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Why not both? I want good defaults, and also the ability to change the things that I might want tweaked for whatever reason down the line. A powerful preference
by PuppyWhirl 11y ago
Why not both? I want good defaults, and also the ability to change the things that I might want tweaked for whatever reason down the line. A powerful preferences interface is the software equivalent of opening up the hood of a car -- just because I want it to run well doesn't mean I'm not gonna poke around.
- Swizec 11y agoAbout your cars reference, there's a funny segment from an old Top Gear where the presenters beat everyone at the modified cars drag strip race using a stock Bentley. Everyone else poured thousands of hours and thousands of dollars into their car. James May showed up with a stock Bentley - a big fat comfortable car - and won the day.
- digi_owl 11y agoI suspect there is some hidden context there that hid his chances of pulling that off, in classic Top Gear asshole style.