Neil Brown
Today I learned that a "cronut" is a cross between a croissant and a donut, and not a new Linux scheduling tool.
Dec 20 at 6:48pmWeb
Show threadCalligrafaeDec 20
@neil get one, they are more delicious than a fad pastry item with a silly name has any right to be
Show threadMicke (is/eius/ei/eum/eo)Dec 20
@welshpixie @neil I can vouch for this. I don't like that I like them. But I do.
Show threadCalligrafaeDec 20
@micke @neil the ones from Lidl's bakery are particularly yummy
Show threadRoger BW 😷Dec 20
@neil It isn't _yet_.
Show threadBen HardillDec 20
@neil 2026 prediction, a cron rewrite in Rust called cronut
Show threadJim NielsenDec 20
@neil and “vanilla cronut” is actually a flavor of said dessert, not the plain, non-framework version of said scheduling tool.
Show threadBen CurthoysDec 20
@neil it's not too late to make it both.
Show threadJames ScholesDec 20
@neil If it was a rewrite of cron in Rust, I would expect it to just be called cn.
Show thread~nDec 20
@neil …yet!
Show threadmags amondDec 20
@neil
yep, it's one of the few makey uppy names that match the new makey uppy confection they describe perfectly - delicious (unlike the overblown cruffin)
Show threadHashbangperlDec 20
@magsamond @neil take that back! Cruffins are delicious!
Show threadSzescstopniDec 20
@neil We this tool ASAP
Show threadThat VW GuyDec 20

@neil I didn't know these existed until I moved back to the states, they're pretty great.

For the NOVA peeps Heidelberg Pastry Shoppe has them on Saturdays

Show threadChris PetrilliDec 20
@neil @APBBlue careful, somehow systemd will manage to stick it in there
Show threadSnep Dec 20
@neil My mind immediately went to some Chromebook related hack!
Show threadSleepyCattenDec 20

@neil How long before a dev picks up the challenge on that? 🤭

Segue: cronuts remind us of cromags from Sliders. (Yes: we're old enough to remember that very well... and still be irritated by how much it jumped the shark.)

Sliders (TV series) - Wikipedia

Show threadHashbangperlDec 20
@neil I tried a https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cruffin the other day.. amazing and a bit more sophisticated than the American cronut ;)
Cruffin - Wikipedia

Show threadScott Williams 🐧Dec 20
@neil That last part can be very quickly fixed 😅
Show threadaburka 🫣Dec 20
@vwbusguy @neil well, in fact, https://github.com/mcmillan/cronut
GitHub - mcmillan/cronut: A simple cron expression parser

A simple cron expression parser. Contribute to mcmillan/cronut development by creating an account on GitHub.

GitHub
Show threadShady LaneDec 21
@neil so it's not a Linux admin who schedules everything incessantly?