Menno
@menno.io
Makes software. Dad. Likes Rust, Python, Go, bouldering and mountain biking. Aotearoa import. he/him
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Light & Shadow
I love the secret feature at Nine Elms London Underground station that reveals itself during a sunny day.
If you arrive at the perfect moment, the roundel logo is beautifully projected onto the floor.
So I took Dancer Andreya with me to interact with the scene.
I love the secret feature at Nine Elms London Underground station that reveals itself during a sunny day.
If you arrive at the perfect moment, the roundel logo is beautifully projected onto the floor.
So I took Dancer Andreya with me to interact with the scene.
October 6, 2025 at 6:54 AM
Light & Shadow
I love the secret feature at Nine Elms London Underground station that reveals itself during a sunny day.
If you arrive at the perfect moment, the roundel logo is beautifully projected onto the floor.
So I took Dancer Andreya with me to interact with the scene.
I love the secret feature at Nine Elms London Underground station that reveals itself during a sunny day.
If you arrive at the perfect moment, the roundel logo is beautifully projected onto the floor.
So I took Dancer Andreya with me to interact with the scene.
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I just got my tickets to @rustforgeconf.com, @kawaiicon.bsky.social, and @kiwipycon.nz!
I can't wait to see all my old and new friends, and learn some cool shit!
I can't wait to see all my old and new friends, and learn some cool shit!
August 22, 2025 at 4:10 AM
I just got my tickets to @rustforgeconf.com, @kawaiicon.bsky.social, and @kiwipycon.nz!
I can't wait to see all my old and new friends, and learn some cool shit!
I can't wait to see all my old and new friends, and learn some cool shit!
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It won't just be Colbert. The Daily Show is next.
Colbert was the the highest rated late night show host. The message is: Emmy's, ratings, and name recognition won't save you. You criticize the oligarchs and this administration, your show is done.
Colbert was the the highest rated late night show host. The message is: Emmy's, ratings, and name recognition won't save you. You criticize the oligarchs and this administration, your show is done.
July 18, 2025 at 3:02 AM
It won't just be Colbert. The Daily Show is next.
Colbert was the the highest rated late night show host. The message is: Emmy's, ratings, and name recognition won't save you. You criticize the oligarchs and this administration, your show is done.
Colbert was the the highest rated late night show host. The message is: Emmy's, ratings, and name recognition won't save you. You criticize the oligarchs and this administration, your show is done.
Do you use Rust or are you Rust-curious? Do you like in New Zealand or nearby, or would like to visit? If so, the Rust Forge 2025 conference is for you!
The speaker line-up is epic, and there's generous discounts for students and those self-funding the ticket.
www.rustforgeconf.com/register
The speaker line-up is epic, and there's generous discounts for students and those self-funding the ticket.
www.rustforgeconf.com/register
July 13, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Do you use Rust or are you Rust-curious? Do you like in New Zealand or nearby, or would like to visit? If so, the Rust Forge 2025 conference is for you!
The speaker line-up is epic, and there's generous discounts for students and those self-funding the ticket.
www.rustforgeconf.com/register
The speaker line-up is epic, and there's generous discounts for students and those self-funding the ticket.
www.rustforgeconf.com/register
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⚙️🦀🥝 What's Rust Forge Conf 2025? I'm glad you asked!
p.s. Engagement really helps. Replies, likes and/or share to receive a discount code via DM.
p.s. Engagement really helps. Replies, likes and/or share to receive a discount code via DM.
July 12, 2025 at 12:57 AM
⚙️🦀🥝 What's Rust Forge Conf 2025? I'm glad you asked!
p.s. Engagement really helps. Replies, likes and/or share to receive a discount code via DM.
p.s. Engagement really helps. Replies, likes and/or share to receive a discount code via DM.
The schedule for NZ's first #rustlang conference, Rust Forge, is super exciting. I'm psyched to be going! rustforgeconf.com
Be part of something new! — Rust Forge Conference 2025
A tech conference for developers building with the Rust programming language hosted in Wellington, New Zealand from 27-30th August 2025.
rustforgeconf.com
June 29, 2025 at 11:00 AM
The schedule for NZ's first #rustlang conference, Rust Forge, is super exciting. I'm psyched to be going! rustforgeconf.com
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The superpower of the American university system has been its ability to attract the world's best students and researchers.
Heaven knows, its success is not because of the US public education system.
Exclude foreign talent, and the US research ecosystem will crumble.
Heaven knows, its success is not because of the US public education system.
Exclude foreign talent, and the US research ecosystem will crumble.
The US Administration has indefinitely blocked *all* student visa applicants from getting a visa interview.
Worldwide, unconditional, no end date. All.
International students are crucial to the US university system, American innovation, and future US prosperity.
Worldwide, unconditional, no end date. All.
International students are crucial to the US university system, American innovation, and future US prosperity.
Rubio Reportedly Pauses New International Student Visa Interviews
More than 1.1 million international students were enrolled at U.S. colleges and universities in the 2023-2024 school year.
www.forbes.com
May 27, 2025 at 8:20 PM
The superpower of the American university system has been its ability to attract the world's best students and researchers.
Heaven knows, its success is not because of the US public education system.
Exclude foreign talent, and the US research ecosystem will crumble.
Heaven knows, its success is not because of the US public education system.
Exclude foreign talent, and the US research ecosystem will crumble.
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I don't see what all the fuss is about. All US businesses have to do is build a few tens of thousands of factories and then hire and train 10 million specialised workers who'll be willing to work for $3 an hour.
Should take 6 weeks, tops. 3 if they use ChatGPT.
Should take 6 weeks, tops. 3 if they use ChatGPT.
May 1, 2025 at 4:22 AM
I don't see what all the fuss is about. All US businesses have to do is build a few tens of thousands of factories and then hire and train 10 million specialised workers who'll be willing to work for $3 an hour.
Should take 6 weeks, tops. 3 if they use ChatGPT.
Should take 6 weeks, tops. 3 if they use ChatGPT.
@yury.molodtsov.me I saw your recent blog post about the sorry state of web browsers - it’s an accurate assessment IMHO.
A few glimmers of hope…
Orion has some nice UI ideas and is super fast: kagi.com/orion/
Ladybird is an independent open source effort (years away though): ladybird.org
A few glimmers of hope…
Orion has some nice UI ideas and is super fast: kagi.com/orion/
Ladybird is an independent open source effort (years away though): ladybird.org
Orion Browser by Kagi
kagi.com
April 26, 2025 at 8:02 PM
@yury.molodtsov.me I saw your recent blog post about the sorry state of web browsers - it’s an accurate assessment IMHO.
A few glimmers of hope…
Orion has some nice UI ideas and is super fast: kagi.com/orion/
Ladybird is an independent open source effort (years away though): ladybird.org
A few glimmers of hope…
Orion has some nice UI ideas and is super fast: kagi.com/orion/
Ladybird is an independent open source effort (years away though): ladybird.org
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Trump's official denouncement of former CISA head Chris Krebs is chilling in substance and utterly Stalinesque in tone. By threatening anyone who hires him, it aims to render Krebs effectively unemployable.
1/3
1/3
April 11, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Trump's official denouncement of former CISA head Chris Krebs is chilling in substance and utterly Stalinesque in tone. By threatening anyone who hires him, it aims to render Krebs effectively unemployable.
1/3
1/3
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That is one hell of a ratio.
March 26, 2025 at 12:32 AM
That is one hell of a ratio.
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We expected 2,000 people out in GOP-held Greeley, Colorado.
11,000 people showed up.
Something special is happening, folks. Now is the time to organize in every dimension possible and get to work.
11,000 people showed up.
Something special is happening, folks. Now is the time to organize in every dimension possible and get to work.
Overflow crowd for Bernie/AOC rally in Greeley, CO — the small one today, big one is in Denver later
March 21, 2025 at 9:23 PM
We expected 2,000 people out in GOP-held Greeley, Colorado.
11,000 people showed up.
Something special is happening, folks. Now is the time to organize in every dimension possible and get to work.
11,000 people showed up.
Something special is happening, folks. Now is the time to organize in every dimension possible and get to work.
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@thepudds.bsky.social is my hero
So far, up to 15x faster escape analysis for the Go compiler when compiling the TS checker package.
End to end that's an 8x faster compiler of the checker package for us, bringing it down from 50 seconds to 6 seconds.
github.com/golang/go/is...
So far, up to 15x faster escape analysis for the Go compiler when compiling the TS checker package.
End to end that's an 8x faster compiler of the checker package for us, bringing it down from 50 seconds to 6 seconds.
github.com/golang/go/is...
cmd/compile: slow escape analysis in large package in the typescript compiler · Issue #72815 · golang/go
Go version go version go1.24.1 linux/amd64 Output of go env in your module/workspace: AR='ar' CC='gcc' CGO_CFLAGS='-O2 -g' CGO_CPPFLAGS='' CGO_CXXFLAGS='-O2 -g' CGO_ENABLED='1' CGO_FFLAGS='-O2 -g' ...
github.com
March 18, 2025 at 8:00 PM
@thepudds.bsky.social is my hero
So far, up to 15x faster escape analysis for the Go compiler when compiling the TS checker package.
End to end that's an 8x faster compiler of the checker package for us, bringing it down from 50 seconds to 6 seconds.
github.com/golang/go/is...
So far, up to 15x faster escape analysis for the Go compiler when compiling the TS checker package.
End to end that's an 8x faster compiler of the checker package for us, bringing it down from 50 seconds to 6 seconds.
github.com/golang/go/is...
TIL, in #vim (or #neovim) you can indent the current line *while in insert mode* with Ctrl-T and dedent it with Ctrl-D.
I've used Vim for decades and have always switched to Normal mode and used << and >>. This is so much better!
:help ins-special-keys is full of gems. #VimTip
I've used Vim for decades and have always switched to Normal mode and used << and >>. This is so much better!
:help ins-special-keys is full of gems. #VimTip
March 5, 2025 at 7:51 AM
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OH: Newton and Leibniz were both integral to calculus. It's hard to differentiate between them.
February 2, 2025 at 11:23 PM
OH: Newton and Leibniz were both integral to calculus. It's hard to differentiate between them.
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A reminder for these times.
March 1, 2025 at 10:24 PM
A reminder for these times.
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When I was young, my dad was super into tabletop military simulator games (“Avalon Hill games” in the parlance of the time). He is a student of history and of systems and one of the things he impressed upon me based on these experiences was that the way you win these games — and the way you […]
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February 21, 2025 at 7:12 AM
When I was young, my dad was super into tabletop military simulator games (“Avalon Hill games” in the parlance of the time). He is a student of history and of systems and one of the things he impressed upon me based on these experiences was that the way you win these games — and the way you […]
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Five days apart.
February 12, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Five days apart.
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Bringing back incandescent lightbulbs? Big time old guy energy. A policy that smells like dead skin and nursing home disinfectant.
February 12, 2025 at 5:17 AM
Bringing back incandescent lightbulbs? Big time old guy energy. A policy that smells like dead skin and nursing home disinfectant.
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I kept this screenshot assuming someday we might be asked to forget.
January 24, 2025 at 11:25 AM
I kept this screenshot assuming someday we might be asked to forget.
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I went to see the excellent production of Strictly Ballroom at the Court Theatre last night. As is typical when going to the theatre in #chch #nz the average age of the audience was somewhere north of 70.
Are younger people just not interested or are boomers the only ones with disposable income?
Are younger people just not interested or are boomers the only ones with disposable income?
January 23, 2025 at 1:19 AM