interesting, all the ai-generated comments kill my enthusiasm tho

i used to predict Datalog would win out eventually but sadly was wrong.

SQLite callbacks let you implement anything you please inside the scope of transactions, triggers, other events etc. To make an app run this way all you need is a starting event. You could implement an OS this way, heheh.

I said “PICK” when I clicked, and there it was...

here’s a heretical thought: you should have some idea what uniquely distinguishes a entity in your database before you give it a key.

Because if the only thing is a arbitrary number you probably should just be using a symbol table instead.

what a lovely resource...

> If you had two space stations like the ISS with ascending nodes 180 degrees from each other it would be about as expensive to transit between them as it is to launch a rocket from the Earth to begin with.

1+1 = 2 2/2 = 1; technically halfway.

To interpret “halfway to anywhere” that way is missing the point. Going from LEO to LEO wasn’t the point of “halfway to anywhere”. Yes a bit exuberant but not far off.

I want to build a low cost but comfortable small earthen house in the Sonoran Desert. Currently conducting a series of experiments to discover process that will be effective for my build:

- Comparing lime versus Poland cement for stabilizing poured earth. These mixes have a cure time measured in days and multiple experiments are in progress... - Research into latex cement for panelized wall and roof coverings over exterior insulation, mostly for temporary shelter structures. - Modular forms lined with geotextile fabric to minimize surface cracking in poured walls. - Other techniques to assure reliable performance of earth structures. - small mechanical projects to help make DIY practicable, e.g. auger mixers I can run from my tractor PTO, DIY trommel for grading materials, etc.

A tear came to my eye when I read this. When I learned to read, Webster’s and Encyclopedia Britannica were my touchstones. I would roam the pages for hours discovering powerful and cogent associations. Most modern readers of English are not fond of nuanced prose; they cast a suspicious eye towards it and assume for the author a trivial fustian intent…

> a lot of things that "have no place at a programming language conference", but surprisingly these are not included in that draft. Why?

Rly. Why should petty tyranny or totalitarianism have a seat at a programming language conference?

> The danger is well known, not unknown: it's people with guns.

well, apparently not well known to you. The danger is criminals with guns. Law-abiding people carry guns everyday and demonstrably present no significant additional threat to the public. The thesis that law-abiding people could suddenly become dangerous gun criminals at a Rust event simply because they possess a firearm seems unsupportable.

Apparently the Rust Foundation wants us to accept the premise that lawfully armed people are intrinsically dangerous to fellow Rust enthusiasts, doubly so if they dissent.

I’d like to know what is it about Rust that makes lawful behavior and public dissent over Rust foundation dicta so hazardous...? Can someone address this directly?

Dude would be praying to all gods known and unknown that there's a law-abiding person with a gun around to save their ass if someone who doesn't give a single flying fuck about the conference's gun rules shows up to shoot the place up, someone who could respond before the police finally show up also armed with guns but too late to do anything but drag their dead corpse out.