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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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