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1. bitwize ◴[17 Jan 24 22:40 UTC] No.39034606[source]▶

Please understand: Google is not a person.

Don't anthropomorphize the lawnmower...

2. AceJohnny2 ◴[17 Jan 24 22:51 UTC] No.39034726[source]▶

Ref: Bryan Cantrill, speaking of Larry Ellison, in the context of working for Oracle after Sun got acquired:

It's a hilarious rant, starting at 34:00, and the specific quote around 38:35.

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3. nostrademons ◴[17 Jan 24 22:58 UTC] No.39034812[source]▶

Protip: you can link directly to a specific timepoint in a YouTube video with the &t= (or #t=) parameter, measured in seconds:

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4. to11mtm ◴[17 Jan 24 23:22 UTC] No.39035066[source]▶

> . To that end, it makes no sense to either love or be angry at “Google”

I do love the weird qualifier of 'to that end'.

Would love to see a follow up in 6-12 months when the culture's flavor-aid is cleared out of their system.

5. iso8859-1 ◴[17 Jan 24 23:47 UTC] No.39035311{3}[source]▶

Tenured professor tip: you don't need to convert to seconds, you can use:

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6. patrickmay ◴[18 Jan 24 00:06 UTC] No.39035504[source]▶

> Don't anthropomorphize the lawnmower...

. . . it doesn't like it.

7. furyofantares ◴[18 Jan 24 01:47 UTC] No.39036464{4}[source]▶

Sure, but you get seconds if you right click the time control and select "copy video URL current time" :)

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