Steve
@tarka.haltcondition.net
Ex-Atlassian DevOps & Clojure nerd, now a Rust tragic.
Mastodon: @tarkasteve@hachyderm.io
Code: https://github.com/tarka
Mastodon: @tarkasteve@hachyderm.io
Code: https://github.com/tarka
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Steve
@tarka.haltcondition.net
· Oct 17
I'm back on the speaker trail, this time talking about Rust. December in Melbourne, Brisbane and Sydney.
yowcon.com
yowcon.com
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www.quicknangs.com.au
November 22, 2025 at 9:14 AM
I have just discovered Quick Nangs. www.quicknangs.com.au
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WHAT IS HAPPENING
November 21, 2025 at 10:19 PM
WHAT IS HAPPENING
Serious accessibility/alt-text question: wouldn't anybody that needs alt-text on image already have their own tooling for converting images to text, probably better tuned to their specific needs?
November 21, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Serious accessibility/alt-text question: wouldn't anybody that needs alt-text on image already have their own tooling for converting images to text, probably better tuned to their specific needs?
This popped into my head so now I'm forcing it into yours.
November 14, 2025 at 4:42 AM
This popped into my head so now I'm forcing it into yours.
Maree has been at it again.
November 10, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Maree has been at it again.
For no particular reason I feel like posting Thompson's Nixon obituary today...
https://nwhyte.livejournal.com/299685.html
https://nwhyte.livejournal.com/299685.html
November 4, 2025 at 10:59 PM
For no particular reason I feel like posting Thompson's Nixon obituary today...
https://nwhyte.livejournal.com/299685.html
https://nwhyte.livejournal.com/299685.html
What the actual fuck!? Uber have silently signed me up to their subscription service. I only found out because they sent a renewal notice.
November 2, 2025 at 11:46 PM
What the actual fuck!? Uber have silently signed me up to their subscription service. I only found out because they sent a renewal notice.
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what stage of capitalism is this
California police boost patrols at grocery stores as millions set to lose SNAP benefits
California police boost patrols at grocery stores as millions set to lose SNAP benefits
www.foxla.com
October 29, 2025 at 11:41 PM
what stage of capitalism is this
A local tattoo shop is advertising Afterpay in their window: "Ink now, pay later". What tattoo does some one using a predatory lending system get? Wrong answers only.
October 29, 2025 at 6:28 AM
A local tattoo shop is advertising Afterpay in their window: "Ink now, pay later". What tattoo does some one using a predatory lending system get? Wrong answers only.
Wow, they're really leaning into Ted Chiang's "Blurry Jpeg of the Web" concept aren't they?
https://flipboard.com/@tomshardware/tom-s-hardware-c60sbsq8z/-/a-b49A3YzYRCeXSRPjMBBbaA%3Aa%3A1829740277-%2F0
https://flipboard.com/@tomshardware/tom-s-hardware-c60sbsq8z/-/a-b49A3YzYRCeXSRPjMBBbaA%3Aa%3A1829740277-%2F0
New Deepseek model drastically reduces resource usage by converting text and documents into images — 'vision-text compression' uses up to 20 times fewer tokens | Flipboard
tomshardware.com - Developers of the Chinese Deepseek artificial intelligence have found a novel way to reduce the number of tokens it uses, particularly when accessing …
flipboard.com
October 21, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Wow, they're really leaning into Ted Chiang's "Blurry Jpeg of the Web" concept aren't they?
https://flipboard.com/@tomshardware/tom-s-hardware-c60sbsq8z/-/a-b49A3YzYRCeXSRPjMBBbaA%3Aa%3A1829740277-%2F0
https://flipboard.com/@tomshardware/tom-s-hardware-c60sbsq8z/-/a-b49A3YzYRCeXSRPjMBBbaA%3Aa%3A1829740277-%2F0
"Let's get a table in recycled wood, then we don't have to be precious about it."
<Time Passes>
"PUT A COASTER UNDER THAT!"
<Time Passes>
"PUT A COASTER UNDER THAT!"
October 16, 2025 at 11:51 PM
"Let's get a table in recycled wood, then we don't have to be precious about it."
<Time Passes>
"PUT A COASTER UNDER THAT!"
<Time Passes>
"PUT A COASTER UNDER THAT!"
Finally I can think about the things real men think about!
October 10, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Finally I can think about the things real men think about!
Anyone who didn't realise that Apple have always been as evil as any other megacorp really wasn't paying attention.
https://aus.social/@johnquiggin/115335889238511478
https://aus.social/@johnquiggin/115335889238511478
John Quiggin (@johnquiggin@aus.social)
I've got 40 years of work invested in #Apple, and now they've gone evil. No easy way to shift, so for the moment I've just shelved all plans to buy anything new. I was really looking forward to an iPhone 17.
https://pluralistic.net/2025/10/06/rogue-capitalism/#orphaned-syrian-refugees-need-not-apply
aus.social
October 8, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Anyone who didn't realise that Apple have always been as evil as any other megacorp really wasn't paying attention.
https://aus.social/@johnquiggin/115335889238511478
https://aus.social/@johnquiggin/115335889238511478
Nevermind the infosec horniness, TIL there is such a thing as kosher glycerine. Which lead to the discovery that kosher biodiesel is a thing.
https://infosec.exchange/@SwiftOnSecurity/115334970368367405
https://infosec.exchange/@SwiftOnSecurity/115334970368367405
SwiftOnSecurity (@SwiftOnSecurity@infosec.exchange)
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My last polycule
infosec.exchange
October 8, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Nevermind the infosec horniness, TIL there is such a thing as kosher glycerine. Which lead to the discovery that kosher biodiesel is a thing.
https://infosec.exchange/@SwiftOnSecurity/115334970368367405
https://infosec.exchange/@SwiftOnSecurity/115334970368367405
Hmm, really tempted by this one: https://www.crowdsupply.com/atomic14/esp32-rainbow
ESP32 Rainbow
A ZX Spectrum single-board computer with a built-in keyboard and display
www.crowdsupply.com
October 1, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Hmm, really tempted by this one: https://www.crowdsupply.com/atomic14/esp32-rainbow
Yay, bumped up to business class.
October 1, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Yay, bumped up to business class.
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Actual Picard facepalm happening third seated row from the back
October 1, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Actual Picard facepalm happening third seated row from the back
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Seen somewhere recently: "My kids aren't autistic because of tylenol; they're autistic because both their parents have a Ham radio licenses."
https://hachyderm.io/@LauraLangdon/115261904787514662
https://hachyderm.io/@LauraLangdon/115261904787514662
Laura Langdon (@LauraLangdon@hachyderm.io)
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Exactly this 💯
#ActuallyAutistic #neurodivergent
hachyderm.io
September 27, 2025 at 12:49 AM
Seen somewhere recently: "My kids aren't autistic because of tylenol; they're autistic because both their parents have a Ham radio licenses."
https://hachyderm.io/@LauraLangdon/115261904787514662
https://hachyderm.io/@LauraLangdon/115261904787514662
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I get that the news cycle is packed right now, but I just heard from a colleague at the Smithsonian that this is fully a GIANT SQUID BEING EATEN BY A SPERM WHALE and it’s possibly the first ever confirmed video according to a friend at NOAA
10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)
10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)
September 24, 2025 at 8:30 PM
I get that the news cycle is packed right now, but I just heard from a colleague at the Smithsonian that this is fully a GIANT SQUID BEING EATEN BY A SPERM WHALE and it’s possibly the first ever confirmed video according to a friend at NOAA
10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)
10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)
Random thought: Charlie Kirk was shot while claiming that mass shootings are caused by gangs wars in what increasingly looks like a right-wing gang war.
September 14, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Random thought: Charlie Kirk was shot while claiming that mass shootings are caused by gangs wars in what increasingly looks like a right-wing gang war.
I have to hand it to Pingora, their claim that you can write a proxy in very little code checks out.
![Rust:
use async_trait::async_trait;
use pingora::{
Result,
http::RequestHeader,
prelude::HttpPeer,
proxy::{ProxyHttp, Session, http_proxy_service},
server::Server
};
fn main() -> Result<()> {
let mut server = Server::new(None)?;
server.bootstrap();
let mut proxy = http_proxy_service(&server.configuration, Proxeny);
proxy.add_tcp("0.0.0.0:8080");
server.add_service(proxy);
server.run_forever();
}
struct Proxeny;
#[async_trait]
impl ProxyHttp for Proxeny {
type CTX = ();
fn new_ctx(&self) -> () {
()
}
async fn upstream_peer(
&self,
_session: &mut Session,
_ctx: &mut Self::CTX,
) -> Result<Box<HttpPeer>>
{
let peer = HttpPeer::new("192.168.42.201:5000", false, "frigate.haltcondition.net".to_string());
Ok(Box::new(peer))
}
async fn upstream_request_filter(
&self,
_session: &mut Session,
upstream_request: &mut RequestHeader,
_ctx: &mut Self::CTX,
) -> Result<()>
where
Self::CTX: Send + Sync,
{
upstream_request.insert_header("Host", "frigate.haltcondition.net")?;
Ok(())
}
}](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:5viz5ey7d77izqzcge2gyfmj/bafkreiglw6qrbmh2isd45w6syub5x5gececz53wbm2p26vtgg2modorp5i@jpeg)
September 12, 2025 at 4:52 AM
I have to hand it to Pingora, their claim that you can write a proxy in very little code checks out.
Apropos of nothing, /r/music is having opinions right now.
September 11, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Apropos of nothing, /r/music is having opinions right now.