Thomas Karpiniec
@octet-stream.net
Tasmanian programmer often writing networking-related Rust. Likes music but mostly posts opinions about computers. Also known as thombles and VK7XT.
My favourite semaphore signal? It's got to be the end-of-word sign, hands down
December 1, 2025 at 10:29 AM
My favourite semaphore signal? It's got to be the end-of-word sign, hands down
I’ll contemplate alternative git forge hosting when all these other ones have figured out their approaches to moderation/spam in the real world. Obviously single-user and by-invitation projects can take their pick of solutions but those are the easy cases.
December 1, 2025 at 6:22 AM
I’ll contemplate alternative git forge hosting when all these other ones have figured out their approaches to moderation/spam in the real world. Obviously single-user and by-invitation projects can take their pick of solutions but those are the easy cases.
I wonder if there’s a market for platform-specific productivity apps. Like a bug tracker that literally only works on Windows, or only Mac/iOS, and you’re guaranteed a polished native UI experience in every single interaction.
November 29, 2025 at 8:03 AM
I wonder if there’s a market for platform-specific productivity apps. Like a bug tracker that literally only works on Windows, or only Mac/iOS, and you’re guaranteed a polished native UI experience in every single interaction.
I think Linear is the first PWA I’ve come across where refreshing the page isn’t enough to get out of an error state; sometimes I have to quit the entire browser to flush out whatever background thing broke. I could install the electron app but this feels like rewarding bad behaviour.
November 29, 2025 at 7:57 AM
I think Linear is the first PWA I’ve come across where refreshing the page isn’t enough to get out of an error state; sometimes I have to quit the entire browser to flush out whatever background thing broke. I could install the electron app but this feels like rewarding bad behaviour.
Reposted by Thomas Karpiniec
I recently added a lint in the rust compiler and considering that it could prevent CVEs, I think it's worth talking about it.
Blog post is here: blog.guillaume-gomez.fr/articles/202...
spoiler alert: double cat dose!
Blog post is here: blog.guillaume-gomez.fr/articles/202...
spoiler alert: double cat dose!
New rust lint: function_casts_as_integer
Blog of Guillaume Gomez (New rust lint: function_casts_as_integer)
blog.guillaume-gomez.fr
November 28, 2025 at 10:59 AM
I recently added a lint in the rust compiler and considering that it could prevent CVEs, I think it's worth talking about it.
Blog post is here: blog.guillaume-gomez.fr/articles/202...
spoiler alert: double cat dose!
Blog post is here: blog.guillaume-gomez.fr/articles/202...
spoiler alert: double cat dose!
Reposted by Thomas Karpiniec
This is what Peak Male Performance looks like.
November 26, 2025 at 7:59 AM
This is what Peak Male Performance looks like.
The appeal of AI agents is basically that it’s no longer a human waiting for the Rust to compile
November 26, 2025 at 7:34 AM
The appeal of AI agents is basically that it’s no longer a human waiting for the Rust to compile
Probably my favourite thing about this website is that people being dorks in the replies is normal and encouraged. I haven’t seen people having this much actual fun microblogging for like 15 years
November 26, 2025 at 5:06 AM
Probably my favourite thing about this website is that people being dorks in the replies is normal and encouraged. I haven’t seen people having this much actual fun microblogging for like 15 years
Reposted by Thomas Karpiniec
movie: we can't trace their payload, it's behind two layers of base64!
computer knowers: *groan*
reality:
computer knowers: *groan*
reality:
November 25, 2025 at 1:17 PM
movie: we can't trace their payload, it's behind two layers of base64!
computer knowers: *groan*
reality:
computer knowers: *groan*
reality:
“A wise device needs only one cable but understands two.”
- Edgar Allan PoE
- Edgar Allan PoE
November 24, 2025 at 9:59 AM
“A wise device needs only one cable but understands two.”
- Edgar Allan PoE
- Edgar Allan PoE
Okay then, TIL Cloudflare does in fact have lava lamps www.cloudflare.com/en-au/learni...
How do lava lamps help with Internet encryption?
The Cloudflare lava lamps are used for Internet encryption. Learn about entropy in cryptography and why randomness is essential for SSL encryption.
www.cloudflare.com
November 23, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Okay then, TIL Cloudflare does in fact have lava lamps www.cloudflare.com/en-au/learni...
What a surprise.
"Meta shut down internal research into the mental health effects of Facebook after finding causal evidence that its products harmed users’ mental health"
"Meta shut down internal research into the mental health effects of Facebook after finding causal evidence that its products harmed users’ mental health"
www.reuters.com
November 23, 2025 at 10:51 PM
What a surprise.
"Meta shut down internal research into the mental health effects of Facebook after finding causal evidence that its products harmed users’ mental health"
"Meta shut down internal research into the mental health effects of Facebook after finding causal evidence that its products harmed users’ mental health"
Not too concerned yet about AI replacing network engineers.
November 23, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Not too concerned yet about AI replacing network engineers.
Free terrible startup idea: resell browser storage. SaaS vendors who need some extra cash agree to put blobs in their users' LocalStorage and retrieve it on demand via their WebSocket-connected PWAs. Then others who want to persist data can keep it inside random people's browsers.
November 22, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Free terrible startup idea: resell browser storage. SaaS vendors who need some extra cash agree to put blobs in their users' LocalStorage and retrieve it on demand via their WebSocket-connected PWAs. Then others who want to persist data can keep it inside random people's browsers.
Magnificent www.youtube.com/watch?v=iu5r...
Coding Trance Music from Scratch (Again )
YouTube video by Switch Angel
www.youtube.com
November 20, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Magnificent www.youtube.com/watch?v=iu5r...
Internet in 00s: haha why would you buy an encyclopedia any more
Internet in 20s: ohgod I need an encyclopedia
Internet in 20s: ohgod I need an encyclopedia
November 19, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Internet in 00s: haha why would you buy an encyclopedia any more
Internet in 20s: ohgod I need an encyclopedia
Internet in 20s: ohgod I need an encyclopedia
If you think the em dash gang is mad about LLMs you should talk to the people who put non-breaking spaces in front of their units like 3 MB
November 19, 2025 at 1:02 AM
If you think the em dash gang is mad about LLMs you should talk to the people who put non-breaking spaces in front of their units like 3 MB
Of all the ways to fix "there are too many small dependencies", everyone vibe coding bespoke versions wasn't on my radar. nolanlawson.com/2025/11/16/t...
I suspect this kind of works unless your LLM gets trained on enough compromised code that it starts connecting you to CNCs just for funsies.
I suspect this kind of works unless your LLM gets trained on enough compromised code that it starts connecting you to CNCs just for funsies.
November 17, 2025 at 8:34 AM
Of all the ways to fix "there are too many small dependencies", everyone vibe coding bespoke versions wasn't on my radar. nolanlawson.com/2025/11/16/t...
I suspect this kind of works unless your LLM gets trained on enough compromised code that it starts connecting you to CNCs just for funsies.
I suspect this kind of works unless your LLM gets trained on enough compromised code that it starts connecting you to CNCs just for funsies.
Reposted by Thomas Karpiniec
Oh the futility of clicking on "never ask again".
November 16, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Oh the futility of clicking on "never ask again".
I feel like half the backlash against Mozilla's recent product directions is not just direct disapproval but lashing out at the realisation freedom 1 ("change it so it does your computing as you wish") isn't worth a damn unless you can fund a team to make it so
November 16, 2025 at 10:43 AM
I feel like half the backlash against Mozilla's recent product directions is not just direct disapproval but lashing out at the realisation freedom 1 ("change it so it does your computing as you wish") isn't worth a damn unless you can fund a team to make it so
Walshy is such a champ www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
Mona has lost $408m but David Walsh is 'completely happy'
Hobart's landmark Museum of Old and New Art has racked up a staggering amount in losses since it opened in 2011, but founder David Walsh is still building.
www.abc.net.au
November 16, 2025 at 6:39 AM
Walshy is such a champ www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
I bought a CO2 sensor just to see how things are going around the home. Not very well, as it happens.
November 13, 2025 at 8:19 PM
I bought a CO2 sensor just to see how things are going around the home. Not very well, as it happens.
I don't even see the code. All I see is blonde, brunette, redhead
November 12, 2025 at 10:04 AM
I don't even see the code. All I see is blonde, brunette, redhead
My neighbours are still rocking a bigpond-dot-com email address and honestly by this point it seems more retro than uncool
November 12, 2025 at 1:04 AM
My neighbours are still rocking a bigpond-dot-com email address and honestly by this point it seems more retro than uncool
I’m still staggered how ambitious MIE is, and it’s already shipped. Unless others catch up quickly, PC vs Apple is going to become “do you want the one where UAFs become RCE or the one where they don’t?”
November 11, 2025 at 10:56 PM
I’m still staggered how ambitious MIE is, and it’s already shipped. Unless others catch up quickly, PC vs Apple is going to become “do you want the one where UAFs become RCE or the one where they don’t?”