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[-] palordrolap@fedia.io 90 points 1 week ago

It is worth noting that the same metric is the exact reason that web browser version numbers are so ridiculous.

What's that saying? Something about the moment a metric is used to measure performance, it ceases to be a good metric.

That's what's happening here. In one of the stupidest ways possible.

[-] clay_pidgin@sh.itjust.works 35 points 1 week ago

Here's an episode of the excellent "99 percent Invisible" design podcast that interviews a philosopher who ho has written about this topic! https://99percentinvisible.org/episode/673-the-score/

[-] kibiz0r@midwest.social 13 points 1 week ago

I listen to 100 percent invisible, thanks

[-] clay_pidgin@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 week ago

Can't say I blame you; it's 1% better.

[-] wyldrstallyns@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 week ago

Something something "1%" isn't better, it's just an infantile bragging rights distinction with an abhorrently "premium" price-tag. Fucking "1%ers" think they're better simply for being able to pay more for the same shit on the spoon.

[-] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 21 points 1 week ago

Oh yeah, Firefox used to take years to change major version number, then they changed to... what was it now, a 6 week schedule? To keep up with Chrome's versions.

[-] laurelraven@lemmy.zip 11 points 1 week ago

I hate their versioning schedule so damned much

[-] victorz@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago

It's gone to a 4 week cadence, now down to a 2-week cadence.

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