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Re: Can't Avoid That Shit Rust - Even On Gentoo

Subject	Re: Can't Avoid That Shit Rust - Even On Gentoo
Newsgroups	comp.os.linux.advocacy, comp.os.linux.misc
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From	"186282@ud0s4.net" <186283@ud0s4.net>
Organization	wokiesux
Date	2024-09-30 03:43 -0400
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On 9/30/24 3:21 AM, rbowman wrote:
> On Mon, 30 Sep 2024 06:03:29 -0000 (UTC), Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
> 
>> Fun fact: I was reworking an old perpetual-calendar program I first
>> wrote back in 1980, to use Fortran 90, a few months ago. And I found a
>> bug in my algorithm that never showed up in any years from the 20th
>> century, but did manifest itself in the 21st century.
> 
> Y2K rides again...  I think in many cases the problem was recognized in
> the '70s and '80s but nobody expected the code to last decades.

   Very true - and TROUBLESOME.

   We all think in the NOW. With effort we can think
   a FEW years ahead. But a whole new century or
   something similar ... TOO MUCH WORK to future-
   proof. We'll "get back to it", sometime ......

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Re: Can't Avoid That Shit Rust - Even On Gentoo Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2024-09-28 07:38 +0000
  Re: Can't Avoid That Shit Rust - Even On Gentoo "186282@ud0s4.net" <186283@ud0s4.net> - 2024-09-29 01:11 -0400
    Re: Can't Avoid That Shit Rust - Even On Gentoo Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2024-09-29 05:38 +0000
      Re: Can't Avoid That Shit Rust - Even On Gentoo "186282@ud0s4.net" <186283@ud0s4.net> - 2024-09-30 01:18 -0400
        Re: Can't Avoid That Shit Rust - Even On Gentoo Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2024-09-30 05:52 +0000
          Re: Can't Avoid That Shit Rust - Even On Gentoo Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2024-09-30 06:03 +0000
            Re: Can't Avoid That Shit Rust - Even On Gentoo rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2024-09-30 07:21 +0000
              Re: Can't Avoid That Shit Rust - Even On Gentoo "186282@ud0s4.net" <186283@ud0s4.net> - 2024-09-30 03:43 -0400
                Re: Can't Avoid That Shit Rust - Even On Gentoo rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2024-09-30 19:31 +0000
                Re: Can't Avoid That Shit Rust - Even On Gentoo candycanearter07 <candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> - 2024-09-30 19:40 +0000
                Re: Can't Avoid That Shit Rust - Even On Gentoo Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2024-09-30 22:00 +0000
                Re: Can't Avoid That Shit Rust - Even On Gentoo rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2024-10-01 01:59 +0000
                Re: Can't Avoid That Shit Rust - Even On Gentoo "186282@ud0s4.net" <186283@ud0s4.net> - 2024-09-30 23:56 -0400
                Re: Can't Avoid That Shit Rust - Even On Gentoo Farley Flud <ff@linux.rocks> - 2024-10-01 07:54 +0000
                Re: Can't Avoid That Shit Rust - Even On Gentoo Joel <joelcrump@gmail.com> - 2024-10-01 04:01 -0400
                Re: Can't Avoid That Shit Rust - Even On Gentoo "186282@ud0s4.net" <186283@ud0s4.net> - 2024-10-02 00:07 -0400
                Re: Can't Avoid That Shit Rust - Even On Gentoo Farley Flud <ff@linux.rocks> - 2024-10-02 09:49 +0000
                Re: Can't Avoid That Shit Rust - Even On Gentoo "186282@ud0s4.net" <186283@ud0s4.net> - 2024-10-02 22:12 -0400
                Re: Can't Avoid That Shit Rust - Even On Gentoo Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2024-10-02 22:32 +0000
                Re: Can't Avoid That Shit Rust - Even On Gentoo "186282@ud0s4.net" <186283@ud0s4.net> - 2024-10-02 22:25 -0400
                Re: Can't Avoid That Shit Rust - Even On Gentoo Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2024-10-03 03:52 +0000
              Re: Can't Avoid That Shit Rust - Even On Gentoo Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2024-09-30 07:56 +0000
          Re: Can't Avoid That Shit Rust - Even On Gentoo "186282@ud0s4.net" <186283@ud0s4.net> - 2024-09-30 03:40 -0400
            Re: Can't Avoid That Shit Rust - Even On Gentoo Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2024-09-30 07:56 +0000
              Re: Can't Avoid That Shit Rust - Even On Gentoo "186282@ud0s4.net" <186283@ud0s4.net> - 2024-09-30 04:09 -0400

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