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Some of us are from a time before the web was commercialized. The answer to your question is we couldn't care less. If these people who make "content" as a means of making money go bankrupt, it's no skin off our backs. It will make more room for people who host genuine works on the web.
Re:The seven programming ur-languages (2021) on Thursday May 04, 2023 @03:38PM (#35820987)
I take issue with calling stack languages the inverse of Lisp. This isn't really the case since functions in stack languages must be fixed arity, while Lisp functions are not. The inverse of RPN would be the fixed-arity prefix notation used by the REBOL family of languages.
Re:ChatGPT Plugins on Thursday March 23, 2023 @08:22PM (#35283431)
AI is now poised to make bureaucratic decisions. Bureaucracy puts people in physical danger every day. I've had medical treatments a doctor said I need denied by my insurance, for example.
Re:Pharo 10 on Tuesday April 05, 2022 @07:08PM (#30926314)
The problem I have with Pharo is that there are hundreds if not thousands of types — each with their own fiddly interfaces. I don't have time for that. I much prefer the Clojure philosophy of having few types that can do it all.