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[–] [email protected] 22 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

It really was. I was excited about new tech back then, and what it could do for me.

Now? Everything has to be "smart" and tied to the cloud, pointlessly tied to a subscription, has to harvest data about me, and is generally working against me on all fronts.

At some point between the mid 2000's and today, I went from a hardcore tech enthusiast to a quasi-Luddite.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Don't forget AI is now the term for anything a computer does.

My ideal tech future is a log cabin, no electricity, in a self-sustaining farm deep in the woods.

Not to mention those old school CRTs were really terrible for the eyes

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Don't forget AI is now the term for anything a computer does.

That's one of my biggest pet peeves when I'm interviewing new hires. They'll say things like "In my previous position, I wrote bots for [business purpose]".

Bot? No, you wrote a script. I realize it's a matter of semantics, lol, but words have meaning.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)
  • bot = script
  • app = website
  • ai = algorithm
  • planet scale = message queue
  • full stack = have access to stack overflow / gpt
  • real time = eventually
  • serverless = servers
  • cloud scale = expensive servers
  • functionless = slow servers, and functions
  • stateless = stateful
  • functional = side effects, everywhere
  • dataframes = sqlite
[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Also in love with 90s tech aesthetics

[–] Zahille7 4 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

There's a channel who designed and made his own trackball controller from concept to prototype, and I've been really curious to try it since I saw the video. The thing looks like it came right out of a 90s video game ad

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

There's also the Ploopy, which is modern-oriented but a competent DIY trackball.

[–] Jackhammer_Joe 1 points 1 week ago

And don't forget the Plumbus