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... checks if this is a for-each value/pointer loop which it handles specially, ensures its got an output temp, pushes a new scaope, outputs the start-label, branches over the subtype of loop, outputs a label & the loop-body, outputs a label & maybe the "afterthought" or implicit incrementer, pops the scope & jumps to loop-start, & outputs an else branch surrounded by labels.

1.5/? Will resume later...

The iterator-loop header computes the given initializer, dealiases it, reads the tag, checks that there's "done" member of the tagged-union type, branches on whether we've reached it, determines variable-type, & constructs the loop-variables.

Or normal for-loops lets you, the developer, specify the loop condition for it to branch upon.

For the free() builtin it recursively compiles the arg (dealiased), adds an extra deref for slices & strings, & outputs that call.

4/5 This morning!

Can I finish my study of HareC's code generation this morning?

For the delete() builtin it compiles the arg in 1 of 2 ways with autoderef, retrieves data on the slice & the optional subslice expression, constructs some temporaries, outputs index calculations, outputs a memmove call, outputs updates to the slice properties, & possibly outputs a unensure() call.

For for-loops it generates several labels, possibly retrieves a binding from the AST, maybe compiles a binding in the usual way, ...
1/

A loop prelude for-each loops computes, derefs, & dealiases the given initializer, possibly allocs space for the named-binding, deconstructs the tuples & generates a binding, & saves an initial index. The loop-header for such loops meanwhile branches out when we reach the end of the array, generates a store & possibly load for the loop variable, & increments the index. The "afterthought" also does an increment.

As for iterator-loops...

3/5?

@thomasfuchs, big tech is always like that. The was a story about winget stollen by Microsoft years ago. The original package manager was appget, it was open source, and the author was invited to a few months long interview ended by declining him and announcing a copy of his project under Microsoft logo.

https://keivan.io/the-day-appget-died/

To compile if-statements HareC generates some labels, recursively compiles the condition & branches upon it, generates the true branch with a label, outputs a jump past the false branch if it expects control-flow to reach here, outputs the false branch with a label, & outputs an end-label.

The length() builtin evaluates & deconstructs the given slice to return the length property.

The error-propagation error operator is lowered during typecheck.

5/5 For this morning!

Once a national digital ID system is in place, mission creep is inevitable.

We could be forced to use it more and more in everyday life, opening the door to unprecedented tracking of our interactions with the State.

Join our campaign ⬇️

https://www.openrightsgroup.org/campaign/say-no-to-digital-id/

#NotoDigitalID #digitalid #id #surveillance #privacy #ukpolitics #ukpol

It doesn’t surprise me that audio podcast ads tend to generate more engagement than YouTube podcast ads. When someone listens to the audio version of a podcast, it’s usually because they intentionally sought it out and subscribed. YouTube viewing, by contrast, is far more algorithmically driven, which makes listeners less likely to have a strong parasocial connection with the creator delivering the sponsorship message.

So what does this mean for brand marketers? You should ask any potential pod

https://www.wsj.com/articles/podcasters-love-youtube-thats-making-podcast-advertising-less-predictable-cb8ffd5c

It doesn’t surprise me that audio podcast ads tend to generate more engagement than YouTube podcast ads. When someone listens to the audio version of a podcast, it’s usually because they intentionally sought it out and subscribed. YouTube viewing, by contrast, is far more algorithmically driven, which makes listeners less likely to have a strong parasocial connection with the creator delivering the sponsorship message.

So what does this mean for brand marketers? You should ask any potential pod

https://www.wsj.com/articles/podcasters-love-youtube-thats-making-podcast-advertising-less-predictable-cb8ffd5c

@iamkonstantin @obrhoff Same here. We’re a studio so we get hired by some large corporations who have existing code and just want to do their next set of features. Time to refactor or adopt new technologies just isn’t on their mind. If you can do it as part of a new feature that’s how it gets done.

Transitioning a bunch of code to Swift 6 that already works well and is stable seems like lunacy.

@yabellini listo! https://scholar.social/@gedankenstuecke/115741391356967931

@TheBreadmonkey are they geeky in any way? i have no idea what your budget might be, but the joco cruise is a winner for all sorts of folks who, uh, deviate from the "norm" in any way.
https://jococruise.com/2026overview/

I knew scammers were ripping off @simonegiertz's delightful edge-piece jigsaw puzzles with cheap low-quality bootlegs, but I just saw a new low on TikTok: I got an ad using *her stolen video* to advertise their knockoff. When you click the "Shop Now" link, it goes to their store with the near-identical fake minus the Yetch branding.

A new stem cell biobank—with a comprehensive database of the donors’ genetics, health history and more—provides scientists with a platform to probe mechanisms of neurodevelopmental conditions and validate therapeutics.

By Diana Kwon

https://www.thetransmitter.org/spectrum/new-organoid-atlas-unveils-four-neurodevelopmental-signatures/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=org-social&utm_campaign=20251218-sp-news-organoid-atlas-unveils-four-neurodevelopmental-signatures

Despite opposition, US House passes record $901bn defence spending bill
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/12/11/despite-opposition-us-house-passes-record-901bn-defence-spending-bill?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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So, imagine my astonishment when I found—on two consective pages of one forestry archive document—these two diagrams:

On the left, the plan of the plantation.
On the right, the management structure of the workers.

The arrangement of banana plants (the small dots in the left diagram) equidistantly around the palm oil trees, is replicated almost exactly in the distribution of black workers around white workers in the right hand diagram.

Here's my (probably not complete) list of #FLOSS projects I've donated to or financially supported over the year - and especially now in the holiday season.

If you've recently started moving away from big tech and replaced their tools with FLOSS alternatives, maybe consider sharing a bit of your savings with the people that make the tools you now rely on 🙏

Which tools would that be for you?

#opensource

https://tzovar.as/supporting-floss/

@DazeEnd I had that same issue growing up in an apartment around grade school years. My desk was against the wall, and when I had my lamp on, it was right near the thermostat.

The apartment was freezing when I was doing my homework.