phooky @phooky@octodon.social

Hubris calling from 1998:
https://www.javaworld.com/article/2076641/an-introduction-to-the-java-ring.html

Me: i'd like to parse a command line
Rust: ok, no problem
Me: also, read binary data from a file into a struct
Rust: s--sure, i can do that, that's a thing i can do
Me: write a few records into a sqlite db
Rust: [sweating profusely] okay, yes, that's definitely something i've done before
Me: ... maybe query that db later
Rust: [excuses self to restroom, does not return]

taped-together glasses
slide rule
pocket protector
leaky ballpoint
button down shirt
fluorescent lights
beige slacks
tuned to NPR
sensible sweaters
corn flakes
#squarecember

unsafely interpreting bytes as a struct is pretty easy in rust, and yet when you look it up you get so many bad/wrong answers. so for my own future reference:

let s : StructType = unsafe { std::ptr::read(buf.as_ptr() as *const _) };

#rust

tfw you realize that there's a whole class of emoticons you can insert in code that will be interpreted as comments

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#squarecember

i'm somewhat unnerved that my toddler is softly singing along to "zoo eyes"

It's alarming how quickly dinner with a 1yo and 3yo can devolve into an impromptu Meredith Monk workshop

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#squarecember

(the one upside of having a super literate 3yo is being able to sit down and architect stuff in my notebook while he reads frog and toad for like the fiftieth time)

designing a database schema for like the first time in a decade and immediately descending into the classic "but is this entire table _necessary_" rabbit hole

Finally looking at retiring my current laptop after 8 years. Wondering if it makes sense to wait around for the 10th gen intel chips. Battery life is kind of a sticking point for me. Any recommendations?

Wow. CBM 8032 performance art:
https://www.roberthenke.com/concerts/cbm8032av.html

Just killed my #PIA subscription; hardly used it to begin with, but the recent acquisition news is skeeetchy.