> but toasters are the real metal to the petal test.
replyOr is that a new tongue in cheek idiom?
AFAIK, it’s peDal, not peTal, and the other way around: pedal to the metal. The literal meaning is to push your accelerator pedal down to the floor of your car, which is made of metal.
"metal to the petal" gives me more of a "gilding the lily" flavor, especially in cnotrast to the original construction.
replyStill not sure if it was on purpose, but I read it as a reference to a "but can it run DOOM?" benchmark.
This basically fits my stereotype of BSD being a little bit more hardcore while Linux is a little more accessible… when the question was “can you install an OS on a toaster,” BSD had an advantage. Now that normal engineers have to make IOT toasters (for some reason) Linux should have the advantage, right?
replyNormal engineers don't do that either.
replywhy did that url point me to a scrotum in an egg cup
replySeems like at a glance that website if it sees a referral from ycombinator, it redirects to that image.... In a private window it loads the 'intended' page.....
replyHN has disappointed JWZ
replyJust blackholing the request would be kinder than taking it out on the person following the link, given that their gripe seems to be more with the one who posted it (and that as a deterrent, it doesn't seem to be particularly effective given that it's been years since the first time I've seen this conversation play out in comments)
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