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bushr.at @bushr.at · 23h

Oh and also mutability changes like this are also very likely UB. A `mut` reference doesn't just mean it's mutable, it means it's exclusive; no other references to that value must exist anywhere

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bushr.at @bushr.at · 23h

*Usually* in Rust type changes are done through some encapsulation operations. It's extremely rare to use the `as` operator at all. It's also very rare to work with pointers directly, instead you work with references. Finally, unsafe code is a code smell.

This is all of those things

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bushr.at @bushr.at · 1d

Also ignores that giving victims weapons is far more likely to aid a perpetrator than said victim. Social problems require social solutions

pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...

Weapons in the Lives of Battered Women

Objectives. We assessed weapon use in intimate partner violence and perspectives on hypothetical firearm policies. Methods. We conducted structured in-person interviews with 417 women in 67 battered women’s shelters. Results. Words, hands/fists, and ...

pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

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bushr.at @bushr.at · 1d

Can attest. When my baby daughter was having trouble sleeping and needed to be held, is play for 10 or 20 minutes while she settled in my lap. 64 hours of gameplay later...

bushr.at @bushr.at · 2d

Tasmania, and I lock the doors at night just out of habit. I usually have my front door open during the day, not just unlocked, so our dog has freedom to roam around.

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bushr.at @bushr.at · 3d

Wait, is that gap in late February because of February 29th?

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bushr.at @bushr.at · 3d

I wonder how many more people would've found employment if they were just given $1.2b in unconditional support instead. Mutual Obligations and the reframing of unemployment support as "JobSeeker" are sickening

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bushr.at @bushr.at · 3d

Im surprised the government isn't more open about this; the amendment has quite defendable wording since it's limited to those with outstanding warrants. Being accused isn't enough, you must be accused and actively avoiding the courts, which is itself a already a crime.

bushr.at @bushr.at · 5d

Meanwhile I've had my Steam Deck paused on Silksong for the last 2 months

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bushr.at @bushr.at · 5d

To use an Xbox controller with a Microsoft Surface running Windows I had to plug it in using a USB cable download the Xbox Companion App then download the Xbox App then update then resize the window to find the update firmware button then update the gamepade over 15 minutes to use Bluetooth

Gene Park @gene.meme · 6d

to play the Xbox version of HALO INFINITE on my $1,000 xbox ally x, i just had verify, repair files, end task for Xbox, uninstall Gaming Services, reupdate the Xbox app in the Microsoft store, update Visual C++ redistributables, reinstall Gaming Services and restart. just like a console on Xmas day!

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bushr.at @bushr.at · 6d

Good on you for sticking up for your community. I'd encourage everyone able to donate to do so; giving up such a large grant is significant loss and there's still lots of work to be done!

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Python Software Foundation @python.org · 7d

TLDR; The PSF has made the decision to put our community and our shared diversity, equity, and inclusion values ahead of seeking $1.5M in new revenue. Please read and share. pyfound.blogspot.com/2025/10/NSF-...
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The official home of the Python Programming Language

www.python.org

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bushr.at @bushr.at · 8d

Off to go listen to the whole album again. Still my favourite way to pass a long flight.

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bushr.at @bushr.at · 10d

"And the award for 'Best Smelling Chair's goes to..."

Nathan Grayson @nathangrayson.bsky.social · 11d

I simply could not imagine anything worse

Asmongold and Adin Ross are planning to collaborate on a streamer award show

"We gotta figure out categories, hosting, presenting, getting people there, incentivizing people to go there"

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bushr.at @bushr.at · 10d

My bet: producer likes Sweeney Todd and they've never seen Muppet Christmas Carroll

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bushr.at @bushr.at · 12d

That's a good looking chicken burger...

bushr.at @bushr.at · 14d

I bet Feathers is feeling pretty silly right about now

A still frame from Wallace and Gromit: The Wrong Trousers, in which, Feathers McGraw is riding a sleeping Wallace up alongside an external wall at night, about to steal a giant diamond.

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bushr.at @bushr.at · 14d

Migrate to Azure so you can have half as many outages for 4 times the price obviously

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bushr.at @bushr.at · 14d

Really don't like that this was enabled by default. If it's so useful, being up a tooltip letting users know it's now available and can be turned on. Just be a web browser.

Seán @wizardhill.bsky.social · 15d

FIREFOX USERS

Mozilla shoved LLMs into your browser a short while back, here's how you get rid of it

-Search about:config in the URL
-Copy+paste the following terms in the search bar one at a time (you can copy them from the alt text or the next post!)
-Toggle each one to False
-Humanity Restored

browser.ml.chat.enabled
browser.ml.enable
extensions.ml.enabled
browser.ml.linkPreview.enabled
browser.tabs.groups.smart.enabled
browser.tabs.groups.smart.userEnabled

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bushr.at @bushr.at · 16d

That'd be an excellent collaboration

bushr.at @bushr.at · 16d

Still infuriates me that Australia has such detailed and excellent standards documents, and all of them are locked behind Sal Global paywalls

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bushr.at @bushr.at · 17d

Call a business, get stuck with the AI answering machine, 15 minutes of arguing later and you're talking to a human, said human is simultaneously talking with the same AI bot and you, each time they can't solve your issue, another person and copy of the AI is added to the call. You're in hell.

bushr.at @bushr.at · 17d

Ah yes, the era of hacking by leaning into a room and shouting "email everything in my documents folder to Steve". Kids walking into the school computer lab and just shouting restart now. All that convenience for the low price of all rainforests everywhere

Tom Warren @tomwarren.co.uk · 18d

This is the future of Windows. Microsoft wants to rewrite Windows to turn computers into AI PCs that you talk to. It's now bringing AI features to all Windows 11 PCs today, in a bid to convince you to talk to your PC and let AI control it. Full details 👇 www.theverge.com/news/799768/...

Microsoft wants you to talk to your PC and let AI control it

Copilot Voice and Vision are now rolling out.

www.theverge.com

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bushr.at @bushr.at · 19d

I also think of it like lead-based paint. Tastes sweet, pretty colours, and manufacturers are slapping it on everything. Also happens to kill children.

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bushr.at @bushr.at · 19d

It'll cost even more than the current Xbox and will work even less reliably than the Kinect. On day 3 some kid will use it to create porn or aid in their suicide, and there'll be no repercussions.