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iugtmkbdfil834today at 12:34 PM4 repliesview on HN

But, and this is the important part, is he wrong?


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matherialtoday at 1:25 PM

Being right is not the most important part. If you're right but don't convince anyone, you've made no difference.

Theo was right that virtualization is a comparatively shoddy security boundary. At the same time, it's flexible and capable in ways that now define the shape of modern IT.

Could we have replicated that by other means? If yes, then it's on Theo and other knee-jerk critics that they never proposed a better approach and settled for insulting people. If not, then maybe virtualization was a necessary evil. Or maybe everyone else is an irredeemable idiot, but again - if we reach that conclusion, is the world better off?

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zvmaztoday at 12:48 PM

I don't really know as the argument is mainly about how stupid people are... The technical argument is one paragraph ended with an insult, not much to make an educated and civilized opinion.

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Betelbuddytoday at 1:46 PM

This community lives on not understanding that...form over function always...

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elitoday at 12:51 PM

What if that isn’t the most important part