Apparently the German government paid Microsoft 198 million Euro for software licenses in 2023 alone…and all I can think of is the good that such a large sum could do if instead it was donated to the Linux foundation and various other #FOSS projects. 😳
@matt yeah obviously it’s not going to be as easy as „switch everyone to Linux from one day to the next“—especially since like you said there’s potentially glaring issues. But I’m sure they’d be able to work something out, maybe keep some Windows licenses around for workstations where accessibility is non-negotiable while putting some of the freed funding into the development of accessibility stacks for Linux. I’m sure just a single million of funding could already do so much good. 😊
@amxmln In fact, the Sovereign Tech Fund, which I believe is affiliated with the German government, already provided a million in funding to the GNOME Foundation, and that is paying for my current accessibility work among several other things.
That feeling when you really want to get a @frameworkcomputer because you really love what the company is trying to do but can’t justify buying yet another laptop. 😅
Maybe I’ll let myself be swayed all the way once there’s a German keyboard with a super key instead of the Windows key available. 😉
And for what it’s worth, I don’t mind rounded display corners at all. 👌
Where do you guys get your design inspiration from these days? I’m especially interested in #web and #app design. I used to use Dribbble a lot in the past, but it seems to have shifted towards illustrative content and there’s just a lot to sift through before finding something in my niche. 🤔
My #iPhone is barely half a year old and already the haptic motor seems to be failing? 😳 There’s a sharp clicking sound / rap on the back of my phone on some vibrations. Seems unrelatedly the actual strength of the haptic feedback and only happens about once in every three or four vibrations, but it’s concerning.
I remember a time when I was excited about #GoogleIO, but for a few years now, it’s always felt like a drawn out death rattle with repeating information, cringe jokes and performances, and innovation that feels like it’s trying very hard to convince people of its usefulness when actually it’s just empty promises. 😅
@amxmln yeah, I still do some web dev in my free time to keep an eye on its progress and it's a lot better than it used to be, for sure. It'll be interesting to see where we are in 5-10 years now that smartphones have basically stopped any meaningful innovation and are mostly commodities now. Well, I say that no meaningful innovation has happened but new tooling like Jetpack Compose has made it easier than ever to make native apps. No one has quite cracked the cross platform enigma yet either
@billy yeah cross-platform-ness is a big reason I like the web. I feel like it’s the only true way to offer something on almost any platform from the same code base. Plus, using HTML and CSS for UIs just feels right to me. 😅
That being said, I haven’t done much native development, so I can’t really say how things are going on that front.
I really wish websites would stop automatically showing me an AI translated version of their content. Yes, my OS is set to German, but that doesn’t mean I want to read technical content in German as well, especially when it’s obviously badly translated by a LLM. 😒
At the beginning of the year, I started walking on a walking pad for three hours while working every day. Today it started making horrible noises. Now I’m sad. 😔
@vdvestelle sounds more like the motor is giving out or something got bent and is causing friction, I’ve oiled the belt, let’s see how it sounds tomorrow, but since it’s barely five months old, perhaps I’ll be able to get it fixed under warranty. 🤔
Although having to skip that thing anywhere scares me. 🤣😅