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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?



Sibling comment mentioned the connection between lox and Pisces, but the connection to Cancer is that the mascot for Rust is a crab.


True! That's an embarrassing thing to forget, given that Rust is my primary programming language.


I assume they’re making a reference to Lox the food (brined Salmon), so a fish is appropriate.


Think it comes from the german word for salmon, "Lachs", or at least an earlier version of the word.


Swedish is even closer, there it's "lax" [1].

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


I learned about „lox“ in NYC, a native told me it comes from jiddish, which is kind of a german dialect.


Oh! This is the first time I'm hearing about it. That definitely looks like a missed opportunity.




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