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Ranjit Mathew
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Notorious procrastinator, supposed reader, and alleged programmer.

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Awesome!

“Eurydice: A Rust To C Compiler (Yes)”, Jonathan Protzenko (jonathan.protzenko.fr/2025/10/28/e...).

Via HN: news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4617...

On Lobsters: lobste.rs/s/1kcrn4/eur...

#Eurydice #Rust #C #Compilers #Transpilers #Programming #PLDI #Portability #Embedded
Eurydice: a Rust to C compiler (yes)
Perhaps the greatest surprise of the last two years was, for me, the realization that people not only care about compiling C to Rust (for obvious reasons, such as, ahem, memory safety) – they also car...
jonathan.protzenko.fr
December 8, 2025 at 2:56 AM
rmathew4bs.bsky.social
TBC, I am talking about the *primary* UPI ID here (the one shown to receivers when you send them money and the one on your QR code for receiving money).

PS: Amazon Pay used to let you create custom UPI IDs earlier, but it no longer does (at least on iOS).

#UPI #India
December 8, 2025 at 2:46 AM
rmathew4bs.bsky.social
So if you value your #privacy & don’t want to share your mobile number or email address with randos, you can use the BHIM app.

(Haven’t tried other #UPI apps.)

Sadly, it has a noisy / busy #UX and abuses its notification permissions to spam you with promotions (like Uber). 😒
December 7, 2025 at 5:39 AM
rmathew4bs.bsky.social
Yesterday, this manufactured chaos directly affected family, teammates, et al.

Several people were held hostages for almost a day at the airports after their luggage was checked in and the flight kept getting delayed. 😡

#IndiGo #India #Capitalism #Monopoly #WTF #Aviation
December 6, 2025 at 2:45 AM
rmathew4bs.bsky.social
Here 👇🏽 is a quick explainer:

“Why Are IndiGo Flights Getting Cancelled Across India? Airlines’ Crisis Explained”, Hindustan Times (www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/w...).

#IndiGo #India #Capitalism #Monopoly #WTF #Aviation
Why are IndiGo flights getting cancelled across India? Airlines' crisis explained
Amid the flight cancellation chaos, DGCA relaxed rest rule for pilots - the move that has crippled IndiGo operations across India.
www.hindustantimes.com
December 6, 2025 at 2:39 AM
rmathew4bs.bsky.social
Some sense prevails 😮‍💨 – for now:

“India Scraps Order To Pre-Install State-Run Cyber Safety App on Smartphones”, BBC (www.bbc.com/news/article...).

On HN: news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4613...

#India #SancharSaathi #Privacy #Security #WTF #Authoritarianism
Sanchar Saathi: India scraps order to pre-install state-run cyber safety app on smartphones
The order to make the registration mandatory had led to a major backlash from several cyber experts.
www.bbc.com
December 4, 2025 at 1:30 AM
rmathew4bs.bsky.social
How long will #Apple hold out against #SancharSaathi in #India? 😬

“Exclusive: Apple To Resist India Order To Preload State-Run App As Political Outcry Builds”, Reuters (www.reuters.com/sustainabili...).

#Authoritarianism #ThinkOfTheCyberCrime #DoT
Exclusive: Apple to resist India order to preload state-run app as political outcry builds
Apple does not plan to comply with a mandate to preload its smartphones with a state-owned cyber safety app and will convey its concerns to New Delhi, three sources said, after the government's move s...
www.reuters.com
December 3, 2025 at 2:51 AM
rmathew4bs.bsky.social
Oh, ok. Great coincidence then.

It’s a great podcast on a great many topics & the host Melvyn Bragg is awesome – sadly, he has retired now, so they’re replaying old episodes till they find a new host. 😕
November 24, 2025 at 3:45 AM
rmathew4bs.bsky.social
😂

OOC, are you a listener of the “In Our Time” podcast?

Asking, because they just (re)posted this:

www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p...
BBC Radio 4 - In Our Time, Zeno's Paradoxes (Archive Episode)
Does an arrow in flight move and could Achilles overtake a tortoise? Not according to Zeno
www.bbc.co.uk
November 24, 2025 at 2:24 AM