Source: From Stacks to Trees: A new aliasing model for Rust
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Neven has developed a new Rust model called Tree Borrows that aims to address issues with the existing aliasing model, Stacked Borrows. Tree Borrows includes support for two-phase borrows and treats all mutable references as two-phase borrows.
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🌳 Tree Borrows introduces proper support for two-phase borrows, a mechanism for allowing certain code to be accepted which violates regular borrow checking rules.
🌳 All mutable references in Tree Borrows are treated as two-phase borrows, leading to unexpected benefits.
Source: Should Adults Be Consuming Breast Milk?
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While breast milk is known for its impressive benefits for babies, limited research suggests some potential benefits for adults. Some companies are even packaging breast milk as a supplement purporting to be digestible and suitable for adults. Topically, breast milk may help ease dermatological conditions, offer wound-healing properties, and be comparable to a common antimicrobial for treating pink eye.
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Source: L’internet fortement perturbée durant le 1er jour du Bac en Algérie
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The Algerian government has reinstated its routine of cutting and disrupting internet services to prevent cheating during the BAC exams. This has angered users and businesses alike, and has also prompted questions over compensations for services not provided.
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Source: US bound Air India 777 diverts to Russia
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Replacing the engine on the Swiss 777 aircraft that made an emergency landing in Siberia is proving more difficult than expected. The Antonov An-124, the largest military transport aircraft, would be the ideal plane to transport the engine, but only a few operators exist. Russian cargo carrier Volga-Dnepr Airlines, which operates a large fleet of An-124s, has restrictions on its aircraft flying into certain countries where a replacement engine might be found.
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