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Re:Is it time to remove reiserfs? on Wednesday February 23, 2022 @10:03AM (#30441746)
>Does reiserfs still have a large install base that is just very happy with an old stable filesystem? Or have all its users migrated to new and exciting filesystems with active feature development?
Re:The cats sitting on a fence in early builds of Windows 8 on Wednesday February 23, 2022 @07:47AM (#30440396)
In the case of Microsoft, putting an easter egg in code is grounds for immediate termination.
Re:Sunsetting the Bethesda.net launcher and migrating to Steam on Tuesday February 22, 2022 @05:44PM (#30434929)
So you can conveniently buy, download and update certain programs.
Not that I trust the ADL, but it seems completely reasonable that there is an overlap.
Re:The only flag of the world that is shredded by design on Tuesday February 22, 2022 @06:03AM (#30426406)
You should have used the word "actually"
If you had to press different buttons you would have a point.
Re:Data races in Python, despite the Global Interpreter Lock on Monday February 21, 2022 @05:35PM (#30421619)
I don't see how it could ever be interpreted the first way.
The Moto G costs less precisely because they get the money back from those practices.
In the meantime, the iPhone 6s, released more than three years before the Pixel 3, is still receiving updates.

If you buy an Android you already know the deal. It's not like they are stabbing you in the back.

Re:Mozilla prepares to launch MDN Plus in March 2022 on Monday February 21, 2022 @07:14AM (#30414963)
Under what licence will this plus content be published? Because if it is CC, it will take someone minutes to whip up a website with all plus content.
Re:Mozilla prepares to launch MDN Plus in March 2022 on Monday February 21, 2022 @07:11AM (#30414936)
>I hope I am not the lone positive voice in the thread - it does seem no company gets quite the same level of criticism as Mozilla on HN

That's what happens when you go around with a holier-than-thou attitude: they set high standars for the industry when they themselves fail to meet those standards every time.

The average IQ by definition is 100. In civilised countries it is above that.