Michal
@Michal@programming.dev
- Comment on 3.5" floppy disks were peak tactile feedback in storage: easy to stick in, drives had a button to immediately eject them, big enough to get labels, thin enough that stacks didn't take too much space 1 week ago:
No, but SD/MMC do. Micro SD are so small they’re awkward to carry and store.
- Comment on Microsoft Office has been renamed to “Microsoft 365 Copilot app” 1 week ago:
I genuinely can’t tell if it’s true or satire 😳
- Comment on The whole "toilet seat up, toilet seat down" gender debate could be solved by everybody putting the seat and lid down. 1 week ago:
S is for sarcasm. I don’t think i was being sarcastic. I wasn’t serious either, just making a funny comment in response to another funny comment.
- Comment on The whole "toilet seat up, toilet seat down" gender debate could be solved by everybody putting the seat and lid down. 1 week ago:
Next best thing is to leave the seat as it was when you used it. This way the next person needs to change it only if they need it.
Having said that, in my household we close lid altogether, but sometimes female guests leave the lid up, with the seat down 🙄
- Comment on The whole "toilet seat up, toilet seat down" gender debate could be solved by everybody putting the seat and lid down. 1 week ago:
Too bad women are too stubborn to pee with the seat up. Men are willing to meet them half way and put the seat down for pooping.
- Comment on In a way, a gift card is kind of the opposite of a credit card 2 weeks ago:
I guess it’s easier to write off if you’re employer as you can get an invoice for giftcard. Also sometimes shops will offer you a gift card uf you’re returning something outside of the customary time period of 30 days, but it’s better than not being able to return.
What’s vile is gift cards with expiry date which I cant believe is legal, even in the EU!
- Comment on In a way, a gift card is kind of the opposite of a credit card 2 weeks ago:
It’s easy, my bank automatically pays off my cc monthly from my current account. Isn’t it standard?
- Comment on Honestly how????? 2 weeks ago:
And You can see Alaska from there
- Comment on 2 weeks ago:
Why is this a map? Some of these countries have multiple languages, like Switzerland, Belgium, Ireland, Wales, even Spain has Catalonian.
- Comment on 2 weeks ago:
Well, there’s “dłoń” for hand. “Ręka” means the whole arm, including the hand, I assume.
- Comment on Is it normal to be able to shut your nose from within? 1 month ago:
How else do people blow out birthday candles, and blow up balloons? The air could just escape through the nose!
I think with diving and other situations is to prevent the exposure of the inside of the nose. Especially when jumping in the water and and pressure can be much higher.
- Comment on "Analog bags" are in. Doomscrolling is out. 2 months ago:
It’s not attention addiction. Note that it’s supposed to replace consumption with creative / problem solving activities. If you’re addicted to watercolors, at least you will be getting better at the craft. If you’re just consuming online content / doomscrolling you’re just wasting time.
- Comment on "United States" in French (États-Unis) would have made a very confusing acronym 2 months ago:
But Unia Europejska is UE
- Comment on Fear not, and enjoy this mere interlude to its fullest! 3 months ago:
And came out screaming, so I’m on the fence on this one
- Comment on proof of wormholes 3 months ago:
“Firehose of falsehood” is the term, i believe.
- Comment on Hmm this "unisex" bathroom seems biased... 3 months ago:
You’re not using the equipment to its full potential!
- Comment on The planet still belongs to the dinosaurs. 4 months ago:
Bro, have you seen “Don’t look up”?
- Comment on Slurrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrp 5 months ago:
Until it displays porn
- Comment on There are no happy people, only happy moments 5 months ago:
Some people tend to be happy more often than others under same circumstances.
- Comment on Having the ability to lie and manipulate with no remorse will get you much further in this world than having morals and being correct 6 months ago:
It’s easier not to lie. Remembering all the lies is too much effort, and being caught can be particularly embarrassing especially if you already have social anxiety.
- Comment on Usually the word "alternative" should be replaced with the word "bullshit". Ex: alternative facts, alternative medicine 6 months ago:
Well, to me it means “alternative to”, so you can either have medicine or the alternative (to medicine). Alternative to facts is bullshit, so that checks out.
- Comment on minor tomfoolery 🛻💨🎶 7 months ago:
Hey, say what you want about cyber truck owners, but at least they’re not rolling coal!
- Comment on Funny how we see the world in landscape, but live it mostly in portrait. 7 months ago:
Text in a book is horizontal, also an opened book is most often wider than tall - so it’s in landscape too. It’s only in portrait when it’s closed so it’ll take up less space on the shelf - which is also horizontal.
You can use smartphone in landscape too, but it’s not as convenient to hold, and read text. But for watching video, you bet I’ll rotate it to landscape.
- Comment on Every toddler becomes a hackerman when they find a tablet 7 months ago:
Tieing shoes is done in 3d. One more dimension of complexity. Tablets on the other hand have a flat screen, so the toddler only needs to work two dimensions to use it.
- Comment on Everyone Is Cheating Their Way Through College 8 months ago:
Cheating themselves out of education.
- Comment on Everyone Is Cheating Their Way Through College 8 months ago:
Only in the USA
- Comment on I installed Linux on this 8-inch mini laptop, and it's my new favorite way of computing 8 months ago:
The devices you listed are either locked down, or are low powered devices themselves. None of them have a keyboard which is essential for linux.
- Comment on Tesla's "Predictive" Odometers Had 9+ Drivers Complaining of Inaccuracy Before Lawsuit. We Even Found Video! 8 months ago:
It’s not really that reliable as it it will depend on the diameter of the wheels that can vary with pressure, wear, and and actual tyre size.
A better method may be a sensor like the one used in optical mice.
- Comment on Is it rude to reply using English under posts in a language you can’t speak? 9 months ago:
If you answer in the language you know best, it’ll be easier to others to understand or translate, especially if it’s English.
You could translate your message to match the language of the comment, but if you don’t know the language, how can you know if it conveys your message correctly?
Overall, I’d say it depends on the specific community. If you try to inject yourself into a conversation in a Japanese language community, it may indeed come off as rude or ignorant.
The best solution may be to post in both languages?
- Comment on I reckon this is the usage distribution of Lemmy servers that we'll end up with. 9 months ago:
The thing about email is that the software is proprietary. Each of these providers has their own implementation of the interface, features, and integration with their tools (Google drive, photos, etc).
As long as lemmy servers run lemmy software, this won’t happen, or at least won’t be an issue as you can move to another server and not have to change your usage habits.
However if some server owners decide to fork Lemmy and develop their proprietary server, overhaul the UI, add features and attract users, it will start to become a problem.