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by halffaday 1310 days ago
To your point, you should probably not do anything the NSA tells you to do. A spy agency’s endorsement of Rust is not to its credit.
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If I tell you to jump off a bridge so you do that, you're unwise because you obeyed my instructions without thinking.

If I tell you not to jump off a bridge so you do it, you're still unwise because now you're just defying my instructions without thinking.

Maybe the C++ bridge isn't on fire, but if you think you can smell smoke you wouldn't be alone.

Borders on: Histler was vegan, don't be vegan.