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Comment Yes, Javascript deserves better than Typescript (Score 1) 158

Typescript is another monolithic contribution to the browser by Microsoft - the same people who brought Silverlight, whatever UWP was. It's a massive investment and double-down on Javascript's current type system.

Typescript's massive type database is a massive technical debt that will prevent Javascript from ever evolving past it's ad-hoc type system.

Any relevant new version of Javascript should keep Javascript's "the best parts" and add a type checking system. The benefit to Typescript is not in the runtime or event the compiler. I use Typescript because it brings amazing tools to code editors.

Comment Monopoly Ratchet (Score 1) 81

The reason we don't have small businesses anymore is because every crisis is a monopoly ratchet. CFO's gobbled up the SBA loan funding.

He's not wrong, "good" and "bad" are subjective. AMD chips are half the price, and no one would be surprised if Intel chips end up being completely pwnable.

He's just an example of a "too big to fail" monopoly. "Good" for you. Ass.

Comment Copyright covers hardware now. (Score 4, Insightful) 71

"Hinterland creative director Raphael van Liero offered up a candid explanation." leads to this explanation: [Linked article]

"Because they sell this service based on access to a library of content. We have the choice whether to be in that library or not. Our distribution agreement is with Valve, not with NVIDIA, Leiro wrote in response to a question asking why the indie developer pulled The Long Dark from GeForce NOW.

These people were renting hardware to play these games. This is a distorted, greedy, and desperate view of what value these companies add to the gaming ecosystem. I foresee a market disruption.

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