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[responding to your edit] ...If you think things shouldn't be hacked, then maybe "Hacker News" is not the site for you? Everything is a "hack" on something el
by blowski 14y ago
[responding to your edit]
...If you think things shouldn't be hacked, then maybe "Hacker News" is not the site for you?
Everything is a "hack" on something else. When we invented the wheel, we noticed that round things were easier to move than square things. When we invented fire, we noticed that rubbing two sticks together produced something that kept you warm.
It's evolution. The alternative is to stay with what we've got today, just because.
- fosap 14y agoAbsolutely nothing wrong with hacking. But when i write my own userland i do not recommend it for production. And i do not compare my own radio with a B&O HiFi, and not my cart with a Porsche. /edit: Hacks are great. Hacks are evolutionary. Something like "hire and fire". If a hack does not work, try a something different! And this just seems not work very well.
- joelrunyon 14y agoSure, "everything" might be a hack, but you should recognize that a hack is a workaround - and understand the limitations when you implement it (rather than acting surprised afterwards and asking for someone to change the rules).
- blowski 14y agoIf they were suing Google or anything like that, you'd be right. But they're not. They're just saying "Google, your index would be more accurate if you made this change". They have figured out a limitation, think it's unnecessary, and are suggesting a way of making the system better. They're using the blog post to encourage others to support the suggestion.