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That’s interesting! Can you say a little more? I find jq’s syntax and semantics to be simple and intuitive. It’s mostly dots, pipes, and brackets. It’s a lot like writing shell pip…

> Good. Baseball isn't a serious spectator sport. It's only interesting to statisticians What makes a spectator sport "serious"? The average MLB game had almost 30,000 spectators i…

This is a pretty weak argument. Blaming the two-party system might feel good, but I don't think it gives us a better understanding of what happened in this election. People voted f…

> You are editing text . If you rely on a paid product to do so then prepare to be a laughingstock when the license changes in a way you disagree with. You are caring too much abou…

A preference is just a bias with a more positive connotation. The author acknowledges their bias in the title.

The article's title is "Why I Prefer Exceptions to Error Values". It literally tells you that it's biased.

None. Did I imply that it’s something else?

What is it about?

> There are 2 parts to this argument, first being people are justifying their iPhone ownership,(and cult membership) with "Apple should do exactly what they are doing" because I li…

> The issue is that your choice is constrained by vertical integration. No it’s not. It’s constrained by one’s preferences as a consumer. If I am concerned about vertical integrati…

If I buy an iPhone, I can legally sell it. Thats ownership.

Great news! I don’t see many people on HN getting mad when you point out that Apple isn’t the best for everyone. I’m not saying you made it up. Maybe I just don’t read enough comme…

> That is not an acceptable way for a computer to work. Luckily, you have a choice. Other companies make handheld computers that align better with your definition of ownership.

Occam's razor says you should not multiple entities beyond what is necessary. Our scenario is this: There's a guy in a vehicle. He is holding a gun. He has a gunshot wound. He has …

Got it, thanks boss.

The article tries to explain why your answer doesn’t tell the whole story. Did you read it?

The kids hate Java, and that's ok. No sense arguing with them. I am happy a tool I use frequently is getting better. I am also happy there are other tools out there.