i want smaller applications with fewer updates made by people who are paid more to produce less code and i'm not kidding

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@eniko this sounds exactly like my kinda job (well except the paid part)

*Looks at my projects which have an update every few months with few features*

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@eniko I can switch on a BBC micro and load View in less time than I can wake my Windows 11 laptop and load MS Word. Seems that the faster computers become; the longer it takes to do the same things with them.

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@eniko +9001%
I want smaller, auditable, reproduceable and simple systems!

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@jhooper @eniko if you work remote you can nap whenever you want

source: I do this every day

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@eniko I miss the days where getting an update was like christmas. Now I mumble to myself 'what did you mess up this time..'

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@eniko And fewer applications. Today I learned that Ubuntu now has Snapshot, as well as screenshot but that Snapshot shows up as Camera, though it didn't when it was called Cheese. This happened 2 years ago.

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@eniko Agreed! Updates are becoming an annoyance, like a swarm of gnats.

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posts on mastodon can't blow up they said

mastodon has low engagement they said

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@eniko looks like copying being the highest form of flattery is also possible in the fediverse https://donotsta.re/objects/67cb9b8d-ff23-4e10-8af3-f26ec1c50ac3

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@pouncy_panda eh, that one's a bit different from mine so i wouldn't jump to conclusions

though even if someone copied it verbatim, in this case i'd probably just be happy to see this thought spreading further

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@eniko lets see how long this takes to become a meme then

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@pouncy_panda hopefully someone shops it into a video game character image

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@eniko God my poor server (a laptop in a closet) would probably just explode if I made a post with that much engagement.

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@me i'm glad i decided i wasn't going to self host >_>

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@eniko @pouncy_panda i instantly knew the perfect image for this and knew it had to be done (i used deathgenerator.com)

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@maia @eniko @pouncy_panda
Ooh this inspired me to meme it in this format:

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@eniko the fun thing is that even the non-techies want that!
But instead some racers or people who only look at the competition decide we must deliver faster...

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@eniko
Skill issue, says I.

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@eniko

We really need to go back to programs and libraries written with the Unix philosophy in mind

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@travis_nice @datarama @eniko

I don't know, I'm pretty happy with the calendar feature on my fridge