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foone , an Random Englisch
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I'm writing rust without fully understanding the language. Pray for me.

Actually I guess that's true of most language I program in? Like, I'm sure there's some obscure python syntax or behavior I can't remember, despite calling myself a python programmer and having done it professionally for many years.

but my point was more that I barely know any rust. there's entire parts of syntax I don't understand yet. but I'm coding anyway!

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@foone if you have done C#, & in rust is similar to "ref" arguments.
Or, in C++, references.

Except because of ownership, references are a bigger deal in rust

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@foone
Typically you'll build a new vec, rather than mutating the original

SwiftOnSecurity , an Random Englisch
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Telling children they are living in a dying world is an essential evil we don’t really have terminology for. Children cannot fix your sins through shame and abortion of hope. You are the villain in their story, not their savior - peddling nothing actualizing change, only dred.

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@SwiftOnSecurity that is an AMAZING framing!

foone , an Random Englisch
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Someone really needs to develop a lightweight VM container that we can stuff software in. Like, you know how you can buy DOS games on steam, and it just gives you dosbox preconfigured to play the game?

That, but for all software on all OSes

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@foone that's the general idea behind flatpack and snap. But obviously only for Linux variations...

I think the os licensing model of the commercial vendors get in the way of this otherwise reasonable idea!

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@foone
Isn't this also the idea behind game consoles?

And java.

Write once, test everywhere...

foone , an Random Englisch
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I've been trying to google/amazon this and having basically no results, so I'm asking here in case anyone knows:

I need graph paper. Specifically I need LARGE graph paper. Like, not an A4 sheet, I need A1-A0 (24/33" or 33x46").
4x4 per inch, or 5x5 per inch grid spaces. I basically need a graph paper with a TON of squares, and I'm not finding it.

StompyRobot ,
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@foone can you find 5mm instead?

Also, this kinda feels like the kind of thing that pen plotters were made for. Maybe your stack of old hardware has one of those? :-)

foone , an Random Englisch
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I saw this voltmeter at the electronics flea market. Look at that massive probe! It looks like you need to check your back blast before using it.
Apparently it's for REALLY high voltages? Like, 3kV?

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@foone the Arc distance in air for 3 kV is less than a quarter of an inch.
MV maybe? Those Tesla coils won't build themselves after all!

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