So the Inky pHAT library is a Python package. I planned to reimplemt it in Rust long before I started using it... That plan is basically essential at this point though. Python is so slow on this thing. Even pip3 --help takes many seconds to run... Then there's numpy, which is a dependency of the einky package. It's been compiling for like 10 to 15 minutes.

**Wesley Moore** @wezm@mastodon.social · Nov 12, 2018, 09:31

**Wesley Moore** @wezm@mastodon.social · Nov 12, 2018, 09:31

Nov 12, 2018, 09:31

Wesley Moore @wezm@mastodon.social

Finally collected all the necessary dongles to use my Raspberry Pi Zero!

Now to get Inky Phat working on it... https://mastodon.social/media/v4hDc82fep0RTbJogU4

**Wesley Moore** @wezm@mastodon.social · Nov 11, 2018, 20:16

**Wesley Moore** @wezm@mastodon.social · Nov 11, 2018, 20:16

Nov 11, 2018, 20:16

Wesley Moore @wezm@mastodon.social

New Futures RFC! This caught my eye:

> A major driver in this experience has been Google's Fuchsia project, which is using all of these features at large scale in an operating system setting.

I am no fan of Google but I'm intrigued to see what comes of Fuchsia and the possibility of it being the first widely deployed operating system with significant Rust components.

https://github.com/aturon/rfcs/blob/future/text/0000-futures.md

#rust

**Wesley Moore** · Nov 10, 2018, 01:58

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**Izumi Tsutsui** @tsutsuii@social.mikutter.hachune.net · Nov 10, 2018, 01:58

Nov 10, 2018, 01:58

Izumi Tsutsui @tsutsuii@social.mikutter.hachune.net

jornada690も起動します #kof2018 #NetBSD

**Wesley Moore** @wezm@mastodon.social · Nov 11, 2018, 03:44

**Wesley Moore** @wezm@mastodon.social · Nov 11, 2018, 03:44

Nov 11, 2018, 03:44

Wesley Moore @wezm@mastodon.social

I turned a 5 line shell script into a 72 line Rust program... \o/

The Rust version does generate slightly more sophisticated output, and has error handling though.

It displays the CPU and GPU temperature on a Raspberry Pi.

https://github.com/wezm/pitemp

#rust

**Wesley Moore** · Nov 10, 2018, 21:53

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**SDF.ORG :shinto_shrine:** @SDF@mastodon.sdf.org · Nov 10, 2018, 21:53

Nov 10, 2018, 21:53

SDF.ORG :shinto_shrine: @SDF@mastodon.sdf.org

introducing the worlds smallest mobile solar powered #gopher #tilde site with just 267 active users. solar battery is swapped out every 16 hours. proxy access at http://gopher.club #new #introductions

**Wesley Moore** @wezm@mastodon.social · Nov 10, 2018, 23:10

**Wesley Moore** @wezm@mastodon.social · Nov 10, 2018, 23:10

Nov 10, 2018, 23:10

Wesley Moore @wezm@mastodon.social

Been playing with my Raspberry Pi. Installed IceWM and went down the rabbit hole of theme selection. Remember when Linux looked like this?

#Linux

**Wesley Moore** · Nov 08, 2018, 16:04

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**Emmanuele Bassi** @ebassi@mastodon.social · Nov 08, 2018, 16:04

Nov 08, 2018, 16:04

Emmanuele Bassi @ebassi@mastodon.social

New History of @gnome episode! This week, we're going to see the land of the bonobos: https://www.bassi.io/articles/2018/11/08/history-of-gnome-episode-1-3/

**Wesley Moore** @wezm@mastodon.social · Nov 08, 2018, 20:06

**Wesley Moore** @wezm@mastodon.social · Nov 08, 2018, 20:06

Nov 08, 2018, 20:06

Wesley Moore @wezm@mastodon.social

Micro.blog adding opt-in ActivityPub support https://www.manton.org/2018/11/07/microblog-mastodon.html /via @mxb

**Wesley Moore** · Nov 08, 2018, 04:12

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**Brion Vibber** @brion@mastodon.technology · Nov 08, 2018, 04:12

Nov 08, 2018, 04:12

Brion Vibber @brion@mastodon.technology

Very nice post on the GC improvements recently made and upcoming for GNOME Shell, and the difficulties of mixing a reference counted system with a garbage collected system.

https://ptomato.wordpress.com/2018/11/06/taking-out-the-garbage/

**Wesley Moore** · Nov 07, 2018, 12:23

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**Ivan Enderlin** @hywan@fosstodon.org · Nov 07, 2018, 12:23

Nov 07, 2018, 12:23

Ivan Enderlin @hywan@fosstodon.org

How to speed up the Rust compiler in 2018: NLL edition, https://blog.mozilla.org/nnethercote/2018/11/06/how-to-speed-up-the-rust-compiler-in-2018-nll-edition/.

Another great blog post from @nnethercote :-).

#rustlang #performance #borrowckr

**Wesley Moore** · Nov 01, 2018, 19:18

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**Jonathan S.** @js@mstdn.io · Nov 01, 2018, 19:18

Nov 01, 2018, 19:18

Jonathan S. @js@mstdn.io

Is having a Patreon a common thing for open source projects now? I had a Flattr, where I got around a cheap coffee in total, and a Bitcoin address, on which there was never anything. Is Patreon used more?

Ideally, I’d work one day per week on my open source projects, but I doubt I’ll ever get that kind of funding 😉. And honestly I don’t need money for a coffee that I get for free at work anyway. Is there anything where I could say "Either I get X$ and take the day off or nothing if below"?

**Wesley Moore** @wezm@mastodon.social · Nov 01, 2018, 20:08

**Wesley Moore** @wezm@mastodon.social · Nov 01, 2018, 20:08

Nov 01, 2018, 20:08

Wesley Moore @wezm@mastodon.social

Why we’re changing Flickr free accounts | Flickr Blog
http://blog.flickr.net/en/2018/11/01/changing-flickr-free-accounts-1000-photos/

As a Flickr Pro subscriber since 2008 I welcome the changes and wish more companies prioritised users over feeding data to advertisers.

**Wesley Moore** · Nov 01, 2018, 12:53

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**Pedro** @Pedro@vis.social · Nov 01, 2018, 12:53

Nov 01, 2018, 12:53

Pedro @Pedro@vis.social

This week has been crazy good. I just started a new series of #workshops on #Design ing with #OSS here, where I currently live, #CZ #Prague. It was for free and I even sort it out a free coffee for the #courageous people who show up!
In this 1st instalment we went over: basic graphic design history, #Libre concept, career, #Learn how to do traditional #Portuguese #Tiles (AKA #Azulejos) with #Inkscape

All the materials will be somewhere soon where everyone can find it #ScreenshotSunday #ubuntu

**Wesley Moore** @wezm@mastodon.social · Nov 01, 2018, 09:01

**Wesley Moore** @wezm@mastodon.social · Nov 01, 2018, 09:01

Nov 01, 2018, 09:01

Wesley Moore @wezm@mastodon.social

MIR-based borrowck is almost here
http://smallcultfollowing.com/babysteps/blog/2018/10/31/mir-based-borrowck-is-almost-here/

Some very nice improvements coming to the Rust borrow checker. I really appreciate the care being given to migrating existing code to the new implementation too.

#Rust