Steve Yegge's old rants are good. I can never tell for sure which parts are him trolling me.
Ask HN: What are good solo developer blogs that you enjoy reading?
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It's strange to see the downvotes. Why static websites need https [1]. Discussion just two weeks ago at [2]. If I make a polite suggestion with a reason behind my suggestion, I find it incredibly sad that it's a cause for downvotes here at HN. [1] https://www.troyhunt.com/heres-why-your-static-website-needs... [2] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22146291
I don't know if you're not a native English speaker, but 'please do X' is not a polite way to ask someone to do something in English. I know it looks like it is if you look up 'please' in the dictionary, but it really doesn't sound like it in practice to native ears. You made a blunt demand, not a polite request. Also since your username is 'BossingAround' and you were literally bossing someone around in your comment…
Thanks for this. Non-native speakers of English trip this one up a lot. This entire phenomenon of "please" is worthy of its own article.
Re: Ask HN: What are good solo developer blogs that you enjoy reading?
#83Earlier quoted context omitted.
I don't know if you're not a native English speaker, but 'please do X' is not a polite way to ask someone to do something in English. I know it looks like it is if you look up 'please' in the dictionary, but it really doesn't sound like it in practice to native ears. You made a blunt demand, not a polite request. Also since your username is 'BossingAround' and you were literally bossing someone around in your comment…
I am a native English speaker and it seemed polite enough to me. How would you phrase the request?
> Hi this is a great article! I don't know if you've ever considered adding TLS to your personal site? I know a lot of people like me really appreciate even small websites having this.
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It wasn't a polite suggestion. It was a demand for the author, who is giving you something for free, to accommodate your preferences.
Unless I'm reading it wrong, the text says "Please implement TLS". Not everything is evil, toxic and in need of your downvote hammer. There's no injustice to be fixed here.
Just because somebody tries to phrase it in a polite way doesn't make it any less of a demand.
Re: Ask HN: What are good solo developer blogs that you enjoy reading?
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I am a native English speaker and it seemed polite enough to me. How would you phrase the request?
> Hi this is a great article! I don't know if you've ever considered adding TLS to your personal site? I know a lot of people like me really appreciate even small websites having this.
This sounds as fake as "marketing-speak".
There's nothing wrong with asking "Please do " in the English language, it's plenty polite.
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#86Earlier quoted context omitted.
> Hi this is a great article! I don't know if you've ever considered adding TLS to your personal site? I know a lot of people like me really appreciate even small websites having this.
This sounds as fake as "marketing-speak". There's nothing wrong with asking "Please do " in the English language, it's plenty polite.
It's not marketing speak. It's getting off on the right foot by saying you like the person's work. Then it's asking more carefully if they've considered it before, in case they have and decided against or weren't able to. Then it's saying you'd appreciate it rather than you require it.
Just saying 'please do X' sounds like an email I'd get from a German who doesn't know English very well. It's grammatically correct but it's really all wrong.
Re: Ask HN: What are good solo developer blogs that you enjoy reading?
#87Earlier quoted context omitted.
Please implement TLS on your website. I am interested in the content, but don't want to spend time on a plain-http website.
It's strange to see the downvotes. Why static websites need https [1]. Discussion just two weeks ago at [2]. If I make a polite suggestion with a reason behind my suggestion, I find it incredibly sad that it's a cause for downvotes here at HN. [1] https://www.troyhunt.com/heres-why-your-static-website-needs... [2] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22146291
I downvoted both this post and the one above because it's completely off topic.
Re: Ask HN: What are good solo developer blogs that you enjoy reading?
#88Very good articles about Elixir and Erlang
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Re: Ask HN: What are good solo developer blogs that you enjoy reading?
#90Earlier quoted context omitted.
This sounds as fake as "marketing-speak". There's nothing wrong with asking "Please do " in the English language, it's plenty polite.
It's not marketing speak. It's getting off on the right foot by saying you like the person's work. Then it's asking more carefully if they've considered it before, in case they have and decided against or weren't able to. Then it's saying you'd appreciate it rather than you require it. Just saying 'please do X' sounds like an email I'd get from a German who doesn't know English very well. It's grammatically correct b…
Are you from UK?