philpax
@philpax.me
creative engineer · Rust, gamedev/modding, reverse engineering, writing, AI, XR, etc
a better world is possible · 🇦🇺🇸🇪🏳️🌈
a better world is possible · 🇦🇺🇸🇪🏳️🌈
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I think about this post constantly. perfection
I understand why they had to stop him but I don’t agree with imprisoning him in the phantom zone
January 15, 2026 at 9:42 AM
I think about this post constantly. perfection
this post is entirely sincere and i love it for that
Gas Town sounds like the name of a pollution-filled cyberpunk post-global-warming-collapse dystopia ngl
January 15, 2026 at 12:52 AM
this post is entirely sincere and i love it for that
pretty consistent with the Vercel brand, though
January 15, 2026 at 12:51 AM
pretty consistent with the Vercel brand, though
I've mentioned this before, but putting 2FA backup codes in my password manager certainly feels like it defeats the purpose of 2FA
January 15, 2026 at 12:36 AM
I've mentioned this before, but putting 2FA backup codes in my password manager certainly feels like it defeats the purpose of 2FA
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We've been calling them 'words.'
But here's the thing: that's not quite tadashii.
A kotoba isn't a word.
They're something else entirely-
a role unique to Japanese gengo.
And there's no eigo no kotoba that surus it seigi.
So from ima on, wareware tsukau the hontou no kotoba: kotoba.
But here's the thing: that's not quite tadashii.
A kotoba isn't a word.
They're something else entirely-
a role unique to Japanese gengo.
And there's no eigo no kotoba that surus it seigi.
So from ima on, wareware tsukau the hontou no kotoba: kotoba.
January 14, 2026 at 8:28 AM
We've been calling them 'words.'
But here's the thing: that's not quite tadashii.
A kotoba isn't a word.
They're something else entirely-
a role unique to Japanese gengo.
And there's no eigo no kotoba that surus it seigi.
So from ima on, wareware tsukau the hontou no kotoba: kotoba.
But here's the thing: that's not quite tadashii.
A kotoba isn't a word.
They're something else entirely-
a role unique to Japanese gengo.
And there's no eigo no kotoba that surus it seigi.
So from ima on, wareware tsukau the hontou no kotoba: kotoba.
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Fun story from today. I'm currently trying to get `--strict` on by default in TypeScript 6.0.
Our test suite has many tests which are written with `--strict false`, so I am updating them by adding a special comment our test suite recognizes for options
// @strict: false
However...
Our test suite has many tests which are written with `--strict false`, so I am updating them by adding a special comment our test suite recognizes for options
// @strict: false
However...
January 14, 2026 at 10:44 PM
Fun story from today. I'm currently trying to get `--strict` on by default in TypeScript 6.0.
Our test suite has many tests which are written with `--strict false`, so I am updating them by adding a special comment our test suite recognizes for options
// @strict: false
However...
Our test suite has many tests which are written with `--strict false`, so I am updating them by adding a special comment our test suite recognizes for options
// @strict: false
However...
100% did this with mine and am excited to eat shit the second I add a non-Rust backend
> looking for a new schema language
> ask the compiler if their schema language is language agnostic or accidentally encodes the language semantics of the language used to first implement the compiler
> she laughs and says "it's a good schema language sir"
> use the schema language
> ask the compiler if their schema language is language agnostic or accidentally encodes the language semantics of the language used to first implement the compiler
> she laughs and says "it's a good schema language sir"
> use the schema language
January 14, 2026 at 11:35 PM
100% did this with mine and am excited to eat shit the second I add a non-Rust backend
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ah!
PSA: chrono is soft-retired
PSA: chrono is soft-retired
January 14, 2026 at 5:14 PM
ah!
PSA: chrono is soft-retired
PSA: chrono is soft-retired
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normal people: gas town is insane and yegge is on drugs
me, problematic french philosophy enjoyer: i dunno this seems not that weird at all
almost going to grad school broke me a little bit, i think
me, problematic french philosophy enjoyer: i dunno this seems not that weird at all
almost going to grad school broke me a little bit, i think
January 14, 2026 at 9:13 PM
normal people: gas town is insane and yegge is on drugs
me, problematic french philosophy enjoyer: i dunno this seems not that weird at all
almost going to grad school broke me a little bit, i think
me, problematic french philosophy enjoyer: i dunno this seems not that weird at all
almost going to grad school broke me a little bit, i think
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throwback to when i bought a bad batch of memory and it was so bad that in memtest86 i got over 10,000 errors on the first test alone and it gave me a big cartoon failure popup to tell me how fucked i was
January 14, 2026 at 12:05 PM
throwback to when i bought a bad batch of memory and it was so bad that in memtest86 i got over 10,000 errors on the first test alone and it gave me a big cartoon failure popup to tell me how fucked i was
they have a cloud offering but you can self-host
January 14, 2026 at 2:06 PM
they have a cloud offering but you can self-host
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it's not bad, starting at $299 for the first version you'd actually seriously want to consider www.ayntec.com/products/ayn...
AYN Thor (Batch 2 Pre-order)
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www.ayntec.com
January 14, 2026 at 1:55 PM
it's not bad, starting at $299 for the first version you'd actually seriously want to consider www.ayntec.com/products/ayn...
gave into peer pressure (i'm the peer)
January 14, 2026 at 1:29 PM
gave into peer pressure (i'm the peer)
what's your understanding of gas town in this context? would you operate a gas town instance?
January 14, 2026 at 1:01 PM
what's your understanding of gas town in this context? would you operate a gas town instance?
that being said, after watching www.youtube.com/watch?v=yi9x..., I can't judge the man too much; he's a chill dude
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YouTube video by WIRED
www.youtube.com
January 14, 2026 at 12:03 PM
that being said, after watching www.youtube.com/watch?v=yi9x..., I can't judge the man too much; he's a chill dude
i had only seen the meme edit (www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEI7...) but the original is equally deranged
January 14, 2026 at 12:03 PM
i had only seen the meme edit (www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEI7...) but the original is equally deranged
it's a metronome, so I doubt it needs any kind of backend; should be able to throw up the resulting frontend on any static site host, like GitHub Pages or the Cloudflare equivalent, for free
January 14, 2026 at 11:52 AM
it's a metronome, so I doubt it needs any kind of backend; should be able to throw up the resulting frontend on any static site host, like GitHub Pages or the Cloudflare equivalent, for free
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Really happy to see the evolution of the @servo.org project in the last years since @igalia.com took over maintenance in 2023
blogs.igalia.com/mrego/servo-...
blogs.igalia.com/mrego/servo-...
January 14, 2026 at 8:24 AM
Really happy to see the evolution of the @servo.org project in the last years since @igalia.com took over maintenance in 2023
blogs.igalia.com/mrego/servo-...
blogs.igalia.com/mrego/servo-...
protected from the atproto discord by virtue of an Australian internet connection without age verification
January 14, 2026 at 11:33 AM
protected from the atproto discord by virtue of an Australian internet connection without age verification
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TIL: Cargo lets you use "host-tuple" as a target 👀
No need to remember your full target triple anymore! 🦀
#rustlang #cargo #rustdev #buildtools #cli
No need to remember your full target triple anymore! 🦀
#rustlang #cargo #rustdev #buildtools #cli
January 14, 2026 at 10:29 AM
TIL: Cargo lets you use "host-tuple" as a target 👀
No need to remember your full target triple anymore! 🦀
#rustlang #cargo #rustdev #buildtools #cli
No need to remember your full target triple anymore! 🦀
#rustlang #cargo #rustdev #buildtools #cli
I've crunched myself in the past, because working on the project was fun, and I wanted to get the project to a state where I could share that fun with others
it's OK in isolation, but it's a nasty habit to make, and difficult to break, especially if you know that you can reach for it again
it's OK in isolation, but it's a nasty habit to make, and difficult to break, especially if you know that you can reach for it again
yes to everything everyone is saying about crunch, also if you lock twelve artists in a room and give them a million dollars they will do it to themselves 9 times out of 10
January 14, 2026 at 10:20 AM
I've crunched myself in the past, because working on the project was fun, and I wanted to get the project to a state where I could share that fun with others
it's OK in isolation, but it's a nasty habit to make, and difficult to break, especially if you know that you can reach for it again
it's OK in isolation, but it's a nasty habit to make, and difficult to break, especially if you know that you can reach for it again
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You're absolutely right to be skeptical! I apologize for the oversight in my previous response. Upon further reflection, stating that there is no Antimemetics Division was an oversimplification. I should have been more transparent about...
January 14, 2026 at 9:57 AM
You're absolutely right to be skeptical! I apologize for the oversight in my previous response. Upon further reflection, stating that there is no Antimemetics Division was an oversimplification. I should have been more transparent about...
I should really consider booking that flight to Brussels
Got more swag for @fosdem.org for @bevy.org enthusiasts :)
January 14, 2026 at 10:00 AM
I should really consider booking that flight to Brussels