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> Without that caching, performance would slow to a crawl, severely impacting the production, delivery, and consumption of cat videos, phishing spam, and crypto

> Without that caching, performance would slow to a crawl, severely impacting the production, delivery, and consumption of cat videos, phishing spam, and cryptocurrency scams. This prospect is seen as a bad thing. Okay, that's a cheap joke, but it got a chuckle from me.

bru3s 3y ago
Very reminiscent of Adam Douglas' writing style (or Terry Pratchett FWIW)
- gostsamo 3y ago
  > This prospect is seen as a bad thing. This is almost word for word lifted from The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.
  - zellyn 3y ago
    Should that be Galaxy's Guide to the Hitchhiker, by Adam Douglas?
    - bru3s 3y ago
      I reckon it's more likely to have come out of World of Disks, by Pratchy Terriett
      - raphlinus 3y ago
        To me it recalls "This has made a lot of people very angry and has been widely regarded as a bad move," which is a bit from the introduction and first chapter of the Hitchhiker's Guide.
        gostsamo 3y ago
        Yep, this is the quote.
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