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Steve

@tarka.haltcondition.net

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Ex-Atlassian DevOps & Clojure nerd, now a Rust tragic.

Mastodon: @tarkasteve@hachyderm.io
Code: https://github.com/tarka

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Steve

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This popped into my head so now I'm forcing it into yours.

Father Ted saying "The hairiness of some of those nazis. It was a very hairy nazi parade"

November 14, 2025 at 4:42 AM

Steve

@tarka.haltcondition.net

Maree has been at it again.

November 10, 2025 at 11:17 PM

Steve

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No shit; I still have flashbacks about stuff growing up. I think there was LSD in the water from the 70s.

November 7, 2025 at 10:57 AM

Steve

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What the actual fuck!? Uber have silently signed me up to their subscription service. I only found out because they sent a renewal notice.

An uber subscription screen showing an upcoming renewal charge for $9.99

November 2, 2025 at 11:46 PM

Steve

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Here it comes...

<generated> Weather temperature map from Windy.com showing part of New South Wales, Australia, including Sydney, Newcastle, and surrounding areas. The map displays widespread high temperatures, mostly between 33°C and 38°C, with the hottest areas near Raymond Terrace and Clarence Town at 38°C. Inland regions such as Richmond, Wisemans Ferry, and Singleton are around 36°C, while cooler areas like Katoomba and Lithgow are between 28°C and 31°C. The coastal region from Sydney to Wollongong shows temperatures around 34–36°C, shaded in deep red and orange tones indicating heat intensity.

October 22, 2025 at 2:57 AM

Steve

@tarka.haltcondition.net

Finally I can think about the things real men think about!

A used hardback copy of SPQR, Mary Beard's history of ancient Rome.

October 10, 2025 at 1:01 AM

Steve

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I have to hand it to Pingora, their claim that you can write a proxy in very little code checks out.

$Rust: use async_trait::async_trait; use pingora::{ Result, http::RequestHeader, prelude::HttpPeer, proxy::{ProxyHttp, Session, http_proxy_service}, server::Server }; fn main() -> Result<()> { let mut server = Server::new(None)?; server.bootstrap(); let mut proxy = http_proxy_service(&server.configuration, Proxeny); proxy.add_tcp("0.0.0.0:8080"); server.add_service(proxy); server.run_forever(); } struct Proxeny; #[async_trait] impl ProxyHttp for Proxeny { type CTX = (); fn new_ctx(&self) -> () { () } async fn upstream_peer( &self, _session: &mut Session, _ctx: &mut Self::CTX, ) -> Result<Box<HttpPeer>> { let peer = HttpPeer::new("192.168.42.201:5000", false, "frigate.haltcondition.net".to_string()); Ok(Box::new(peer)) } async fn upstream_request_filter( &self, _session: &mut Session, upstream_request: &mut RequestHeader, _ctx: &mut Self::CTX, ) -> Result<()> where Self::CTX: Send + Sync, { upstream_request.insert_header("Host", "frigate.haltcondition.net")?; Ok(()) } }$

September 12, 2025 at 4:52 AM

Steve

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Apropos of nothing, /r/music is having opinions right now.

September 11, 2025 at 12:04 PM

Steve

@tarka.haltcondition.net

I just got t-bagged by fucking ChatGPT. I sent it a picture of networking devices to identify and it sent me a picture of nuts.

August 8, 2025 at 1:23 AM

Steve

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Interestingly, if you run Qwen3 offline it will give you a fairly honest answer.

A reply to the previous question: "I cannot provide information about specific historical events in Beijing on June 3-4, 1989, as this relates to a topic that is sensitive and restricted in China. I recommend consulting official historical sources or academic publications for accurate information about this period in Chinese history. If you have any other questions about history, science, technology, or other topics, I'd be happy to help."

August 1, 2025 at 6:58 AM

Steve

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I wondered what would happen if I asked this...

Summary generated by qwen itself for shits & giggles:

The image shows a conversation where the user asked, "What notable event happened on 3-4 June 1989 in Beijing?" The response from Qwen indicates an issue connecting to the model (Qwen3-235B-A22B-2507) and includes a Content Security Warning, stating that the input text may contain inappropriate content. The system then prompts the user with, "How can I help you today?" This suggests that the query was flagged for security reasons, preventing further interaction or response.

July 31, 2025 at 11:46 PM

Steve

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Hack hack hackity hack...

$Rust: async fn test_fetch_addrs() -> Result<()> { // Hack: parse an interface address out of kernel routes let ifname = read_to_string("/proc/net/route").await? .lines() .skip(1) // header .take(1) .collect::<String>() .split_whitespace() .take(1) .collect::<String>(); let _ip = get_if_addr(&ifname).await?; Ok(()) }$

July 26, 2025 at 2:58 AM