Almost certainly not. It’s common in some communities for people to write their own image transcriptions.

Spot on!

Worse still is the pronunciation of “bologna”. How. Just how. None of you seppos have the right to tell me about how I pronounce “herbs” or “pecans”. Then again, our pronunciation of “lieutenant” is messed up.

This time it isn’t (I think)

DD Mon YYYY for human readability, YYYY-MM-DD for computer readability.

But that is the reality of most users today. They expect to have a GUI because it gives them the options right there, rather than having to go and learn what commands this particular system accepts. If you don’t cater to those users, like my parents, my friends, my grandparents, my teachers, and basically everyone I know who isn’t a computer nerd, and then expect them to “come to their senses” you will be very disappointed. Good design meets users where they’re at, it doesn’t expect them to “educate themselves.”

It shouldn’t be though. A command line interface is not user friendly for entry-level users, and until Linux UX designers realise this, Linux will never gain a greater market share. And we have seen this with Ubuntu, Mint, and other “user friendly” distros gaining popularity. I’m not saying that we should necessarily aim for broad-scale adoption of Linux as an end in itself, but more users means more support for Linux which means a better experience for all.

I’m always kinda impressed when people can fill silence with a lot of words without actually managing to say anything.

Wait wait wait what? This sounds interesting. Please elaborate

Seriously, it’s 2024. Everyone has to use technology now, so the software should reflect that. UX is probably one of the big barriers to widespread FOSS adoption.

As someone who used LaTeX in secondary school, this is definitely not applicable advice to everyone. Great if you’re doing maths or other technical subjects, but superfluous if you’re doing anything else. Doubly so for someone who isn’t a great typist.

Development approval, required by a council before you build something

Fun fact: you don’t need a DA for these*, so they are a hell of a lot cheaper to install. *Subject to jurisdiction

I know a guy like this. He’s a great guy, very competent, gives up his time for his community. Drives his Audi like a cunt though.

Gatekeeping like this holds Linux back from broader adoption

Blue. I wouldn’t change much about my life rn, but an extra 10mil would be awesome.

Now there’s a kind of open relationship I can get behind!

Sorry, I heard asbestos was toxic

Lemmy is like Reddit, but with an even greater concentration of Linux and FOSS nerds, so the likelihood is extremely low.

It’s rare and valuable and necessary, that’s why we should only be allowed one.