I didn't used to be a "militant" #FOSS user, but I've been bitten too many times by companies with #proprietarysoftware. For example, #Reason DAW, #Zbrush - both companies that decided to say fuck you to perpetual licenses. Now, I try to avoid any proprietary application. I recently went looking for a good notes app and everyone loves #Obsidian. As soon as I saw it was closed source, I noped out and settled on #Joplin. These companies will eventually fuck over customers so I won't waste my time.
It bugs me when people say “the thing is is that” (if you listen for it, you’ll start hearing it… or maybe that’s something that people only do in my area.) (“What the thing is is that…” is fine. But “the thing is is that…” bugs me.)...
Usually. But when it comes to free online content, you're often the subject or intended spreader of somebody's propaganda. Some rich asshole is willing to pay to ensure a story that serves their agenda is able to go viral, rather than good faith research/reporting that takes teams of people lots of time and work to figure out. Why doesn't #Reason magazine struggle with fundraising etc like other journalistic enterprises?
any good #DAW recs on #linux? i know #reason isn't available on linux and #flstudio is ok i guess. #lmms is cool but very limited and hard to work with. i like to click and write midi notes mostly. #musicproduction
“Do not hide behind such [altruistic] superficialities as whether you should or should not give a dime to a beggar. That is not the issue. The issue is whether you do or do not have the right to exist without giving him that dime.”
—#AynRand, from “Faith and Force: The Destroyers of the Modern World”
My own nuggets from the WebAIM 10th screen reader user survey…
A reminder that non-disabled SR users are probably not the ones to dictate how disabled SR users should consume content and patterns.
For context, I do not consider myself an advanced SR user and I am alarmed how much more I know than devs & testers I encounter who cavalierly assert what is and is not good for SR users.
Reality is a bitter pill when you’ve been fed a steady diet of religious fantasy. While life always was random, I felt safer when I could explain it as “God’s will” or “Satan’s handiwork.” I felt extremely exposed & vulnerable without my Cosmic Big Brother watching over me. Step by step, I learned to own my life. Divorcing religion is painful - but it’s also liberating. I love my life ♥️ #independence#criticalthinking#identity#reality#science#equality#reason#SecularHumanism#atheist#joy
"Logic" is used to carry many different, but associated, meanings. Its formal meaning usually refers to the discipline that allows us to examine an argument, and conclude that its structure is such that it can deliver a deduced and reliable conclusion when provided with sound premises.
In everyday usage, we often say "logic" when we are actually referring to Reason. I blame Mr Spock for that... 😐
@flexghost Zealotry replaces #GOP#Thought and #reason. Extremism is being normalized by a media who sees extremism winning and wants to ensure #access to #power. We’re in deep trouble.
You don't see faith healers working in hospitals for the same reason that you don't see psychics winning the lottery every week.
— Ricky Gervais #Science#Reason#Humanism
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.
So an employee who can't use the tool to the utmost because he didn't attend the "optional" training won't be held to account or compared to others who took the training? Unlikely.
What linguistic constructions do you hate that no one else seems to mind?
It bugs me when people say “the thing is is that” (if you listen for it, you’ll start hearing it… or maybe that’s something that people only do in my area.) (“What the thing is is that…” is fine. But “the thing is is that…” bugs me.)...