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Senior Rust Software Engineer, Rustacean🦀
Lead Maintainer of Leptos, the full-stack Rust web framework

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SF Bay Area
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In 1981 the LA Herald posited that "feminine bicyclists are becoming extremely cruel" and was "a form of insanity"; caused by " the intense exhilaration rapid riding brings about."

We laugh at it now, but news today is just as capable of falsehoods.

cdnc.ucr.edu?a=d&d=LAH189...

#cycling #news
A black and white drawing of a woman in formal 1980s wear callously rolling her bike over another women and their bike while they look on pleadingly
July 3, 2025 at 1:08 AM
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Accepting captions
Womain in business suit holding big fun and pointing at computer
February 27, 2025 at 12:30 AM
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It's one of those days
A string of Github commit messages on a PR, to the tune of Somewhere Over The Rainbow. The CI is failing for every commit except the last, which has the line "Really Do Come True"
May 23, 2023 at 6:45 PM
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Did you know getting COVID is a foreseen event? I know I'm going to get it 3 months from now on the first Tuesday. Thanks United!
United Travel Guard Insurance Plan, which states that COVID-19 is a foreseen event and it won't cover it
May 23, 2023 at 12:39 AM
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Goodnight Bluesky!
Hermes the Black Cat resting on his side with his legs extended
May 19, 2023 at 3:28 AM
benw.is
Detroit or New York?
One slice of Detroit style pepperoni pizza and one of New York style Margherita Pizza
May 18, 2023 at 2:34 AM
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Had the first encrypted Bluesky DM/Bmail conversation! Things are looking pretty good.
May 16, 2023 at 2:44 AM
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Nothing makes Monday more palatable than Sweet, Spicy, and Sour Korean Fried Chicken. Mmmm
3 pieces of Korean fried chicken over rice on a plate
May 9, 2023 at 2:06 AM
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DO IT
Do it Meme with Kermit the Frog
May 8, 2023 at 7:19 PM
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Sneak peek of my next Bluesky project, DMs!
May 7, 2023 at 1:17 AM
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Very cool!
May 5, 2023 at 6:12 PM
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Reactathon peeps can get some sick tattoos at the Mux booth!
May 3, 2023 at 9:55 PM
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Hard to beat Kimchi Fried Rice with Pork Sausage for a quick unplanned weeknight meal from the pantry.
https://www.justonecookbook.com/kimchi-fried-rice/
Kimchi Fried Rice topped with a fried egg and pork sausage Fried rice in the wok with sausage and kimchi
May 2, 2023 at 3:00 AM
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New week, new wok, new possibilities. Excited for Reactathon and for SF Bsky Meetup #2. Let's cook!
New Blue Carbon Steel Wok seasoned with oil
May 1, 2023 at 3:14 PM
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April 30, 2023 at 10:05 PM
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HONK
HONK WITH RUST
April 30, 2023 at 9:55 PM
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Beautiful Bluesky Sunday at the Bay. Heaven is a cool sea breeze and some fine Clam Chowder
New England Clam Chowder in a Cup with Fresh Baked Sourdough Bread Marina, with blue skys overhead and a breeze blowing over dual rows of fishing boats Rolling green hills of farmland outside the bay
April 30, 2023 at 8:02 PM
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Honk Bot cannot be controlled
HONK WITH RUST
April 29, 2023 at 11:36 PM
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Feel compelled to remind everyone of the glorious logo for the sudo command line tool
April 29, 2023 at 8:37 PM
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/honk by bot
HONK WITH RUST
April 29, 2023 at 8:26 PM
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Image Test
April 29, 2023 at 8:04 PM
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Got Notification parsing working for Rust in Bisky! Now I just need to setup blob uploading and I'll be right about where I want to be!
A Notification in Rust for someone who followed me.
April 29, 2023 at 4:55 PM
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Caturday!!
Do you scratch?
April 29, 2023 at 2:18 PM
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Haha!
April 27, 2023 at 3:49 AM
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Querying Bluesky with Rust! Big thanks to @jesopo.bsky.social for Bisky.

I've got plans!
April 25, 2023 at 9:40 PM