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by ChrisMarshallNY 35 days ago
Eh, whatevs. When someone interacts with me, here, even if being unpleasant, I generally check out their profile, first thing. Sometimes, it has changed my opinion of them, and of myself.

For instance, I checked out yours, and there's not much, except a whole bunch of challenging people here. I am wondering if you came here to "set us straight." I know that a lot of folks have low opinions of HN, and not all of them are wrong, but I find this place a fairly good place to hang out. Being challenged, is one of the draws, for me.

By the way, have you tried the new unhomogenized heavy cream? Good stuff!

Have a great day!
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troupo 35 days ago
> I generally check out their profile, first thing.

Not everyone is you. E.g. I don't expect he answer to "show your work" be no answer and "why didn't you check my profile".

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ChrisMarshallNY 35 days ago
That wasn't my answer.

My answer to "show your work" was "No." I am not going to go through my code, and show a bunch of supporting evidence for a casual comment, in which I have exactly zero investment. I really don't care that much what people think of me. I was just sharing my personal experience. If you guys want to write me off, then knock yourselves out.

"No" is a complete sentence. What part of "No" didn't he understand?

Have a great day!

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troupo 35 days ago
> My answer to "show your work" was "No." I am not going to go through my code

An interesting answer to literally "Just what kind of evidence do you suppose they could have? - Showing actual improved products and features. Showing actual code. etc."

> "No" is a complete sentence. What part of "No" didn't he understand?

See above. After pointing this out you immediately started down the path of "why didn't you looko at my profile and followed the link to my github".

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customguy 35 days ago
> My answer to "show your work"

Not even close. The opposite even. Read more carefully.

> For 5 million comments like yours I haven't seen a single one with the old code vs. the new code. I understand that not all code is public that way, of course, and I don't mean to put you on the spot personally. But where are all the open source projects that now do the same with better error handling using less resources?

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