apple doesnt make billions spying. facebook and amazon do of course too.

thin clients

fiber

ruby on rails

internet of things

system on a chip

its because we find it cheaper to deserve gifted genital visits than to rent/lease/buy them.

its human nature to want to be understood as what we are. besides some people are thirsty.

how meat is treated.

i agree these arent wonderful but i also like the idea in general and wouldnt want amazing icons to steal attention from the actual app functions anyway

perspective

hopefully you’ve read the Foundation books btw

if you ever are feeling depressed/hopeless, go sit on the grass in a cemetery for a good minute. then visit a hospice, then visit a retirement home.

if you ever dont feel like doing some chore around the house, try doing it blindfolded or without your hands. it becomes awesome and hilarious.

if you find yourself trapped in a conversation, throw in a totally unrelated quote.

if someone is being mean to you, say their name and then stay silent.

oh and for sex stuff, be unpredictable and enthusiastic. many people are just missing FUN.

yep. i lived Avelon until development stopped, and Voyager passed it up. the continued development is the long term play. my only problem with voyager is it doesnt let you come back to where you left off. i leave the app to google up something before i post it and when i go to return the post has vanished.

i want non-volatile Voyager.

AI generated?

Hurra Torpedo

slashdot.org > digg > reddit > lemmy.

always 100% until hard pivot to next 100%

i looked through mastodon and it seemed like everyone was just talking at each other instead if discussions. its worse than linkedin.

dict.org is old school

get yourself a roll of black electrical tape and cover up all the LEDs and brand logos in your place.

this is the way. a cruise ship would take weeks.

maybe stop coveting someone you don’t know well enough and doesn’t know you well enough. if you’re interested, show some interest, but not a lot too early.

there needs to be a crowd sourced product review and maintenance website that can see trends of enshittification.

measure thrice, cut twice.