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Re:Why some apps use fake progress bars (2017) by RhodesianHunter on Friday February 02, 2018 @09:51PM (#16295862)
It's not like they tore up all of the parking/loading/unloading areas. They just moved the baggage claim to the farthest point along which everyone had to walk anyways.
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Re:Why some apps use fake progress bars (2017) by baddox on Friday February 02, 2018 @10:05PM (#16295903)
That’s a slightly different example then, because that actually does save time. Parallel vs. serial.
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