FrChazzz

@FrChazzz@lemm.ee

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Okay, who had Trump loyalty pins for Apocalyptic-Bingo this Sunday? Games just getting started, stay tuned!⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  See, Brian over there is wearing 37 pieces of flair. And a terrific smile.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Eight years on, Mastodon stubbornly survives⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  TIL lol

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Eight years on, Mastodon stubbornly survives⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Bluesky is still pretty centralized and venture-capital backed. There’s been discussions about monetization. It’s only a matter of time before it enshittifies.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Eight years on, Mastodon stubbornly survives⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I would be totally fine with that tbh. Though I wonder if we’ll ever get to the place where a Mastodon client somehow incorporates an algorithmic timeline for those who want that?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Eight years on, Mastodon stubbornly survives⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I feel like the majority of people I see quit Mastodon do so because the platform (and Federation in general) don’t coddle their egos. With no algorithm to game and ingratiate themselves on everyone’s timelines, they make a public exit and talk about how broken Mastodon is and offer their takes on what it needs to be. Which, unsurprisingly, sounds like a non-Elon-ed Twitter.

  I love Mastodon. I love discovering new people and accounts by happenstance (and not spoon-feeding).

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨If you're still on Reddit...⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I actually said “bye Fash-licia” to Reddit last week. I thought about trying to get banned for something stupid, just for the story. But instead I just quietly deleted the account.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨FL wants more child labor⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Truth. I grew up in Florida I always had breaks (first job was at age 16 at a pet store and I had LOTS of jobs after that) and was shocked when a friend of mine was working a fast food joint, in management, and had no lunch break. I told him he should sue and then we saw the law. Guess all my other employers were just cool or something. (I mean, they weren’t paid breaks—my friend was not even given the time in his schedule for breaks).

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨We engage in a bit of tomfoolery⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Just EVERYBODY adds Waltz to their Signal groups.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨3's grip looks the most comfy⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Was a committed G2 guy for YEARS (ultra fine all the way). But I’m a lefty, so ink smears were still a problem (though the G2 is better than most on that front). Then I learned about the Sarasa Dry pens from Zebra. The ink dries INSTANTLY, and writes like a G2. But they’re hard to find so I always stock up when I see them.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What are some old games that are hard to revisit, because a more modern and superior version exists?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Not sure if it fully counts according to the question, but I can’t imagine playing any version of The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker that’s not the HD version for WiiU. That dual screen perfects the game and renders all other versions unplayable.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨'For too long, Apple has operated a walled garden around its products': The EU forces Apple to open its closed system to third parties⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  The security approach was what first drew me to Apple back in like 2005. The whole focus on proprietary software that resulted in practically zero malware was definitely worth me having to do file-type conversions on documents and all that crap to keep up with people on Windows. And I loved it. And I kept adding every device and loving how seamless they all interact with each other.

  But then there’s that shadow side you refer to. The gradual dumbing down of software, the constant hand-holding. The walled garden began to feel like a lock-in.

  My last new Mac purchase was in 2011. I still use that machine. But I was not getting security updates and other things I use were leaving me behind so I decided to give Linux a try. Chose Ubuntu and the hardware was suddenly like new again. Apple makes beautiful machines but waste them on some increasingly basic software. My Linux-run Macs have made me fall in love with computers all over again.

  If this somehow results in me being able to run like Graphene on my iPhone in a few years, or even connect my Apple Watch to a non-Apple phone, I will be pretty excited.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Late 1900s⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Yo this is making too much sense and I’m not even high