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Re:DARPA Moves Forward on X-65: Plane with no moving control... by FrustratedMonky on Tuesday January 09, 2024 @12:06PM (#38928589)
Because it is filled with all kinds. Junior devs arguing over some pedantic point, and senior devs trying to explain the forest and the trees. Birds are objects, bees are functions.

For a thousand niche subjects in CompSi, there are 0-100 levels of knowledge.

The discourse can be great, and can also go off the rails.

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Re:DARPA Moves Forward on X-65: Plane with no moving control... by Scarblac on Wednesday January 10, 2024 @02:01PM (#38941878)
And people post short comments that take strong positions in such a way that it's really hard to decide whether it's a complete beginner bluffing or an expert talking from a wealth of experience.
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