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		TheBiv on May 28, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: 3px of padding makes all the difference in the wor... I have noticed that most flame wars happen over small things; not simply bc they matter, but bc the opinions are so simple that everyone has one.

davidw on May 28, 2013 | [–]

This is called 'bikeshedding': http://bikeshed.com/ . How do you all like that design?

eru on May 28, 2013 | [–]

See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parkinsons_Law_of_Triviality

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