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  1. I wish Devs would make up their mind!
    So many YouTubes:
    "The BEST way to..."
    "If you aren't doing it like THIS..."
    "SMART way to..."
    "All the others are WROGN! Do it my way!"

    I know it's "algorithm", I know "it depends",
    but that doesn't help.
    If I pick one, and code it all up, I'll figure it wasn't the "best" one after all, and have to start over
    If I read up on all the different ways, with pros and cons, I'll never get any code written.

    So I'll just sit here and moan.

    #gamedev #rant #moan

  2. As it happens, just now I have a Linux laptop (Kubuntu, my own machine), a Windows laptop (supplied by work), and an old Mac laptop. I needed to use each of them today, and it really clarified what I like and don't like.

    Honestly, I don't think I have had genuine happy flow experiences working on a computer for a long time. The interfaces are all miserable. I used to write code and typeset complex multilingual editions in LaTeX and it was fun. Now, sending an email is like fishing for a lost coin in a public loo.

    First: I like mechanical interfaces: buttons, keyboards, trackballs. I find trackpads confusing, especially with Microsoft software. It's not intuitive, and it doesn't simplify things.

    Second: I loathe both Windows and the Mac OS. One is derived from BSD, but both have so many obstacles designed to control/restrict/infantilise the operator that there is no point in trying to feel at home. There are adverts everywhere on both OS's. It's supposed to be my shed, where I fix stuff. It's not public, and it isn't yours.

    Third: I really miss old Rhapsody / OpenStep. KDE offers certain functionality on Linux that I value, and I know they are doing good design and coding work...but it's overweight and confusing, just like Outlook and 365. Same for systemd. I miss BSD.

    Moan over.

    #moan

  3. History post about life in 2001. Yeah, I suppose it was a while ago, but it does make me feel old.

    #old #life #moan

  4. #moan

    Human sounds like she understands, but – oops – human's computer can not accept my request for a technician call out until I drive out to the house and plug in the box to a power outlet so they can attempt to send a signal through the fibre cable that I've just told them is 100% disconnected and then tell them which fecking lights are blinking on it.

    But I've just told you exactly what I need!!

    "Yes but the computer will not let me accept your request until…”🤖😭

  5. God I hate computer.

    #moan

    Electrical upgrade in my house. Broadband fibre disconnected and moved to another room. Electricians ask me to call Vodafone to get it reconnected properly in the new room.

    Call Vodafone, spend ~5 minutes trying to explain myself to “Tobi”, Vodafone’s AI pal that's fun to be with. "Tobi” does now know wtf I'm talking about. Finally redirected to holding music for 5 minutes to talk to a human.

  6. Battery powered street preachers. SO ANNOYING! stream of drivel that's always the same.. "blah blah .. jesus.. blah .. life.. hell.. ...blah .. Jesus.. " in an endless unpunctuated flow.

    #Grumble #moan

  7. The Qatar ExxonMobil Open: a tennis tournament brought to you by fossil fuels and sportswashing.

    elliot.my/318

    #Enviroment #FossilFuels #Moan #Qatar #Sports #Tennis

  8. Weird hearing someone say “WSJ” out loud instead of “Wall Street Journal” – it takes longer to say! Like that Alan Partridge bit about “VW” vs “Volkswagen”

    elliot.my/310

    #AlanPartridge #Moan

  9. #gripe #whinge #moan etc #subtoot

    please, anyone, everyone, don't just post a URL to something. If you want me to take the time to go there and view it, you can take the time to at least copy/paste the page title

  10. 31. Chair — …Her human chair!!

    Woot, I did it again! 🙌 What do you think of this year’s story?

    This year, I’ll tell the story of the Human Chair and how it arrived in Lady d’Arcy seminary. I’ll use my own words list.

    #art #fanart #artwork #artoftheday #nautilebleu #owncharacter #moan #cleaning #maid #inktober #horror #bodyhorror #chair #body #spooky #creepy #weird #humanchair #artistsupportingartists #characterart

  11. High power portable pa systems that run on batteries.. I'm all for them in principle .. I even have one though I haven't used it in ages..

    But in practice though as far as I can tell they have ruined the city centre by being (ab) used by mediocre buskers and god botherers... With the sound of the city currently being a battle ground between various backing tapes of pop music and evangelical sorts shouting "Jesus Loves You"...

    #city #life #moan

  12. Dog murderer SD Gov Kristi Noem, who erased first nations people from South Dakota education curriculum and accused them of being drug traffickers, is big mad she's banned from all the tribal lands in the state #waaaah #moan #cry theguardian.com/us-news/articl

  13. Used to enjoy the output of #Film4 #Channel4 years back - Now every week it's Percy Jackson, Pacific Rim or Star Trek on #repeat repeat repeat.

    Where did all their #original #films go? Have they just lost interest in #indie films altogether?

    #moan over #carryon