[HN Gopher] Clippy: Really??
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       Clippy: Really??
        
       Author : owlninja
       Score  : 26 points
       Date   : 2023-11-01 19:05 UTC (3 hours ago)
        
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 (TXT) w3m dump (github.com)
        
       | foobarbazooka wrote:
       | I love this
        
         | dpkirchner wrote:
         | It's a reminder that software used to be less serious-business
         | all the time.
        
           | ilrwbwrkhv wrote:
           | My favourite was Winamp. It really whips the llama's ass.
        
         | foobarbazooka wrote:
         | A "silly indulgence" indeed. Oh, I've been guilty of similar
         | stunts, as a teenager in the webmaster era.
         | 
         | Pairing needed utility with that one deliberate absurdity
         | they'll never forget.
         | 
         | Thus exorcising the ghost of professionalism.
         | 
         | Happy Halloween!
        
       | itintheory wrote:
       | Bug: Clippy does not appear!
       | https://github.com/ropensci/writexl/issues/68
        
       | coldacid wrote:
       | Some people just hate fun.
        
       | tryauuum wrote:
       | reminds me of Ansible using cowsay if it's found in the system
        
         | jjgreen wrote:
         | but configurable                 nocows = true
        
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