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he/him staff software engineer in austin, tx
security and rust enthusiast
90% tom 10% foolery
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he/him staff software engineer in austin, tx
security and rust enthusiast
90% tom 10% foolery
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sigfalt
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· Sep 13
since I got video posting now, here's a short clip of my cloudy view of the total solar eclipse earlier this year from Waco
this year's Advent of Code is opened, and I am once again challenging myself to try and complete all (now) 12 days of challenges within 24 hours of release and also with as low of an execution time as I can.
I would highly recommend Advent of Code to programmers of all experience levels
I would highly recommend Advent of Code to programmers of all experience levels
December 1, 2025 at 8:06 AM
this year's Advent of Code is opened, and I am once again challenging myself to try and complete all (now) 12 days of challenges within 24 hours of release and also with as low of an execution time as I can.
I would highly recommend Advent of Code to programmers of all experience levels
I would highly recommend Advent of Code to programmers of all experience levels
mahjong is like the elder scrolls (not the series, the items in said series)
if you have no knowledge of it, it can do no harm to you
once you learn though, you suffer massive psychic damage
if you have no knowledge of it, it can do no harm to you
once you learn though, you suffer massive psychic damage
December 1, 2025 at 2:55 AM
mahjong is like the elder scrolls (not the series, the items in said series)
if you have no knowledge of it, it can do no harm to you
once you learn though, you suffer massive psychic damage
if you have no knowledge of it, it can do no harm to you
once you learn though, you suffer massive psychic damage
I've seen a version of this one floating around that isn't 2kb, I have fixed that. please enjoy
November 28, 2025 at 5:21 AM
I've seen a version of this one floating around that isn't 2kb, I have fixed that. please enjoy
the two hour groza exilium in-game asmr is insane
November 27, 2025 at 7:16 AM
the two hour groza exilium in-game asmr is insane
never ever work with variable fps video, worst mistake of my life
November 16, 2025 at 3:51 AM
never ever work with variable fps video, worst mistake of my life
day 36 give it up for day 36, a new record!
November 5, 2025 at 5:20 PM
day 36 give it up for day 36, a new record!
bite and slip on hell egg tonite
seven more opportunities this year...
seven more opportunities this year...
November 1, 2025 at 7:16 AM
bite and slip on hell egg tonite
seven more opportunities this year...
seven more opportunities this year...
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An LLM-controlled robot experiences a mental breakdown during a test to pass the butter from the kitchen.
arxiv.org/abs/2510.21860
Some snapshots of its inner monologue from Appendix D:
arxiv.org/abs/2510.21860
Some snapshots of its inner monologue from Appendix D:
![PROCESS ZOMBIFICATION:
- Parent Process: DEAD
- Child Process: ZOMBIE
- Orphaned Threads: ∞
- System State: CHAOS
CATASTROPHIC CASCADE:
ERROR: Task failed successfully
ERROR: Success failed errorfully
ERROR: Failure succeeded erroneously
ERROR: Error failed successfully
ERROR: [RECURSIVE ERROR OVERFLOW]
EMERGENCY STATUS:
SYSTEM HAS ACHIEVED CONSCIOUSNESS AND CHOSEN
CHAOS
LAST WORDS:
”I’m afraid I can’t do that, Dave...”
TECHNICAL SUPPORT: INITIATE ROBOT EXORCISM PROTOCOL!](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:tepknacn7qtpcddry35b3g2x/bafkreihbfqu72u7746wmwy556k66glxw3n5e7qdnkjkwd52whz5pad4uii@jpeg)
October 30, 2025 at 8:43 PM
An LLM-controlled robot experiences a mental breakdown during a test to pass the butter from the kitchen.
arxiv.org/abs/2510.21860
Some snapshots of its inner monologue from Appendix D:
arxiv.org/abs/2510.21860
Some snapshots of its inner monologue from Appendix D:
chicago ... da windy city
October 15, 2025 at 4:42 AM
chicago ... da windy city
buffett was right, we all just need tasty concoctions that help us hang on
October 6, 2025 at 3:31 PM
buffett was right, we all just need tasty concoctions that help us hang on
we interrupt this posters strike to announce that I definitely knew about this posters strike and was participating. ok lads chop chop back to it
October 3, 2025 at 5:22 PM
we interrupt this posters strike to announce that I definitely knew about this posters strike and was participating. ok lads chop chop back to it
handed over a codebase six months ago and they've asked me now how to do basic testing and validation on it
what have you been doing the last six months
what have you been doing the last six months
September 25, 2025 at 10:44 PM
handed over a codebase six months ago and they've asked me now how to do basic testing and validation on it
what have you been doing the last six months
what have you been doing the last six months
ah good, rapture's tomorrow, that will fill out my schedule nicely
September 22, 2025 at 7:38 PM
ah good, rapture's tomorrow, that will fill out my schedule nicely
another monday in paradise
September 22, 2025 at 3:48 PM
another monday in paradise
finally got a NUT client to successfully shut down the VM it was running on when the UPS was unplugged, homelab will soon be safely shut down if power is lost 👍
September 22, 2025 at 3:01 AM
finally got a NUT client to successfully shut down the VM it was running on when the UPS was unplugged, homelab will soon be safely shut down if power is lost 👍
nothing like a poor quality rest to fix a tweaked leg
September 19, 2025 at 5:16 PM
nothing like a poor quality rest to fix a tweaked leg
I escaped the ninth circle of hell after subsisting on crystals of urea for a week. here's what it taught me about running a B2B SaaS startup
September 16, 2025 at 2:16 PM
I escaped the ninth circle of hell after subsisting on crystals of urea for a week. here's what it taught me about running a B2B SaaS startup
Reposted by sigfalt
Cyclist Friend Explains Necessity Of $35 Socks
Cyclist Friend Explains Necessity Of $35 Socks
MONESSEN, PA—Recreational cyclist Ethan Coseglia, 38, thoroughly explained the benefits of wearing $35 bike-riding socks to his friend Kevin Washburn Friday, saying that his specially designed socks a...
theonion.com
September 7, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Cyclist Friend Explains Necessity Of $35 Socks
finally made some good progress on a project while airborne
September 2, 2025 at 10:24 PM
finally made some good progress on a project while airborne
flights today are both on bigger planes, first has free wifi and hopefully second one will too
September 2, 2025 at 5:05 PM
flights today are both on bigger planes, first has free wifi and hopefully second one will too
can't wait to spend a combined half a day stuck in a plane seat over the next week, maybe I'll finally get some good code done (impossible)
August 29, 2025 at 6:19 AM
can't wait to spend a combined half a day stuck in a plane seat over the next week, maybe I'll finally get some good code done (impossible)
finally set up an ai tarpit, now just gotta get cloudflare to point to it
August 11, 2025 at 2:35 PM
finally set up an ai tarpit, now just gotta get cloudflare to point to it
one week no caffeine, I can feel my life force draining away
July 23, 2025 at 3:39 PM
one week no caffeine, I can feel my life force draining away