There are many large and #serious#problems in the world. Many people are victimized by the #system in a thousand different ways. This is not their story; it is not about their problems, but this should not be seen as minimizing them.
I'd like to talk about something a little closer to home: #employee#abuse in the #tech field. I've been in this field for <mumble> years and worked for tiny companies, medium consulting companies, large orgs, and as a one-man independent contractor.
In the past I've found #problems in #software, problems with #websites, with bureaucratic processes, some of which were significant, but they all pale in comparison to this one.
So earlier this evening, my partner got a notification that a #package had been delivered to our #CanadaPost#community#mailbox -- i.e. in a separate delivery from the usual mail during the day.
I went out to check, and indeed they had left the #key for package compartment "2B" in our box.
With the key snapped off right at the base of the big plastic "gas station bathroom key attached to a cinderblock" fob...
Yes. The inspector had previously told me they had loads of #problems from that guy, but of course very little could be done about it - #public#sector#unions in this country essentially make it #impossible to fire or even discipline their members, no matter how egregious, incompetent, or even malicious they are in the performance of their duties.
Of course, the bad apples are the exception, not the rule - but they ruin things for everyone.
Any other #programmers that can help me find motivation? At work it’s easier to set and achieve goals in a siloed environment. At home there’s too many options and idk what to do. Game design really intrigues me but I lack artistic creativity #coding#python
Do you have an #itch to #scratch? Most of my personal #projects (some publicly released, some not) come from wanting to solve my problems, my way. As you go about your usual life, take note of things that make you think "that's something a computer could do for me" or "it would be easier if...". I know this is kind of trite advice.
I've found it's difficult to make progress on #problems that I think I should want to work on, rather than things I actually want to work on.
If you live in the UK, and you are an omg.lol’er, and you’re using Mastodon at social.lol, and you are on the data network not WiFi, and you haven’t switched off adult content blocking, you can’t use Ivory or the web app.
Problematizations in Assisted Dying Discourse: Testing the “What's the Problem Represented to Be?” (WPR) Method for Critical Health Communication Research
Wendy Pringle, Front. Commun., 2019
"WPR is generative for critical health researchers because it shares the goal of challenging implicit and explicit causality and correlation within discourse. "
Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay said in a newly released interview he was “prejudiced against” for being a “rich, White billionaire” when he was arrested for driving while intoxicated in 2014.
Is every moment lived by an artist an instance of their art? Is every moment lived by any human an instance of their humanity? Where, when and how are these lines drawn? "Work friends" or "real friends"? #art#poetry#problems
@leonivek Yes yesterday was something going on with both, the page and the app as well, but only for a while, half of the hour or so.
Today looks like is down again. Since circa the hour I can't see anything there except for the spinning circle and tons of "empty" posts, without the pictures, text etc.
No idea what they are doing? There's no informations nowhere about some problems.
A quick check in on the Xiaomi 14, and while this is an awesome camera, it turns out I TOO have issues with condensation and the lens fogging up. Has YOUR Xiaomi suffered similar issues? Has Xiaomi fixed or exchanged your phone?
Mom called with phone problems. Her phone would not ring. The problem is that she turned her phone volume down. It took 17 minutes to walk her through turning the phone volume up.
More generally, I've encountered a lot of elderly people who can't manage the volume level on their phones.
When I complain about a product, your answer to just stop using it stinks, very badly.
Once in a while, I run into problems with this or that product. Sometimes, when I cannot find a solution, I post my issue to the fediverse, hoping someone will have the answer.
A lot of people don’t respond. This is entirely fine.
Some people respond with their own problem. That’s also fine.
Some people respond that they swear never to use the product in question again. Yes, this is entirely fine, too. I’m in favor of you making the decision to not use this product again.
However, some people come to tell me that I should not use the product I’m using. This is it. This is the entirety of their response. They don’t suggest something else, they just shit on the product.
How is this at all useful?
You’ve not solved my problem. In fact, you’ve compounded my problem. You say not to use the product I’m using. Okay. What is the alternative? Ah, well, you did not say, did you? You’re leaving me with the task of having to find the alternative. Your answer stinks.
Once in a while someone come up with an alternative. At least this person is trying to be useful. It is entirely fine to toss an alternative at me, if it is done humbly. That is, if it is done with the understanding that your choice may not be adequate for me. This is fine.
What is definitely not fine is those asshats who insist that I should their own favored product without any inkling that maybe their product is not fine for me. I’ve been on this planet long enough to know that when someone says just use this instead, it is likely that I’m going to run into problems, if not a downright dead end. Your answer stinks.
You want examples?
“WordPress stinks! Just use write.as.”
I tried write.as. It stank, even more than WordPress. I’m not a fan of WordPress, but it gets the job done.
“Chrome stinks! Just use Firefox.”
I actually did the move. Firefox is my primary browser now. However, I forgot how many sites won’t work with Firefox. Yes, I know that this is something that shouldn’t happen in 2024, but here we are. I cannot use any teleconferencing software with Firefox reliably. (Jitsi might work, but I haven’t tried it with many people, so I don’t really know.)
I’ll also add that I most likely have spent time considering the flaws you found in the product I’m using. I’ve most likely also spent time considering alternatives and found them lacking. I especially love it when someone shoves in my face an alternative I’ve already rejected.
You’re not informing me about anything I did not already know. If your answer is among those I declared to be stinking above, your answer stinks too. Even if I don’t tell you to your face. Your answer stinks.
Two problems in the expert evaluation of grant applications seem insurmountable to 🇩🇪 scientists: 1) difficulties in choosing between equally acceptable proposals, and 🥁 2) nepotism. Crossed out, sorry 🤐 - "illegal problems due to networks".
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This Mike Patton as Britney Spears Thing Proves AI Must Be Stopped
Your scientists were so preoccupied with whether or not they could, they didnt stop to think if they should...
Wayland usage has overtaken X11 (lemmy.world)
Source: linux-hardware.org/?view=os_display_server...