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by x1024 11y ago
In the discussion Linus is providing his suggested code, which is literally "just a builtin addition", but your opinion is that "He says that you can't use builtin addition". OK, sure.
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by x1024 11y ago
So which is it? Does ranting have a huge impact that keeps people out, or does it "not have the power"? And if it's powerless, why are you so eager to censor it, then? Also, why don't you keep in your lane and only oppre
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by x1024 11y ago
Give it an hour.
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by x1024 11y ago
You are committing a logical fallacy. I'm not "the voice of HN", nor am I a representative sample of "what HN thinks". This is just my opinion. Using a builtin operation ("addition and comparison of integers&qu
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by x1024 11y ago
Are you saying that the claim that the new function "is nonstandard" is false?
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by x1024 11y ago
I would argue exactly that, yes. If you don't understand basic things about code clarity and safety, you're not ready. The Linux Kernel doesn't exist to validate your opinion of yourself, but to literally support the world&#x
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by x1024 11y ago
Code being safe or unsafe is a pretty objective metric of quality, methinks.
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by x1024 11y ago
Linus's rant is literally entirely based only on why that is wrong.
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by x1024 11y ago
They... should be offended? Because it was a bad idea that ruins the Linux Kernel. Kernel development isn't for everyone.
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by x1024 11y ago
Funny how the author "will moderate comments" and the only comments left are those who uncritically agree with them.
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by x1024 11y ago
Nobody will try to pull that shit again for quite some time. The "Constructive" version will be handwaved by submitting the same code again and giving literally any deflecting excuse like "You're just afraid of using new
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by x1024 11y ago
WhatsApp innovated by smart use of technology within the limits of how real social interaction works. Twitter innovated by redefining how social interaction works - and then proceeded to slowly grow bloated and cashless.
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by x1024 11y ago
Well, it seems that idea has failed now. Why else would they be cutting costs?
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by x1024 11y ago
Perhaps that is the lesson to be learned? That technology with limits... scales? If you want to "do social", do it for small groups. Nobody really has 40 000 friends, so why bother with the use-case that is literally only used
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by x1024 11y ago
Haha, yes. Microsoft has always delivered things that are "better" than the standards they are written against.
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by x1024 11y ago
Censorship always starts small.
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by x1024 11y ago
"one file isn't going to make a difference" That's what they all say, every single time.
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by x1024 11y ago
Holy shit, this entire comment chain is cancer. Literally nobody commented on the actual content of the OP.
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by x1024 11y ago
Doesn't work. XMLHttpRequest cannot load https://d3h99m5mv5zvgz.cloudfront.net/api/v1/features/list . No 'Access-Control-Allow-Origin' header is present on the requested resource. Origin '
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by x1024 11y ago
"It's too slow" is not a trivial problem to solve. Anything but. At some large companies the simple act of making a commit takes the better part of an hour. Same with checking out, updating, etc. This has serious implications
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by x1024 12y ago
Or at the very least move your headphone-mounted microphone near your mouth.
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by x1024 12y ago
It's true, and soon there won't be.
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by x1024 12y ago
So... you are saying that if a whiner contributes at least 1/1000th as much as a normal person, the whiner is better for humanity? I'm not sure I follow...
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by x1024 12y ago
Counterpoint: "Corporate culture" environments where everyone is at "Stepford Wives" level of jollyness rarely get much done.
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by x1024 12y ago
What you know is false, sorry.
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by x1024 12y ago
Every large number sounds impressive, don't get yourself caught in that mind-trap. Divide the number by their employees, check earnings/winnings, subtract investments, compare to other companies and draw your conclusions again. I
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by x1024 12y ago
Uhm, Apple does actually provide easy root shell access to what is essentially Unix. And the APIs to customize your desktop experience are much more permissive than what Windows allows. Or at least the Desktop customization apps do much mor
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by x1024 12y ago
wat?
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by x1024 13y ago
Note that it powers a usb device. Every single iOS device and every Android device that I know of have a USB on one end of the cable. Also, is anyone really innovating in Laptops these days? Is there a reasonable expectation that somethin
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by x1024 13y ago
Or you could, you know, just download it.

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