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AutistiCritic
@benjamincox@writing.exchange · Sep 15
@IanDSmith@mas.to The same sort of “solutions” we keep hearing from politicians with no desire to actually solve the problems they create. 😒
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Zuri (he/him) ❌️👑 | 🕐 CET
@shaedrich@mastodon.online · Sep 15
@IanDSmith@mas.to In computer science, we call them "workarounds", temporary code changes, implemented to make the error message go away and somewhat do what is expected on the outside, until—and that's the important part—only until, on a later date, the bug is actually fixed and the workaround becomes obsolete.
However, in computer science, workarounds often times become permanent over time because nothing is as permanent as temporary 😉
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UkeleleEric
@UkeleleEric@mstdn.social · Sep 15
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@shaedrich@mastodon.online @IanDSmith@mas.to Not just in computers are temporary fixes often permanent. I've seen building bodges, mechanical devices, all sorts of situations where temporary just remains.
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Zuri (he/him) ❌️👑 | 🕐 CET
@shaedrich@mastodon.online · Sep 15
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@UkeleleEric@mstdn.social Yeah, software is definitely not an exception
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lieven
@thisislieven@c.im · Sep 15
@IanDSmith@mas.to Most mansions have a few spare rooms...