Lumen Keyes
@lumenkeyes.com
🏳️⚧️ She/Her
💻️ Software developer
💛 @alliequil.bsky.social
Writing and portfolio at https://lumenkeyes.com
Code at https://git.lumenkeyes.com
Opinions are my own, etc. etc.
💻️ Software developer
💛 @alliequil.bsky.social
Writing and portfolio at https://lumenkeyes.com
Code at https://git.lumenkeyes.com
Opinions are my own, etc. etc.
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I really hate that schmuck Matty Iglesias
December 18, 2025 at 4:13 PM
I really hate that schmuck Matty Iglesias
Noam Chomsky? The linguist?
December 15, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Noam Chomsky? The linguist?
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hey yeah sorry, not sure if this is the right number - I was told the wallet inspector would have it back to me "right away"?
December 11, 2025 at 5:10 PM
hey yeah sorry, not sure if this is the right number - I was told the wallet inspector would have it back to me "right away"?
Do I want the renderer that doesn't do images or the renderer that doesn't do rounded corners
December 8, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Do I want the renderer that doesn't do images or the renderer that doesn't do rounded corners
the feature name makes perfect sense but it does still feel kind of menacing clicking "add to lists" on someone's profile
December 1, 2025 at 11:49 PM
the feature name makes perfect sense but it does still feel kind of menacing clicking "add to lists" on someone's profile
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you will be recommended many libraries by people who have never attempted to use them for serious work
October 1, 2025 at 2:38 PM
you will be recommended many libraries by people who have never attempted to use them for serious work
a "cognitohazard" is anyone with more than 2 flags in their display name
September 25, 2025 at 4:03 PM
a "cognitohazard" is anyone with more than 2 flags in their display name
I just finished building javascriptcore, and boy are my arms tired
September 25, 2025 at 3:55 PM
I just finished building javascriptcore, and boy are my arms tired
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I think the Tylenol thing might have more impact over here than people think. Trust for Trump is low here so we assume it won't but, a bit like with infant vaccines after COVID, the primary impact isn't people becoming hardcore refusers so much as internalising there's a potential risk and deferring
September 25, 2025 at 8:23 AM
I think the Tylenol thing might have more impact over here than people think. Trust for Trump is low here so we assume it won't but, a bit like with infant vaccines after COVID, the primary impact isn't people becoming hardcore refusers so much as internalising there's a potential risk and deferring
Forced to touch cmake once again. I would like to apologize for anything I've ever said about Rust build times.
September 25, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Forced to touch cmake once again. I would like to apologize for anything I've ever said about Rust build times.
.unwrap() considered annoying
I'm pivoting to complaining about syntax instead
September 22, 2025 at 10:23 PM
.unwrap() considered annoying
"buffering is important for performance"
September 21, 2025 at 6:08 PM
"buffering is important for performance"
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As long as we're going after late night hosts, it was outrageous that Jay Leno was permitted to use public, FCC-regulated airwaves to falsely claim that "presidential kneepads" exist. I looked like a FOOL in front of the White House tour guide.
September 18, 2025 at 1:51 PM
As long as we're going after late night hosts, it was outrageous that Jay Leno was permitted to use public, FCC-regulated airwaves to falsely claim that "presidential kneepads" exist. I looked like a FOOL in front of the White House tour guide.
it seems that the zig compiler is only broken when doing debug builds, it works normally when building for release....
September 18, 2025 at 2:29 PM
it seems that the zig compiler is only broken when doing debug builds, it works normally when building for release....
I got a little cut from the bleeding edge ooh owie ooh
September 16, 2025 at 5:54 PM
I got a little cut from the bleeding edge ooh owie ooh
made the mistake of trying to upgrade zig today, whoopsie
September 15, 2025 at 9:22 PM
made the mistake of trying to upgrade zig today, whoopsie
eliminate expensive checks by not needing them
September 9, 2025 at 5:26 PM
eliminate expensive checks by not needing them
I really miss css when I'm building non-web interfaces lol
September 9, 2025 at 3:57 PM
I really miss css when I'm building non-web interfaces lol
I do catch myself wanting lifetime annotations in more languages lately
September 4, 2025 at 4:56 PM
I do catch myself wanting lifetime annotations in more languages lately
what if I had a different website theme for every month that would be a good idea right
September 4, 2025 at 3:18 PM
what if I had a different website theme for every month that would be a good idea right
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happy silkworm day everyone ☺️
September 4, 2025 at 3:07 PM
happy silkworm day everyone ☺️
the real problem is that this data is collected in the first place, but any pushback on *that* would threaten the tech monopolists so instead the media acts scandalized whenever the "wrong" people end up with the information
Hmm, I wonder how China was able to gain access to this data????
September 4, 2025 at 3:04 PM
the real problem is that this data is collected in the first place, but any pushback on *that* would threaten the tech monopolists so instead the media acts scandalized whenever the "wrong" people end up with the information
Hollow Knight: Silksong
September 4, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Hollow Knight: Silksong
a very difficult kind of spaghetti
September 2, 2025 at 5:34 PM
a very difficult kind of spaghetti