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		Karellen on Oct 16, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why decline in generalists leads to disjointed gam... If the implementation of a poor algorithm is robust and bug-free, that would be something that is well-made, despite being bad. Consider a chair that is sturdy and load-bearing, while still being lightweight, but it wildly uncomfortable to sit on.

thfuran on Oct 16, 2023 [–]

But they're describing a poor and buggy implementation.

Maken on Oct 16, 2023 | [–]

The problems they are describing are bad design, not bad implementation.

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