Who has two thumbs and native #ipv6? This guy! Yeah, not much of a brag in 2025, but now my IP is 96 bits more secure according to the marketing brochure.

@chrysn

You'd think I would know this. RFC 1122 says it is a no-no because some non-standard devices wrongly use it as the broadcast address.

HUH!? Since when does the gateway of a network not allowed to be the first address of the network. I have been racking my brain on why an #openwrt config wasn't working only to find that things like iphones, ipads, smart tvs don't like the net gateway to be the first address (e.g. 172.16.0.0). Naturally, Linux has no problem with this.

If you're worried about Google and Meta collecting data, and your TV spying on you...

Just remember - your vacuum has been gathering dirt on you for years.

New RVA23 RISC-V Chips are Coming Sooner than You Think - OMG! Ubuntu

https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/07/ubuntu-risc-v-rva23-hardware-coming-soon

#riscv

The #IETF123 meeting is underway! More than 1500 participants around the world—in Madrid and online—are working on emerging Internet technologies through 25 July 2025. Thanks to host Ericsson, and to all the meeting sponsors, for their support: https://www.ietf.org/meeting/123/

Kicking off this weekend in Madrid, #IETF123 began with the #IETFHackathon on Saturday and Sunday. A fantastic way to start the week coding and connecting. Nearly 500 people registered and almost 60 projects. The Hackathon rooms are buzzing!

Found the perfect package manager for Rust binaries 🔥

📦 **cargo-seek** — A TUI for searching, adding and installing cargo crates.

💯 Supports searching, installing, opening docs/repository & more!

🦀 Written in Rust & built with @ratatui_rs

⭐ GitHub: https://github.com/tareqimbasher/cargo-seek

#rustlang #ratatui #tui #crates #cargo #package #manager #terminal #opensource

It is weird to see the continuing fallacy in the software world that 'source code' is the most valuable asset, by far.

The most valuable asset is the knowledge, design decisions, rationale and intent encoded therein. Just because we don't have good languages to encode that does not change the value proposition.

That misplaced value equation is also at the root of the LLM-for-SE hype.

Teaching myself #riscv I learned a couple of things. One of them is that if you want to experiment by using qemu to emulate Linux on RISC-V, you can either search the internet looking for the right incantation and image file for qemu, or you can use the “—arch riscv” option with Lima VM (lima-vm.io), which you should be using for all your VM and container dev anyway.

https://www.electrive.com/2025/07/03/1-5-of-uk-drivers-have-irrational-fear-of-washing-evs/

@Rin3d I agree. The majority of OOP is more than anybody needs. It is rare that I feel myself needing object inheritance in Rust.

@timbray

"As I sit and ponder my irritation, I think the thing that really irks me is the feeling that I’m not in control."

100%! This becomes painful when all the cloud services for those cloud connected devices go away (or simply brown-out all the time), which is becoming more frequent as big tech lets go of the people maintaining those things.

We now have technical debt in our light switches.

The Helix Language (not to be confused with the exceptional Helix Editor).

https://github.com/helixlang/helix-lang

Looks like they are aiming at Rust:

"Helix adopts smart pointer concepts similar to C++'s std::unique_ptr and std::shared_ptr but integrates them more deeply into the language runtime to automate memory safety without manual intervention."

and

"While both Rust and Zig are excellent languages, they come with certain trade-offs that Helix seeks to address:

o Lack of OOP Support: Both Rust and Zig lack comprehensive OOP support, which is essential for certain domains like AI or game development.
o Strict Safety Mechanisms (Rust): While Rust's borrow checker is a powerful tool, it can sometimes be too strict, leading to complex refactoring for developers.
o Limited Features (Zig): Zig, while performant, lacks certain features like a macro processor that Helix provides."

I am already skeptical about the "easy-to-use" path of C++ as inspiration.

#rustlang

What is quantum AI? Is it a real thing or just two buzzwords smashed together?

Switching to Linux now looks like the least painful option.

#Apple #macOS #Tahoe #Gnome

At the ICANN83 DNSSEC And Security Workshop, we presented the flexible key management we have designed for our new #DNSSEC signing solution Nameshed. Philip explains how we avoid loading an unknown shared library into the signer process and how we keep track of state. #DNS #OpenSource #rustlang Slides: https://static.sched.com/hosted_files/icann83/09/2.5%20Homburg%20-%20Flexible%20Key%20Management%20in%20Nameshed.pdf?_gl=1*36t2bs*_gcl_au*MjAzNDMxMTY4MS4xNzQ5NDc3NDU4

@shane_kerr Duuuuuuuuh!

😆

I needed to replace my alternator recently. The brushes from the voltage regulator had worn down. If anyone thinks AI or any of this other wonder technologies are going to get us very far, then try fixing something for a change. I mean no robot is going to replace a skilled mechanic any time soon. And its soo much problem solving and learning on the way. The only reason that it is hyped as much, is that the people with the money have not done a single bit of actual work in a very long time/ever.

Happy Best Friend Day.
Take the time to talk to your friends. I promise it will make you feel a lot better than any companion AI or social media stalking.
#BestFriendsDay