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Re:I deleted all of my email filters on Saturday January 18, 2025 @04:06PM (#42751435)
If only we had a) laws to prevent this nonsense, and b) an executive branch willing to enforce them. How much lovelier would the world be.
Re:Why do bees die when they sting you? on Saturday January 18, 2025 @03:35PM (#42751219)
Love how the top comment is "I don't see how evolution explains everything in biology". Classic HN.
Plus, you could always write a quick shell script to swap the arguments if it detects this specific failure. Inability to remember or learn which commands expect which arguments is, at some point, not the responsibility of the software to fix. Unfortunately, this field does necessitate some amount of memorization and ability to problem-solve.
Re:Is Atlas Shrugged the New Vibe? on Saturday January 18, 2025 @01:54PM (#42750457)
No.
I love it when tech people are like "this isn't remotely possible", and it's like... happening at the farmer's market already lol.
This is exactly how Vanguard works.
No, a customer is someone you can screw over and extract as much wealth from as possible. An owner just contributes whatever is needed to keep the service running. Hope this helps.