Hawke

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[–] Hawke 19 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago)

Yknow, while I 90% agree with you there seems to be some element between the technical genius (Wozniak) and the idiot businessman that is Tim Apple.

Jobs may have been a piece of shit but there’s something to be said for the uncompromising non-technical focus on UX that allowed Jobs to make the iPhone a success.

[–] Hawke 60 points 4 hours ago (6 children)

No… that the people running the show who should know how the businesses they make decisions for actually work.

The fact that google maps does not use a projection where direct routes appear as straight lines, that planes take great circle routes, and that there are hubs which make direct point-to-point flights less efficient should be no surprise to anyone, let alone the CEO of a logistics company, for whom it is literally their job to know how this shit works.

[–] Hawke 5 points 4 hours ago

I like having all my games in one place, on a platform where Linux “just works” and I don’t have to fuck around with it.

Eliminating third-party launchers sounds great in theory until you have 20 different half-baked second party launchers that serve no purpose other than being a barrier between me and the games.

[–] Hawke 1 points 13 hours ago (2 children)

Wisconsin here, when do we join Canada?

[–] Hawke 8 points 2 days ago

I prefer Quod Libet but I have fond memories of rhythmbox.

[–] Hawke 3 points 2 days ago

whipper is my goto for that.

[–] Hawke 7 points 2 days ago

“Without further due”…

… yeah …

[–] Hawke 14 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Does Matrix do solid voice chat?

Is it approachable to the non-technical user?

[–] Hawke 7 points 3 days ago

Okay that makes sense.

Thanks!

[–] Hawke 6 points 3 days ago (11 children)

“Gendered holidays”?

Is Christmas female now?

[–] Hawke 29 points 3 days ago (6 children)

Alright, what’re we moving to next?

(Thank God, it’s finally over)

Is Mumble still a thing?

[–] Hawke 5 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

And that’s why most (all?) things that are well-designed to provide external access have permalinks. Dropbox, Google, OneDrive…

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