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How shitty standards stick around (thelemmy.club)

submitted 2 weeks ago by SwooshBakery624@programming.dev to c/programmer_humor@programming.dev

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[–] stormdelay@sh.itjust.works 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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[–] ignotum@lemmy.world 15 points 2 weeks ago

Oh wow yeah not sure how i didn't notice that she responds with the original comic, you're absolutely right

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[–] Eheran@lemmy.world 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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[–] JohnEdwa@sopuli.xyz 10 points 2 weeks ago (1 child)

That's the normal version.

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[–] Eheran@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

I know. Hence the change, there can be good standards but they do not magically make the others disappear.

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