody today: "why do people use abbreviations without defining them? I've been a dev for 15 years and I've never heard <abbv>"
me: "oh god <abbv> is from 1999 which is a decade older than that"
me: "oh god <abbv> is from 1999 which is a decade older than that"
they said it can't be done, but it's a christmas miracle
December 25, 2025 at 3:31 PM
they said it can't be done, but it's a christmas miracle
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Gleam v1.14.0 is out now! Merry Christmas everyone! 🎁
gleam.run/news/the-hap...
gleam.run/news/the-hap...
The happy holidays release 2025 🎁 | Gleam programming language
News post: Gleam v1.14.0 released
gleam.run
December 25, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Gleam v1.14.0 is out now! Merry Christmas everyone! 🎁
gleam.run/news/the-hap...
gleam.run/news/the-hap...
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Fellas, is it tactical to shitpost?
December 24, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Fellas, is it tactical to shitpost?
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low stakes posting today reminds me that 1) Facebook is for talking to people you know IRL but don’t like and 2) microblogging sites are for talking to people you don’t know but do like.
we forget these things at our peril
we forget these things at our peril
December 24, 2025 at 9:11 PM
low stakes posting today reminds me that 1) Facebook is for talking to people you know IRL but don’t like and 2) microblogging sites are for talking to people you don’t know but do like.
we forget these things at our peril
we forget these things at our peril
is that good
EWX issues Record Event Report (RER) at Dec 24, 3:00 PM CST ...RECORD HIGH MINIMUM TEMPERATURE FOR DEC 23RD SET AT AUSTIN CAMP MABRY... via IEMbot
Additional Details Here.
Additional Details Here.
December 24, 2025 at 9:08 PM
is that good
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“Tool generated code” kinda rude to talk about your colleagues that way
December 24, 2025 at 5:18 PM
“Tool generated code” kinda rude to talk about your colleagues that way
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Everything is like this now. On every subject, the only acceptable opinion is that things are the worst they’ve ever been, and there’s no room for anyone to acknowledge anything good without to-be-sure caveats about other things that are bad
Truly impossible levels of cynicism when it comes to the MTA. In the comments about the new faregates, people are complaining about the service on the 4/5, which come every 2 minutes. We can literally never be happy.
December 24, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Everything is like this now. On every subject, the only acceptable opinion is that things are the worst they’ve ever been, and there’s no room for anyone to acknowledge anything good without to-be-sure caveats about other things that are bad
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Jesus, can you hear me? Good, the comms are working. Now, you're gonna need to run if you want to evade those Roman soldiers. Hold down A to sprint. Go ahead and try it. ... Good work! You just might be the savior yet. Now pick up that AR-15 and let's do some target practice.
December 24, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Jesus, can you hear me? Good, the comms are working. Now, you're gonna need to run if you want to evade those Roman soldiers. Hold down A to sprint. Go ahead and try it. ... Good work! You just might be the savior yet. Now pick up that AR-15 and let's do some target practice.
Just in time software commaok.xyz/ai/just-in-t...
Just in time software
I didn’t plan to write software in the grocery store last night.
I was tired and hungry, kids in tow. My long shopping list sat in a text message. I wished I could check items off as I found them. Ide...
commaok.xyz
December 24, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Just in time software commaok.xyz/ai/just-in-t...
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Thanks for sharing this @steveklabnik.com! I am a beginner writer so this kind of feedback means a lot. I'm turning this into a whole series, making topics like this less mystical for devs.
December 24, 2025 at 7:29 AM
Thanks for sharing this @steveklabnik.com! I am a beginner writer so this kind of feedback means a lot. I'm turning this into a whole series, making topics like this less mystical for devs.
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There is already a second part: serversfor.dev/linux-inside... I am not completely satisfied with it, but it's a work in progress. :) Btw you can find the series page here: serversfor.dev/linux-inside...
System calls: how programs talk to the Linux kernel
System calls are how programs ask the kernel to do things. Learn how they work, how to trace them, and why this gives you troubleshooting superpowers.
serversfor.dev
December 24, 2025 at 9:10 AM
There is already a second part: serversfor.dev/linux-inside... I am not completely satisfied with it, but it's a work in progress. :) Btw you can find the series page here: serversfor.dev/linux-inside...