When somebody inevitably LLM this to rust/zig/bling/zork/vupt; please drop a link!
I'm afraid Zig passed its shelf life and self immolated.
Zig's creator can't stop himself:
Microsoft Comic Chat is now open source
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Why is it every time some company people hate does anything good, no matter how trivial, people have to trash it? Someone at MS made a fun IRC client. Thats it. It’s a WILDLY different world than 30 years ago and MS is a different company. They released old code for those interested. Celebrate it.
First of all: I wrote that I welcome the open sourcing of this code. It was literally the first sentence. I wrote it specifically for reactions like that. They embraced the Internet; in this case IRC. This followed Bill Gates' well-publicised memo "The Internet Tidal Wave" a year earlier ( http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/bsp/hi/pdfs/18_06_08_internet... ). It didn't happen because "someone at MS made a fun IRC client"…
You put one sentence in saying it was good, then the rest of the (admittedly short) ent complaining about behavior from 30 years ago.
Why does it matter to today? It just makes your first sentence feel like a backhanded compliment.
Re: Microsoft Comic Chat is now open source
#183When somebody inevitably LLM this to rust/zig/bling/zork/vupt; please drop a link!
I'm afraid Zig passed its shelf life and self immolated. Zig's creator can't stop himself: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kAjNWanR3n8
ew Theo's words mean absolute jack** though, he's just a grade A a*hole attention grabbers.
Re: Microsoft Comic Chat is now open source
#184Earlier quoted context omitted.
Microsoft 365 means Microsoft Online, according to the translator. And it makes sense: they are positioning Office as their core product, not just one of many products. They are renaming Microsoft Office to just Microsoft; this is the online version (which happens to be the only version); and it has AI, which they are prominently showcasing. Hence, Microsoft 365 Copilot. It means "Microsoft Online, now with AI" Of co…
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wtf is this nonsense? Compared to the OP I personally think you are the one who needs help, or at least stop consuming media from whatever sources you are consuming right now,
Re: Microsoft Comic Chat is now open source
#185Great idea. Got it running on the web. Come hang :) https://chat.elsewhere.zone/
Re: Microsoft Comic Chat is now open source
#186Hi, I'm Robert Standefer, the guy who made this happen, with lots of support. I'm excited to see the enthusiasm about Comic Chat being open sourced. How this came to happen is a very interesting story that spans a six-year period with success that hinged upon being in the right place at the right time, literally. I want to point out that, while I (along with Scott Hanselman) made the Comic Chat open source release ha…
Open sourcing code is always welcome. However it's kind of weird that you choose this very explicit 1996 Embrace, extend, and extinguish piece of software to showcase. In this case it was IRC. In other cases it was Java, the web, etc.
They're calling it "the most Hacker News comment of all time"
Re: Microsoft Comic Chat is now open source
#187Waste of time like upgrading Notepad but but we don't have calendar on dual-screen monitor since win11 came out.
Re: Microsoft Comic Chat is now open source
#188Earlier quoted context omitted.
On occasion I meet one of the creators of that professionally. And then I always think of asking him about it. And then I don't do it.
You should (I assume it's Rands), he clearly does not want to be rembered as a Jerkcity guy now that he's a Serious Palantir Poobah.
I mean, he left Palantir over a decade ago and now he’s supposedly retired (again) - I bet he’s pretty chill about it these days.
Re: Microsoft Comic Chat is now open source
#189Earlier quoted context omitted.
I'm afraid Zig passed its shelf life and self immolated. Zig's creator can't stop himself: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kAjNWanR3n8
ew Theo's words mean absolute jack** though, he's just a grade A a*hole attention grabbers.
And that makes him wrong how?
Are you still using Zig?
Re: Microsoft Comic Chat is now open source
#190Earlier quoted context omitted.
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wtf is this nonsense? Compared to the OP I personally think you are the one who needs help, or at least stop consuming media from whatever sources you are consuming right now,
Your performative temper tantrum is also a classic MAGA shibboleth. Now we all know where you stand, and that you want everyone to know too.
Asking people not to denigrate others is just beyond the pale for you.
By all means, direct your anger, hostility, and name-calling at me instead of people with disabilities. Would calling me the f-word make you feel better?