Major self report on use of Aloha
MrPoopyButthole
joined 2 years ago
As a graphic designer, I knew at a glance that nobody was paid to make that stupid "x".
If a client as big as Twitter asked me for an X logo I'd be so fucking depressed. It would be such a pain to make a proper logo like that without looking exactly like a dozen other ones, because it's hack and has been done to death.
The X everything app is literally some high school composition notebook doodle shit Elon has been clinging to for over 20 years. He's like the dad from the movie Holes that thinks he's a great inventor, but just keeps catching the house on fire and stinking up the place.
BABA IS BEG
This is not only an ad written by a hack, it contributes to widespread gaslighting on what our phones do.
It's well documented that our phones are always listening and sending keywords to advertisers.
Battery life is the single biggest indicator of how invasive our phone are.
If you're old enough to remember flip phones, you know they'd last easily days, to a week, or even longer between charges.
Even as Blackberrys came about with GPS navigation, WiFi, Bluetooth, etc, the battery life stayed about the same. Over time we've expanded the ability of those features, but we've also made them all significantly more power-efficient.
Some argue all the "always-on" features for optimizing signal and spontaneous device pairing is responsible, but these can all be turned off.
Even with all the Android Dev settings optimized for minimum background activity and all apps restricted, an S22 Ultra with 5000 mah battery will burn through most of its capacity in your pocket in a day.
Worth mentioning how tiny flip-phone batteries were too. A 500-900mah battery would take a flip-phone through a week where a modern smartphone with a 5000mah battery barely lasts a day.
Met Robert Patrick (best known as the T-1000 from Terminator 2).
He had a booth at a Horror convention. I knew nothing about the convention and didn't know a ton about his other work, but his local agent asked their local family if they knew a Graphic Designer because the booth posters for Robert and Billy Boyd got lost in luggage.
I eneded up being a last minute call for help, had the agent send me what official images they had, and threw together what I could in an hour or two so I could get it to a printer in time.
Was right by Robert at his booth all day, interacting with his fans. He seems like he probably has some political views I'd disagree with, but I've never seen anyone spend time with fans like him. He truly put the time and work in with every single person in that line.
Had no clue how many diverse fandoms he was part of. He seems strongheaded, but very professional and super loving to the people that show up for him.
Got to have lunch with him and Billy Boyd that day, and they're total dorks together in the best way. Billy Boyd is 100% the sweetest man and it was hilarious realizing he had voiced Chuckie.
When I'm in that pit, most good advice isn't helpfull.
What is helpful is to acknowledge that the pendulum of this cold and indifferent universe swings both ways.
When you're deep in the shit, and you see all the walls crumbling down, and you feel how fleeting all the good things are, just remember that the bad things are just as fickle and fleeting.
The world has been ending since it began. It's important to pay attention, notice, and do your part when the opportunity presents itself. It's equally important to remember that none of the apocalyptic events in human history has ended humanity yet. When you can't stop ruminating on the lowest points of your life, remember that you've been through all of that, and you're still here.
Life is a struggle, and a beautiful mess. Nobody is ever "done" with the hard parts, but we're never "done" with the good parts either.
Take a deep breath and remember that you'll never get dealt a good hand if you cash out, and you're never playing alone.
If a business can't afford to pay a living wage to its laborers for a a fair price to its customers, let it die. That's what capitalism is for my doors.
If the business is so special and important that letting it die would mess yo shit up, then make it a publicly owned service. That's what organized government is for doods.
10/10 Best commentary I've heard on both topics 🤌
Suffering From Success
As someone with ADHD, I'm always trying to be Batman in this situation.
I'm more technologically inclined than most learn to be, and I'm constantly seeking new ways to automate tasks I struggle with through gadgets and strategy.
Unfortunately, no matter how "high-tech" or "clever" I get, I'll probably always feel like the people I'm running with are Superman just because they can run an errand without derailing their entire day.
That's why in the rare moments when I exceed my own expectations, I'm sure to let out a gravelly "I'm Batman" out if self-respect
Remember in the frenzy after Kavanaugh was added, when that one guy drove out to his house with a weapon in a briefcase? But then he thought about life in prison, his family, and then caved and turned himself in?
Fast forward a bit through the many mangled Supreme Court rulings and the overturning of Roe v Wade.
Crazy to think what could be different in the world. When you think about it, the entire future of American politics and culture would shift dramatically overnight if just two Supreme Court justices were to suddenly cease to exist.
Wild stuff.
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