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How shitty standards stick around (thelemmy.club)
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[–] 36 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (6 children)

I assume they mean the new standard, good or bad as it might be, simply isn't adopted, so we are still stuck with the 14 bad ones

Edit: I misread it, but this would also make for a good variation of the original :P

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  • [–] 58 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

    I read it more like the new, better standard is never developed because someone used the real xkcd as an argument against making the new standard

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  • [–] 8 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

    I have another way to see it: There is a good new standard but the bad old ones stick around. Like Torx, there is still a ton of Philips etc.

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  • [–] 7 points 2 weeks ago

    Pretty sure it's trying to say these people would have maybe made a better standard, but didn't try because they read the original comic and didn't want to make a 15th shitty standard.

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