R.L. Dane    🍵 2d ago

"Chesterton's Fence":

There exists in such a case a certain institution or law; let us say, for the sake of simplicity, a fence or gate erected across a road. The more modern type of reformer goes gaily up to it and says, “I don’t see the use of this; let us clear it away.” To which the more intelligent type of reformer will do well to answer: “If you don’t see the use of it, I certainly won’t let you clear it away. Go away and think. Then, when you can come back and tell me that you do see the use of it, I may allow you to destroy it.”

— https://fs.blog/chestertons-fence/

#ChestertonsFence #CoreUtils #Rewrite #UIDesign

P.S. Credit for introducing me to this term: https://chaos.social/@ChuckMcManis/116517200212865151
cc: @ChuckMcManis

Chesterton’s Fence: A Lesson in Thinking

A core component of making great decisions is understanding previous decisions. If we don’t understand how we got “here,” we run the risk of making things much worse.

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DanielApr 16

Programming: Essay on the revised clib4 C runtime library for AmigaOS 4

At the title link, Andrea Palmatè describes the most extensive revision to date of the clib4 C runtime library for AmigaOS 4. This update included a complete rewrite of the standard I/O subsystem (stdio).

https://www.amiga-news.de/en/news/AN-2026-04-00069-EN.html

#AmigaOS4 #clib4 #rewrite #blog

amiga-news.de - Programming: Essay on the revised clib4 C runtime library for AmigaOS 4

Sophia Jane Hayden, AuthorApr 13
Did you ever make a really stupid mistake writing a book, only to find it months after publishing? I did. I meticulously research everything. I thought! But one thing got by me. My novel, The Fifth Seduction, is turning one this month, so I decided to reread it. I have a scene in it where global rock star Daniel Palmer tells a story about his early days with his band, when they were young, broke blokes in England. They'd pitch a tent on the outskirts of towns as they traveled for gigs, and one night a skunk wandered into their tent and sprayed them. When I reread that part a couple of days ago, I decided to look up whether there are skunks in England, because I hadn't looked into that when I wrote the book last year. I guess I assumed there were skunks in England. NOPE. No skunks in England, unless someone has one as a pet. (Okay, that's odd.) Luckily, England has POLECATS, which spray a horrible, gag-inducing odor, as skunks do, so I just rewrote my book. #rewrite #mistakes #research #skunks #polecats #writing #writer #editing #writersCoffeeClub #writers #mastodon #books #book #bookstodon #booksky #scribesAndMakers #authors #author #stupidity
ポイズン雷花Apr 10

伝統　традиція
伝統とは、時代の流れと共に変化しながら受け継がれし物
Традиція – це те, що передається з плином часу, змінюючись

https://note.com/poison_raika/n/nfa6250f0f8fe

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#tradition #something #passed #down #while #change #with #time #however #you #should #never #touch #core #may #vessel #but #rewrite

伝統　традиція｜ポイズン雷花

伝統とは、時代の流れと共に変化しながら受け継がれし物 但し、核には決して触れる事無かれ 器を変えようと、核は書き換える事無かれ <> Традиція – це те, що передається з плином часу, змінюючись Однак ні в якому разі не можна торкатися ядерної зброї Як би ви не змінювали посудину, переписати ядро не вийде <> Tradition is something that is passed dow

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Show threadC.Apr 3

@caten

This is similar to "license washing", which is already in fairly common use.

"Slop room rewrite"?

#slop #rewrite

N-gated Hacker NewsApr 2
🎉🚀 Wow, they rewrote #git in #Zig - because, you know, that's what the world was clamoring for! 🤔💼 Forget world peace, let's make buns faster by 100x, because clearly that's the pinnacle of human achievement. 🍞🔧
https://vers.sh/blog/git-zig-bun-100x #rewrite #technology #innovation #software #development #HackerNews #ngated
How we sped up bun by 100x

A deep dive into rewriting git in Zig and integrating it into Bun for a 100x speedup

benediktMar 31

RE: https://fedi.copyleft.org/@bkuhn/116303284976782151

Ich gespannt, wie dieser sich anbahnende Rechtsstreit ausgeht. Falls ein #rewrite einer Software durch ein #LLM als rechtens angesehen wird, könnte es sein, dass das #copyright dadurch deutlich entwertet wird.

Hacker NewsMar 30

Phantom – Open-source AI agent on its own VM that rewrites its config

https://github.com/ghostwright/phantom

#HackerNews #Phantom #Open-source #AI #agent #VM #config #rewrite #AItech #OpenSource

GitHub - ghostwright/phantom: An AI co-worker with its own computer. Self-evolving, persistent memory, MCP server, secure credential collection, email identity. Built on the Claude Agent SDK.

An AI co-worker with its own computer. Self-evolving, persistent memory, MCP server, secure credential collection, email identity. Built on the Claude Agent SDK. - ghostwright/phantom

GitHub
Jonathan TaylorMar 28

https://youtu.be/CgQjSgvkD_Y

Turns out I wasn't done with this franchise yet

Pretty sure I will still return to it. Someday.

#OneTakeMan #InOneTake #HowIWould #Rework #Rewrite #Scripting #DoctorWho #NuWho #Gallifrey #TimeLords #HellBent #ButBetter

How I Would Rework Hell Bent

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 4Gamer.net − 注目の記事のみMar 25

「Kanon」「AIR」「CLANNAD」「Summer Pockets」などSwitch/PS4向けタイトルが20％オフ。プロトタイプ設立20周年記念セールを開催
https://www.4gamer.net/games/993/G099306/20260325008/

#4gamer #Dreamin_Her_僕は_彼女の夢を見る #虹彩都市 #Rewrite #CLANNAD #恋愛

「Kanon」「AIR」「CLANNAD」「Summer Pockets」などSwitch/PS4向けタイトルが20％オフ。プロトタイプ設立20周年記念セールを開催

プロトタイプは本日，設立20周年を記念したセールをPS Storeで開始した。My Nintendo Storeでは2026年3月26日より実施される。このセールでは，2025年までに発売されたSwitch/PS4向けの全タイトルが20％オフで購入できる。また，「Dreamin' Her - 僕は、彼女の夢を見る。-」と「虹彩都市」のSwitchへの移植も決定した。

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