[aqfamnzc]

> It’s a bit like saying Dropbox is just a GUI on top of TLS.

Well, it is. After all, for a Linux user, you can already build such a system yourself quite trivially...

[eddieroger]

It'll be a sad day when this reference is posted and understood for the last time.

[tptacek]

No it won't. The reference is universally misunderstood.

https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=false&qu...

[scarface_74]

How many people on HN today would get the structure - “less $x than $y. No $z. Lame”?

[swyx]

a fun thought exercise - what would have to happen to HN for this to come true? basically all the old guard have to age out and not pass on the reference?

[dmit]

A weekend project tops

[freedomben]

Isn't Dropbox just a GUI on top of rsync? I've also seen people say "FTP"

[incanus77]

Yeah, the same way a car is just a GUI on top of two bikes.