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> "Breaking" is undefinable. I remember reading about some user complaining that a small bugfix broke their work setup because it fixed a bug that used to make
by GrumpySloth 5y ago
> "Breaking" is undefinable. I remember reading about some user complaining that a small bugfix broke their work setup because it fixed a bug that used to make the CPU go 100% when the spacebar was held. The user would hold it with a weight and get the CPU to make heat that way. The small fix broke his experience.
You confused XKCD with reality: <https://xkcd.com/1172/ https://xkcd.com/1172/>
- rrauenza 5y agoThere was an old story about a multiuser OS where the user would hold down a key to get more cpu slice during compiles… but my Google fu is failing to find it. The idea was that the OS gave more cycles to interactive sessions … something like that. It may be apocryphal.
- lwouis 5y agoOh that's where i read that. Thanks! I believe the point i made still stands though