rust

18 posts

Robots! Pictures! Documents!

Dev Log 45: 2026-01-27

Jan 27, 2026

Not So Secret Agent

Dev Log 44: 2026-01-23

Jan 23, 2026

tapped: a Rust crate for building ATProto appviews with tap


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Serious Computer Business
octet-stream.net/b/scb
Jan 16, 2026
Stop using natural language interfaces

Stop using natural language interfaces

Natural language is a wonderful interface, but just because we suddenly can doesn't mean we always should.

Here We Go

Dev Log 42: 2026-01-05

Jan 5, 2026

Including Rust in an Xcode project with Pointer Authentication (arm64e)


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Serious Computer Business
octet-stream.net/b/scb
Jan 3, 2026

Making Search Instant and Forgiving

Upgraded my Rockbox desktop player's library search with Tantivy's RegexQuery for case-insensitive prefix matching. Now partial queries like 'dark' instantly find 'The Dark Side of the Moon'—fast and forgiving!

Dec 22, 2025

Bringing Rockbox's Legendary Audio Engine to the Modern Desktop: A Native Port for Linux and macOS

Rockbox reborn on desktop: Audiophile-grade playback with advanced DSP, native UI for Linux/macOS. Open source — stars and contributions welcome! 🎵

Dec 21, 2025

Giving Up on Rust: A Post-Mortem

I should not be sorry.

Dec 7, 2025

eBPF with Rust using Aya (from macOS, Windows, or Linux)

eBPF is one of those technologies that immediately feels powerful but rarely feels friendly at the start. I wanted to experiment with user‑space probes using Rust and Aya, but the setup itself was solid, but the combination of ARM processors, Podman security constraints, and Aya’s toolchain requirements made the early steps unexpectedly tricky: a Mac Studio M3 Ultra as the primary machine and a Linux laptop where container‑based attempts (Podman) were unreliable. Aya itself pulls in a non‑trivial toolchain, and I initially ended up on nightly Rust with a scattered set of workarounds.

Nov 21, 2025

Injecting Java from native libraries on Android


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Serious Computer Business
octet-stream.net/b/scb
Aug 3, 2025

Digirig reporting incorrect channel count on Windows


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Tech Tidbits
octet-stream.net/b/tt
Jul 11, 2025

Giving up the dylib dream


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Serious Computer Business
octet-stream.net/b/scb
Mar 31, 2025

New Rust, Old Drama

The periodic Rust-induced conflicts happening with the Linux kernel hint at underlying generational problems facing the project. And it’s already led a prominent maintainer to quit.

Introducing the M17 Rust Toolkit


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Serious Computer Business
octet-stream.net/b/scb
Jan 30, 2025

Cross-Compiling Rust for Rosetta on Mac


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Tech Tidbits
octet-stream.net/b/tt
Nov 27, 2024

SourceTree being overzealous


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Tech Tidbits
octet-stream.net/b/tt
Nov 6, 2024

The Can That Always Can

The history of WD-40, a chemical substance with an unusual origin story and a rust-fighting ability that has become a standby of workbenches the world over.