For anyone as confused as I was, this article is not about toasted bread [1], but about a type of UI widget [2].
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toast_(food)
[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Toast_(computing)
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toast_(food)
[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Toast_(computing)
It's the most important word on their page, and it's obvious that some people, even technically-minded folks, don't understand the jargon.
But could be they got extra engagement from readers who are interested in baking and breakfast recipes?
I've never actually noticed the toasts component itself, but have done the same thing with other components. I wonder if the feature was added after I started using bootstrap ~14 years ago, and I mostly just kept using the components I was used to.
Looking at it, I don't see myself using it because of the 'dismiss' button. I don't like things that obscure the UI, or encourage unneeded extra interaction, when I can pass info to the user without doing that.
> We currently demand that users internalize several metaphors when interacting with Homebrew. These include:
> Formula (how to build a bit of software)
> Bottle (pre-built software)
> Cask (pre-built software on macOS)
> Tap (a collection of software)
> Keg (where software installs itself)
> Cellar (where all my software install themselves)
> As well as an additional number of less-common metaphors that contributors and maintainers need to know, like Rack, Tab, and Formulary.
I probably do the same with some of my passion projects without realizing it
Would it be ok to assign you as the author of that comment? I don't want to take credit for your link.
Exceptions might be made in cases of misinformation or abuse.
I guess for me the "pin the comment" thing is a workaround for a limitation in the software that we haven't had a chance to fix it—that is, there should be a way in the standard HN UI to associate multiple links with a story (including the archive links that many users post into the threads). Whatever mechanism we build for that, it will certainly be community-driven in the sense that users will be the ones submitting alternative links, and perhaps voting on their relevance somehow. This is related to karma too, of course.
That doesn't resolve your objection, which I think is legit. But I wanted to share why I do that.
There are other forms of pinned comment too, such as the "if you're going to comment in this thread, please make sure you're follwing the site guidelines" admonishment that I sometimes put into threads on inflammatory topics.
Recent example: <https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41248551>
(I haven't hit on a standard notation for this though I've noted "other submissions" in some cases.)
Karma, schwarama.
Update: On consideration, I think my disconnect was because the plural of the notification method is "toasts", but the plural of the recooked bread slices is "toast". The plural of benedictions given prior to a drink is "toasts". So I mentally connected up with that.
> A toast is a ritual during which a drink is taken as an expression of honor or goodwill.