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soloing @nexed.works • barking up merkle trees at second.tech
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.expect() is so unintuitive to me. You are supposed to phrase it in a way where you explain why it is not failing, for example .expect("the var exists"). But 80% of the time I write why the call is failing. I like to explain why the call failed, not why I was assuming it's going to work.
#rustlang hot take: We should rename .unwrap() to .or_panic(). (And .expect() to .or_panic_with().) "Unwrap" is a terrible name for the panicking function, especially since we also have things like .unwrap_or() and .unwrap_or_default() which never panic.
November 19, 2025 at 9:13 PM
.expect() is so unintuitive to me. You are supposed to phrase it in a way where you explain why it is not failing, for example .expect("the var exists"). But 80% of the time I write why the call is failing. I like to explain why the call failed, not why I was assuming it's going to work.
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November 19, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Google Slides' lack of SVG support is one of the most frustrating things ever...
Unfortunately my hands are tied on my choice of slides tool. Keynote is miles ahead. HDR rendering, SVG support, and so on.
I'm pretty sure there are good open source alternatives that have SVG support, but, alas.
Unfortunately my hands are tied on my choice of slides tool. Keynote is miles ahead. HDR rendering, SVG support, and so on.
I'm pretty sure there are good open source alternatives that have SVG support, but, alas.
November 19, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Google Slides' lack of SVG support is one of the most frustrating things ever...
Unfortunately my hands are tied on my choice of slides tool. Keynote is miles ahead. HDR rendering, SVG support, and so on.
I'm pretty sure there are good open source alternatives that have SVG support, but, alas.
Unfortunately my hands are tied on my choice of slides tool. Keynote is miles ahead. HDR rendering, SVG support, and so on.
I'm pretty sure there are good open source alternatives that have SVG support, but, alas.
sigh. just need to get through today.
November 17, 2025 at 7:46 AM
sigh. just need to get through today.
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The wildest thing is, as far as I can tell this feature is pretty unique among natively-compiled language test runners.
Bazel test has a --run_under flag (bazel.build/docs/user-ma...) but it doesn't connect stdin so using it for terminal-based debuggers is hard.
Bazel test has a --run_under flag (bazel.build/docs/user-ma...) but it doesn't connect stdin so using it for terminal-based debuggers is hard.
November 16, 2025 at 11:53 PM
The wildest thing is, as far as I can tell this feature is pretty unique among natively-compiled language test runners.
Bazel test has a --run_under flag (bazel.build/docs/user-ma...) but it doesn't connect stdin so using it for terminal-based debuggers is hard.
Bazel test has a --run_under flag (bazel.build/docs/user-ma...) but it doesn't connect stdin so using it for terminal-based debuggers is hard.
my rust-analyzer seems drunk today.
November 14, 2025 at 12:14 PM
my rust-analyzer seems drunk today.
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🦀 I've improved the implementation behind all the string formatting macros in Rust: println, panic, format, write, log::info, etc. (Everything using format_args!().) They will compile a bit faster, use a bit less memory while compiling, result in smaller binaries, and produce more efficient code! 🎉
November 13, 2025 at 1:31 PM
🦀 I've improved the implementation behind all the string formatting macros in Rust: println, panic, format, write, log::info, etc. (Everything using format_args!().) They will compile a bit faster, use a bit less memory while compiling, result in smaller binaries, and produce more efficient code! 🎉
bsky, remind me to walk to the pharmacy tomorrow during lunchtime. thx
November 13, 2025 at 7:50 PM
bsky, remind me to walk to the pharmacy tomorrow during lunchtime. thx
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We're late posting this on the main account - but yeah, check this out!
🎉 iroh v0.95 - New Relay, New Errors, Improved Connection API
- relay on the NA west coast
- replaced snafu with n0-error, a new error crate
- infallible remote_id and alpn methods
- Overhauled 0-RTT API
iroh-blobs can now compile to WASM with an in-mem store!
www.iroh.computer/blog/iroh-0-...
- relay on the NA west coast
- replaced snafu with n0-error, a new error crate
- infallible remote_id and alpn methods
- Overhauled 0-RTT API
iroh-blobs can now compile to WASM with an in-mem store!
www.iroh.computer/blog/iroh-0-...
iroh 0.95.0 - A New Relay, Error Handling, and Connection API Improvements
Release of iroh v0.95
www.iroh.computer
November 10, 2025 at 10:59 AM
We're late posting this on the main account - but yeah, check this out!
last night i took a spider hanging from the ceiling of my apartment down to the jasmine bushes outside. i hope she likes it.
November 10, 2025 at 9:50 AM
last night i took a spider hanging from the ceiling of my apartment down to the jasmine bushes outside. i hope she likes it.
November 10, 2025 at 6:54 AM
Expertly crafted Japanese knives. I see you
November 9, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Expertly crafted Japanese knives. I see you
@ahl.bsky.social @bcantrill.bsky.social
if you want a non-machine translated Morris Chang memoir, someone is doing that in parts:
karinabao.substack.com/p/morris-cha...
if you want a non-machine translated Morris Chang memoir, someone is doing that in parts:
karinabao.substack.com/p/morris-cha...
Morris Chang's Memoir Chapter 1 (English Translation)
Publisher's note, Prologue, Volume 1 Chapter 1 (Part 1) originally published in 1998
karinabao.substack.com
November 7, 2025 at 12:02 PM
@ahl.bsky.social @bcantrill.bsky.social
if you want a non-machine translated Morris Chang memoir, someone is doing that in parts:
karinabao.substack.com/p/morris-cha...
if you want a non-machine translated Morris Chang memoir, someone is doing that in parts:
karinabao.substack.com/p/morris-cha...
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Released cargo-nextest 0.9.111 with a pretty big improvement: in interactive terminals, up to 8 running tests are now displayed below the progress bar! This comes after some exceptional polish work by glehmann. (Thank you!)
Update now with cargo nextest self update :)
Update now with cargo nextest self update :)
November 4, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Released cargo-nextest 0.9.111 with a pretty big improvement: in interactive terminals, up to 8 running tests are now displayed below the progress bar! This comes after some exceptional polish work by glehmann. (Thank you!)
Update now with cargo nextest self update :)
Update now with cargo nextest self update :)
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A bunch of folks at Oxide uncovered a tricky deadlock associated with async Rust (yes, another!), so--of course--@bcantrill.bsky.social and I got the crew together to discuss. If you're writing async Rust, you'll want to know how to avoid and diagnose "Futurelock"
Oxide and Friends 11/3/2025 -- Futurelock
YouTube video by Oxide Computer Company
www.youtube.com
November 6, 2025 at 3:20 PM
A bunch of folks at Oxide uncovered a tricky deadlock associated with async Rust (yes, another!), so--of course--@bcantrill.bsky.social and I got the crew together to discuss. If you're writing async Rust, you'll want to know how to avoid and diagnose "Futurelock"
today i was a lab rat at the allergy clinic. skin prick tests, blood draws, anxiety, cold hands, hard day and then back to work!
burrito for dinner and one exercism task.
mission barely accomplished.
burrito for dinner and one exercism task.
mission barely accomplished.
November 5, 2025 at 9:19 PM
today i was a lab rat at the allergy clinic. skin prick tests, blood draws, anxiety, cold hands, hard day and then back to work!
burrito for dinner and one exercism task.
mission barely accomplished.
burrito for dinner and one exercism task.
mission barely accomplished.
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Indie developers now have more tools in their toolkit for building with Swift across platforms, thanks to Skip. Exciting to see a Swift community member building a business with the open source Swift SDK for Android. skip.tools/blog/skip-fu... #Android
Skip Fuse is now free for Indie Developers!
Since the launch of the official Swift SDK for Android on swift.org last month, we have been overwhelmed by a surge of interest in building cross-platform apps using a single shared SwiftUI codebase. ...
skip.tools
November 5, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Indie developers now have more tools in their toolkit for building with Swift across platforms, thanks to Skip. Exciting to see a Swift community member building a business with the open source Swift SDK for Android. skip.tools/blog/skip-fu... #Android
Electron is such an underrated launch vehicle.
November 5, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Electron is such an underrated launch vehicle.
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Can this piece of shit just get his refugee card and fuck off to the US already?
www.capetownetc.com/news/former-...
www.capetownetc.com/news/former-...
Heinz Winckler launches political movement inspired by Charlie Kirk
A former Idols South Africa singer has announced the launch of a movement inspired by Charlie Kirk, aiming to address South Africa's pressing issues and promote conservative values:
www.capetownetc.com
November 5, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Can this piece of shit just get his refugee card and fuck off to the US already?
www.capetownetc.com/news/former-...
www.capetownetc.com/news/former-...
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BTW, I would really like @consumerreports.org to watch this video and perhaps start breathing down the necks of those big companies for forcing everyone into using pre-dosed products.
That's the opposite of pro-consumer, imo.
youtu.be/DAX2_mPr9W8
That's the opposite of pro-consumer, imo.
youtu.be/DAX2_mPr9W8
I was right about dishwasher pods, and now I can prove it
YouTube video by Technology Connections
youtu.be
November 4, 2025 at 8:13 PM
BTW, I would really like @consumerreports.org to watch this video and perhaps start breathing down the necks of those big companies for forcing everyone into using pre-dosed products.
That's the opposite of pro-consumer, imo.
youtu.be/DAX2_mPr9W8
That's the opposite of pro-consumer, imo.
youtu.be/DAX2_mPr9W8
t64 flat burr grinder any good?
November 5, 2025 at 2:23 PM
t64 flat burr grinder any good?
we seriously need a proper ostrich emoji. thanks to egyptian hieroglyph support in unicode we have 𓅦, but that’s not enough for an ostrich fan like me
November 5, 2025 at 7:04 AM
we seriously need a proper ostrich emoji. thanks to egyptian hieroglyph support in unicode we have 𓅦, but that’s not enough for an ostrich fan like me