flgstnd · HackerTrans

I used x86_64 GNU/Linux, NixOS, cargo 1.78.0-nightly (ccc84ccec 2024-02-07). When deleting the target directory and running `cargo build`, all the dependency crates build pretty fast. But then the build script takes ages. And somehow runs twice. In the target/debug/build dir are 2 different build-script-build executables, that produce the same outputs (compressed_syntaxes/theme). I thought it might be related to the `cargo:rerun-if-changed` stuff in the build.rs but it's the same with those lines commented out.

flgstnd

há 2 anosdiscuss

i thought i like rust, compiling this program was very weird. it took multiple minutes on full CPU load and even after cargo finished there was still a build process using one CPU core on 100% until i killed it.

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a 42x compression is also impressive as it matches the answer to the ultimate question of life, the universe, and everything, maybe there is some deep universal truth within this model.

flgstnd

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microsoft teams is a good example of ugly urls. it could be a just a couple of letters that are mapped in a backend database but the urls feel like there is a whole javascipt file encoded in there

flgstnd

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you're ip address is probably in the palantir databases anyway :o

flgstnd

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the palantir testimonial on the landing page is funny

flgstnd

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I like buzz words! Somebody wanna invest in my Cyber-Quantum Crypto AI?

flgstnd

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given the power of the car lobby in germany, if i were a conspiracy theorist, id say its deliberate mismanagement to nudge people into using cars.

flgstnd

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> business-hostile behavior

trying to regulate monopolies is business-hostile? maybe sometimes its needed to hurt a monopolist business in order to .. enable competition..

flgstnd

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for the sake of health i recommend browsing the interweb not without ublock origin and annoyances filterlists enabled.

flgstnd

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how can you know? you'd need to stop to experience the withdrawal symptoms of the psychological dependence..

flgstnd

há 2 anosdiscuss

I like it when programs have a way to specify a command to retrieve secrets. mbsync (https://isync.sourceforge.io/mbsync.html) e.g. has afaik 3 options to provide a password for IMAP authentication: If you don't configure a password, you'll be prompted on execution. You can also put the plain text password in the configuration (impractical if you want to share your configuration). But there is also a configuration option to provide a command to retrieve the password. That way you can delegate the password handling to another program, e.g. a password manager like pass(1) (https://www.passwordstore.org/) or some interactive graphical prompt.

flgstnd

há 2 anosdiscuss

I think if you have the ability the travel between stars you probably also have machines to do work way more effectively than using human slaves. Maybe they could use humans for a zoo or something.

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