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Shutting Down Clear Linux OS

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128 points todsacerdoti | 1 comments | 18 Jul 25 23:45 UTC | HN request time: 0.214s | source
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hardwaresofton ◴[18 Jul 25 23:49 UTC] No.44611122[source]▶
Knowing which projects/languages/frameworks to invest time into and which to skip (even if they produce useful subprojects) is a superpower these days.
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lispisok ◴[19 Jul 25 00:42 UTC] No.44611464[source]▶
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lindy_effect

"a theorized phenomenon by which the future life expectancy of some non-perishable things, like a technology or an idea, is proportional to their current age."

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hardwaresofton ◴[19 Jul 25 02:10 UTC] No.44611933[source]▶
Sure, but the counter is that you're going to be very late to some new foundational tech (ex. Kubernetes) that are legitimately useful. There are benefits to being early to a trend that has legs
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1. binary132 ◴[19 Jul 25 15:08 UTC] No.44616120[source]▶
There’s nothing wrong with getting involved in things that seem like they might be interesting without counting on their long-term survival. Hype-chasing on the other hand tends to be a bad plan.