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Re:Lox – Oxidized Astrodynamics – A safe, ergonomic astrodyn... by goku12 on Thursday February 20, 2025 @12:06PM (#43117247)
Pardon my ignorance, but how does lox relate to Pisces? I don't get the connection with cancer either, but the first thing that comes to mind on hearing Lox is liquid oxygen as it is used in rockets. So it's a connection between Rust language and astrodynamics. Is there something that makes Pisces more appropriate for this?
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Re:Lox – Oxidized Astrodynamics – A safe, ergonomic astrodyn... by porcoda on Thursday February 20, 2025 @12:07PM (#43117274)
I assume they’re making a reference to Lox the food (brined Salmon), so a fish is appropriate.
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Re:Lox – Oxidized Astrodynamics – A safe, ergonomic astrodyn... by goku12 on Thursday February 20, 2025 @12:10PM (#43117340)
Oh! This is the first time I'm hearing about it. That definitely looks like a missed opportunity.
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Re:Lox – Oxidized Astrodynamics – A safe, ergonomic astrodyn... by jimswhims on Thursday February 20, 2025 @01:02PM (#43118003)
Think it comes from the german word for salmon, "Lachs", or at least an earlier version of the word.
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Re:Lox – Oxidized Astrodynamics – A safe, ergonomic astrodyn... by unwind on Thursday February 20, 2025 @04:02PM (#43120151)
Swedish is even closer, there it's "lax" [1].

[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gravlax

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Re:Lox – Oxidized Astrodynamics – A safe, ergonomic astrodyn... by miramba on Thursday February 20, 2025 @03:43PM (#43119907)
I learned about „lox“ in NYC, a native told me it comes from jiddish, which is kind of a german dialect.
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Re:Lox – Oxidized Astrodynamics – A safe, ergonomic astrodyn... by Jorge1o1 on Thursday February 20, 2025 @12:09PM (#43117321)
Sibling comment mentioned the connection between lox and Pisces, but the connection to Cancer is that the mascot for Rust is a crab.
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Re:Lox – Oxidized Astrodynamics – A safe, ergonomic astrodyn... by goku12 on Thursday February 20, 2025 @12:12PM (#43117361)
True! That's an embarrassing thing to forget, given that Rust is my primary programming language.
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