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Founding Member @limeleaf.coop building @apply.coop and @blueskydirectory.com | Signal: rblgk.13 Software Engineer, Go, Rust, C, Hare, Linux, Networking, Distributed Systems, Databases Decentralize and self host. https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc9620

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Blain Smith @blainsmith.com · May 19

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Blain Smith @blainsmith.com · 13h

Free Software hasn't won

dorotac.eu/posts/fosswon/

#FOSS #OSS #Software #Hardware #Licensing

Free Software hasn't won

dorotac.eu

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Servo @servo.org · 3d

Igalia is excited to announce a new commission from the Sovereign Tech Fund to advance the Servo web engine.

www.igalia.com/2025/10/09/I...

Igalia, Servo, and the Sovereign Tech Fund | Igalia

Igalia is an open source consultancy specialised in the development of innovative projects and solutions. Our engineers have expertise in a wide range of technological areas, including browsers and cl...

www.igalia.com

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Let the Right Hon In @danhon.com · 3d

This is fine.

BeijingPalmer @beijingpalmer.bsky.social · 3d

after careful study, I believe only people born between 1975 and 1995 should be allowed to use the internet

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Blain Smith @blainsmith.com · 4d

Never disappointed by @theoatmeal.bsky.social.

"Pregnant Mario lactating Jamba Juice all over Blanca from Street Fighter... [Generate Image]"

theoatmeal.com/comics/ai_art

#AI #AIArt #GenerativeAI

A cartoonist's review of AI art - The Oatmeal

This is a comic about AI art.

theoatmeal.com

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Blain Smith @blainsmith.com · 5d

I should just DNS black hole all *.ai domains. I do thank all you quirky, bro-y, startups registering those domains to make this very easy for me though. Kudos!

Blain Smith @blainsmith.com · 5d

An example of the exploit found

github.com/raminfp/redi...

#RediShell

GitHub - raminfp/redis_exploit

Contribute to raminfp/redis_exploit development by creating an account on GitHub.

github.com

Blain Smith @blainsmith.com · 6d

Redis hits a 10.0 Critical on the CVE scale by way of use-after-free to escape the Lua sandbox and allows arbitrary code execution.

www.wiz.io/blog/wiz-res...

#Redis #CVE #InfoSec #Lua #RediShell

Wiz Finds Critical Redis RCE Vulnerability: CVE‑2025‑49844 | Wiz Blog

A 13‑year Redis flaw (CVE‑2025‑49844) allows attackers to escape Lua sandbox and run code on hosts. See Wiz Research’s analysis and mitigations.

www.wiz.io

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Bluesky Directory @blueskydirectory.com · 6d

Do you see product announcements on #Bluesky that mention AT Protocol and think to yourself, "WTF is AT Protocol"? Listen to #ATProto expert @bmann.ca explain it on our latest podcast! limeleaf.coop/podcast/epis...

Episode 7: Into the ATmosphere — Limeleaf Worker Collective

limeleaf.coop

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Blain Smith @blainsmith.com · 7d

I've seen this package in every private Go report for every SaaS and gaming company I've ever worked at.

Blain Smith @blainsmith.com · 7d

More of this!

gem.coop

#Ruby #RubyGems #TechCoop #Cooperatives

gem.coop

Blain Smith @blainsmith.com · 8d

Blog Feeds

blogfeeds.net

#RSS #Feeds #Decentralized #SmallWeb

Blog Feeds

Creating organic networks through Blogs, RSS, and Feeds

blogfeeds.net

Blain Smith @blainsmith.com · 9d

I really wish custom handles in profiles were clickable. Very high chance I will get a website by doing that, but instead I have to copy and paste.

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Ink & Switch @inkandswitch.com · 9d

It's that time again: ✨we’re hiring✨

We're looking for a @godotengine.org IDE Engineer to help us build the next generation of collaboration tools inside the engine itself! More detail here: inkandswitch.com/jobs/godot-ide-engineer

(Remote role 🌍🌎🌏)

Godot IDE Engineer

Help build native, visual version control for collaborative game development in Godot

inkandswitch.com

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ScyllaDB @scylladb.com · 9d

TLA+ has found bugs in everything from cloud services and message queues to video games and SSD firmware. @hillelwayne.com‬ will give an overview of how it can be applied to find design bugs in low latency systems at our free and virtual #P99CONF. www.p99conf.io?latest_sfdc_...

#ScyllaDB

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Blain Smith @blainsmith.com · 9d

I guess I'd expect any merged branch can be deleted anytime without notice as a general engineering team contract. However, I always set up auto-delete on merge anyway.

Blain Smith @blainsmith.com · 9d

It annoys me when people create branches prefixed with [username]/*. People, your commits will have your name on them. You branch does not need it. Stahp.

#git

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Blain Smith @blainsmith.com · 10d

I completely missed this news! Cool to see things like this come out to support the Hare community.

harelang.org/blog/2025-08...

#HareLang #Programming #Community

Introducing builtwithhare.org

harelang.org

Blain Smith @blainsmith.com · 10d

Thank you to ohai.social/@jmaibaum for sending in some patches for git.sr.ht/~blainsmith/... and git.sr.ht/~blainsmith/... addressing some bugs and adding features.

#HareLang #OpenSource #Community

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cyber professional @permadeath.com · 10d

there's no arrogance quite like a C++ developer shit talking rust for being bad at multithreading

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Blain Smith @blainsmith.com · 10d

A Comparative Analysis of Energy Consumption Between The Widespread Unreal and Unity Video Game Engines

arxiv.org/abs/2402.063...

#Unreal #Unity #ClimateChange #EnergyConsumption #Gaming #GameDev

A Comparative Analysis of Energy Consumption Between The Widespread Unreal and Unity Video Game Engines

The total energy cost of computing activities is steadily increasing and projections indicate that it will be one of the dominant global energy consumers in the coming decades. However, perhaps due to...

arxiv.org

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Blain Smith @blainsmith.com · 10d

Signal Protocol and Post-Quantum Ratchets

signal.org/blog/spqr/

#PrivateMessaging #Cryptography #Privacy

Signal Protocol and Post-Quantum Ratchets

We are excited to announce a significant advancement in the security of the Signal Protocol: the introduction of the Sparse Post Quantum Ratchet (SPQR). This new ratchet enhances the Signal Protocol’s...

signal.org

Blain Smith @blainsmith.com · 10d

sqlc and goose is all you need IF you even need to go that far depending on the size of the app. Folks being able to write efficient SQL seems like a dying skill in the webapp world.

Blain Smith @blainsmith.com · 10d

Work is Not School: Surviving Institutional Stupidity

www.leadingsapiens.com/surviving-in...

This explains why I don't think I'll ever work for a large organization ever again.

Work is Not School: Surviving Institutional Stupidity

For 16+ years, we master the rules of school. Study hard, get good grades, follow the formula and ultimately merit wins. Then we enter the workforce and none of it works quite like we thought. This be...

www.leadingsapiens.com

Blain Smith @blainsmith.com · 11d

I don't like this pattern either. It is extremely verbose and requires a lot more code to be maintained. Rust does a similar thing with the builder pattern.

App::new()
.add_systems(Startup, add_people)
.add_systems(Update, (hello_world, greet_people))
.run();

Blain Smith @blainsmith.com · 11d

"Rust forces the programmer to get things right,” said Wallach. “It can feel constraining to deal with all the rules it forces, but when you acclimate to them, the rules give you freedom."

www.darpa.mil/news/2024/me...

#RustLang #CLang #MemorySafety