Post At6EkFGVCSUlwjXNp2 by onepict@chaos.social
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(DIR) Post #Ahv2o5ZsWNPdpnkxpw by onepict@chaos.social
2024-04-22T13:02:19Z
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"Computers aren't the thing. They're the thing that gets us to the thing".Joe MacMillanHalt and Catch Fire Pilot.
(DIR) Post #At0CgiC6KpoNeXuHNQ by onepict@chaos.social
2024-05-18T19:43:59Z
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@deadsuperhero every single series of it also shows the push and pull of community vs business.Even in the first series when Cameron left.We see it even more so as the idea of how communities form online expands.Which you know very well. It's why scale is a practical consideration, but we loose what makes our online communities great.
(DIR) Post #At0CvfrzG97imtdJrc by onepict@chaos.social
2024-04-22T13:52:01Z
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@trdebunked I think tech always has an element of almost mysticism to outsiders.Like with politicians thinking we can come up with a magic key so they can still have encryption but they can access those messages.Or tech bros thinking they can automate moderation.Take the magic away and it's clear that humans are inflicting their idea of what a society should be.Computers aren't magic, but a lot of people think they are.
(DIR) Post #At0CvoLhjXeF5NbAIK by onepict@chaos.social
2024-04-22T13:54:08Z
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@trdebunked But I take that quote as meaning we want to put some form of our hearts into what we do.I don't want to build a tool that enables soulless decision making without accountability.But I also think if you can't put your joys into what you do, it's never going to be that great either. True joy to me is being able to share that experience of joy with others.
(DIR) Post #At0CvwujtAQTeM3G0u by onepict@chaos.social
2024-04-22T13:58:41Z
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@trdebunked When you focus on the line goes up and tech just taking over everything, you've made computers the thing.You ignore the other things. You've not really got joy. Only the need to win over others.
(DIR) Post #At6EjxGu6E7a8laRwu by onepict@chaos.social
2024-04-22T15:56:42Z
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@tangeek It definatley has a real resonance for me now.There's a truth to why a lot of us are in FOSS or even why we code. It's about finding the world around us unacceptable. So we want to change it.Any way we can. Sometimes I feel some of us have forgotten that feeling.
(DIR) Post #At6EkFGVCSUlwjXNp2 by onepict@chaos.social
2024-04-22T14:12:18Z
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@trdebunked I don't regret my path. The computer science degree was needed.
(DIR) Post #At6EkblnWmbJkALgem by dusnm@fosstodon.org
2024-04-22T14:23:14Z
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@darkwiiplayer @onepict You absolutely don't have to. I enjoy the craft and if my creations happen to be useful to someone that's a bonus in my book.I limit "useful" software to my professional work only. What I do in my free time, I do for myself, out of love for my craft.There is beauty in building something and watching it come alive from essentially nothing but your abstract thought.
(DIR) Post #At6Ekd28pVGhf90Flo by onepict@chaos.social
2024-04-22T14:25:58Z
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@dusnm @darkwiiplayer I've often thought about the difference between copyshops that do like clip art and artists.I know some coders who are like artists, they code for the thing they want to see in the world.But we also have the day job, where we code for the same thing that's in the world at the moment.I like the idea of coding for the world that could be. Because thats encoding the change you want to see in the world.
(DIR) Post #At6EkdrBli6MDSt1Ky by dusnm@fosstodon.org
2024-04-22T14:58:07Z
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@onepict @darkwiiplayer I would say, if I'm allowed to go on a bit of a tangent, that the real curse of programming as a hobby is that it can turn into a day job, because our world runs on software.My hobby is joyful, relaxing, cathartic and beautiful.My job is boring, stressful, unrewarding and a pale reflection of my hobby, but it pays the bills.
(DIR) Post #At6Ekf679hdQ42sSEy by onepict@chaos.social
2024-04-22T15:49:17Z
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@dusnm @darkwiiplayer This is why I'd like UBI, when you do the think you love for a paycheck it does get a bit stressful.http://onepict.com/20240409-sustain.html