Nicholas Nethercote
@nnethercote.bsky.social
he/him (or they/them)
In microwave timer logic 99 > 100, because 99 = 139
October 17, 2025 at 1:57 AM
In microwave timer logic 99 > 100, because 99 = 139
New blog post: Speed wins when fuzzing Rust code with `#[derive(Arbitrary)]`
nnethercote.github.io/2025/08/16/s...
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Speed wins when fuzzing Rust code with #[derive(Arbitrary)]
If you are using #[derive(Arbitrary)] to fuzz your Rust code, update the Arbitrary crate to v1.4.2 to get some compile time reductions and possibly some fuzzing speed improvements.
nnethercote.github.io
August 16, 2025 at 5:52 AM
New blog post: Speed wins when fuzzing Rust code with `#[derive(Arbitrary)]`
nnethercote.github.io/2025/08/16/s...
nnethercote.github.io/2025/08/16/s...
New blog post: I am a Rust compiler engineer looking for a new job
nnethercote.github.io/2025/07/18/l...
nnethercote.github.io/2025/07/18/l...
I am a Rust compiler engineer looking for a new job
For the past 3.75 years I have been fortunate to work on Futurewei’s Rust team, where I had enormous freedom to “make Rust better” however I see fit. It has been the highlight of my career and I am gr...
nnethercote.github.io
July 18, 2025 at 4:33 AM
New blog post: I am a Rust compiler engineer looking for a new job
nnethercote.github.io/2025/07/18/l...
nnethercote.github.io/2025/07/18/l...
CHOCOLATE: you are two of my oldest, dearest friends, and I think you are gonna get along great
PEANUT BUTTER: uh
MINT: *cough*
PEANUT BUTTER: uh
MINT: *cough*
May 31, 2025 at 4:26 AM
CHOCOLATE: you are two of my oldest, dearest friends, and I think you are gonna get along great
PEANUT BUTTER: uh
MINT: *cough*
PEANUT BUTTER: uh
MINT: *cough*
New blog post: nnethercote.github.io/2025/04/08/a...
A home free from fossil fuels
My house is now free from the direct burning of fossil fuels. Here’s how I did it.
nnethercote.github.io
April 7, 2025 at 11:28 PM
New blog post: nnethercote.github.io/2025/04/08/a...
Island A: everyone gets 2000 calories a day
Island B: you and your friends get 1600 calories a day and everyone else gets 1200
so many people would pick Island B without hesitation
Island B: you and your friends get 1600 calories a day and everyone else gets 1200
so many people would pick Island B without hesitation
April 5, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Island A: everyone gets 2000 calories a day
Island B: you and your friends get 1600 calories a day and everyone else gets 1200
so many people would pick Island B without hesitation
Island B: you and your friends get 1600 calories a day and everyone else gets 1200
so many people would pick Island B without hesitation
The same breakfast every day for a year? Sure
The same dinner three days in a row? Get the fuck out, now
The same dinner three days in a row? Get the fuck out, now
March 27, 2025 at 3:37 AM
The same breakfast every day for a year? Sure
The same dinner three days in a row? Get the fuck out, now
The same dinner three days in a row? Get the fuck out, now
that feeling when multiple catastrophes are approaching and you wonder which one will hit first
March 6, 2025 at 2:20 AM
that feeling when multiple catastrophes are approaching and you wonder which one will hit first
today I saw a McDonalds in a Walmart and it was the most American thing I've ever seen
January 12, 2025 at 3:24 AM
today I saw a McDonalds in a Walmart and it was the most American thing I've ever seen
New blog post: Streamlined dataflow analysis code in rustc
nnethercote.github.io/2024/12/19/s...
nnethercote.github.io/2024/12/19/s...
Streamlined dataflow analysis code in rustc
Sometimes I pick a crate in the Rust compiler and read through its code to learn about it and find things that I can improve. Often the improvements are small, but sometimes they snowball.
nnethercote.github.io
December 19, 2024 at 2:31 AM
New blog post: Streamlined dataflow analysis code in rustc
nnethercote.github.io/2024/12/19/s...
nnethercote.github.io/2024/12/19/s...
I had a conversation with someone about generative AI and one of his positions was basically "artists have had it too easy for too long and it's time big tech put them in their place", whoa
December 9, 2024 at 9:43 PM
I had a conversation with someone about generative AI and one of his positions was basically "artists have had it too easy for too long and it's time big tech put them in their place", whoa
it's strange at first, but you get used to it after a while
December 9, 2024 at 9:26 PM
it's strange at first, but you get used to it after a while
Metamucil, aka Old Person Fanta,
December 6, 2024 at 3:12 AM
Metamucil, aka Old Person Fanta,
"For sale: baby" is half the length and way sadder
December 2, 2024 at 4:03 AM
"For sale: baby" is half the length and way sadder
www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...
lol
"I’m a nephrologist — a kidney doctor. I think about water all the time"
"I remain certain that you should drink > 0L and < 20L every day"
"Drink when you’re thirsty. Drink a bit more if you’d like. But no need to push it. Your kidneys won’t let you anyway."
lol
"I’m a nephrologist — a kidney doctor. I think about water all the time"
"I remain certain that you should drink > 0L and < 20L every day"
"Drink when you’re thirsty. Drink a bit more if you’d like. But no need to push it. Your kidneys won’t let you anyway."
How Much Water Should We Drink in a Day?
Nephrologist Dr F. Perry Wilson comments on the ubiquitous recommendation to “drink more water.”
www.medscape.com
November 29, 2024 at 9:59 PM
www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...
lol
"I’m a nephrologist — a kidney doctor. I think about water all the time"
"I remain certain that you should drink > 0L and < 20L every day"
"Drink when you’re thirsty. Drink a bit more if you’d like. But no need to push it. Your kidneys won’t let you anyway."
lol
"I’m a nephrologist — a kidney doctor. I think about water all the time"
"I remain certain that you should drink > 0L and < 20L every day"
"Drink when you’re thirsty. Drink a bit more if you’d like. But no need to push it. Your kidneys won’t let you anyway."
In a TicketMaster Australia account if you want to update your phone number it sends an authorization code to the old number, for fuck's sake
November 25, 2024 at 2:44 AM
In a TicketMaster Australia account if you want to update your phone number it sends an authorization code to the old number, for fuck's sake
Google's search "AI Overview", for when you have a question but you don't mind if the answer is wrong
November 24, 2024 at 10:45 PM
Google's search "AI Overview", for when you have a question but you don't mind if the answer is wrong
Joe: Can I have that 2x4 for free?
Steve: You think lumber grows on trees?
Steve: You think lumber grows on trees?
November 24, 2024 at 12:18 AM
Joe: Can I have that 2x4 for free?
Steve: You think lumber grows on trees?
Steve: You think lumber grows on trees?
up next: the world's first appendix transplant
November 23, 2024 at 12:12 AM
up next: the world's first appendix transplant
Who made condone/condemn and secular/sectarian,
antonyms? confusing, please fix
antonyms? confusing, please fix
November 22, 2024 at 4:42 AM
Who made condone/condemn and secular/sectarian,
antonyms? confusing, please fix
antonyms? confusing, please fix
To get the rhythm of Pyramid Song just listen at 1.5x speed
November 16, 2024 at 2:36 AM
To get the rhythm of Pyramid Song just listen at 1.5x speed