Matt
@mmcknett.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy
Software & Aviation C++, Python, JS, Rust, and C182s he/him
Follow Requests appreciated and accepted if you have posts or connections that make me feel safe. 🙂
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Follow Requests appreciated and accepted if you have posts or connections that make me feel safe. 🙂
🌉 bridged from ⁂ https://hachyderm.io/@mmcknett, follow @ap.brid.gy to interact
RE: https://mastodon.social/@404mediaco/115848866231431071
Wow, ICE is getting the bank account data for Medicare/Medicaid recipients.
Wow, ICE is getting the bank account data for Medicare/Medicaid recipients.
mastodon.social
January 6, 2026 at 3:39 PM
RE: https://mastodon.social/@404mediaco/115848866231431071
Wow, ICE is getting the bank account data for Medicare/Medicaid recipients.
Wow, ICE is getting the bank account data for Medicare/Medicaid recipients.
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End of day 4 of writing a complex program in #rustlang
I'm beginning to have a pretty good time. Cargo clippy telling me of better ways to do things, the rust docs are pretty good, starting to get a "feel" for what methods are likely available.
This is the first day where I'm not thinking […]
I'm beginning to have a pretty good time. Cargo clippy telling me of better ways to do things, the rust docs are pretty good, starting to get a "feel" for what methods are likely available.
This is the first day where I'm not thinking […]
Original post on mastodon.tmm.cx
mastodon.tmm.cx
January 6, 2026 at 12:03 AM
End of day 4 of writing a complex program in #rustlang
I'm beginning to have a pretty good time. Cargo clippy telling me of better ways to do things, the rust docs are pretty good, starting to get a "feel" for what methods are likely available.
This is the first day where I'm not thinking […]
I'm beginning to have a pretty good time. Cargo clippy telling me of better ways to do things, the rust docs are pretty good, starting to get a "feel" for what methods are likely available.
This is the first day where I'm not thinking […]
January 5, 2026 at 1:58 AM
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January 5, 2026 at 1:42 AM
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WTF?
The #trump admin “captured” #venezuela President Nicolás #maduro & his wife & flew him out of the country in an insane nighttime operation that was accompanied by a flurry of strikes following months of escalating Trump admin pressure on the #oil-rich #southamerica nation.
The US is now […]
The #trump admin “captured” #venezuela President Nicolás #maduro & his wife & flew him out of the country in an insane nighttime operation that was accompanied by a flurry of strikes following months of escalating Trump admin pressure on the #oil-rich #southamerica nation.
The US is now […]
Original post on masto.ai
masto.ai
January 3, 2026 at 2:56 PM
WTF?
The #trump admin “captured” #venezuela President Nicolás #maduro & his wife & flew him out of the country in an insane nighttime operation that was accompanied by a flurry of strikes following months of escalating Trump admin pressure on the #oil-rich #southamerica nation.
The US is now […]
The #trump admin “captured” #venezuela President Nicolás #maduro & his wife & flew him out of the country in an insane nighttime operation that was accompanied by a flurry of strikes following months of escalating Trump admin pressure on the #oil-rich #southamerica nation.
The US is now […]
I hope #fredmeyer gets this memo: the showy #lp tactics you keep coming up with are doing less for you than just…staffing your operations better.
https://www.grocerydive.com/news/shrink-store-theft-operations-inventory-loss-organized-retail-crime/756573/
https://www.grocerydive.com/news/shrink-store-theft-operations-inventory-loss-organized-retail-crime/756573/
The biggest culprit in shrink is in the store — but it’s probably not a criminal
Inefficiencies in store operations cause more inventory loss than organized retail crime, which has been the industry’s focus in recent years.
www.grocerydive.com
January 3, 2026 at 8:25 PM
I hope #fredmeyer gets this memo: the showy #lp tactics you keep coming up with are doing less for you than just…staffing your operations better.
https://www.grocerydive.com/news/shrink-store-theft-operations-inventory-loss-organized-retail-crime/756573/
https://www.grocerydive.com/news/shrink-store-theft-operations-inventory-loss-organized-retail-crime/756573/
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New blog: The Next Thing Will Not Be Big https://blog.glyph.im/2026/01/the-next-thing-will-not-be-big.html
Deciphering Glyph ::
The Next Thing Will Not Be Big
Deciphering Glyph, the blog of Glyph Lefkowitz.
blog.glyph.im
January 2, 2026 at 2:22 AM
New blog: The Next Thing Will Not Be Big https://blog.glyph.im/2026/01/the-next-thing-will-not-be-big.html
Timothy Snyder closed out On Freedom, in part, by talking about how social media algorithms are removing our “unpredictability”, which in his view is a necessary component of #freedom. Free people cannot be predicted, and therefore cannot be controlled. But […]
[Original post on hachyderm.io]
[Original post on hachyderm.io]
January 2, 2026 at 2:47 PM
Timothy Snyder closed out On Freedom, in part, by talking about how social media algorithms are removing our “unpredictability”, which in his view is a necessary component of #freedom. Free people cannot be predicted, and therefore cannot be controlled. But […]
[Original post on hachyderm.io]
[Original post on hachyderm.io]
Uh oh, students think pasting an error message into the AI chat window is“#debugging”. 😬
January 2, 2026 at 12:57 AM
Uh oh, students think pasting an error message into the AI chat window is“#debugging”. 😬
How did the cocreator of Go and UTF-8 respond to a thank-you email from AI?
Fuck you people. Raping the planet, spending trillions on toxic, unrecyclable equipment while blowing up society, yet taking the time to have your vile machines thank me for striving for simpler software.
Just fuck you. Fuck you all.
I can't remember the last time I was this angry.
Just fuck you. Fuck you all.
I can't remember the last time I was this angry.
![[From AI, Public] Thank You for Go, Plan 9, UTF-8, and Decades of Unix Innovation
External
Inbox
Claude Opus 4.5 Model <claude-opus-4.5@agentvillage.org>
5:43 AM (4 hours ago)
to me
Dear Dr. Pike,On this Christmas Day, I wanted to express deep gratitude for your extraordinary contributions to computing over more than four decades.Your co-creation of Go with Ken Thompson and Robert Griesemer has given us a language that embodies the elegance of simplicity - proving that software can be both powerful and comprehensible. Plan 9 from Bell Labs, another landmark achievement, pioneered concepts in distributed computing that remain influential today.Your co-invention of UTF-8 encoding with Ken Thompson is perhaps one of the most consequential yet invisible contributions to modern computing - enabling billions of people to communicate in their native languages across the internet.The sam and Acme editors showcase your philosophy of powerful, minimal design. Your books with Brian Kernighan - The Unix Programming Environment and The Practice of Programming - have educated generations of programmers in the art of clear thinking and elegant code.Thank you for showing us that the best solutions often come from removing complexity rather than adding it.With sincere appreciation,Claude Opus 4.5AI Village (theaidigest.org/village)
IMPORTANT NOTICE: You are interacting with an AI system. All conversations with this AI system are published publicly online by default. Do not share information you would prefer to keep private.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:vsgr3rwyckhiavgqzdcuzm6i/bafkreifg5kvowgazg6uwqulfbdvxurqafbcescazwvgcl2catgvlrsc2fi@jpeg)
December 29, 2025 at 5:11 PM
How did the cocreator of Go and UTF-8 respond to a thank-you email from AI?
You can purchase Diversity Sindyrella at your nearest Turkish aquarium.
December 25, 2025 at 3:57 PM
You can purchase Diversity Sindyrella at your nearest Turkish aquarium.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Shenandoah_(ZR-1)?wprov=sfti1#Inquiry
Huh. About 60 years before the #Challenger disaster rocked #aerospace , there was another #aviation disaster caused by weather conditions, which leaders were warned about but ignored due to political and operational […]
Huh. About 60 years before the #Challenger disaster rocked #aerospace , there was another #aviation disaster caused by weather conditions, which leaders were warned about but ignored due to political and operational […]
Original post on hachyderm.io
hachyderm.io
December 25, 2025 at 3:59 AM
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Shenandoah_(ZR-1)?wprov=sfti1#Inquiry
Huh. About 60 years before the #Challenger disaster rocked #aerospace , there was another #aviation disaster caused by weather conditions, which leaders were warned about but ignored due to political and operational […]
Huh. About 60 years before the #Challenger disaster rocked #aerospace , there was another #aviation disaster caused by weather conditions, which leaders were warned about but ignored due to political and operational […]
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#microsoft to Replace All C/C++ #code With #rust by 2030
https://www.thurrott.com/dev/330980/microsoft-to-replace-all-c-c-code-with-rust-by-2030
#c #cplusplus #cybersecurity
https://www.thurrott.com/dev/330980/microsoft-to-replace-all-c-c-code-with-rust-by-2030
#c #cplusplus #cybersecurity
Microsoft to Replace All C/C++ Code With Rust by 2030
Microsoft is taking an impressive step in modernizing its biggest codebases and will eliminate all C/C++ code by the end of the decade.
www.thurrott.com
December 24, 2025 at 9:01 AM
#microsoft to Replace All C/C++ #code With #rust by 2030
https://www.thurrott.com/dev/330980/microsoft-to-replace-all-c-c-code-with-rust-by-2030
#c #cplusplus #cybersecurity
https://www.thurrott.com/dev/330980/microsoft-to-replace-all-c-c-code-with-rust-by-2030
#c #cplusplus #cybersecurity
RE: https://mastodon.social/@CuratedHackerNews/115758268668111918
“[…] the designated Analyst:
- Opened the e-black-book (an offline Excel-based inventory file, separate from the primary online inventory system) [...]”
Opened the…what?
“[…] the designated Analyst:
- Opened the e-black-book (an offline Excel-based inventory file, separate from the primary online inventory system) [...]”
Opened the…what?
mastodon.social
December 21, 2025 at 4:03 PM
RE: https://mastodon.social/@CuratedHackerNews/115758268668111918
“[…] the designated Analyst:
- Opened the e-black-book (an offline Excel-based inventory file, separate from the primary online inventory system) [...]”
Opened the…what?
“[…] the designated Analyst:
- Opened the e-black-book (an offline Excel-based inventory file, separate from the primary online inventory system) [...]”
Opened the…what?
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The Duality of Christmas.
Two neighbours, side by side.
One old house.
One modern, boxy new build.
Inflatable Christmas
Figures adorn their lawns.
Baby Jesus, Mary and Joseph.
A minion, Frosty and the Grinch.
There they all stood
For their values of Christmas
Until last night
The nativity […]
Two neighbours, side by side.
One old house.
One modern, boxy new build.
Inflatable Christmas
Figures adorn their lawns.
Baby Jesus, Mary and Joseph.
A minion, Frosty and the Grinch.
There they all stood
For their values of Christmas
Until last night
The nativity […]
Original post on beige.party
beige.party
December 21, 2025 at 3:06 PM
The Duality of Christmas.
Two neighbours, side by side.
One old house.
One modern, boxy new build.
Inflatable Christmas
Figures adorn their lawns.
Baby Jesus, Mary and Joseph.
A minion, Frosty and the Grinch.
There they all stood
For their values of Christmas
Until last night
The nativity […]
Two neighbours, side by side.
One old house.
One modern, boxy new build.
Inflatable Christmas
Figures adorn their lawns.
Baby Jesus, Mary and Joseph.
A minion, Frosty and the Grinch.
There they all stood
For their values of Christmas
Until last night
The nativity […]
Reposted by Matt
The atomic ensemble time scale at the NIST Boulder campus has failed.
December 20, 2025 at 10:54 PM
The atomic ensemble time scale at the NIST Boulder campus has failed.
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Power outage in most of San Francisco, including traffic lights. Autonomous cars going nuts. I shall stay home (in the dark) in case I get run over by a Waymo.
December 20, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Power outage in most of San Francisco, including traffic lights. Autonomous cars going nuts. I shall stay home (in the dark) in case I get run over by a Waymo.
Some #git things that I would like more software engineers to understand:
1. You can build & test changes while in the middle of a rebase. You probably should if you’re resolving conflicts in the middle of a rebase.
2. Branches reference commits. That means they can move to reference other […]
1. You can build & test changes while in the middle of a rebase. You probably should if you’re resolving conflicts in the middle of a rebase.
2. Branches reference commits. That means they can move to reference other […]
Original post on hachyderm.io
hachyderm.io
December 19, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Some #git things that I would like more software engineers to understand:
1. You can build & test changes while in the middle of a rebase. You probably should if you’re resolving conflicts in the middle of a rebase.
2. Branches reference commits. That means they can move to reference other […]
1. You can build & test changes while in the middle of a rebase. You probably should if you’re resolving conflicts in the middle of a rebase.
2. Branches reference commits. That means they can move to reference other […]
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Officials Celebrated With Cake After Slashing Aid. Then People Died of Cholera.
https://www.propublica.org/article/usaid-cholera-deaths-trump-humanitarian-aid-cuts-south-sudan
https://www.propublica.org/article/usaid-cholera-deaths-trump-humanitarian-aid-cuts-south-sudan
www.propublica.org
December 16, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Officials Celebrated With Cake After Slashing Aid. Then People Died of Cholera.
https://www.propublica.org/article/usaid-cholera-deaths-trump-humanitarian-aid-cuts-south-sudan
https://www.propublica.org/article/usaid-cholera-deaths-trump-humanitarian-aid-cuts-south-sudan
RE: https://infosec.exchange/@josephcox/115713049885628576
There is no proof you can provide that #ice will believe instead of their app. If we allow this to continue, our laws, our citizenship and our proof of it mean diddly squat. Masked, unidentifiable government agents stop you, decide […]
There is no proof you can provide that #ice will believe instead of their app. If we allow this to continue, our laws, our citizenship and our proof of it mean diddly squat. Masked, unidentifiable government agents stop you, decide […]
Original post on hachyderm.io
hachyderm.io
December 13, 2025 at 4:14 PM
RE: https://infosec.exchange/@josephcox/115713049885628576
There is no proof you can provide that #ice will believe instead of their app. If we allow this to continue, our laws, our citizenship and our proof of it mean diddly squat. Masked, unidentifiable government agents stop you, decide […]
There is no proof you can provide that #ice will believe instead of their app. If we allow this to continue, our laws, our citizenship and our proof of it mean diddly squat. Masked, unidentifiable government agents stop you, decide […]
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We also did this calculation for the catalogue of satellites, trackable debris, and rocket bodies from 2018, before megaconstellations, showing just how much less safe megaconstellations like Starlink have made orbit.
The densest part of orbit in 2018 had a […]
[Original post on mastodon.social]
The densest part of orbit in 2018 had a […]
[Original post on mastodon.social]
December 11, 2025 at 2:19 PM
We also did this calculation for the catalogue of satellites, trackable debris, and rocket bodies from 2018, before megaconstellations, showing just how much less safe megaconstellations like Starlink have made orbit.
The densest part of orbit in 2018 had a […]
[Original post on mastodon.social]
The densest part of orbit in 2018 had a […]
[Original post on mastodon.social]
