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I thought way longer about the subtext to the headline then I'd like to admit...maybe, as a non-native speaker, I'm missing something? But no. It's just mixed
by jbuhbjlnjbn 5y ago
I thought way longer about the subtext to the headline then I'd like to admit...maybe, as a non-native speaker, I'm missing something? But no. It's just mixed up.
This fits really well to all the horror stories about date driven software release, like this one:
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28548613 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28548613
Even the market leader is apparently doing it wrong.
- marcus0x62 5y agoIt isn’t mixed up, but it is idiomatic and somewhat provincial. “Just say no” is a reference to an anti-drug campaign from the mid-80s, instantly recognizable to just about anyone from the United States.
- Zanni 5y agoI think they're referring to the subhead, "In a few weeks, Windows 11 will arrive. Should you upgrade to it? Let me answer with a question: 'Should you stop hitting your head against the wall?'" which is not only challenging to parse but (as I read it) contradicts the headline.
- jbuhbjlnjbn 5y agoThat's what i meant, thanks.
- CitrusFruits 5y ago(Native U.S. English speaker here) As far as I cant tell, the subtext for that heading/sub-heading pairing would suggest that users currently considering upgrading to Windows 10 are currently doing the equivalent of hitting their heads against a wall, which once again I don't think quite fits the narrative of the article. In my opinion, it's just a poorly chosen subheading.
- marcus0x62 5y agoAh, that makes sense.
- GoblinSlayer 5y agoI understood it as you should say no to the question whether you should stop hitting your head against the wall.
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