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A bit meta but articles that use the passive voice such as "Blah considered insecure" annoy me. Considered insecure by whom? The author? The why not just say "D
by PMan74 11y ago
A bit meta but articles that use the passive voice such as "Blah considered insecure" annoy me.
Considered insecure by whom? The author? The why not just say "Distribution packages are insecure". Sure it makes it sound like there is some consensus here but that does not actually seem to be the case.
- avian 11y ago"x considered y" is such a common template for titles of articles in computer science that it in fact has its own Wikipedia page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Considered_harmful https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Considered_harmful
- PMan74 11y agoHa, from the Wiki, looks I'm not the only one rubbed up the wrong way by this phrase http://meyerweb.com/eric/comment/chech.html http://meyerweb.com/eric/comment/chech.html