The dude works for GitHub. I don’t doubt there is some rotten code on there, but what you’re saying seems like a stretch and exactly what he’s describing.

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makeitdouble a day ago | parent | next [-]

It's been almost 8 years now since the Microsoft acquisition, should it still be seen as an independent culture ?

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stavros a day ago | parent [-]

Jesus, what is up with time? I thought this was max two years ago, and the "8" was unpleasantly surprising to read.

	▲	nrhrjrjrjtntbt 14 hours ago \| parent [-]
		I would have guessed covid was earlier, at least. Getting older is worse than travelling near light speed dammmit.

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rrdharan a day ago | parent | prev | next [-]

GitHub is owned by Microsoft which covers most of what GP is alluding to…

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rainonmoon a day ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Microsoft is currently a target of BDS, which calls it "perhaps the most complicit tech company in Israel’s illegal apartheid regime and ongoing genocide against 2.3 million Palestinians in Gaza." This isn't about some hobbyist's wonky code. https://bdsmovement.net/microsoft

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enraged_camel 15 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Yeah, that was bizarre to read. I thought “wait, Sean works for Palantir?!”