[-] mke@programming.dev 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

It sure would've been nice if any of those managers and engineers thought of that before creating this situation. If my decisions led to the company nearly losing one of its biggest products, I'd be fired on the spot. I wonder which Googlers got promoted for getting us here.

[-] mke@programming.dev 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Given the breadth and depth of evidence of him being a horrible person and holding favorable views towards fascism/nazism (see him flirting with every far-right movement), calling it misconstrued is misrepresenting reality. He knows what he did.

Unlike other commenters, I don't think you're necessarily a Nazi, but you are at least missing crucial information to make a proper judgment here. And, not to group you with them, but when you defend his Nazi salute, you're not in good company.

I hope you'll reconsider your stance.

[-] mke@programming.dev 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

If you want to see far right evils, all you need is to look at the news. The comment you replied to contains a straightforward example. Could you tell us which evils the far left is committing right now?

[-] mke@programming.dev 7 points 2 years ago

I think that's a pretty cheap PR.

And?

Ideally it should be rewritten to not to use pronouns.

Why? Linux kernel docs use pronouns and they, and they're fine. What's so special about Klingland that they need to keep pronouns out?

The PR is low effort and feels like it was deliberately done for attention.

Have you ever seen the piles of "good first issue" tags on github? Most newcomers start with simple changes, and documentation improvements are high up in being a user's first contribution. Do you have anything that suggests the person behind the PR had such intentions, beyond you thinking it's low effort?

[-] mke@programming.dev 6 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

There remains a significant enclave that rejects it, but yeah, it's definitely smaller than equivalent groups in other mentioned professions. Hopefully things won't get that far. I think the tech is amazing, but it's an immense shame that so many of my/our peers don't give a flying fuck about ethics.

[-] mke@programming.dev 6 points 2 years ago

Or have kids to "bring them closer together"

I've seen it, and it's horrifying. Like throwing gas at a fire to see if it goes out, because it's not as though things could get worse if they're wrong.

I hope newer generations manage to ditch older, screwed up ideas of what marriage is and realize the value of having a beloved partner, rather than whatever the hell I see some older people treating their spouses as.

[-] mke@programming.dev 6 points 2 years ago

Right? The tech-user bubble is funny, sometimes. The average TikTok user couldn't care less about privacy, they care about having an app that delivers the experience they want. The reason many aren't going to Instagram reels and Youtube shorts is because their algorithms and content are awful.

Similar vibes as "Why are Twitter users going to Bluesky and not Mastodon? Are they stupid?"

[-] mke@programming.dev 7 points 2 years ago

Sorry for responding to your serious comment with such a dumb thing, but shouldn't it be queerphobic or something else? I thought transphobia pertained to cases involving trans folk.

Could ask a search engine, but sometimes communities like this have a more nuanced answer.

[-] mke@programming.dev 7 points 2 years ago

Kagi seems like a circus. Search quality? It's interesting. Worth supporting? Up to you, but know that your money will still go to actual search result providers first, and what's left goes to people who care more about shirts than privacy.

[-] mke@programming.dev 6 points 2 years ago

Which marketing and better how, exactly?

Can anyone please point me an example of Bluesky marketing that isn't word of mouth or large-event headlines on the news?

[-] mke@programming.dev 6 points 2 years ago

No, I'm trying to reduce the influence of a problematic individual. The lawsuit has, and will have, more coverage.

[-] mke@programming.dev 6 points 2 years ago

Awesome stuff. Maybe there's still hope for a non WebKit, Blink, or Gecko browser in the Servo project after all.

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