Mostly Grey former ginger with a preference for Rust. Leads wg-rustup, sorry about the mess. He/Him or They/Their Now @kinnison@fosstodon.org too
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Daniel Silverstone ππππΒ² π³οΈβππ¬π§ retweeted
We are calling for RMS to be removed from all leadership positions in the FOSS community, including the FSF and GNU, and for the FSF board to resign. Join us. rms-open-letter.github.io/
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Daniel Silverstone ππππΒ² π³οΈβππ¬π§ retweeted
π We can finally announce that Crystal 1.0 is out! π
We are deeply thankful for the more than 450 people that made this possible and to all of our donors and sponsors that support the hard work that went into it!
crystal-lang.org/2021/03/22/β¦
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Daniel Silverstone ππππΒ² π³οΈβππ¬π§ retweeted
β‘οΈ APRIL 12
β‘οΈ APRIL 12
β‘οΈ APRIL 12
We hope this day is when we'll be reopening. Read all about it in the latest board minutes - available on GitHub github.com/HACManchester/boaβ¦
As always, this date depends on *geatures broadly*. But we're hopeful.
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Daniel Silverstone ππππΒ² π³οΈβππ¬π§ retweeted
Lots of FUD about Rust async/await on the internet today.
Does async/await in Rust suck? In some ways, yes it does!
But Iβm not worried. I think it can be great.
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Daniel Silverstone ππππΒ² π³οΈβππ¬π§ retweeted
I'll tell you why:
Age 8: Computer camp. Instructor told my mom not to bring me back. He said I would distract the boys.
Age 12: Computer aided drafting class. My partner was a guy who did nothing, but I wanted to use the computer so was happy to do everything. He got a
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Daniel Silverstone ππππΒ² π³οΈβππ¬π§ retweeted
βThe NHS will last as long as thereβs folk with faith left to fight for itβ
-Nye Bevin
NHS staff will not let our beloved NHS be privatised and handed over to the US. RT if you stand with us π
theguardian.com/society/2021β¦
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Daniel Silverstone ππππΒ² π³οΈβππ¬π§ retweeted
The year is 2030. You're a software engineer at a company, writing tests for your program.
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Daniel Silverstone ππππΒ² π³οΈβππ¬π§ retweeted
Your front-row seat to my Mars landing is here. Watch how we did it.
#CountdownToMars
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Daniel Silverstone ππππΒ² π³οΈβππ¬π§ retweeted
If folks want to contribute to a core Rust tool, `rustup` has some issues that they'd like help on! The maintainers are great and fun to work with.
github.com/rust-lang/rustup/β¦
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Daniel Silverstone ππππΒ² π³οΈβππ¬π§ retweeted
retweet if you are ok with CEOs getting paid less if that means no child slave labor
Retweet if youβd be willing to spend a couple more bucks for chocolate if that meant not using child slaves (I know this is a huge ask)
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Daniel Silverstone ππππΒ² π³οΈβππ¬π§ retweeted
#OtD 11 Feb 1987 Mark Ashton, leading member of Lesbians & Gays Support the Miners, died aged just 26. @LGSMpride raised huge amounts of money for Welsh miners during the strike of 1984-5 and brought together the LGBT & workers movts. More in our pod: workingclasshistory.com/2019β¦
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Daniel Silverstone ππππΒ² π³οΈβππ¬π§ retweeted
Mark Ashton lost his life to AIDS 34 years ago today. He was 26 years old. Always loved, never forgotten, forever an inspiration. #LGBTHM21
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Daniel Silverstone ππππΒ² π³οΈβππ¬π§ retweeted
My thoughts exactly. At what point does a 'noble goal' become a badge-monetisation scheme? That said, there are some excellent goals expressed here...
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Daniel Silverstone ππππΒ² π³οΈβππ¬π§ retweeted
C++ programmers now finally able to read linker errors in one line old.reddit.com/r/programmerhumorβ¦
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Daniel Silverstone ππππΒ² π³οΈβππ¬π§ retweeted
Please RT: Outreachy internships are remote, paid ($6,000 stipend), and last three months. Outreachy supports diversity in free and open source software! Initial applications for the @outreachy May to August 2021 internships are due on π¨Feb 22 at 4pm UTC: outreachy.org/apply/
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