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		Arnavion on Nov 4, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: I tried to adjust the time on my alarm clock Raymond has always had a policy of not naming-and-shaming companies in his blog, for better or worse. Edit: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/?p=40523 >Things that increase the likelihood that your comment will be edited or deleted: ... More generally, comments that identify a specific company, program, or person.

UI_at_80x24 on Nov 4, 2019 [3 more]

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freeone3000 on Nov 4, 2019 | | [–]

His blog is possibly the most complete source of stupid things microsoft put in its APIs. Come on, it's about not turning a million followers against a smaller target.

skinnymuch on Nov 4, 2019 | | [–]

Good thing most companies don’t do any stupid things compared to Microsoft! Or else this would have no relevance.

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