Are you suggesting that the fact that I wrote it in 2015 somehow makes it 'dated'?
I could update it but I think the fact that it was written before Trump I actually makes it more powerful than less, and you're welcome to extrapolate from 2015 to 2026 and see where it's headed.
Are you suggesting that they're suggesting anything beyond what date this was written on, since we usually point that out in almost every article that has not been written in the current year for a variety of reason, including "oh, yeah, I remember I already read this without even clicking, it's not new, I might as well go read the comments directly"?
That's why I'm asking a question. For me the difference between then and now is then, 2015 it was still a thing that I saw hanging in the future, the OPM hack is what prompted me to write this. But if I had not written this then I would probably be writing it today on account of the ICE article currently on the front page.
All of those big tech companies have willingly given in to Trump and his band of goons and are cooperating at a scale that dwarfs anything the Germans could have ever wished for. The article shows the damage that one single field in one single file could do. Now multiply that by a couple of 1000.
The potential for an epic disaster is definitely there and even HN is apparently not immune to having its share of bootlickers and bootwearers.
Not at all! Perhaps I’m mistaken, but my understanding was that anything not recent should get a year tag in the title (at least that’s the pattern I’ve recognized).
I wince or sigh every time ic someone characterize policy etc. as some political actor's individual will. isn't everyone exhausted with the political theater yet??
2015, but arguably more relevant today than ever before.
Are you suggesting that the fact that I wrote it in 2015 somehow makes it 'dated'?
I could update it but I think the fact that it was written before Trump I actually makes it more powerful than less, and you're welcome to extrapolate from 2015 to 2026 and see where it's headed.
Are you suggesting that they're suggesting anything beyond what date this was written on, since we usually point that out in almost every article that has not been written in the current year for a variety of reason, including "oh, yeah, I remember I already read this without even clicking, it's not new, I might as well go read the comments directly"?
No, I'm not, hence the question.
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Isn’t it just an hn convention?
I agree with your comment I’m replying to completely, but the date tag doesn’t have to be an indictment (as you yourself suggest)
That's why I'm asking a question. For me the difference between then and now is then, 2015 it was still a thing that I saw hanging in the future, the OPM hack is what prompted me to write this. But if I had not written this then I would probably be writing it today on account of the ICE article currently on the front page.
All of those big tech companies have willingly given in to Trump and his band of goons and are cooperating at a scale that dwarfs anything the Germans could have ever wished for. The article shows the damage that one single field in one single file could do. Now multiply that by a couple of 1000.
The potential for an epic disaster is definitely there and even HN is apparently not immune to having its share of bootlickers and bootwearers.
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Not at all! Perhaps I’m mistaken, but my understanding was that anything not recent should get a year tag in the title (at least that’s the pattern I’ve recognized).
You're not mistaken, but that wasn't an accident.
C'mon, you know it's convention to write the year of publication in a title. No agenda beyond that.
You think this is about Trump, it's happening worldwide.
I wince or sigh every time ic someone characterize policy etc. as some political actor's individual will. isn't everyone exhausted with the political theater yet??
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