The difference wasn't that segwit got bigger, it was that the other patch got smaller. (Or rather, looking at it again, he's referring to BIP101 which was an adjustable size HF).
I don't see why not knowing how to check the line difference in github implies a lack of technical skill. The claim about https I had taken directly from a site which claimed they didn't host it on https because it was too expensive. I haven't dealt directly with testing https on a large scale, but again, that's hardly a core technical skill, except for someone running webservices.
I've changed to a bit more uncertainty on the difference between soft forks and hard forks based on someone else's comments here. I'm not sure if I've changed my mind on anything due to your comments in particular (except that the classic fork is indeed smaller).
I'm not sure what I can do about incorrect information from an unreliable source that I'm not aware is incorrect. Do you have any practical piece of advice on that besides "be more self-critical"? (Because the practical consequence of such self-criticalness would be less posting on subjects I'm semi-confident about, and while I'm occasionally wrong, I think I'm overall contributing in a beneficial way. I wouldn't have >2500 karma here if I wasn't.)
I don't see why not knowing how to check the line difference in github implies a lack of technical skill. The claim about https I had taken directly from a site which claimed they didn't host it on https because it was too expensive. I haven't dealt directly with testing https on a large scale, but again, that's hardly a core technical skill, except for someone running webservices.
I've changed to a bit more uncertainty on the difference between soft forks and hard forks based on someone else's comments here. I'm not sure if I've changed my mind on anything due to your comments in particular (except that the classic fork is indeed smaller).
I'm not sure what I can do about incorrect information from an unreliable source that I'm not aware is incorrect. Do you have any practical piece of advice on that besides "be more self-critical"? (Because the practical consequence of such self-criticalness would be less posting on subjects I'm semi-confident about, and while I'm occasionally wrong, I think I'm overall contributing in a beneficial way. I wouldn't have >2500 karma here if I wasn't.)