HParker

For those uninitiated like myself, what is special about Discworld?

Very cool that Ruby can get that much faster with relatively small changes. Even just the implicit return + array allocation tip is a useful one on its own.

MariaDB is a mysql based product like the Percona stuff right? I assume most users would switch to MySQL proper.

Postgres is often a better choice, but not an easy one for shops already in the mysql world.

Ah maybe my perspective is wrong. I didn’t know this is how the EU does it. Does this rule apply to plastic or fabric as well? Or maybe only plastic used for food? regulating recycled plastic that is used for food makes a ton of sense to me.

We found 191 pesticides, 107 pharmaceuticals and 81 industrial compounds among many others in the recycled plastic pellets.

This sentence seems so meaningless. Things being pesticides or pharmaceuticals doesn’t make them harmful and even if they are harmful, are they in concentrations that matter for humans?

The science article they link: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adk9846

Uses much better more meaningful language to describe the same problem! It is also much shorter and easier to read.

I agree reform sounds great! I agree many systems can be improved. Lots of government officials could do with some more accountability.

I personally still love wikipedia for this kind of high level analysis, but you are welcome to use whatever sources you like!

Thank you! I was unaware.

Do you have a link? Looks like Bastian Obermayer is still alive.

In April 2019, the ICIJ and European newspapers reported that the global tally of such payments exceeded one billion USD, and is now at 1.2 billion.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panama_Papers

Looks like lots of payments happened as well as arrests!

The wheels of justice are slow, but they do move.

Dang! I am glad it is so good. I loved the original, but was worried the reviews would be, “not enough new innovation”. Very glad they didn’t fall in that trap.

I flipped through lainzine and N-O-D-E and I am intrigued! I am new to the sci fi zine scene, what a fun medium for sci fi.

My trick is to rotate subprojects so I am always procrastinating something.

You still have to eventually finish the last subproject, but even that might be procrastinating on something for your next project.