tetris11

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[–] tetris11@lemmy.ml 3 points 9 months ago

Thanks for the informed context -- I think my brain is just predisposed towards seeing such efforts as disingenuous, but I should learn to criticize companies after they do bad things, and not before.

[–] tetris11@lemmy.ml 4 points 9 months ago

Ah. You got one of those fancy yoyo's with disco lights and stuff. Mine just does walk the dog.

[–] tetris11@lemmy.ml 4 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

If you're a medical doctor, then it would be the Medieval private sector

[–] tetris11@lemmy.ml 20 points 9 months ago (1 children)

"We enjoyed the discussion in which the author disseminated the fallout from vanquishing their foes, but we found their choice of method ('Block out the Sun') derivative of prior work ('Burns et al, 2005’) without citation."

[–] tetris11@lemmy.ml 2 points 9 months ago

Oenology is the understanding that all differences can be resolved by ingesting copious amounts of spirits.

[–] tetris11@lemmy.ml 2 points 9 months ago

Classic Int-8 Minecraft

[–] tetris11@lemmy.ml 3 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

One of these is an unending exercise in humility and futility, and the other tries to solve abstract problems people were never even aware of.

[–] tetris11@lemmy.ml 34 points 9 months ago (3 children)

You're gonna yo-yo for another 6 years but every swing will be lower than the last, until you finally hit your mid-30s and adopt an "ah fuckit" approach to life.

[–] tetris11@lemmy.ml 1 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (2 children)

Well, that sounds promising at least. I hope their interests continue to align with their consumer-base for another 20 years, and doesn't nosedive into the CEO rot we've seen with Mozilla

[–] tetris11@lemmy.ml -2 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (4 children)

I'm not really. Who are these guys and why am I hearing about them on every social media outlet.

They're a company whose sole aim is to make money. Right now they're in the goodwill phase of building community trust, but what's their endgame? Is this an emerging market they're cornering.

I know these sound like sarcastic questions, but I'm genuinely wondering.

[–] tetris11@lemmy.ml 30 points 9 months ago

Smalltalk starter pack:

  • (during the day) "So how's your day going?"
  • (in the evening) "So how was your day?"
  • (before the weekend) "what you up to on Saturday?"
  • (before the week) "what's your week looking like?"

Easy small repeatable things that open people up. I use it on everyone, and I make sure that I care about the answer because I'm genuinely curuous

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