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Re:Burn My Windows by selfhoster11 on Tuesday January 04, 2022 @11:46AM (#29796821)
Isn't tackiness heavily context, culture, and timeframe dependent? Besides, computing is far too serious these days . I see no reason for my computing to be a little bit whimsical (especially if it's a hobby project), provided it's also self-consistent.
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Re:Burn My Windows by AnIdiotOnTheNet on Tuesday January 04, 2022 @04:40PM (#29800935)
> Isn't tackiness heavily context, culture, and timeframe dependent?

All the more reason to not require them?

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Re:Burn My Windows by selfhoster11 on Tuesday January 04, 2022 @05:40PM (#29801813)
I believe the opposite: that there is sometimes the right place, the right project/people, and the right time to be whimsical. So not always, but also not never (as an abolitionist stance would see it).
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Re:Burn My Windows by AnIdiotOnTheNet on Tuesday January 04, 2022 @06:47PM (#29802711)
Well I do have to admit that in this particular instance it is just as silly as the project itself, so it does fit.
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