There is an airport that still uses Win 3.1 on some computers, don’t recall the name though.

You’re probably remembering articles stating that Southwest Airlines still uses Windows 3.1, they were floating around the tech news sites during the CrowdStrike fiasco a few months back.

Sadly, it seems to be misinformation.

If our models of social aid aren’t meeting the needs of the people who need help, maybe we should reevaluate our models instead of making life more miserable for the homeless?

I’d say French press ≈ Linux Mint.

Intuitive, easy to use and maintain, but despite the lack of fuss still delivers great results.

I live in Canada, so I’m obviously biased in the sense that we’re one of the countries most affected by US politics, what with them being our largest trade partner and having a massive land border with them.

That being said, are you unaware of the global rise in right-wing extremism and fascism following the 2016 election? The US is the richest country in the world, with the largest military, and they also have a tremendous amount of soft power (at least in English-speaking countries) through their cultural influence in media exports.

I don’t understand what you gain by pretending the US isn’t a massive global power with huge influence over international relations.

Yup, xkcd #198 to be exact. “Perspective” is the name of the comic, and the text underneath is the title text.

I used to do social media for a small theatre company. I would have adored this rather than constantly fighting with the atrocity that is Meta Business Suite.

Pretty sure it was a Microsoft developer too.

Indeed it was, a PostgreSQL dev by the name of Andres Freund.

This is a misrepresentation of the criticisms towards the Loi sur la laïcité de l’État.

Don’t pretend the CAQ (Coalition Avenir Québec) government is particularly concerned about secularism unless it pertains to religions other than Christianity. It was like pulling teeth trying to get la CAQ to remove the crucifix from l’Assemblée nationale, their argument being that it was a cultural and historical symbol, not at all religious! How do you reconciliate wanting to keep a cross in your legislature with loi 21’s goals of eliminating the wear of personal religious symbols?

Note: the cross did get removed eventually after some pressure from QS (Québec Solidaire).

Separation of religion and state is something I am fervently in favour of, however I think going after public servants wearing a niqab as part of their personal beliefs while actively trying to keep a crucifix up in the legislature are the actions of a government motivated more by xenophobia and racism than by secularist ideals.

This tweet honestly recontextualised the song enough for me to appreciate it.

Unidan (I had to deep dig in my memories for that name to reappear)

While I’ll always be wary of corporations, Valve seems to be maintaining an overall good relationship with the FOSS community (for the time being).

I currently work as a barista, but I’ve also previously been a pharmacy assistant in a methadone clinic for recovering opioid addicts.

Honestly apart from the paperwork and the stakes involved if one messes up, the jobs are pretty similar.

You never knowingly met a Linux user. Statistically speaking, you probably have.

The issue is that OS-preference is not very common as a small talk topic. This is why you should name drop your fav distro in every conversation.

EndeavourOS is my life self-censoring to be nice.

One of my favourite GitHub shitposts!

There’s screenshots under both the Google Play and IzzyOnDroid download links which are both listed on the GitHub page.

I agree that devs should add screenshots of their apps to their GitHub readme! But I have to point out you spent more effort writing this comment than looking for screenshots :P

I blame Nabisco.

I am too dumb brain for programming :(

I’ve tried a few times in the past to get into it but I just get overwhelmed. I’m frankly amazed by and so thankful for all the programmers who contribute to all of the great libre software I use. I am stuck at the level of knowing more about computers than essentially everyone I know or encounter, while simultaneously being a complete and utter noob to anyone who actually understands computing. I just know how to use search engines and follow instructions written by people smarter than me.

Can someone tell me where all the trans FOSS devs/enthusiasts hang out IRL, I need friends 🥺

~Signed, a lonely trans FOSS enthusiast (not a programmer sadly, maybe I just need thigh high socks…)