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cratermoon on June 13, 2021 | parent | context | favorite | on: The Elephant at WWDC

Off topic: I didn't know the Rust mascot was named Ferris. That's a lovely play on words.

kccqzy on June 14, 2021 [–]

I thought Ferris was named after ferrous oxide, which is the old name for Fe(II) oxide. But chemically, rust consists of Fe(III) oxide, or ferric oxide. So perhaps a more appropriate name would be Ferrick?

cratermoon on June 15, 2021 | [–]

A little artistic license is better than foolish pedantry.

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