> They choose obscure tech as a form of sympathetic magic, like the guy who uses NetBSD on a ThinkPad to feel like a William Gibson protagonist. Ono-Sendai Cyb

> They choose obscure tech as a form of sympathetic magic, like the guy who uses NetBSD on a ThinkPad to feel like a William Gibson protagonist. Ono-Sendai Cyberspace 7 for the win. Though I'd say using Rust would feel more like Gibson's character, since it's more futuristic contrasted to those who go out of the way to look for bogus arguments not to use it.