<p>I do believe it is the only currently viable option for a C-like¹ language but *wow* writing Rust is occasionally absolutely absurd</p><p>¹ Please understand I am using this term in a very constrained way</p>

<p>My short review of The Dawn of Everything <a href="https://softwaremaniacs.org/blog/2025/03/06/the-dawn-of-everything/en/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">softwaremaniacs.org/blog/2025/</span><span class="invisible">03/06/the-dawn-of-everything/en/</span></a></p>

<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@shriramk" class="u-url mention">@<span>shriramk</span></a></span> </p><p>Strong recommendation for the notes in the Durling Martinez edition (Oxford).</p><p>Martinez teaches it at Brown.</p>

<p>Me: I&#39;m working through a version of Dante&#39;s Inferno relating it to the details of Northern Italian history.</p><p>My colleague Jim: Sounds like a hell of a read!</p><p>Me:</p><p>Jim: Oh, oops!</p>

<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@timonsku" class="u-url mention">@<span>timonsku</span></a></span> sure does!!!!</p>

<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@whitequark" class="u-url mention">@<span>whitequark</span></a></span> lmao, sounds like a backdoor enable pin</p>

<p>UK petition: Legally enshrine the right of adults to physically transition using NHS services</p><p>Sign here: <a href="https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/704793" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">petition.parliament.uk/petitio</span><span class="invisible">ns/704793</span></a></p><p>Graph of signatures: <a href="https://petition-track.uk/check-petition/704793" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">petition-track.uk/check-petiti</span><span class="invisible">on/704793</span></a></p><p>Deadline: 28 July 2025</p><p><a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/trans" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>trans</span></a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/TransRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>TransRights</span></a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/petiton" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>petiton</span></a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>UK</span></a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/activism" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>activism</span></a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/ArmchairActivism" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ArmchairActivism</span></a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/NHS" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>NHS</span></a></p>

<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fulda.social/@mazzoo" class="u-url mention">@<span>mazzoo</span></a></span> oh, useful, thanks</p>

<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@tedmielczarek" class="u-url mention">@<span>tedmielczarek</span></a></span> wonderful</p>