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It behooves one to read the conversation before replying. The implication is this: perhaps if the people who wrote the spec personally had to offer tech support
by denkmoon 4y ago
It behooves one to read the conversation before replying. The implication is this: perhaps if the people who wrote the spec personally had to offer tech support for the spec they wrote, they might have an incentive to write less insane specs.
- eru 4y agoI get that. But spec writers never have to do that, yet there are many other specs that are presumably less insane. So it's unlikely that not-requiring tech support is a causal factor in USB's supposed insanity.
- swores 4y agoReading the thread would also explain that you're discussing somebody's 'fantasy', not expectation or belief of causality.
- MichaelZuo 4y agoThis is classic HN stuff, I find it actually valuable to see an explicit enumeration of all possible interpretations of some statement, also somewhat humorous.
- eru 4y agoTo be honest, I wanted to essentially say that it's a thoroughly stupid fantasy. But in more polite terms.