Robert Gauld
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@Fishrock this is all great and `exn` looks really cool, but the ending note resonates way beyond Rust, for me:
> take 30 seconds to ask: “If this fails in production, what would I wish the log said?” Then make it say that.
I'm always saying this in code reviews at work. "This shouldn't fail […]
> take 30 seconds to ask: “If this fails in production, what would I wish the log said?” Then make it say that.
I'm always saying this in code reviews at work. "This shouldn't fail […]
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January 13, 2026 at 3:57 AM
@Fishrock this is all great and `exn` looks really cool, but the ending note resonates way beyond Rust, for me:
> take 30 seconds to ask: “If this fails in production, what would I wish the log said?” Then make it say that.
I'm always saying this in code reviews at work. "This shouldn't fail […]
> take 30 seconds to ask: “If this fails in production, what would I wish the log said?” Then make it say that.
I'm always saying this in code reviews at work. "This shouldn't fail […]
Exactly why when I saw this I couldn't have agree harder with it.
January 11, 2026 at 4:48 AM
Exactly why when I saw this I couldn't have agree harder with it.
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that's a different thing. a different thing that already existed in the time of floppies. if you were going around on the 90s calling 3.5" disks "hard disks" you were just being confusing.
anyways it's making me think about the persistence of misinformation 🤠
anyways it's making me think about the persistence of misinformation 🤠
January 10, 2026 at 11:54 PM
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The world's richest 1% have already used their fair share, period.
Fixed it.
Fixed it.
January 10, 2026 at 5:13 AM
The world's richest 1% have already used their fair share, period.
Fixed it.
Fixed it.
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I'm guessing the person behind this fess doesn't work in retail. Bloody disgusting behaviour.
January 9, 2026 at 1:26 AM
I'm guessing the person behind this fess doesn't work in retail. Bloody disgusting behaviour.
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Odd thing to do standing by the front door. I usually just rattle my car keys.
January 6, 2026 at 9:41 PM
Odd thing to do standing by the front door. I usually just rattle my car keys.
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Also, when reporters start talking about the chatbots this way, it is imperative to remind them they are basically asking a toaster for comment. They should be a lot more embarrassed about this than they currently are.
“Grok told CNN…” no it didn’t. You typed stuff into an unreliable calculator.
“Grok told CNN…” no it didn’t. You typed stuff into an unreliable calculator.
January 3, 2026 at 3:06 AM
Also, when reporters start talking about the chatbots this way, it is imperative to remind them they are basically asking a toaster for comment. They should be a lot more embarrassed about this than they currently are.
“Grok told CNN…” no it didn’t. You typed stuff into an unreliable calculator.
“Grok told CNN…” no it didn’t. You typed stuff into an unreliable calculator.
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Hm... my kids can do all this, beside the checkbook thing... but ok, they are Europeans.
However, I agree. World moves on, new things appear, old stuff disappears. if the kids are interested - and you encourage them to be interested - they might learn, just out of curiosity and not necessity.
However, I agree. World moves on, new things appear, old stuff disappears. if the kids are interested - and you encourage them to be interested - they might learn, just out of curiosity and not necessity.
January 2, 2026 at 9:01 PM
Hm... my kids can do all this, beside the checkbook thing... but ok, they are Europeans.
However, I agree. World moves on, new things appear, old stuff disappears. if the kids are interested - and you encourage them to be interested - they might learn, just out of curiosity and not necessity.
However, I agree. World moves on, new things appear, old stuff disappears. if the kids are interested - and you encourage them to be interested - they might learn, just out of curiosity and not necessity.
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If you bought his sister her own weed you wouldn't have to worry about her stealing your son's before you.
December 31, 2025 at 2:55 PM
If you bought his sister her own weed you wouldn't have to worry about her stealing your son's before you.
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Gin is a magical substance.
Hot water increases the speed of sound. Hot ethanol slows the speed of sound.
Turing suggested the perfect storage system was actually a ~1:1 Gin + Water.
The National Physical Laboratory rejected the idea, for practical and…social reasons.
Hot water increases the speed of sound. Hot ethanol slows the speed of sound.
Turing suggested the perfect storage system was actually a ~1:1 Gin + Water.
The National Physical Laboratory rejected the idea, for practical and…social reasons.
December 30, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Gin is a magical substance.
Hot water increases the speed of sound. Hot ethanol slows the speed of sound.
Turing suggested the perfect storage system was actually a ~1:1 Gin + Water.
The National Physical Laboratory rejected the idea, for practical and…social reasons.
Hot water increases the speed of sound. Hot ethanol slows the speed of sound.
Turing suggested the perfect storage system was actually a ~1:1 Gin + Water.
The National Physical Laboratory rejected the idea, for practical and…social reasons.
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It only has to go faster than the bollard.
December 28, 2025 at 2:03 PM
It only has to go faster than the bollard.
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The STEM-lord mentality, applied at a societal level.
To even care at all about killing people shows a level of ethical restraint that irreversibly brands you as "Humanities Major" and therefore unworthy of any consideration.
Only public displays of depravity still register as praiseworthy.
To even care at all about killing people shows a level of ethical restraint that irreversibly brands you as "Humanities Major" and therefore unworthy of any consideration.
Only public displays of depravity still register as praiseworthy.
December 26, 2025 at 3:28 PM
The STEM-lord mentality, applied at a societal level.
To even care at all about killing people shows a level of ethical restraint that irreversibly brands you as "Humanities Major" and therefore unworthy of any consideration.
Only public displays of depravity still register as praiseworthy.
To even care at all about killing people shows a level of ethical restraint that irreversibly brands you as "Humanities Major" and therefore unworthy of any consideration.
Only public displays of depravity still register as praiseworthy.
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Combine this with decades of "move fast and break things" being the dominant strategy in Silicon Valley, and it's no wonder why programmers don't give a shit about ethics. They never experience any consequences, so why should they prioritize ethics over profit?
December 26, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Combine this with decades of "move fast and break things" being the dominant strategy in Silicon Valley, and it's no wonder why programmers don't give a shit about ethics. They never experience any consequences, so why should they prioritize ethics over profit?