maybe the cultural problem with c and c++ is a lack of humility. people have staked their egos on being Smart Enough To Write Correct C. but nobody is immune from error. no amount of skill can completely save you from eventually cutting yourself if you work with sharp knives
(quoting https://twitter.com/seanbax/status/1834407788891525304:)
I wrote a proposal for memory safety in C++. It's in this month's WG21 mailing.
🔥🔥🔥 Sean is doing amazing work here, i hope this gets the reception it deserves. maybe there's hope for c++!
Mozilla, reading the room extremely well, seemingly just recently flipped the switch to enable-by-default sponsored weather results from AccuWeather in every new Firefox tab you open. Clicking "Learn more" takes you here, with zero information on if your location is sent to AccuWeather every time you open a new tab: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/customize-items-on-firefox-new-tab-page
Probably only noticed because I normally have a blank new tab page but this showed up after updating Firefox!
I'm really struck by reviews calling Jesse Faden "normal" because she lacks the bravado and zest of typical videogame female protagonist, specifically telling that she's "youthful" and "normal", like Whitelight does.
I've been playing Control and through my entire playtrough, DLCs and such, I was extremely convinced that Jesse is fucking autistic or at least in some way neurodivergent and found it to be utterly exciting.
with cohost closing up shop, i've migrated my video essay review blog to tumblr. check it out and follow if you feel so inclined!
Thanks to oldcarbrochures.org, I found some of the original photos used for the Ford Simulator II. These were all in the 1990 Ford Lineup brochure. Some of the backgrounds were modified, but here are at least four matches based on car posture:
Trans woman, bisexual, someone's fiancée, forever a programmer, poly, and former total mess