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yqh··on “Modern” C++ Lamentations
If you think PHP is slow then you haven't used Python.
yqh··on Ask HN: Tool for self-hosting your own Facebook profile after downloading it?
I've checked my own archive and they haven't embedded any tracking pixels. Don't spread nonsense.
yqh··on One year into legal pot sales California doesn’t have expected bustling industry
I personally hate the stench of weed. Prohibition is good because people think twice before making an entire street reek just because they want to get high.
yqh··on New York Sky Turns Bright Blue After Transformer Explosion
I'm sure most people who've clicked the play button on that video have done so on their mobiles in portrait orientation so... sorry gramps
yqh··on Facebook’s Secret Rulebook for Global Political Speech
Back in the day, yes. Today, they ban everything that's not "US kosher", pun intended.
yqh··on Epic Games banked a $3B profit in 2018
I think you're looking for a deep meaning that is not there. Video games are fun, period. The 12-yos that play Fortnite couldn't care less about dystopias.
yqh··on Epic Games banked a $3B profit in 2018
I understood it as "people who like this genre deserve a game that is not crap"
yqh··on Users report losing Bitcoin in clever hack of Electrum wallets
Just by looking at the screenshot I already knew the "Electrum" client was written using Qt. :P

QMessageBox displays text as HTML (formatting, links and all) by default, which I've always thought is a terrible choice.

yqh··on Microsoft Word for Windows 1.0 Postmortem (1989) [pdf]
They weren't building a multi-platform product, and in fact he resents that so much Mac code was foisted on them.