@egg_irl_bot - This one hits a little close to home....
Revenge is a dish best served....
When the #Jira ticket says "as a user, I want a cheeseburger" and the devs don't bother actually reading the #UserResearch docs before executing
Physical copies of the book have arrived, and it's officially out in a month (https://nyupress.org/9781479818310/the-two-revolutions/)!
Just in case, here's a non-exhaustive list of things in it you may enjoy if you are Extremely Online (in no particular order):
- Ancient Internet drama
- Crossdressing Star Trek fanfic
- Clipart
- Glamour Shots
- Classic Usenet flamewars
- Epic flounces
- Overuse of the word "cyber"
- Tortoiseshell cats
Thanks to efforts by volunteers Nosamu and bai0, the Internet Archive's flash emulation just jumped generations ahead.
Mute/Unmute works. The screen resizes based on the actual animation's information. And for a certain group who will flip their lid:
We can do multi-swf flash now!
A pile of previously "broken" flashes will join the collection this week.
It’s amazing to think how much digitization has made it less likely content will last beyond a generation. Writing on stone tablets last hundreds to thousands of years. An Atari cartridge or Betamax tape is almost impossible to consume today if you aren’t a collector of classic electronics.
I used to think my kids and grandkids would read my blog posts and tweets. Now I doubt Medium or Twitter will still be around in ten years.
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@zx3 - As someone currently plowing through jobs looking for work before the insurance ends, and someone who reccently lost a pet, and someone who recently got a medical condition, and someone who has tried to get a creative career sidelined by life repeatedly, holy shit do I feel you on this. Take care out there, Zeddie. Much love.
@Calixthe@bostonsocial.online The objective of the US health insurance system is not to provide healthcare. It is to avoid paying out money.
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