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New comment by ripitout in "Why do bees die when they sting you? (2021)"

ripitout — Sat, 18 Jan 2025 20:35:51 +0000

Love how the top comment is "I don't see how evolution explains everything in biology". Classic HN.

New comment by ripitout in "Show HN: Interactive systemd – a better way to work with systemd units"

ripitout — Sat, 18 Jan 2025 20:33:15 +0000

Plus, you could always write a quick shell script to swap the arguments if it detects this specific failure. Inability to remember or learn which commands expect which arguments is, at some point, not the responsibility of the software to fix. Unfortunately, this field does necessitate some amount of memorization and ability to problem-solve.

New comment by ripitout in "Ask HN: Has anyone tried alternative company models (like a co-op) for SaaS?"

ripitout — Sat, 18 Jan 2025 16:59:41 +0000

I love it when tech people are like "this isn't remotely possible", and it's like... happening at the farmer's market already lol.

New comment by ripitout in "Ask HN: Has anyone tried alternative company models (like a co-op) for SaaS?"

ripitout — Sat, 18 Jan 2025 16:59:05 +0000

This is exactly how Vanguard works.