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New comment by tech_hutch in "Roblox shares plummet 18% as child safety measures weigh on bookings"

tech_hutch — Sat, 02 May 2026 18:29:51 +0000

  "While our aggressive push to enhance safety lowers our expectations for topline growth in 2026, it makes our platform fundamentally better and amplifies the long-term growth potential of Roblox through more effective content targeting, tailored communication experiences, and improved community sentiment," the company wrote in its letter to shareholders.

Actual ghouls.

New comment by tech_hutch in ""Parse, don't validate" through the years with C++"

tech_hutch — Thu, 30 Apr 2026 13:47:46 +0000

Or use an out field for the type itself, and use the return value for an error code (or just a bool). A common pattern in C#.

New comment by tech_hutch in "Discourse Is Not Going Closed Source"

tech_hutch — Fri, 17 Apr 2026 13:58:49 +0000

That's a good way to explain it.

New comment by tech_hutch in "If DSPy is so great, why isn't anyone using it?"

tech_hutch — Mon, 23 Mar 2026 19:26:36 +0000

I read the title as "If DarkSydePhil-y is so great, why isn't anyone using it?"

New comment by tech_hutch in "The pleasures of poor product design"

tech_hutch — Wed, 18 Mar 2026 17:44:35 +0000

The double glass (not in the article, but on her website) would actually be kind of romantic. Still impractical, but romantic.

New comment by tech_hutch in "Rob Pike’s Rules of Programming (1989)"

tech_hutch — Wed, 18 Mar 2026 16:50:14 +0000

Are you saying the parent comment seems like a bot?

New comment by tech_hutch in "AirPods Max 2"

tech_hutch — Tue, 17 Mar 2026 13:02:15 +0000

Streaming service?

New comment by tech_hutch in "The 49MB web page"

tech_hutch — Mon, 16 Mar 2026 16:16:42 +0000

It's like removing weighted clothing

New comment by tech_hutch in "LibreSprite – open-source pixel art editor"

tech_hutch — Sat, 07 Mar 2026 00:07:12 +0000

Wait, it's not leeb-er?

New comment by tech_hutch in "Modern CSS Code Snippets: Stop writing CSS like it's 2015"

tech_hutch — Mon, 16 Feb 2026 15:01:45 +0000

It's 2026, the most useful stuff was implemented over a decade ago. Stop trying to make the web platform do everything when it wasn't designed for that.

New comment by tech_hutch in "TikTok users can't upload anti-ICE videos. The company blames tech issues"

tech_hutch — Tue, 27 Jan 2026 17:57:47 +0000

> the United States government rolling through protesters in armored vehicles

I'm sorry, did I miss something? Is this something that's happened (ever)?