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[+] meowmeow@quokk.au -58 points 4 months ago (10 children) Mailing lists, it turns out, is a bad tool. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 10 child comments replies: [–] Haquer@lemmy.today 38 points 4 months ago (9 children) It's worked for over 30 years, until the slop generators turned on. Dunno duder permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 9 child comments replies: [+] meowmeow@quokk.au -37 points 4 months ago (8 children) Times change. I’d say if slop finds exploitable bugs, it’s not slop. And if your 30 year old method of doing something doesn’t work anymore, take a few minutes to make a better solution. 🤷♂️ permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] AnarchistArtificer@slrpnk.net 25 points 4 months ago (2 children) Yes but the problem is that people keep submitting the same bug again and again and again. Some bugs exist because they haven't been spotted, but there's a heckton of bugs that are known about, but no-one has been able to put forward a fix for them yet. Overloading people with duplicate reports just means that they have less time and brainspace available to spend on fixing bugs. Duplicates don't add anything to the conversation permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Iconoclast@feddit.uk -1 points 4 months ago (1 child) Duplicates don’t add anything to the conversation But it's not the same person reporting the same bug multiple time but rather a new tool enabling multiple people to discover that same bug at the same time. Not reporting it because "someone else probably will" is a sociopsychological phenomenon called diffusion of responsibility. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] vulpivia@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 4 months ago It's not about "someone else probably will", it's about "someone else already has". No one is advocating for diffusion of responsibility. permalink fedilink source parent [–] AnarchistArtificer@slrpnk.net 22 points 4 months ago Yes but the problem is that people keep submitting the same bug again and again and again. Some bugs exist because they haven't been spotted, but there's a heckton of bugs that are known about, but no-one has been able to put forward a fix for them yet. Overloading people with duplicate reports just means that they have less time and brainspace available to spend on fixing bugs. Duplicates don't add anything to the conversation permalink fedilink source parent [–] AnarchistArtificer@slrpnk.net 20 points 4 months ago Yes but the problem is that people keep submitting the same bug again and again and again. Some bugs exist because they haven't been spotted, but there's a heckton of bugs that are known about, but no-one has been able to put forward a fix for them yet. Overloading people with duplicate reports just means that they have less time and brainspace available to spend on fixing bugs. Duplicates don't add anything to the conversation permalink fedilink source parent [–] AnarchistArtificer@slrpnk.net 19 points 4 months ago Yes but the problem is that people keep submitting the same bug again and again and again. Some bugs exist because they haven't been spotted, but there's a heckton of bugs that are known about, but no-one has been able to put forward a fix for them yet. Overloading people with duplicate reports just means that they have less time and brainspace available to spend on fixing bugs. Duplicates don't add anything to the conversation permalink fedilink source parent [–] demonsword@lemmy.world 5 points 4 months ago Yes but the problem is that people keep submitting the same bug again and again and again. Some bugs exist because they haven’t been spotted, but there’s a heckton of bugs that are known about, but no-one has been able to put forward a fix for them yet. Overloading people with duplicate reports just means that they have less time and brainspace available to spend on fixing bugs. Duplicates don’t add anything to the conversation permalink fedilink source parent [–] towerful@programming.dev 3 points 4 months ago Yes but the problem is that people keep submitting the same bug again and again and again. Some bugs exist because they haven't been spotted, but there's a heckton of bugs that are known about, but no-one has been able to put forward a fix for them yet. Overloading people with duplicate reports just means that they have less time and brainspace available to spend on fixing bugs. Duplicates don't add anything to the conversation permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Haquer@lemmy.today 38 points 4 months ago (9 children) It's worked for over 30 years, until the slop generators turned on. Dunno duder permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 9 child comments replies: [+] meowmeow@quokk.au -37 points 4 months ago (8 children) Times change. I’d say if slop finds exploitable bugs, it’s not slop. And if your 30 year old method of doing something doesn’t work anymore, take a few minutes to make a better solution. 🤷♂️ permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] AnarchistArtificer@slrpnk.net 25 points 4 months ago (2 children) Yes but the problem is that people keep submitting the same bug again and again and again. Some bugs exist because they haven't been spotted, but there's a heckton of bugs that are known about, but no-one has been able to put forward a fix for them yet. Overloading people with duplicate reports just means that they have less time and brainspace available to spend on fixing bugs. Duplicates don't add anything to the conversation permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Iconoclast@feddit.uk -1 points 4 months ago (1 child) Duplicates don’t add anything to the conversation But it's not the same person reporting the same bug multiple time but rather a new tool enabling multiple people to discover that same bug at the same time. Not reporting it because "someone else probably will" is a sociopsychological phenomenon called diffusion of responsibility. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] vulpivia@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 4 months ago It's not about "someone else probably will", it's about "someone else already has". No one is advocating for diffusion of responsibility. permalink fedilink source parent [–] AnarchistArtificer@slrpnk.net 22 points 4 months ago Yes but the problem is that people keep submitting the same bug again and again and again. Some bugs exist because they haven't been spotted, but there's a heckton of bugs that are known about, but no-one has been able to put forward a fix for them yet. Overloading people with duplicate reports just means that they have less time and brainspace available to spend on fixing bugs. Duplicates don't add anything to the conversation permalink fedilink source parent [–] AnarchistArtificer@slrpnk.net 20 points 4 months ago Yes but the problem is that people keep submitting the same bug again and again and again. Some bugs exist because they haven't been spotted, but there's a heckton of bugs that are known about, but no-one has been able to put forward a fix for them yet. Overloading people with duplicate reports just means that they have less time and brainspace available to spend on fixing bugs. Duplicates don't add anything to the conversation permalink fedilink source parent [–] AnarchistArtificer@slrpnk.net 19 points 4 months ago Yes but the problem is that people keep submitting the same bug again and again and again. Some bugs exist because they haven't been spotted, but there's a heckton of bugs that are known about, but no-one has been able to put forward a fix for them yet. Overloading people with duplicate reports just means that they have less time and brainspace available to spend on fixing bugs. Duplicates don't add anything to the conversation permalink fedilink source parent [–] demonsword@lemmy.world 5 points 4 months ago Yes but the problem is that people keep submitting the same bug again and again and again. Some bugs exist because they haven’t been spotted, but there’s a heckton of bugs that are known about, but no-one has been able to put forward a fix for them yet. Overloading people with duplicate reports just means that they have less time and brainspace available to spend on fixing bugs. Duplicates don’t add anything to the conversation permalink fedilink source parent [–] towerful@programming.dev 3 points 4 months ago Yes but the problem is that people keep submitting the same bug again and again and again. Some bugs exist because they haven't been spotted, but there's a heckton of bugs that are known about, but no-one has been able to put forward a fix for them yet. Overloading people with duplicate reports just means that they have less time and brainspace available to spend on fixing bugs. Duplicates don't add anything to the conversation permalink fedilink source parent
[+] meowmeow@quokk.au -37 points 4 months ago (8 children) Times change. I’d say if slop finds exploitable bugs, it’s not slop. And if your 30 year old method of doing something doesn’t work anymore, take a few minutes to make a better solution. 🤷♂️ permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] AnarchistArtificer@slrpnk.net 25 points 4 months ago (2 children) Yes but the problem is that people keep submitting the same bug again and again and again. Some bugs exist because they haven't been spotted, but there's a heckton of bugs that are known about, but no-one has been able to put forward a fix for them yet. Overloading people with duplicate reports just means that they have less time and brainspace available to spend on fixing bugs. Duplicates don't add anything to the conversation permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Iconoclast@feddit.uk -1 points 4 months ago (1 child) Duplicates don’t add anything to the conversation But it's not the same person reporting the same bug multiple time but rather a new tool enabling multiple people to discover that same bug at the same time. Not reporting it because "someone else probably will" is a sociopsychological phenomenon called diffusion of responsibility. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] vulpivia@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 4 months ago It's not about "someone else probably will", it's about "someone else already has". No one is advocating for diffusion of responsibility. permalink fedilink source parent [–] AnarchistArtificer@slrpnk.net 22 points 4 months ago Yes but the problem is that people keep submitting the same bug again and again and again. Some bugs exist because they haven't been spotted, but there's a heckton of bugs that are known about, but no-one has been able to put forward a fix for them yet. Overloading people with duplicate reports just means that they have less time and brainspace available to spend on fixing bugs. Duplicates don't add anything to the conversation permalink fedilink source parent [–] AnarchistArtificer@slrpnk.net 20 points 4 months ago Yes but the problem is that people keep submitting the same bug again and again and again. Some bugs exist because they haven't been spotted, but there's a heckton of bugs that are known about, but no-one has been able to put forward a fix for them yet. Overloading people with duplicate reports just means that they have less time and brainspace available to spend on fixing bugs. Duplicates don't add anything to the conversation permalink fedilink source parent [–] AnarchistArtificer@slrpnk.net 19 points 4 months ago Yes but the problem is that people keep submitting the same bug again and again and again. Some bugs exist because they haven't been spotted, but there's a heckton of bugs that are known about, but no-one has been able to put forward a fix for them yet. Overloading people with duplicate reports just means that they have less time and brainspace available to spend on fixing bugs. Duplicates don't add anything to the conversation permalink fedilink source parent [–] demonsword@lemmy.world 5 points 4 months ago Yes but the problem is that people keep submitting the same bug again and again and again. Some bugs exist because they haven’t been spotted, but there’s a heckton of bugs that are known about, but no-one has been able to put forward a fix for them yet. Overloading people with duplicate reports just means that they have less time and brainspace available to spend on fixing bugs. Duplicates don’t add anything to the conversation permalink fedilink source parent [–] towerful@programming.dev 3 points 4 months ago Yes but the problem is that people keep submitting the same bug again and again and again. Some bugs exist because they haven't been spotted, but there's a heckton of bugs that are known about, but no-one has been able to put forward a fix for them yet. Overloading people with duplicate reports just means that they have less time and brainspace available to spend on fixing bugs. Duplicates don't add anything to the conversation permalink fedilink source parent
[–] AnarchistArtificer@slrpnk.net 25 points 4 months ago (2 children) Yes but the problem is that people keep submitting the same bug again and again and again. Some bugs exist because they haven't been spotted, but there's a heckton of bugs that are known about, but no-one has been able to put forward a fix for them yet. Overloading people with duplicate reports just means that they have less time and brainspace available to spend on fixing bugs. Duplicates don't add anything to the conversation permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Iconoclast@feddit.uk -1 points 4 months ago (1 child) Duplicates don’t add anything to the conversation But it's not the same person reporting the same bug multiple time but rather a new tool enabling multiple people to discover that same bug at the same time. Not reporting it because "someone else probably will" is a sociopsychological phenomenon called diffusion of responsibility. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] vulpivia@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 4 months ago It's not about "someone else probably will", it's about "someone else already has". No one is advocating for diffusion of responsibility. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Iconoclast@feddit.uk -1 points 4 months ago (1 child) Duplicates don’t add anything to the conversation But it's not the same person reporting the same bug multiple time but rather a new tool enabling multiple people to discover that same bug at the same time. Not reporting it because "someone else probably will" is a sociopsychological phenomenon called diffusion of responsibility. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] vulpivia@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 4 months ago It's not about "someone else probably will", it's about "someone else already has". No one is advocating for diffusion of responsibility. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] vulpivia@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 4 months ago It's not about "someone else probably will", it's about "someone else already has". No one is advocating for diffusion of responsibility. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] AnarchistArtificer@slrpnk.net 22 points 4 months ago Yes but the problem is that people keep submitting the same bug again and again and again. Some bugs exist because they haven't been spotted, but there's a heckton of bugs that are known about, but no-one has been able to put forward a fix for them yet. Overloading people with duplicate reports just means that they have less time and brainspace available to spend on fixing bugs. Duplicates don't add anything to the conversation permalink fedilink source parent
[–] AnarchistArtificer@slrpnk.net 20 points 4 months ago Yes but the problem is that people keep submitting the same bug again and again and again. Some bugs exist because they haven't been spotted, but there's a heckton of bugs that are known about, but no-one has been able to put forward a fix for them yet. Overloading people with duplicate reports just means that they have less time and brainspace available to spend on fixing bugs. Duplicates don't add anything to the conversation permalink fedilink source parent
[–] AnarchistArtificer@slrpnk.net 19 points 4 months ago Yes but the problem is that people keep submitting the same bug again and again and again. Some bugs exist because they haven't been spotted, but there's a heckton of bugs that are known about, but no-one has been able to put forward a fix for them yet. Overloading people with duplicate reports just means that they have less time and brainspace available to spend on fixing bugs. Duplicates don't add anything to the conversation permalink fedilink source parent
[–] demonsword@lemmy.world 5 points 4 months ago Yes but the problem is that people keep submitting the same bug again and again and again. Some bugs exist because they haven’t been spotted, but there’s a heckton of bugs that are known about, but no-one has been able to put forward a fix for them yet. Overloading people with duplicate reports just means that they have less time and brainspace available to spend on fixing bugs. Duplicates don’t add anything to the conversation permalink fedilink source parent
[–] towerful@programming.dev 3 points 4 months ago Yes but the problem is that people keep submitting the same bug again and again and again. Some bugs exist because they haven't been spotted, but there's a heckton of bugs that are known about, but no-one has been able to put forward a fix for them yet. Overloading people with duplicate reports just means that they have less time and brainspace available to spend on fixing bugs. Duplicates don't add anything to the conversation permalink fedilink source parent