Subtracty

@Subtracty@lemmy.world

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What programs do you wish a good FOSS alternative existed, but doesn't or most of the FOSS alternatives simply aren't good?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Project scheduling programs. Primavera, Microsoft Project, Asta Powerproject. All of them are uniquely awful in their own way, and yet I still have to pay for them in order to work in my field.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Am I going crazy, or has people's spelling gotten awful lately?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  My phones autocorrect has been garbage recently. I feel like a few years ago, it was much better at predicting what I meant to type, and I could easily edit on mobile using the suggested corrections. But now it is worse. Even with words or names I use all the time.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I'm gonna be really pissed if my chtistofascist parents were right⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Exactly what I came here to say.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Elon Musk Says Amtrak, US Postal Service Should Be Privatized⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  He campaigned against high-speed rail development in California, saying he could invent a better system. Then, he admitted to his biographer that he had no intention of building the “hypet loop.” He stands to benefit if our public transportation is crap because he owns a car company. Especially in a state like California, which is banning the of gas-powered vehicles in the near future. Of course he wants to ruin Amtrak, he is sabatoging the competition. That way, more money goes in his pocket.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨This speaks for itself⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Not just McDonald’s, every big chain has it’s own neutral toned square box exterior now. Nothing interesting about any of the architecture. Not that they have to be great works of art, but everything looks exactly the same.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨My custom made 13 spike watchband, just finished today⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Spikes have never been my style, so forgive the potentially obvious question. Don’t these snag on everything and annoy the hell out of you? Sometimes, the hairtie I keep on my wrist catches on something, and it is the worst (mild inconvenience). Maybe the spikes make you more intentional with your movements, or more patient?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Explicit deepfake scandal shuts down Pennsylvania school⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  If you are the principal of a school, your highest priority has to be the well-being of students. Looks like he and other members of the school administration sat on this info for months. Problems don’t just go away, especially when your job is explicitly involved with the disciplining and protection of children.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Whoopi Goldberg calling herself 'a working person' garners criticism from 'The View' fans⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Agreed. She has no frame of reference for what the overwhelming majority of the population calls work.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Whoopi Goldberg calling herself 'a working person' garners criticism from 'The View' fans⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Celebrities are out of touch. No matter if they were nepo babies or genuinely started off like the rest of us. After a few years in that world, they are convinced that the work they do merits millions of dollars. There is no way for that money to not warp the brain.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Whoopi Goldberg calling herself 'a working person' garners criticism from 'The View' fans⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Her work with the St. Katherines Sisters Choir was very impressive. Doing God’s work.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Has Fast Food Gotten Worse, or Am I Just Getting Old?⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  My great grandmother recently passed at the age of 100. Summers in her garden were something truly special. They had a small backyard, but the victory garden covered most of it. If I ever reach grandma status, I hope I will have an impeccable garden and carry on the tradition. Thanks for the story, it brought back so many memories. I would kill for a fresh tomato sandwich now.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Washington Post cancellations hit 250,000 – 10% of subscribers⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I know it will only put a minor dent in his fast Scrooge Mcduckian vault of gold that he hoards, but the schadenfreude is still so sweet.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Microsoft CEO earns $30.6 million more despite laying off over 2,000 employees in 2024 — salary package represents a 63% raise from the previous year⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  He does look turtly enough for the turtle club.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Is it normal to feel tired of technological progress?⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I would agree change is hard. And I believe change is inevitable. But is all of it really necessary?

  We are self-aware beings that can evaluate what technology has done and is going to do to individuals and society at large. Metrics for attention span, reading comprehension, social connection, and many more things are trending in damgerous directions already. Some change is not necessary and is objectively doing more harm than good.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨British travel bloggers ‘sugarcoating’ China’s Uyghur problem to the delight of Beijing: Influencers claim to be exposing 'Western lies' about Xinjiang, claiming they have not seen human rights abuses⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I haven’t seen this kind of lack of critical thinking since Tucker Carlson visited Russia.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Google considers sourcing from nuclear power plants, says CEO Pichai [Nikkei]⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Generative Ai is such a drain on our resources. While I am happy this is bringing about more green energy sources, watching it be poured into such meaningless bullshit is depressing.