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This clippy white-washing is annoying as hell. Just like clipppy was.
by hfsh 10mo ago
This clippy white-washing is annoying as hell. Just like clipppy was.
- 1970-01-01 10mo ago100% this. Clippy was killed by Microsoft for a reason: it was a UI gimmick. The team that made it just wanted to show actions were in-progress. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YObNc2jbD0k https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YObNc2jbD0k
- brabel 10mo agoWait is whitewashing now synonymous with “washing something bad to make it look good”?? Seems pretty racist to me to use it that way.
- willio58 10mo agoWhitewashing isn’t limited to the context you think it is: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/whitewash https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/whitewash