"Hey Paul, I keep getting all these junk email messages and they're filling up my inbox!"
"You're right. Someone went on an emailing spree. Now I'm going to have to write some software to prevent this kind of abuse. Great. As if I didn't have enough to do..."
"Hey Paul, my programs keep crashing and never get updated!"
"You're right. Someone went on a desktop software spree. Now I'm going to have to write some software to prevent this kind of abuse. Great. As if I didn't have enough to do..."
"Hey Paul, this C++ code takes ten thousand lines to get anything done and keeps doing a fandango on core!"
"You're right. Someone went on a blub spree. Now I'm going to have to show people how to avoid subjecting themselves to this kind of abuse. Great. As if I didn't have enough to do..."
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~Flashback to 2002~
"Hey Paul, I keep getting all these junk email messages and they're filling up my inbox!"
"You're right. Someone went on an emailing spree. Now I'm going to have to write some software to prevent this kind of abuse. Great. As if I didn't have enough to do..."
http://www.paulgraham.com/spam.html
~Flashback to 1995~
"Hey Paul, my programs keep crashing and never get updated!"
"You're right. Someone went on a desktop software spree. Now I'm going to have to write some software to prevent this kind of abuse. Great. As if I didn't have enough to do..."
http://www.paulgraham.com/first.html
~Flashback to 1993~
"Hey Paul, this C++ code takes ten thousand lines to get anything done and keeps doing a fandango on core!"
"You're right. Someone went on a blub spree. Now I'm going to have to show people how to avoid subjecting themselves to this kind of abuse. Great. As if I didn't have enough to do..."
http://paulgraham.com/onlisp.html
It won't be anywhere near as complicated. All I have to do is not display down arrows on comments over a day old.
A week might be more fair.
What about for articles off the front page?