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almostgotcaught
23 hours ago
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Nimony (Nim 3.0) Design Principles
Do you think this is clever? For a metaphor to be relevant to a discussion it has to be fitting, not just a dunk.
xigoi
23 hours ago
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Itβs not a metaphor. I was giving a counterexample to your implied claim that popularity is an indicator of quality.
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kanaffa12345
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That wasn't an implied claim because we're not discussing metrics for judging quality.
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venturecruelty
15 hours ago
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You're right. It's everyone's least-favorite gotcha. Reminds me of this:
Waiter: "How is everything?"
Customer: "Great!"
Waiter, disgusted: "Even war?"
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