Mastodawn

Do you work on code? Do you code with other people? Your main branch is a commons. If the build for main is broken, it's up to everyone to fix it. It doesn't matter who broke it. Save that discussion for the post mortem so you can figure out how they were able to break it, so you can fix it, so it doesn't happen again.

And celebrate whoever fixed it, because they performed a service to the community. Thank you for fixing the build for everyone!

And then celebrate that whoever broke it found a loophole, because loopholes are cool. Thank you for finding a weakness in the system!

And celebrate solving the mystery and closing the loophole, because solving mysteries with friends is awesome, and now your system is more resilient.

This isn't hard, and it should be fun. #team #software #fun #dammit #oldManShakesFistAtSky

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Manc AvGeek Oct 16

@Dero_10 @welshpixie It might just be that im stuck in my ways - ive been on Gimp 2.8.x for... must be a decade now, as the plugins i use just work, and give me near enough 1-click acess to a look and feel that i like, whereas everything changed in the versions after - those plugins dont work, and what would be 10 minutes editing on 2.8 is now 20+ minutes because everything else has moved.
#OldManShakesFistAtSky

Paul Flo Williams Jun 13, 2025

I feel #Strava have really stuffed us photo enthusiasts in the latest version. I enjoy using Strava as a diary of runs, with long descriptions and plenty of photos, also with descriptions. Photos used to be scrollable, top to bottom, with descriptions under each one. But now, you have to click a photo twice to get to the description. I can’t help but think that no one is going to do that. Perhaps time to invest some effort in #FitTrackee, if that is fedi enabled? #running #OldManShakesFistAtSky

Zac Dec 21, 2022

Why do businesses not use email more to communicate with customers? I have to arrange to have a window replaced and I need to work through a phone tree and then leave a message for a person. Then I have to carry my phone around until they call so I don't play phone tag.

This is why we don't have Jet Packs and Flying Cars. We can't even get people to use email FFS

#OldManShakesFistAtSky

Zac Nov 19, 2022

I posted a bit of an apology to the folks at Automatic that worked on the Gutenburg editor for Wordpress. It really isn't anywhere near as bad as I said it was.

https://zacgaming.wordpress.com/2022/11/19/a-public-apology-to-the-wordpress-gutenburg-team/

#WordPress #Gutenburg #OldManShakesFistAtSky

A public apology to the WordPress Gutenburg team

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Quasimondo ♾Nov 17, 2020

I know, I know, every teenage generation gets the manufactured pop icons they deserve, optimized to extract the maximum amount of money out of them. But does it really have to be an "AI" cutsey-doll with a maximum-likelihood agenda this time around? 🤢 #OldManShakesFistAtSky

A public apology to the WordPress Gutenburg&nbsp;team

A public apology to the WordPress Gutenburg team