[-] rob64@startrek.website 29 points 1 month ago

It worked out just fine for her. Gave him a chance to dig his own grave, which is what he did and what she wanted.

[-] rob64@startrek.website 76 points 6 months ago

That was a long walk for a short drink of "I've got nothing to hide."

[-] rob64@startrek.website 24 points 7 months ago
[-] rob64@startrek.website 24 points 8 months ago

I mean, what sane woman would be a Republican?

[-] rob64@startrek.website 23 points 1 year ago

You should love in Virginia instead. I hear that's exactly what it's for.

[-] rob64@startrek.website 20 points 1 year ago

Not far off: Futurama. "She's built like a steakhouse, but she handles like a bistro."

[-] rob64@startrek.website 37 points 1 year ago

Ain't that the truth. People act like charging for software is evil no matter what. There's a huge difference between a lone dev trying to earn a living and a huge corporation trying to wring every last ounce of profit out of their users. And there's probably degrees of nuance between those.

Especially if they seem like a reasonable person, wanting reasonable amounts for good work.

And that's the important context in this discussion. You've got a dev who's active in the community and who builds an app not only with great features and UI but with stability too. And he has a not insignificant user base that is familiar not just with his work but essentially with this exact app... It's reasonable for him to assume we'll see the value and be willing to pay. And he is correct.

I'm personally averse to subscription models, but again context matters. Reasonable rate and you know what you're getting. And I say this as a huge fan of both FOSS and socialism. I could have easily just let my DNS continue to filter out the ads, but I appreciate quality and believe it should be appropriately compensated.

[-] rob64@startrek.website 28 points 1 year ago

I was raised Catholic, but I've been an atheist for—oh fuck I'm old—more than half my life. But... Monastic life seems pretty dope. Why can't there be a secular order that's just devoted to knowledge/contemplation for its own sake (or the betterment of humanity). I know it kind of sounds like I'm describing a university, but I mean with the personal discipline, strong communal bond, and simple lifestyle.

[-] rob64@startrek.website 315 points 1 year ago

There's also the fact that there isn't an algorithm trying to keep you doomscrolling by promoting commercial content.

[-] rob64@startrek.website 25 points 1 year ago

And whenever you have a chart of historical data like this, you have to at least consider that an increase could be reflective of either improved diagnostic or record-keeping abilities.

[-] rob64@startrek.website 31 points 1 year ago

Using "so"instead of "that". This guy germans.

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