@multisn8@mastodon.catgirl.cloud
Post #1710987
2026-04-18 14:15 UTC
@djb Interesting. I didn't read their posts as making familiarity arguments at all (beyond the prior research time comparison), rather as background for complexity comparisons. I'll forward this to non-involved entities and ask them how they read this
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@djb@mastodon.cr.yp.to 2026-04-19 06:01
@multisn8 Typical readers will understand "safety blanket" here as having the second meaning from https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/safety-blanket: "something familiar that makes you feel safe or confident". (The dictionary also lists as "UK" another meaning, namely "a type of cover made of a material that does not burn very easily, that you throw over flames to put them out or stop them from spreading".)