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Awesome write up, thank you for the deep dive and nostalgia! I also like that this is on the front page the same time as “24 cores and I can’t move my mouse” h
by binarymax 4y ago
Awesome write up, thank you for the deep dive and nostalgia!
I also like that this is on the front page the same time as “24 cores and I can’t move my mouse” https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34095032 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34095032
It tells us that software is like a gas - it naturally expands and fills the container it occupies.
- whoopdedo 4y agoAlso known as Parkinson's Law[1]. "Data expands to fill the space available for storage." And the reason building more highways doesn't reduce traffic congestion. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parkinson%27s_law https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parkinson%27s_law
- benj111 4y agoThis also applies to stuff and houses (and garages)