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Emacs macro tip: press F3 during macro creation to insert an incrementing number. You can use kmacro-set-counter to set its initial value.

Emacs maintainers take a dim view of stripping symbols from binaries: # By default, we uphold the dignity of our programs. INSTALL_STRIP =

Lots of wisdom in How To Build Stable Systems https://medium.com/@jlouis666/how-to-build-stable-systems-6fe9dcf32fc4 (also unapologetically opinionated)

Really interesting to see LLVM is going to explore hosting a repo on GitHub! https://lists.llvm.org/pipermail/llvm-dev/2016-February/095809.html (should make contributing even easier!)

Excellent overview of the different traits in the Rust standard library:

Whilst normal hash tables have amortised O(1) lookup, perfect hash tables guarantee O(1)! There's a nifty Rusty lib:

Making "switch" cool again: https://elliot.land/making-switch-cool-again (Go has a 'fallthrough' keyword for switch statements! Flexibility without the footgun.)

Tweeting in emacs with https://github.com/hayamiz/twittering-mode is a revelation. The UI is far less busy, and new tweets don't distract when you're writing.

Why does the Phabricator workflow differ from GitHub? https://secure.phabricator.com/phame/post/view/766/write_review_merge_publish_phabricator_review_workflow/ (they favour patches over branches for features)

TIL it's impossible to play BluRay on Linux until a proprietary player has uploaded keys! https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Blu-ray#Decrypting_using_PK_and_Host_K.2FC_.28step_3.2.2.29 (war on generic computing)

Awesome Emacs command of the day: M-x apropos-value. Want to know which variables contain a value? This command will find all matching vars.

Want to create a simple major mode, just comment and keyword highlighting? define-generic-mode is what you need!

There's a roleplay/simulation/model Houses of Parliament on Reddit, complete with debates and speakers! Incredible.

One big advantage of Rust's nightly compiler builds: you can build a bisect tool to pinpoint compiler regressions!

Awesome Emacs package of the day: eval-in-repl: https://github.com/kaz-yos/eval-in-repl -- it's a great way of interactively executing code to play with it.