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		anthk on Oct 24, 2018 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Show HN: Ultimate Plumber – a tool for writing Lin... >Giving a user an opportunity to correct mistakes before they kill themselves is a major feature of Unix. That's the complete opposite philosphy of Unix. That's, in fact, MIT/LISP philosophy. Unix' Motto is DIE fast.

setquk on Oct 24, 2018 [–]

Actually it’s more RTFM before you drive the car. A powerful skill many have forgotten which is supplanted by autonomous tools to make tripping over claymores easier.

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