OT: Thread About Nothing (part # who cares)

[Blender]

I don't like change.

 

[Incharge1976]

How did you activate dark mode?

I went and changed the style in my preferences to dark and it's still light as fk.

I added "Super Dark Mode" as an add-on in chrome and turned on dark mode for the site. There are other add-ons that work similar.

 

[Incharge1976]

The new update broken the code they have written on top of the Xenforo site dealing with the old website design. Once they fix whatever issues there are with the code due to the change in the API, the site will be back to normal. I hate dealing with APIs.

 

[Saugus]

Tech has spent the last five or so years going exclusively in the direction of getting worse so that they can keep you on their platform for longer so that they can get more money. It's the basis of what some tech industry podcaster calls "the rot economy."

I like Cory Doctorow’s evocative phrase: “the enshittification of everything”. Feels very on the nose for our current era.

 

[MadDevil]

I feel like I've time warped back like 15 years with how this place looks.

 

[None Shall Pass]

This is a truly, objectively ugly design scheme. Like even for a default, how do you ship this

 

[MartyOwns]

Tech has spent the last five or so years going exclusively in the direction of getting worse so that they can keep you on their platform for longer so that they can get more money. It's the basis of what some tech industry podcaster calls "the rot economy."

after clicking around, i think it has a lot more to do with cramming in more ads. even for sponsors, apparently.

 

[TheBeerNerd]

after clicking around, i think it has a lot more to do with cramming in more ads. even for sponsors, apparently.

Oh absolutely. Remember when "online advertising" was a punchline?

 

[njdevils1982]

@JimEIV

you mentioned those windmill cookies in another thread yesterday. i loved those as a kid... was wondering if you every had these? my dutch heritage friend/neighbour/soccer goalie who i still know to today used to have them at his place all the time.

Cola Flesjes, Dutch Sweets- Dutch Sweets

Cola Flesjes are Dutch Cola Bottle shaped candies with a soft, gummy texture. They have a delicious, refreshing cola taste. Made in Holland.

www.dutchsweets.com

on a related food note.... im starting my annual sausage making and smoking weekend today. got to get it all done before i start back up at work next week.

winter holiday is finally over

 

[TheBeerNerd]

For the first time, I've been tempted to get another tattoo (my avatar is the one I have). The guy I got mine from is doing a sale on pink designs and I'd be down to get a Kirby design. Only thing stopping me is money.

 

[JimEIV]

@JimEIV

you mentioned those windmill cookies in another thread yesterday. i loved those as a kid... was wondering if you every had these? my dutch heritage friend/neighbour/soccer goalie who i still know to today used to have them at his place all the time.

Cola Flesjes, Dutch Sweets- Dutch Sweets

Cola Flesjes are Dutch Cola Bottle shaped candies with a soft, gummy texture. They have a delicious, refreshing cola taste. Made in Holland.

www.dutchsweets.com

on a related food note.... im starting my annual sausage making and smoking weekend today. got to get it all done before i start back up at work next week.

winter holiday is finally over

I don't think I have ever seen those cola things? They kind of look like the wax juice bottles that I remember from the 70's.

Apparently they still make them.

https://www.amazon.com/Bottle-Candy-Bulk-Juice-Retro/dp/B0CXGGCNP3/ref=asc_df_B0CXGGCNP3?mcid=6eb8b5ac77d43b76904b9e8b922854e5&hvocijid=14127900176964723893-B0CXGGCNP3-&hvexpln=73&tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=721245378154&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=14127900176964723893&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=m&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9058690&hvtargid=pla-2281435178778&psc=1

 

[TheBeerNerd]

I don't think I've seen less humanity from people online than the reactions to the LA wildfires. I saw one person say that she was bummed that it isn't solely affecting wealthy people like when it was just running through the Palisades. First of all, that's an awful thing to wish upon anyone, and secondly, it's not like their wealth and well-being are going up in smoke (literally), they've got stuff insured. I've also heard certain news reports and other people celebrating them because it'll smoke out (again, literally) Diddy and the rest of those creeps. There's a lot of pointing of fingers at certain recent events and local political decisions. While that may explain why things are worse than they could be, it isn't helpful right now. Meanwhile, I texted a friend who told me that she's well within the smoke inhalation area of LA.

Being on Bluesky over the last couple of days is reminding me why I left Twitter almost a decade ago. Tech platforms have manipulated us into being complete barbarians that lack empathy for their fellow man. I wish forum culture was more widespread and we didn't have to congregate on a handful of platforms that encourage you to be a piece of shit.

 

[Satans Hockey]

I don't think I've seen less humanity from people online than the reactions to the LA wildfires. I saw one person say that she was bummed that it isn't solely affecting wealthy people like when it was just running through the Palisades. First of all, that's an awful thing to wish upon anyone, and secondly, it's not like their wealth and well-being are going up in smoke (literally), they've got stuff insured. I've also heard certain news reports and other people celebrating them because it'll smoke out (again, literally) Diddy and the rest of those creeps. There's a lot of pointing of fingers at certain recent events and local political decisions. While that may explain why things are worse than they could be, it isn't helpful right now. Meanwhile, I texted a friend who told me that she's well within the smoke inhalation area of LA.

Being on Bluesky over the last couple of days is reminding me why I left Twitter almost a decade ago. Tech platforms have manipulated us into being complete barbarians that lack empathy for their fellow man. I wish forum culture was more widespread and we didn't have to congregate on a handful of platforms that encourage you to be a piece of shit.

Most of social media was a mistake and isn't worth reading.

I have family who lives out there, they are fine currently but they have tons of friends that they know and friends of friends that they know who have lost absolutely everything. The devastation is awful. People forget plenty of regular people live there too.