Software is evolving backwards

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• RagingSnarkasm@lemmy.world ⁨7⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  The word you’re looking for is “devolving”.

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  • rottingleaf@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Evolving backwards would be returning to ergonomic UIs with clear HIG being followed, having a scriptable variant for every class of applications, and any piece of software, OS UI included, not acting as an advert. Contrasts and colors and bright pictures are not what I need to see while working. It’s as if your screwdriver was built in the form of an alien fish dildo, and had a chain of ringing bells. Why is this bullshit considered normal and usual with computer interfaces, I dunno.

    And a company’s website is its interface to the world, for the user. Not its advert. They’ve already seen the advert or don’t need it if they are on that website! They want to actually use it.

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  • GreenKnight23@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    the irony is that title was probably AI generated.

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    • tonytins@pawb.social ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      He admitted that he had to use AI a little bit after a somewhat broken finger.

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• hddsx@lemmy.ca ⁨9⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Clippy didn’t hallucinate. I think Clippy wins

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  • sorghum@sh.itjust.works ⁨9⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    “Looks like you’re writing a letter”

    No I’m not, fuck off Clippy.

    Turns out we just hadn’t coined the term for computer intelligence being wrong as hallucinating yet.

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    • hddsx@lemmy.ca ⁨9⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      You know what, I think I remember that. You’re right. My bad

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• Rooty@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  It’s simple - if your product or platform uses dark patterns, I will not use it. I will even use an inferior platform or product in order to be free to choose how I use my software.

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  • rottingleaf@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    I will, if I have no other option. Say, finding a working VPN service in Russia … sucks (mostly banned). I think I’ll end up with a VDS and an https tunnel.

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    • Squizzy@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Slava Ukraini

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• MadMadBunny@lemmy.ca ⁨8⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  “Looks like you’re trying to be productive. Let me correct that for you”

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• catloaf@lemm.ee ⁨9⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Exemplified by this being a rant in a video with sponsorships tacked on the description and comments. Probably in the video too, but obviously I’m not going to watch it.

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