At one point in my job I was effectively the translator between English speaking Indian software devs, and American project managers. If I can translate technical information into something understandable to a PM, and vague program specs into actionable technical requirements for the devs I think we’d actually be alright with the aliens.
Spez killed third party apps so he could track people and sell ads. First party apps were bad and getting worse. And the whole way it went down was just dishonest and shitty. I don’t wanna support that.
I also really enjoyed being able to see new content AND comment on it/interact with the community. That was the reason Reddit was cool to me. If I didn’t channel that energy towards something else I’d have ended up back on Reddit.
And the cherry on top, I love the idea of decentralized social networks. It’s better for the internet.
Johnny Craig, the former lead singer for the band Dance Gavin Dance. Dude has repeatedly fucked up and ripped off fans, but damn did he have a great singing voice.
And for the opposite, T-Pain and Post Malone. Both of them just seem like the coolest, and most chill people but their studio music is just not for me.
Aliens decide to communicate with us (lemmy.ca)
Aliens want to communicate and they decide to use you and your personality as the base model for all humans. Is this a good thing or a bad thing?
Corporate Censorship Bring You Here?
Pure curiosity:...
Task failed successfully? (lemmy.world)
Is there an artist whose work you love but was a shitty person?
It can sometimes be hard to separate the artist from their art. Are there any artists who were bad people but whose work you still enjoy?...
Pirate Site Blocking Demands Intensify in the US (torrentfreak.com)
Amazon Building its Own Linux-Based OS to Replace Android (www.omgubuntu.co.uk)
I lose mine last month :( (telegra.ph)
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Whoops… (i.imgur.com)