Manic Computing - Rants about the absurdity of software internals

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This community is for sharing and discussing "rant" content pertaining to computers & software!

Rules for Sharing Content:

• Needs to be entertaining
  • i.e.: No humorless hateposting
• Needs to be scripted & high quality
  • i.e.: No reaction videos, no personal blogging
• Must be a rant pertaining to something genuinely absurd/frustrating/outrageous
  • i.e.: No caricatures, invented problems, or basic explainers
• Should have actual explanatory value
  • i.e.: A generally computer-literate reader should be able to understand the gist of the content

Good Post Examples

• The Problem with Time & Timezones
  • Why: Funny, scripted, TZs are a genuine nightmare to work with
• Text Hates You
  • Why: Funny, scripted, text rendering is a genuine nightmare to work with
• Melee's Stupid Advantages
  • Why: Funny, scripted, Super Smash Brothers Melee is a very serious game with very silly design decisions

Bad Post Examples

• Why Electronic Voting is a BAD Idea
  • Why: Not a rant!
• Dear Red Hat: Are you dumb?
  • Why: Not a funny rant!
• GradIEEEnt half decent: The hidden power of imprecise lines
  • Why: A funny rant... about an invented problem
• Interview with an Emacs Enthusiast [Colorized]
  • Why: Not a rant, caricature-based humor, ~~and makes light of Emacs~~

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