HobbitFoot

HobbitFoot , 3 months ago to Comic Strips in XXX

This memo could have been an email.

HobbitFoot , 3 months ago to Technology in Lemmy's Image Problem

Given that the developers have publicly stated that there should be tons of instances run by anyone, pushing that much responsibility to admins with command line access is only asking for problems.

HobbitFoot , 3 months ago to Technology in Is TV Dead? Global TV Shipments Hit a Decade Low in 2023

4K came out in 2012 and 8K just isn't that popular, in part due to content issues but also people's eyesight. If you don't need a new TV now, why would you buy an upgrade?

HobbitFoot , 3 months ago to Technology in Reddit wants to raise $748M with IPO, sets value at $6.4B

Why buy a company that can't make money and intentionally kills decent revenue streams?

HobbitFoot , 3 months ago to Technology in Consumer first; Citizen second

Also I can't pirate my vacuum cleaner.

Yet

HobbitFoot , 4 months ago to Technology in PSA: You can't delete photos uploaded to Lemmy. So don't (accidentally) upload a nude

I mention a new tech stack because Beehaw brought it up as an option and a lot of people have commented on the difficulty of development in this environment.

HobbitFoot , 4 months ago to Technology in X walks back its misgendering policy after right-wing complaints

So this means you can misgender them back, right?

HobbitFoot , 4 months ago to Technology in PSA: You can't delete photos uploaded to Lemmy. So don't (accidentally) upload a nude

Based on what I've seen on the public facing part of the developer side, I get the feeling this isn't the kind of group that can build the kind of organization required to make this sustainable in the long run.

I'm just waiting for when Beehaw releases that they've given up on Lemmy and have created a new tech stack.

HobbitFoot , 4 months ago to Memes in The Extra Mile

Crabs in a bucket makes sense for the staff, but not the management. Management should be judging with outputs in mind.

HobbitFoot , 4 months ago to Memes in The Extra Mile

Sounds like shitty management.

HobbitFoot , 4 months ago to Memes in The Extra Mile

Why do you think there is so much disparity between your bosses and your clients?

HobbitFoot , 4 months ago to Technology in PlayStation is laying off 900 staff across Naughty Dog, Insomniac and other studios

I feel like some bean counter figured out somewhere that the big money is making a Skinner box instead of the older model of a basic game combined with DLC.

HobbitFoot , 4 months ago to Technology in Threads widens the gap with X, with triple the daily downloads on iOS | TechCrunch

People are downloading X?

HobbitFoot , 4 months ago to Technology in Why widespread tech layoffs keep happening despite a strong U.S. economy

Unemployment is still low. The stock market is still high. Inflation is down to below historic averages.

The raw numbers look good. And if you want to complain about inequality, unions have been winning major concessions in a lot of their contracts recently, so wages have been going up as well.

HobbitFoot , 4 months ago to Technology in Why widespread tech layoffs keep happening despite a strong U.S. economy

What do you drive?