90s_dev

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by 90s_dev 1y ago
You're making an even stronger case for poverty level minimalism than I think I ever could. The freedom you lose by having to maintain all of that... No thanks.
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by 90s_dev 1y ago
Maybe the Romans invented both of those but just didn't tell you .
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by 90s_dev 1y ago
Write a book about C++ with this quality. It'll sell.
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by 90s_dev 1y ago
I meant technologically not economically.
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by 90s_dev 1y ago
There's nothing wrong with studying science. What's silly is throwing away other valid sources of information and pretending they fall under the responsibility of science.
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by 90s_dev 1y ago
Try writing a computer program that has side effects without time existing.
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by 90s_dev 1y ago
xkcd super soaker
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by 90s_dev 1y ago
Yet you call yourself a fool in your own username. Why be so sure you're not wrong about any or all of those statements?
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by 90s_dev 1y ago
The idea that they're mutually exclusive is entirely stupid.
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by 90s_dev 1y ago
You're in Athens, son.
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by 90s_dev 1y ago
I wasn't being fair, I was being mean. Perforce is stupid and ugly.
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by 90s_dev 1y ago
In about 2010, I briefly had a contract with a security firm with one dev, and there was no source control, and everything written was in low quality PHP. I quit after a week.
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by 90s_dev 1y ago
I actually remember using Perforce back in like 2010 or something. And I can't remember why or for which client or employer. I just remember it was stupid.
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by 90s_dev 1y ago
I always wondered if Archimedes could have realized more applications of his lever and invented the gear and kicked off the industrial revolution early.
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by 90s_dev 1y ago
TV and then YouTube and then TikTok have drained my creativity. Fully.
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by 90s_dev 1y ago
Wow.
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by 90s_dev 1y ago
.... annnnnd of course the mods took away the Show HN prefix.
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by 90s_dev 1y ago
The day that I posted my main project which I hoped to make money from, which I knew I had posted too early, that same day I lost all inspiration for it. The dream was shattered. This project is the only one I have left that I believe in.
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Show HN: Conveniences for Node.js including JSX and HMR and stuff(immaculata.dev)
1 points by 90s_dev 1y ago|2 comments
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by 90s_dev 1y ago
We seem to have to poles: extreme realism, and extremely minimalistic pixel art. I prefer the second camp. But your project looks really important in the first camp.
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by 90s_dev 1y ago
https://killedbygoogle.com/ vs https://killedbymozilla.com/ Yet Mozilla has the stigma here?
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by 90s_dev 1y ago
Great question, I'm glad you asked!
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by 90s_dev 1y ago
I don't mean intentionally . I mean maybe he made that repo because he'd given up on his coding dreams. Almost. That would be some interesting accidental meta commentary on the state of things.
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by 90s_dev 1y ago
Unless you work for Conan O'Brien. A fan saw him and briefly chatted, then Conan asked if he wanted a photo. The man said "sure, Mr. O'Brien," to which Conan replied, "please, call me sir ."
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by 90s_dev 1y ago
Excellent Diogenes quote reference.
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by 90s_dev 1y ago
This is either staged, or incredible commentary on most github repos , having no purpose, never being realized, and even having given up dreaming .
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by 90s_dev 1y ago
But if you don't tell him, how will he know?!
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by 90s_dev 1y ago
I posted it the first time, it got 5 points in just a few minutes, then flagged. I posted it the second time, but it was too late at night and nobody saw it. This is my last try, on a Wednesday early evening. If it doesn't stick, oh we
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Tellconanobrienyourfavoritepizzatoppings.com(tellconanobrienyourfavoritepizzatoppings.com)
1 points by 90s_dev 1y ago|2 comments
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by 90s_dev 1y ago
Sure, Mozilla does this. So does Google. And Apple. And Microsoft. Everyone does. Pruning is a healthy and expected part of running a business. So what? All software is temporary, given a long enough timeline, even gmail. It's a user&#

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