> If I can walk on land that says private property, it's not private. I'll remember to use that argument when I get ticketed for trespassing.
Dude. Dudette. Duderino. Did you think this through before you hit post? I'm talking about enforcement. If you're getting a ticket, it's literally being enforced. And if it isn't, you get squatters! Thanks for the point in support, I guess?
I think this is the most braindead knee-jerk HN comment I've ever gotten as a reply, congratulations.
[Ed.: god, please, this genuinely hurts my brain.]
> but it does mean that when their unanticipated use breaks things, that's on the people who ignored the warnings.
Yeah. When it breaks things for them. Not when it breaks the entire OS' UI.
Let's stay with your analogy. Things change, Electron apps break? That's analog to finally getting around to calling the cops on squatters after dozing on it. Things change, your UI goes belly up due to Electron? That's you deciding to pay the bill for electricity and indoor plumbing for the squatters. No, wait, even better: you decided you finally want to build a new house on your plot, and now have to deal with getting the squatters out first. It'll happen, but you'll have to unnecessarily sink time and money into that. Apple's dealing with evicting Electron off their private APIs. What a nice analogy.
Of course the squatters are technically wrong. But why did you leave your front door open, and neglected and didn't check in for years? The part where you're making it hard for yourself is on you, mate. You're not going to get your lost time back. Why didn't you grab a lock at home depot?
> Just because all but one cop of the force ignore people driving over the speed limit
This is generally policy, not individual cops' discretion.
Dude. Dudette. Duderino. Did you think this through before you hit post? I'm talking about enforcement. If you're getting a ticket, it's literally being enforced. And if it isn't, you get squatters! Thanks for the point in support, I guess?
I think this is the most braindead knee-jerk HN comment I've ever gotten as a reply, congratulations.
[Ed.: god, please, this genuinely hurts my brain.]
> but it does mean that when their unanticipated use breaks things, that's on the people who ignored the warnings.
Yeah. When it breaks things for them. Not when it breaks the entire OS' UI.
Let's stay with your analogy. Things change, Electron apps break? That's analog to finally getting around to calling the cops on squatters after dozing on it. Things change, your UI goes belly up due to Electron? That's you deciding to pay the bill for electricity and indoor plumbing for the squatters. No, wait, even better: you decided you finally want to build a new house on your plot, and now have to deal with getting the squatters out first. It'll happen, but you'll have to unnecessarily sink time and money into that. Apple's dealing with evicting Electron off their private APIs. What a nice analogy.
Of course the squatters are technically wrong. But why did you leave your front door open, and neglected and didn't check in for years? The part where you're making it hard for yourself is on you, mate. You're not going to get your lost time back. Why didn't you grab a lock at home depot?
> Just because all but one cop of the force ignore people driving over the speed limit
This is generally policy, not individual cops' discretion.