@theincredibleholk oh neatttt! — it’ll be so good to *finally* be able to actually talk about this haha
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Okay, let me try an analogy here:I don't know if this analogy makes sense? Maybe it's too niche?
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Okay, let me try an analogy here:Okay, let me try an analogy here:
Having autism is kind of like overclocking a computer - your brain is essentially wired to process *more*, like all the time. But if you're not careful about managing temps, you'll also randomly BSOD and you're going to be spending a lot of time in reboot cycles.
Having a maximally overclocked computer sounds fun on paper! Things go fast! But it also means having to deal with random failures during what seem like seemingly mundane tasks on other machines.
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The acceptable number of people getting SARS at any given event should be zero.The cumulative number of SARS-CoV-2 infections in all RustConf events prior to this event was zero. That was possible by having basic precautions in place.
RustConf 2024, newly organized by the Rust Foundation, is the first event to break that streak.
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The acceptable number of people getting SARS at any given event should be zero.The acceptable number of people getting SARS at any given event should be zero. Not ten. Not one hundred. Zero.
SARS-CoV-2 causes chronic disease in 10-30% of infections. That means for every 10 people who are infected, for 1-3 of them that will be a life-altering experience. Some will eventually recover. Others may not.
As reports of people getting infected with SARS at RustConf roll in, it’s hard not to think of those whose life will inevitably change because of this.
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I wish shared planner tools would allow me to upload an iCal file containing my existing meetings to know *not* to mark me as available on those dates.I wish shared planner tools would allow me to upload an iCal file containing my existing meetings to know *not* to mark me as available on those dates.
I wish my calendar software was able to generate an iCal file from my existing meetings, but just blank out the data for the purposes of uploading availability.
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I really miss going to Rust and Wasm events, hanging out with folks, geeking out.I really miss going to Rust and Wasm events, hanging out with folks, geeking out. But like, the last time I got Covid it knocked me flat for about six months - and I don't know how I'll respond to a Next Time. So there really can't be one.
It's so draining to feel like I'm the only one advocating for clean air, accessible environments, spaces that don't risk having participants walking away with long-term disabilities.
Like, I don't even know how to begin to explain that this is important.
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I like the analogy of: “Working with personally identifiable data is like working with toxic waste: something you try and avoid if you can. But when there’s no other option, you want to dispose of it as safely and quickly as possible."I like the analogy of: “Working with personally identifiable data is like working with toxic waste: something you try and avoid if you can. But when there’s no other option, you want to dispose of it as safely and quickly as possible."
I feel there’s a similar analogy to be made about memory-unsafe programming too.
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In terms of “smart” home appliances: the only stuff we have in our house are simple on/off switches and some dimmable lamps that are connected over Thread/Matter to our Apple TV.Idk, maybe it’s a pipe dream. But I find the idea appealing of having a core system which is separable from a secondary, optional networked extension.
The idea of smart home stuff is not entirely a bad one I think. Centralized digital controls are convenient. But not if that directly translates to enormous amounts of unserviceable e-waste.
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In terms of “smart” home appliances: the only stuff we have in our house are simple on/off switches and some dimmable lamps that are connected over Thread/Matter to our Apple TV.Legit wish that:
a) high quality non-smart appliances were the norm
b) there would not be any dedicated “smart” appliances with built-in controllers that quickly go out of date
c) to make an appliance “smart”, you can plug in a dedicated, optional controller that comes in some standard form-factor -
In terms of “smart” home appliances: the only stuff we have in our house are simple on/off switches and some dimmable lamps that are connected over Thread/Matter to our Apple TV.In terms of “smart” home appliances: the only stuff we have in our house are simple on/off switches and some dimmable lamps that are connected over Thread/Matter to our Apple TV.
It’s super convention, since the length of days fluctuates a fair bit up here, and we can just set it to turn on lights at sunset. But I’m like, super reluctant to get anything fancier than things like that.
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I had a bad time with `kevent(3)` today. Apparently all the BSDs use a single syscall for both registering and waiting on events?It also doesn’t help that when I search for what to do with this in Rust, I’m getting tutorials by folks which are clearly based on code I wrote in 2019
Past me apparently knew what to do here lol. I’m just having a really bad reversing it.
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I had a bad time with `kevent(3)` today. Apparently all the BSDs use a single syscall for both registering and waiting on events?I had a bad time with `kevent(3)` today. Apparently all the BSDs use a single syscall for both registering and waiting on events?
And depending on which arguments you pass it, it’ll either register events, or perform a blocking call?
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“Be kind to people, be ruthless to systems” is such a good take.“Be kind to people, be ruthless to systems” is such a good take.
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I sometimes wonder how well the skillset of working in OSS would translate to something like, working in Politics. Not sure I'm wrong for thinking there is a significant amount of overlap?I sometimes wonder how well the skillset of working in OSS would translate to something like, working in Politics. Not sure I'm wrong for thinking there is a significant amount of overlap?