Tanuki @Tanuki@mastodon.social

[ woman swiping endlessly through a series of headshots ] why can’t I find a man who is emotionally available

CPBBD is way too good
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYdLfkJcfok

hey rust people: what can i do, as a random end user of software that happens to be written in rust (i.e. any linux distribution), to encourage rust to move i586-unknown-linux-gnu to "Tier 2 with Host Tools" so that i can use linux on my computers again

or, alternately, to make the i686-unknown-linux-gnu target not require SSE2 (since i686 never had SSE2...)

alpine linux already uses i586-unknown-linux-musl, which is tier 2 without host tools, for its 32-bit x86 port

debian already patches i686-unknown-linux-gnu to target pentium pro instead of pentium4 as baseline, since otherwise there's abi mismatch and things break

i want to continue running gentoo on my computer, which is a pentium 3 machine, but i can't feasibly do that if i can't have a bootstrap rustc on it

Someone on fedi called advertising "pollution" and that's a perfect descriptor.

snatcher appreciation post!!!

in 1988 hideo kojima wrote and directed a cyberpunk visual novel called "snatcher"

i'm currently playing the english sega cd port on my 3DS via an emulator and it's just ABSOLUTELY AMAZING

it literally opens up with a dedication in the intro that says "this story is dedicated to all those cyberpunks who fight against injustice and corruption every day of their lives"

the graphics are gorgeous, the world-building is top-notch, i can't wait to see where it goes next

Couple things about this:

1. It is a risk with any text communications system that isn't end-to-end encrypted
2. At least they had to get a warrant. Some companies, in particular telcos, don't even ask for a warrant in all cases.

So, don't use Facebook, not because they did what they were legally required to and turned over this person's messages, but because they don't have end-to-end encryption.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/emilybaker-white/2022/08/08/facebook-abortion-teen-dms/?sh=175fe3f9579c

Fellow geeks: the U.S. based telecom I work for is looking for a Sr. Python Engineer to join the SDN Orchestration team. It's a 100% work from home position. DM for more details if interested. This position is not on my team, but of the same org in the company.

What I'm listening to today: Unused song, Maniac Mansion

If you dump the ROM of the NES version of Maniac Mansion, there's an entire completed song on the cart the game never uses. According to game composer George Sanger, it was originally supposed to be the theme for Dr. Fred (I'm not sure it really fits him). I'm really captivated by this song, it's weird and rocking and it has a really particular emotion to it I'm not sure I can identify in any other piece of music.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7eVjYJl4nw

Achieving A Completely Open Source Implementation of Apple Code Signing and Notarization https://gregoryszorc.com/blog/2022/08/08/achieving-a-completely-open-source-implementation-of-apple-code-signing-and-notarization/ | https://lobste.rs/s/cuert6 #ios #mac #rust

Japan installed tunnels in the middle of railway tracks in order to allow turtles to cross the rails safely. The underpasses,which eventually lead to a pond, have not only saved numerous turtles, but have also prevented major disruptions to the train se...
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/japanese-rail-workers-build-special-tunnels-to-save-turtles-from-train-deaths-a6757466.html

Original tweet : https://twitter.com/tilbots/status/1556403809760514055

Idea: a domestic version of those police gunshot-spotting microphone networks, only programmed to detect and triangulate the positions of cat vomiting sounds

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