Lucretiel

@lucretiel.me

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Neophile. #ADHD. #rustlang at @datadoghq.com. #boardgames. Mercator Projection Apologist.

Meme about trying to get a balloon and being held back The balloon is labeled "Keep the macro crate lean by avoiding syn" The monster holding me back is labeled "tokentree"
Man standing up in a room, bravely saying "I think it's fine to do arc.clone()"
56:11 The composition of bylaws is somewhat different from ordinary expository writing, in that it places greater demand on a “tight” clarity and precision in word choice, sentence structure, and punctuation. In bylaws, every punctuation mark may have an important effect; and what is omitted may carry as much significance as what is included. Indisputability of meaning and application is a more important consideration than “readability,” and the latter must be sacrificed when both cannot be achieved. Each sentence should be written so as to be impossible to quote out of context; that is, either its complete meaning should be clear without reference to sentences preceding or following, or it should be worded so as to compel the reader to refer to adjoining sentences—as by beginning, “Any member so elected…” Exceptions or qualifications to statements should be included, as far as possible, within the sentence to which they apply—which can often be accomplished by ending sentences with clauses beginning “except that…” or “provided, however, that…” Where such a technique is impractical, a sentence should contain at least an allusion or reference to any exceptions to its own applicability—as in “Except as provided in Article VI, Section 2 of these bylaws, officers shall…”