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What is "bugsmithing" - did you just make this word up? (I googled "define bugsmithing" without quotes, and this HN thread I'm typing in was the top result beh
by logicallee 8y ago
What is "bugsmithing" - did you just make this word up?
(I googled "define bugsmithing" without quotes, and this HN thread I'm typing in was the top result behind only an unrelated site called the bugsmith, an exterminator. I didn't see any relevant hits.)
- ajross 8y agoIt just, uh, some wordsmithing. "Smithing" in English refers to making something, in the sense of a blacksmith forging iron. So in this context "bugsmithing" refers to making bugs -- deliberately (more or less) doing things differently or incorrectly so as to increase the impedance required to do work on less popular platforms. Microsoft was famous for this.
- logicallee 8y agoThanks for the explanation!
- idonotknowwhy 8y agoI like "bugsmithing", it actually made me laugh out loud in the quiet office which drew weird looks. The sort of term I'd expect on n-gate.com like "bike shedding"
- logicallee 8y ago(Bikeshedding is a very well-known, standard term though.) But now that you mention it - what is n-gate.com? (I visited the site - I didn't get it.) Could you informally summarize what that site is / about?
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- baud147258 8y agoAs far as I understand, it's a site criticizing HN, by summarizing in a satirical tone the discussion on some of the top stories. The about page: About this webshit [...] Hacker News is an echo chamber focusing on computer posturing and self-aggrandizement. It is run by Paul Graham's investment fund and sociopath incubator, Y Combinator. In general, content that can be submitted is defined as "anything that gratifies one's ineffectual curiosity". Previous discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13759706 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13759706
- logicallee 8y agoohhhhh. Got it. Thanks! This is really clever :D Thanks.