[Info-vax] Rust as a HS language, was: Re: Quiet?

[chris]

On 04/07/22 15:57, Bill Gunshannon wrote:
> On 4/7/22 10:45, Dan Cross wrote:
>> In article <t2l82r$1s8o$1 at gioia.aioe.org>,
>> chris <chris-nospam at tridac.net> wrote:
>>> I don't like anything that claims or predisposes to protect me from
>>> my own stupidity. Prefer the freedom to make my own mistakes and
>>> learn from them. Not more nanny state, however fashionable it
>>> may be...
>>
>> Seatbelts are for wimps, I guess. There's lots to be learned
>> being thrown through the windshield of a moving car.
>>
>
> Another problem, really but seatbelts are more of a matter of
> political control than safety. Other wise most states would
> not prohibit the use of 4 and 6 point belts in favor of 3 point
> belts with high failure rates that are also harder to get the
> occupant out of the car when overturned than the standard 4 or
> 6 point belt.
>
> bill

4 and six point probably came from aviation, but they are more
expensive, so no more analysis needed there :-)...

Chris