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> why on earth would I want firmware updates for a lens?

One reason is to update the lens to work with new camera or new camera firmware.

If the concert attendees value the concert experience more than they paid for the tickets, then the concert generated value.

It's either habbit or you are doing something out of the ordinary with your Go installation. The standard installation of Go has not required GOROOT for a very long time.

Yes, this happens. My son could not take calculus in high school because he was mislabeled in 8th grade. The 8th-grade decision has had an impact on his college career.

The school system has as a track of classes leading up to calculus. A student can jump forward on the track by passing a test on the next class in the track.

Because there were other demands on my son's time, it was not practical for him to learn a year's worth of material outside of school time.

You do not need to go down the Github rabbit hole. The symbol prometheus is from the package github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus. Use go doc github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus to read the documentation from your local copy of the package. Use go list -f {{.Dir}} github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus to find out where your local copy is located. If there is only one prometheus.NewGaugeVec in your workspace, then the command go doc prometheus.NewGaugeVec shows the documentation for function and reports the package where it's defined.

The type definition `type X Y` declares new type X with the underlying type of Y. X and Y share underlying types and nothing else.

This is a useful feature and there's nothing weird or special case about how this works. It's just not the aliasing feature you expected.

A type alias binds a new name to a type. All of the type’s methods are available through the new name.

pkg.go.dev is the module aware replacement for godoc.org.

McConnell’s office did not state that. Search the web for “mcconnell fake quote” for info.

Permethrin is an insecticide that's applied to clothing, tents, packs, etc. It's effective for a month or so depending on exposure to UV and number of washes. Picaridin is a repellent that's a applied in lotion or spray form.

Use both for best protection.