N9 @n9199.bsky.social · 10/10/2026The more I think about it the more I believe they wouldn't have a problem with it, but for weird reasons. And a lot of it has to do with form and intent. In the alien civ case, humanity isn't the target audience, but in this case it is. I think that'd be the key difference 100
Reposted by N9srrrse @without.boats · 08/10/2026This thread by Terence Tao applies to all knowledge work being confronted by LLMs. The culture of knowledge production is being thrashed by the Silicon Valley cult of speed. mathstodon.xyz/@tao/1173952...mathstodon.xyzTerence Tao (@tao@mathstodon.xyz)In traditional mathematics (or "Math 1.0"), a breakthrough proof of a long-standing open conjecture generates a large amount of subsequent activity and excitement in the field. The authors of the pro... 0479
N9 @n9199.bsky.social · 04/10/2026If I build houses in bumfuck nowhere, do you think those houses would be empty or not? If I build new apartments in NYC, do you think those would be empty? If you had different answers to those, why? 120
N9 @n9199.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Funnily enough I think many mathematicians have realized a similar thing about math, with its version being "finding good definitions" 000
N9 @n9199.bsky.social · 03/10/2026First time I've seen this argument tbh. Most of the time I've seen a mix/variation of "its economics are really bad" and "it's a distraction when there's more effective things to do" 031
Reposted by N9thierryberger.bsky.social @thierryberger.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Coming from @bevy.org engine ecosystem, I implemented that feature that's now part of *YOUR* rustdoc since `1.99`! Use `#[doc(notable_trait)]` and profit 👍 🌈 There's some polishing left to do for the feature, send some love to notriddle at github.com/rust-lang/ru... 0163
Reposted by N9Predrag Gruevski @predr.ag · 01/10/2026Rust 1.99 is out, and for the first time the corresponding cargo-semver-checks release will have immediate SemVer linting support for a new language feature: C-ABI variadic functions 🎉 blog.rust-lang.org/2026/10/01/R...blog.rust-lang.orgAnnouncing Rust 1.99.0 | Rust BlogEmpowering everyone to build reliable and efficient software. 1476
Reposted by N9Rust Language @rust-lang.org · 01/10/2026Rust 1.99.0 has been released! 🦀 🌈 This release includes extern "C" variadics (VaList), VecDeque::retain_back, Box::{into,from}_non_null, Vec::{into,from}_parts, std::fs::set_times, Layout::for_value_raw, and more! ✨️ Check out the blog post for all the details: blog.rust-lang.org/2026/10/01/R...blog.rust-lang.orgAnnouncing Rust 1.99.0 | Rust BlogEmpowering everyone to build reliable and efficient software. 513021
Reposted by N9P(Doomien) Miller @damienmiller.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Anthropic may not have intended to write an excellent ad for GLM 5.3, but that's what they did. www.anthropic.com/research/glm... Unlike Mythos, I might actually have a chance at using GLM for defensive research. Anthropic didn't reply to any of my requests for Mythos access for use on OpenSSH.anthropic.comGLM-5.3 and the spread of advanced cyber capabilitiesGLM-5.3 can autonomously build end-to-end cyber exploits, but unlike other frontier models, it was released without meaningful safeguards to limit misuse. 723747
N9 @n9199.bsky.social · 25/09/2026I'm from Chile, I think in general we are welcoming, but... currently we have a fascist president, so... Depending on how some things turn out in the next year or two it might still be a good or it'll become a bad idea to come here :c 000
Reposted by N9André Arko @indirect.io · 24/09/2026OH Functional programming is when Rust people read your code and go "what the fuck (laudatory)". Imperative programming is when Rust people read your code and go "what the fuck (derogatory)" 111922
Reposted by N9Ólafur Waage @olafurw.com · 24/09/2026"I'll die on this hill" I say, as I point to a lovely hill, with big beautiful trees, birds singing, great view of the city and the sunset. And you'll agree. This is a nice hill to die on. 4574
Reposted by N9Rebane @rebane2001.bsky.social · 23/09/2026did you know? the ❌ on the cloudflare error page is not symmetric! 2155699
Reposted by N9Freya Holmér @freya.bsky.social · 22/09/2026this is such a common sentiment now because of this one blog post. I don't blame people, but it's a little sad that the clickbait interpretation is so commonly held Quaternions are isomorphic to 3D Rotors from geometric algebra, it's the exact same code 51076
Reposted by N9Erika Chappell 🏳️⚧️ Stop Asking For STLs @opensketchbook.bsky.social · 28/10/2025with the new expansion, i had to finally formalize this presenting the first roleplaying game to use Hearts of Iron 4 as a resolution system to properly model fascist dysfunction it is not cooperative or competitive, but a secret third thing docs.google.com/document/d/1...docs.google.comTrue Imperial Japan ExperienceTrue Imperial Japan Experience A Hearts of Iron 4 Game This is a counteroperative roleplaying game. The resolution system is a game of multiplayer Hearts of Iron 4 and a number of discord chats. Requi... 33344142
N9 @n9199.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Do we even have a guarantee we can do this for every digit of pi? I.e. at least for base 10 do we that there's "enough" of each digit to do this? Iirc we think that Pi is normal and that would guarantee it, but this is a strictly weaker condition. It's even weaker than being simply normal in base 10 160
Reposted by N9Nortuet @nortverse.com · 05/09/2026My comic is STILL intended to be free to read for all, but I gotta get better at shilling my patreon. The SOLE source of income to keep this comic going, mind you. I don't have any side deals, sponsors etc. I also live in Norway so I'm basically one handshake away from the official "poverty line". 12644194
Reposted by N9John Walton @thatjohn.bsky.social · 04/09/2026this second session being impossible to schedule is the most D&D thing you could possibly imagine 3483352485
Reposted by N9James Munns @jamesmunns.com · 02/09/2026> "Target triple" has been renamed to "target tuple" across the project Oh shiiiiiiit 3867
Reposted by N9Andrew Lilley Brinker @alilleybrinker.com · 31/08/2026Hey @1password.bsky.social, longtime customer here: stop giving your money to fascists. 19457131
Reposted by N9amos @fasterthanli.me · 28/08/2026github.com/neovim/neovi... The VERY first comment by the maintainer here is the kind of shit you only learn at fascist PR school. Immediate reframing + door slam. Irreparable damage to neovim's reputation...github.comDHH · Issue #501 · neovim/neovim.github.ioThe DHH quote on your website has fallen out of fashion and is "giving Nazi bar vibes." It doesn't take much effort for you to discover that he hates brown people and would love to see Europe, espe... 1918416
Reposted by N9Mara Bos @mara.bsky.social · 27/08/2026RustNL's Rust Maintainer Team has grown and now consists of 14 people, including three interns! ✨️ rustnl.org/maintainers/ Together, these people are either the author or a reviewer of more than 30% of all pull requests on the rust-lang/rust repository: 212519
Reposted by N9waffle 🔜 eurorust @waffle.pet · 25/08/2026blog.ihatereality.space/0C-never-type/blog.ihatereality.spaceI stabilized never type | I hate realityyeah 2122737
Reposted by N9Nat Guest @unfortunatalie.bsky.social · 24/08/2026Colleague didn't join a call but I had Gemini Notes switched on and it the transcript caught me talking to the cat. 291289308
Reposted by N9amos @fasterthanli.me · 23/08/2026Re: "Funding for Omarchy is good news for the Linux ecosystem overall" No it's not 827922
Reposted by N9Chance the Lawyer @chancethelawyer.bsky.social · 21/08/2026say what you will about the myriad valid concerns with current LLMs but I personally will never get over the fact that Aaron Swartz was prosecuted to his literal death for downloading JSTOR and then a decade later, they downloaded & ingested the entire world and our IP laws just went ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ 4645481568
Reposted by N9Rust Language @rust-lang.org · 20/08/2026⚠️ A few hours ago, a malicious crate was discovered on crates.io which spread as a dependency of `arrayref` and some other crates, likely due to compromised credentials. The affected versions have been deleted. For details and how to see if you are impacted, see: blog.rust-lang.org/2026/08/20/s...blog.rust-lang.orgSupply chain attack on arrayref | Rust BlogEmpowering everyone to build reliable and efficient software. 119481
N9 @n9199.bsky.social · 20/08/2026I'm guessing most of the team is either NA or EU? Would it be possible for the foundation to hire someone in a complimentary timezones (somewhere in east Asia or SEA?) for this kind of issue? 100
