valarauca
@valarauca1.bsky.social
page is slowly becoming less about computers — i mostly do linux package management these days — he/him/they — tenuous grasp on reality at the best of times — mov edi, edi
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valarauca
@valarauca1.bsky.social
· Feb 15
looking for a func to canonicalize paths without expanding symlinks
ask the docs if `std::path::absolute` blocks
docs doesn't understand the question|pull out illustrated diagram explaing what accessing fs means
docs laughs and says "its a good function sir"
invoke function
it blocks
ask the docs if `std::path::absolute` blocks
docs doesn't understand the question|pull out illustrated diagram explaing what accessing fs means
docs laughs and says "its a good function sir"
invoke function
it blocks
converted some recursive tree traversal into iterators, it is so nice
January 24, 2026 at 12:57 AM
converted some recursive tree traversal into iterators, it is so nice
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![tweet from 2021-12-12:
me: hey does anyone have any readings on medieval north African trade networks
17 follower alcoholic who works at a bakery: [link to 157 page pdf] yeah I think this is pretty enlightening](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:rj4u7427fr5z24vaklxr7ph4/bafkreiepryeslrgzqovwgmn6qa2b5jxu5feg6545d4dt54mohorrih6sdm@jpeg)
claim to like vim, but your terminal is in emacs mode, curious
January 23, 2026 at 5:20 AM
claim to like vim, but your terminal is in emacs mode, curious
> there are top down OKRs and bottom up OKRs that we create for you
Thanks, I'll stay unemployed
Thanks, I'll stay unemployed
January 22, 2026 at 5:34 PM
> there are top down OKRs and bottom up OKRs that we create for you
Thanks, I'll stay unemployed
Thanks, I'll stay unemployed
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CRASHOUT FOR THE AGES
January 21, 2026 at 12:49 AM
CRASHOUT FOR THE AGES
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okay, cool. Tries with borrowed keys are literally impossible in rust-lang, neat.
January 19, 2026 at 12:24 AM
okay, cool. Tries with borrowed keys are literally impossible in rust-lang, neat.
Issue: Code doesn't compile if 'feature is enabled' we should enable a feature gate to prevent this import if feature is disabled
AI code review feedback: By adding `#[cfg(feature` to this `use` statement you will break the code foe anyone who doesn't enable this feature.
AI code review feedback: By adding `#[cfg(feature` to this `use` statement you will break the code foe anyone who doesn't enable this feature.
January 18, 2026 at 9:53 PM
Issue: Code doesn't compile if 'feature is enabled' we should enable a feature gate to prevent this import if feature is disabled
AI code review feedback: By adding `#[cfg(feature` to this `use` statement you will break the code foe anyone who doesn't enable this feature.
AI code review feedback: By adding `#[cfg(feature` to this `use` statement you will break the code foe anyone who doesn't enable this feature.
come on I just want to return a function prototype from a function pointer, why isn't this supported? it should be a constant type compile time operation. I'm literally just calling a function from a function.
January 17, 2026 at 12:30 AM
come on I just want to return a function prototype from a function pointer, why isn't this supported? it should be a constant type compile time operation. I'm literally just calling a function from a function.
meme: atlas holding up the earth
the earth label: all of math
atlas label: triangle inequality
the earth label: all of math
atlas label: triangle inequality
January 16, 2026 at 5:21 PM
meme: atlas holding up the earth
the earth label: all of math
atlas label: triangle inequality
the earth label: all of math
atlas label: triangle inequality
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Ever wonder why big car companies pay two percent tax while the guys on the assembly line pay forty?
January 15, 2026 at 5:15 PM
Ever wonder why big car companies pay two percent tax while the guys on the assembly line pay forty?
January 14, 2026 at 3:33 PM
my favorite corner of the internet is long distance/off-trailing hiking community dunking on preppers because they actually spend weeks alone in the wilderness.
protip: every bug out bad without 2L of water and some manner of purification it is a joke.
protip: every bug out bad without 2L of water and some manner of purification it is a joke.
January 13, 2026 at 7:08 AM
my favorite corner of the internet is long distance/off-trailing hiking community dunking on preppers because they actually spend weeks alone in the wilderness.
protip: every bug out bad without 2L of water and some manner of purification it is a joke.
protip: every bug out bad without 2L of water and some manner of purification it is a joke.
January 12, 2026 at 4:45 AM
reminder: Copyright license(s) are only as enforceable as the copyright holder's (e.g.: your) ability to pay lawyers to sue people for violating them.
January 11, 2026 at 6:13 PM
reminder: Copyright license(s) are only as enforceable as the copyright holder's (e.g.: your) ability to pay lawyers to sue people for violating them.
I spend some of my holiday working with C/C++ FFI
coming back to Rust I was writing a trivial `fn as_str(&self) -> &str` . I caught myself going "but how do I know `&self` will remain allocated for the duration of `&str`?!? do I need to setup a borrow guard?"
coming back to Rust I was writing a trivial `fn as_str(&self) -> &str` . I caught myself going "but how do I know `&self` will remain allocated for the duration of `&str`?!? do I need to setup a borrow guard?"
January 10, 2026 at 7:52 PM
I spend some of my holiday working with C/C++ FFI
coming back to Rust I was writing a trivial `fn as_str(&self) -> &str` . I caught myself going "but how do I know `&self` will remain allocated for the duration of `&str`?!? do I need to setup a borrow guard?"
coming back to Rust I was writing a trivial `fn as_str(&self) -> &str` . I caught myself going "but how do I know `&self` will remain allocated for the duration of `&str`?!? do I need to setup a borrow guard?"
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Oh you have "depression" and "anxiety"? Funny way of saying you're fundamentally weak of spirit
January 7, 2026 at 2:54 PM
Oh you have "depression" and "anxiety"? Funny way of saying you're fundamentally weak of spirit
youtube cooked with this emoji
January 5, 2026 at 4:49 AM
youtube cooked with this emoji
the thing I hate about llm/ai papers is they write a 15 page paper with a shit load of pointless einstien notation math for a new way of copysign 0.5% faster
January 3, 2026 at 9:09 PM
the thing I hate about llm/ai papers is they write a 15 page paper with a shit load of pointless einstien notation math for a new way of copysign 0.5% faster
// Safety: lol, we are the allocator
January 3, 2026 at 8:57 AM
// Safety: lol, we are the allocator
error[E0599]: no method named `view_bits_mut` found for array `[u8; 16519041]` in the current scope
--> src/lib.rs:83:27
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83 | self.used_entries.view_bits_mut::<Lsb0>()[bucket..term].fill(false);
| ^^^^^^^^^^^^^
|
--> src/lib.rs:83:27
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83 | self.used_entries.view_bits_mut::<Lsb0>()[bucket..term].fill(false);
| ^^^^^^^^^^^^^
|
January 3, 2026 at 3:18 AM
error[E0599]: no method named `view_bits_mut` found for array `[u8; 16519041]` in the current scope
--> src/lib.rs:83:27
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83 | self.used_entries.view_bits_mut::<Lsb0>()[bucket..term].fill(false);
| ^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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--> src/lib.rs:83:27
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83 | self.used_entries.view_bits_mut::<Lsb0>()[bucket..term].fill(false);
| ^^^^^^^^^^^^^
|
*slaps roof of 99.99% pure ethyl alcohol* this fluid can clean everything
January 2, 2026 at 7:04 AM
*slaps roof of 99.99% pure ethyl alcohol* this fluid can clean everything