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Comment Re:Hardly the only one. (Score 1) 160

All of those languages are also massive balls of mud that were hard to implement correctly/efficiently/at all at the time that their specs were published, specifically because they tried to cover every possible programming niche all at once. For instance, Ada famously didn't have a single compiler that supported even a significant subset of the language for years after MIL-STD-1815 was published.

Comment The old guard (somewhat) accepting something new? (Score 1) 14

Honestly, this is more than I expected them to admit, given how neophobic entertainment award academies tend to be. Remember that a movie can be ineligible for an Oscar unless it's released exclusively in an glorified fast food joint.*

*They temporarily lifted this rule during COVID, but it looks like they're trying to bring it back.

Comment Re:And there it is. (Score 1) 118

Is there anything to gain from a 10 km borehole aside from an understanding of the history of Earth? I mean, there's no way they're looking for oil or some other natural resource at those depths - even if there was anything worthwhile that far down, drilling 10 km to get to it places it well outside the realm of profitability. That'd also be a ridiculous amount of effort to put e.g. a seismometer at that depth, but maybe you're right and the CCP knows something we don't?

Comment Re:Can I sue Reddit for being shit? (Score 1) 99

It is normal compared to other sites in the same situation. Most of those have failed because they didn't do what Reddit does. And here you are thinking that it means they're doing it wrong.

Yeah, they kind of are doing it wrong. They're in hot water for this, this thing that their mods are contributing to. It doesn't matter that SCOTUS brought up section 230 and declined to hear the case, I can't imagine that the legal fees and publicity hit was worth it to Reddit. Or maybe it was, and Reddit will continue to be the toxic cesspit we all know and tolerate until something like this inevitably happens again. Who knows? Anyway, I'm done, you have a great day.

Comment Re:Can I sue Reddit for being shit? (Score 1) 99

If you are not willing to become the equivalent of a power mod, you cannot have a popular website with public comments.

Do you even know what a power mod on Reddit is? It's not just an off-the-cuff term for a moderator. In fact, it's not just your post that seems to be under the impression that the situation of moderation on Reddit is somehow normal compared to other sites.

Comment Re:Can I sue Reddit for being shit? (Score 1) 99

Except that's not at all a realistic expectation. Subreddits that don't bring on power mods inevitably get brigaded (and, not coincidentally, flooded with the CP discussed in the article) and, because the existing, sane mods can't handle being overwhelmed with blatantly illegal content, shut down by the admins. Subreddits that do bring on power mods get all of the same issues that 99% of the subreddits have, including said power mods banning literally everyone they've banned previously from every other subreddit (shoutout to the time the creator of /r/WorkReform got banned from his own subreddit for saying it was okay to disagree with him), and the power mods pinning posts that violate Reddit's ToS (e.g. undisclosed sponsorships), which of course Reddit admins turn a blind eye to because they want the free labor that power mods provide.

Then again, I guess it stands to reason that Slashdot, a site with a lot of the same problems as Reddit, would be overwhelmingly defensive of their use of power mods.

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