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by cxr 1042 days ago
1. Given the example actually provided here, do you see an opportunity to do that?

2. Suppose you change the example to use named colors. Where does this name-to-color-value mapping live?

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> I've noticed that moving the goalposts is extremely prevalent on HN, which makes for pretty frustrating conversations (or just reading). And then sometimes it's a tag team. E.g.:

> Person A writes their comment. Person B1 offers a rebuttal. Personal A offers their response. Person B2 offers a second rebuttal that abandons the premise behind B1's rebuttal, and may actually be at odds with it. Person A ends up either deflated or looking defeated.

> It's like the cross product of a Gish gallop and a DDoS.

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