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by latexr 5mo ago
> How many times do we hear things like "if the product is free, you are the product" As of late, not many times. Because it’s become clear that for the big players you’re the product even if you pay. See for example Netflix or
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by latexr 5mo ago
> I'm not trying to make a political statement and not going to say what side of this issue I'm on, but whatever your side is you have the right to express it. Maybe, maybe not. The Supreme Court of the USA has ruled that speec
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by latexr 5mo ago
I’m fascinated by the flurry of downvotes to a simple commentary and question, especially when the replies are normal. If you’re one of the downvotes, please do share what you found offensive about my comment, I am genuinely interested in w
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by latexr 5mo ago
Isn’t that just the same as answering “Google it”, then? We’re on a discussion forum, where matter experts visit, talking about a specific topic. If one can’t ask their questions in this highly relevant situation, where can they? The point
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by latexr 5mo ago
When AV1 was first announced, I got the impression the name was chosen partly as a pun/reference/homage to AVI, the classic but outdated format with used to be popular. Then when I saw Dav1d, OK, good way to continue the pun. But
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by latexr 5mo ago
That isn’t particularly helpful to someone asking a question in good faith. What others are using doesn’t clarify why they are using it. Plus, FFmpeg is itself a decade older than Rust. The OP is asking about starting a new project today.
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by latexr 5mo ago
> If the code is good, bug free, and easily understood The whole point here is that it wasn’t. That’s the whole reason the submission exists, that allegedly bugs were introduced where it was previously working. > I can only conclude t
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by latexr 5mo ago
And focusing on that after the fact does nothing to resolve the situation or advance the discussion, which should be the goal now. During an emergency situation where an issue is running out of control, the priority is to evaluate and conta
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by latexr 5mo ago
I think you’re looking at it through rose-coloured glasses. Controversial issues like this which fall outside regular bug reporting have always been submitted and became popular on HN. And developers are capable of such language, we have
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by latexr 5mo ago
“No warranty” isn’t the same as “no complaints”. Otherwise there wouldn’t be an issue tracker and a discussions section. The issue in question has already gone to crap and your point has been made there as well. It could definitely have b
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by latexr 5mo ago
> I would say that in another decade, at least some of what I’m working on will be taken for granted by millions of computer users. It’s been over a decade since the interview. Anyone familiar with anything Raskin was working then that i
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by latexr 5mo ago
That was my exact thought when I read the submission’s title. Thank you for finding and posting the article. This interview does seem to have a comment about it: > Andy [Hertzfeld, a major developer on the early Mac team], unfortunately,
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by latexr 5mo ago
I think they are switching from Rust to Zig. I don’t recall exactly, but they talked about it in a video where the creator of Roc interviewed the creator of Zig. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w74rC-6caxE
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by latexr 5mo ago
> It doesnt let you have unused variables Andrew Kelly on that: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iqddnwKF8HQ&t=2927s Looks like you might be able to get rid of the error easily with annotations.
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by latexr 5mo ago
> At least Sam thinks it should work for everyone He says he does. While everyone around him says he’s manipulative and liar. Let’s not get too carried away on his words when they benefit him. https://www.newyorker.com/
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by latexr 5mo ago
> Who doesn't think they are susceptible to marketing? Lots of people. Yes, even on HN. Here’s just a couple of examples from a haphazard keyword search: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44787106 > Am I the o
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Misguided JavaScript API: Origin Private File System(lapcatsoftware.com)
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by latexr 5mo ago
Whatever you think of the way this was announced (seems there’s as much commentary on the form as the content), what I take from it and other announcements like it is the very clear pattern that this is only happening to the good ones. The
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by latexr 5mo ago
Blocked in the EU. Archive version: https://web.archive.org/web/20260529144545/https://www.thece... Haven’t reached the end yet, but so far the article is low on links and rich on weasel words. Lots of “
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by latexr 5mo ago
It saddens me that has been your experience. I’d argue people who see kindness as a weakness are not people one would want to be around.
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by latexr 5mo ago
You’ve crafted a well-meaning response, so I want to preface this by saying I’m not poo-pooing on your response at all. Rather, I want to share some other complementary views. > barring certain unconditional loves like your immediate fam
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by latexr 5mo ago
I’m going to go out on a limb here and assume that’s not their real name. But if it is, it would make it easier to strike up conversations. “What an unusual name. How do you pronounce it, again? How’s that spelled? What’s the story behind
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by latexr 5mo ago
People will want to be around you if you’re kind and generally pleasant, which is a much stronger reason to hang out with someone and leads to much longer lasting and healthier bonds than a physical trait. It also costs nothing and once you
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by latexr 5mo ago
I don’t think we’re making ourselves sufficiently understood to each other, and if you keep lobbing accusations at me without understanding what I’m saying, we’re not going to have a productive discussion. I’ll address just a couple of quic
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by latexr 5mo ago
> For “even worse” - I meant different Thank you for clarifying. > One can say something like “this is not your best job. It is solid product of a carpenter. Even worse, I know you could do much better, like a woodworker”. And nothing
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by latexr 5mo ago
> There is only a faint aftertaste of missing out, which sticks to me like tar. I can’t wash it off. Sure you can. There are various paths to it, some outlined in sibling comments, and here’s another one: Pick up the phone and call or te
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by latexr 5mo ago
> Agree. I didn’t say bad. In fairness, you did say “even worse”. That’s not an expression one tends to use unless calling something bad. I can’t imagine someone saying “this is the best album ever, and even worse this is the second best
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by latexr 5mo ago
If we’re comparing bad quality to bad quality, human bad quality is infinitely more interesting. The fact someone wrote, directed, produced, acted in, etc, in something like Troll 2 or The Room is what makes those movies special. It’s the f
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by latexr 5mo ago
I’m not going to devalue your opinions—music is mostly a matter of taste—but you and your parent comment are stretching the term “slop”, like when a software user misuses “bug” to mean “something which doesn’t work like I want, despite it w
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by latexr 5mo ago
To your list, I would add a calendar and reminders app.

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