ilianai sure wish matrix was fucking usable
matrix makes me feel insane every time i think about it because the protocol is impossible to write new client code for so you get one of like five clients to choose from, of which the flagship can’t figure out how to stay in business or stop random regressions from happening release-to-release, and basic features you take for granted in discord/slack either don’t exist or have only just now passed the standards committee after a decade
i am sent a video, i cannot view it in element on my web browser, i have to open fluffychat on my phone, which does not decrypt notifications _even for unencrypted messages_ i am going to Fucking Lose It at this ecosystem
there is no fixing matrix at this point. learn lessons from it and build something new and move on. if only we had a chat ecosystem to discuss such a project on oh wait half the people with an interest in doing this won’t use anything else not even irc
if you are building a chat ecosystem here some basic deisgn rules you need to follow
1. no jank. the server needs to do all of the heavy lifting so that client applications can work smoothly. that means gnarly SQL queries and image/video transcoding for wide device support and to properly support a reduce motion setting for GIFs. you are not allowed to have a "dumb" server that simply glues clients together
1a. this means if you're doing e2e encryption it's gotta be well-designed from the start
i bring up reduce motion support under "jank" because matrix ostensibly has this at the protocol level and element ostensibly supports it, and yet about once a month at work someone posts an animated GIF that element animates despite my preferences. i don't even know how to file a bug because i don't know what's at fault.
"no jank" as a design rule also makes things more reliable on bad connections. there's a dead spot on my mobile provider through an area i walk through a lot; discord is marginally usable but no matrix client has ever succeeded in that zone. clients have to be smart about what they're fetching and not make a hundred requests that all fight each other for the tin can on a string i'm apparently holding
in conclusion please give me 50 million dollars to hire a bunch of trans people and give them healthcare so they can build a matrix/discord competitor that people actually want to use.
we won’t make your money back but we’ll put it to a better use than anyone else ever has.
Dormouse@iliana take those people, assemble a guard and I will give you the money that would otherwise become taxes.
One rule: no LGBTQ bullshit. Everyone who wants to quit the current system.
Natasha Nox 🇺🇦🇵🇸@dormouse759 @iliana "no LGBTQ bullshit"
Please elaborate what you mean by that. 'Cause right now that sounds really bad.
@Natanox @iliana That means if I were support to such a new system, it would must discriminate *not* based on sexual, psychological identity and/or sexual orientation.
Right now I feel like sitting on a wall between conservative douchebags and trans elitists.
It's the safest spot in the world though. Neither are able to hit me as both are missing all of the valid points.
@dormouse759 @iliana …are you a "meninist"? What you write sounds really, really weird.
"Trans elitists" <-- what?
"Trans elitists" <-- what?
@Natanox @iliana "meninist" sounds like a contradiction of what I said in the last post.
LGBT community tends to be very elitist and very exclusive towards people who themselves aren't gay, trans etc.
I liked that movement at first, felt like something that is supposed to say "Hey, being like this isn't bad.", but lately it seems like they are yet another bunch of ego-inflated pricks.
Please keep in mind that this opinion is heavily affected by individuals I have encountered online. (1/2)
@dormouse759 @iliana I see, so you're just talking about openly hostile, very loud & unreasonable people. Fair enough I guess, although in the current climate I'm almost surprised nobody already rethorically punched you given the previous posts can be taken *very* badly. Many have to fear for their life and wellbeing right now so they try to discern allies from enemies asap. It's a very bad climate to voice such criticism especially with this rather "unlucky" wording (no offense).
@Natanox @iliana Everyone has to fear for their life and wellbeing right now.
No matter how bad discrimination against any group is, there are worse issues in the world right now.
There's Putin, there's Trump, the planet is on fucking fire and we keep poisoning the ecosystem in the name of the great profit.
@dormouse759 @iliana Okay no, now you fucked up. Wtf, saying that while people are literally dying... keep your money and opinions.