ProgrammingSocks

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[–] ProgrammingSocks@pawb.social 18 points 12 hours ago (21 children)

I don't really care that much either way for speed cameras. They work in a very limited fashion, but they punish the poor the most, and the money goes to cops.

At the end of the day speed cameras are a solution to a problem that doesn't need to exist. We are failing to use technology available to us for basically no reason - we already know how to slow people and calm traffic without any kind of economic/punitive incentive.

I don't see why not. The only difference between how most people use Spotify and the radio is that on Spotify it's an algorithm and not a person. The majority of users are just using generated playlists anyways.

Yessongs if you like that kind of thing.

[–] ProgrammingSocks@pawb.social 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

I agree, I have absolutely 0 issue with patiently leading people through a process. Even if they're a bit confused or unsure, as long as they are honestly listening and trying, I will try my best to explain things in a way they can understand. The thing that pisses me off is when people go all learned helplessness and try to get you to do it for them instead. No, I want you to try and learn it for yourself. If it doesn't stick, I'll patiently guide you again. Just try. Believe me, people of any age can "get" technology or refuse to learn. It's a mindset

I will make an exception, and that's when I'm dealing with people who literally cannot learn. If you have dementia or a severe learning impairment that's a different story, usually those folks will have someone else who can learn for them though.

[–] ProgrammingSocks@pawb.social 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Yes, working in tech I've personally encountered this lots and it never stops personally pissing me off. It's a facet of learned helplessness. It's pretty clearly a way to get other people around them to do things for them. They probably don't see it as manipulative but it is, albeit in a pretty minor way.

[–] ProgrammingSocks@pawb.social 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Just so I understand what you're saying here, you're saying that Aboriginal people are genetically predisposed to being criminals? Are you aware that is, without exaggeration, something the Nazis believed and used actively to justify atrocity? Textbook eugenics

[–] ProgrammingSocks@pawb.social 16 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

It's so tiring. What's to be done about Danielle's blatantly corrupt (and fascistic) government when everyone around her is on board?

[–] ProgrammingSocks@pawb.social 7 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Bad news from a lifelong Albertan: I've seen MAGA gear here from other lifelong Albertans. The problem has already leaked here. But tbh I still would be in favour of barring MAGA from Canada on the basis that they threatened our sovereignty.

But for good news, MAGA are woefully bad at pretending to be normal and can't help but to bring up their deranged politics at the dinner table.

[–] ProgrammingSocks@pawb.social 8 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Agreed. Build more dense housing, incentivize more public transit, and plan for both of those things to become higher in demand (and close the TFW minimum wage loophole), then we can start inviting folks into our country again to provide us the value that they objectively can.

[–] ProgrammingSocks@pawb.social 2 points 3 weeks ago

Maybe it's not so great how monolithic systemd is, but it has brought a lot of great functionality to the Linux world. Not as if Linux has ever been married to the Unix philosophy anyways.

[–] ProgrammingSocks@pawb.social 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

If we can't feed the people we have, why are supermarkets dumping bleach on perfectly good food? Sounds like an artificial problem to me.

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