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> Yesterday we saw how compilers zero registers efficiently.

It took several tries to understand zero is a verb


Verbing weirds language.


Tell me about it...someone turned my name into a verb...


Zero-suffixing does weird language.


It might have been a little bit clearer to say:

  Yesterday we saw how compilers zero out registers efficiently.
Or better still:

  Yesterday we saw how compilers set the values in registers to zero efficiently.


Often I use "zeroize" rather than "zero" to avoid such confusion.


At the time of writing this comment, 53 minutes after OP, I am able to install- and use- uBlock Origin from the Chrome Web Store. What am I missing?


Warms my heart to see effort put into a beloved game. Just this week I watched a YT video of a sc custom game where the players were discussing whether its worth the effort to translate in-game korean-language content. Its an old game that is played by a niche community in north america. The majority of custom games are created in korean and never get to translated for the small number of north american players that would be interested.


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