Eniko Fox
Tech went wrong when it stopped labeling stuff as wizards
Mar 18 at 11:30amWeb
Show thread🌸 Ⓐnarkitty lumi-nhac  3d ago
@eniko the wizard is installing your fedi server
Show threadsabik3d ago
@lumi @eniko
why is it always wizard i want an install bard or install rogue or install barbarian
Show thread🌸 Ⓐnarkitty lumi-nhac  3d ago
@sabik @eniko all genders are valid
Show threadHJVT3d ago
@sabik @lumi @eniko install wizard, uninstall rogue
Show threadjerry3d ago

@sabik @lumi @eniko

install bard = limewire
install rouge = malware
install barbarian = Those 1001 games CDs they used to make

Show threadJari Komppa 🇫🇮3d ago
@jerry @sabik @lumi @eniko
rogue = webreaper
Show threadMaypop the Dragon3d ago
@jerry @sabik @lumi @eniko they made 1,001 games CDs? how did they fit all the games on the CD?
Show threadjerry3d ago

@maypop_neocities @sabik @lumi @eniko the games were exceptionally small and exceptionally basic (shovelware) or shareware game compilations (think free demos)

1001 was a bit of an exaggeration, usually those came on 2 disks.

Example: https://archive.org/details/gog-1001

Galaxy of Games 1001 (eGames) (2005) : eGames : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

Galaxy of Games 1001Developers on Disc ImagePublished by eGamesIncludes both disc ISO files

Internet Archive
Show threadMaypop the Dragon3d ago
@jerry @sabik @lumi @eniko i wonder if you could fit 1,001 good games if they used procedurally generated assets and lots of shared code…
Show threadleberschnitzel3d ago

@sabik with install barbarian I just imagine a gigantic person slamming an extra drive into my PC and hammering it in, with the software pre-installed...

@lumi @eniko

Show threadNazo3d ago
@sabik @lumi @eniko We get those. Install bard is when there's a big fanfare about an update. Everyone does that a little. Install rogue is when something is quietly snuck in and we don't even find out about it later. A lot of corporations are getting good at that. And install barbarian is what Microsoft does...
Show threadalina cyborg mouse 3d ago
@sabik @lumi @eniko trust this mouse, you do not want an install barbarian
Show threadGwen the Loitering Fox 3d ago
@0 @sabik @lumi @eniko install barbarian: overwrites all binaries in your system with the one being installed, so that this way you will use the new program to open the desired file type (and also every other file type)
Show threadcurtmack3d ago
@sabik @lumi @eniko with an install rogue you have to navigate the dungeon of your computer to install the product, fighting monsters (viruses, bloated cache files, etc.) along the way
Show threadgrawity3d ago

@sabik @lumi @eniko some old GNOME apps used to have a first-launch "Setup Druid" or "Configuration Druid"

http://ftp.iij.ad.jp/pub/linux/centos-vault/3.9/docs/html/rh-cs-en-3/s1-netfs-nfsdruid.html

https://code.gnucash.org/website/docs/v1.8/C/gnucash-guide/basics_interface1.html

(I don't have a direct screenshot of the one I've seen myself unfortunately, so here's one from old manuals)

Show threadLúmëcolca3d ago
@sabik @lumi @eniko
The installation druid has encountered an error: not enough birds.
Show threadbovaz3d ago
@sabik @lumi @eniko Most things now have an install rogue, stealing your credentials and data.
Show threadj_bertolotti3d ago

@sabik Barbarians do not know how the Daemon work, and will just try to slay it (Rogues know, but you shouldn't trust them).
@lumi @eniko

(edit: typos)

Show threadeclexic3d ago
@sabik @lumi @eniko is an install sorcerer a vibe coded install wizard? "Ya, feels like everything is there; just run it, it'll be fine."
Show threadRunner 🏳️‍⚧️3d ago
@sabik @lumi @eniko install rogue is when it asks you if you want to install a toolbar or bondi buddy
Show threadHoward Chu @ Symas3d ago

@sabik @lumi @eniko

Conan, what is best in life?

to crush your dependencies, see them installed before you, and hear the lamentation of their release notes.

Show threadJargoggles3d ago
@sabik @lumi @eniko
Feels like I'm using an install warlock whenever I have to use something from a large tech company.
Show threadJanek @ IndieDev.site3d ago
@eniko Fox Wizard will now install your tail
Show threadPhie Lux 3d ago

@eniko I made a commit yesterday with the message, "Sync settings is now a wizard. Magical!"

I'm doing my part!

Show threadCassandrich3d ago
@eniko I was in the wizard hating camp. Give me a complete form view where I can see in advance all the options before I get into sunk cost.
Show threadCassander3d ago
@eniko When was the last time the guru meditated, anyway?
Show threadMaypop the Dragon3d ago
@eniko perhaps we should come up with even more fantasy-based tech terms and it'll make everything even better. for example, we could call long-lived background processes "daemons." or something. nah that's dumb.
Show threadMaypop the Dragon3d ago
@eniko calling the network "ether" would be a pretty good fantasy thing. like a sort of ether net.
Show threadFarbs3d ago
@eniko I was so glad we made the between missions menu flow in Void Bastards a wizard. It could easily have been a clusterfuck hub menu with buttons to go process your loot, build stuff at the workshop, zoom around on the star map, change your loadout, and board whatever ship you're at. And I would have forgotten or just not bothered to do lots of those things lots of the time. But the wizard made me visit each step, highlighted opportunities, and forced decisions by not offering defaults.
Show threadFarbs3d ago
@eniko Anyway blah sorry I know this wasn't your point, but gee I love wizards.
Show threadRichard Hendricks3d ago
@eniko Serendipity!