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Sam McGowan
@sam-mcgowan.bsky.social
54 followers 160 following 41 posts
22 he/him, UK

Programming in Rust 🦀, art, photography, shitposts. Probably a humanist.

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A warning sign saying: DANGER! DEEP MUD KEEP OUT Alongside the text is a simple illustration of a person standing in mud with their hands in the air as though doing some kind of dance.
September 11, 2025 at 9:08 AM
sam-mcgowan.bsky.social
Updated my Unicode glyph collection ☙ 𖠊
An assortment of glyphs in a note in my notes app, roughly categorised by vibe. Some are aesthetically pleasing, some are mildly amusing, some are completely cursed. I can't imagine a screen reader would be able to interpret these characters so I have omitted them from the alt text; I shall post them as a reply under this post though.
August 20, 2025 at 9:58 PM
sam-mcgowan.bsky.social
Just crafted the most despicable rustfmt config.

#rustlang
August 17, 2025 at 11:53 AM
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Bad internet today.
Screenshot of a speed test that says "Download: NaN Mbps".
July 30, 2025 at 9:48 AM
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Sign this petition to repeal the new Online Safety Act introduced in the UK.

The act is vastly overreaching, vague, and invasive.
Screenshot of the petition "Repeal the Online Safety Act". Subtitle: We want the Government to repeal the Online Safety act. Description: We believe that the scope of the Online Safety act is far broader and restrictive than is necessary in a free society. For instance, the definitions in Part 2 covers online hobby forums, which we think do not have the resource to comply with the act and so are shutting down instead. We think that Parliament should repeal the act and work towards producing proportionate legislation rather than risking clamping down on civil society talking about trains, football, video games or even hamsters because it can't deal with individual bad faith actors.
July 25, 2025 at 7:39 PM
sam-mcgowan.bsky.social
I love venturing into the depths of YouTube.
A YouTube thumbnail emblazoned with bold text proclaiming "Use EGGS Like This To Unclog Penis Veins". Behind the text is an image of a refined looking man with greying hair, who is staring dead ahead from his position on the right of the screen. Behind him a green valley can be seen, although it is out of focus. The video title is "Use EGGS Like This to Improve Circulation And Intimacy After 60". The channel name is "The Beauty of Old Age".
May 20, 2025 at 5:14 PM
sam-mcgowan.bsky.social
Apparently #rustlang has conditioned my brain to read `pub landlords` as some sort of publically visible landlords item.
March 7, 2025 at 9:40 PM
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Snow last week ❄️
A branch of golden autumn leaves, with a little piece of melted snow balanced on top. The leaves are lit by winter sun, and there is snowfall in the background.
November 30, 2024 at 6:08 PM