Garrett LeSage
@theoutrider A lot of those names are _usually_ one gender but sometimes not. Sometimes it has to do with a region of the US. Sometimes it has to do with different countries.
Kim is _usually_ a woman's name in the US, for example, but it's a common Asian male name.
Garrett LeSage
@theoutrider Vita remote play is still bonkers. I did find that with an add-on grip, I could contort my hands to mostly play OKish though.
I'd still prefer back touchpad versus screen. (The worst Borderlands 2 port ever does this, and it works well. That said, Borderlands 2 on a Vita is pretty impressive, even despite its faults.)
switching.social
In case you missed it:
#GetTogether, the open source federated alternative to Meetup.com, now has its own Mastodon account:
Garrett LeSage
@theoutrider I've met people from multiple genders who have these names: Leslie, Shelly, Chris, Sam, Alex, Ashley, Avery, Carmen, Cassidy, Dana, Erin, Jan, Jesse, Kelly, Kim, Lee, Madison, Noel, Quinn, Regan, Robin, Stacy, Taylor, Tony, Tracy, Whitney. (The male/female versions often originate from different places.)
...And apparently Florian is *also* a girl's name: https://nameberry.com/babyname/Florian/girl :thaenkin:
Garrett LeSage
@theoutrider At least in English, "Andreas" is also the plural form of "Andrea".
(I never noticed this until just now.)
Professor Fischstörer
https://twitter.com/GameGriffin/status/1021421170145546246 apparently people who work on AAA games think a carpenter who can barely walk anymore still makes $130k
Chris
Federico Mena Quintero
What if "do one thing and do it well" is because you can't write bigger, reliable programs in C anyway.
GNOME
Several impressions from GUADEC 2018 are available on Planet GNOME. http://planet.gnome.org/
Garrett LeSage
@aral My mom downgraded from Google Hangouts to SMS (which I have to use Google Voice to send/receive) and wouldn't install Signal becuase her phone is old and completely out of space (which is also why Hangouts stopped working).
So it went from bad to worse.
At least I have my girlfriend, most friends, and even a brother of mine all using Signal. 🤷♂️
But ugh. SMS. Really? 😢
Thibault
Librem 5 lock screen mocks without and with notifications, from @tbernard's GUADEC talk
Anna e só
(...)
Across research in Brazil and Indonesia, the team found only one user of the Wikipedia app. Thus, optimizing the mobile site should be a priority for low-awareness communities. For the site, there are lessons to be gleaned from the popularity of browsers such as Opera Mini and UC Browser, which allow users to view data usage and customize preferences for data compression." (Direct link to this section of the summary: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2017/Sources/Executive_summary_of_Indonesia_and_Brazil_research_findings_(August_2017)#Opportunity_4_[Near-Term]._Where_internet_and_mobile_data_are_expensive,_improve_accessibility_by_reducing_bandwidth_requirements_and_improving_the_mobile_website_experience.)
Anna e só
"Users in many emerging communities face difficulties in accessing the internet, including high bandwidth costs, inconsistent internet connections (which disrupt downloads), and limited storage on their phones (often less than 16GB). For many, data and device memory are precious commodities that must be carefully rationed. Wikipedia should consider how to optimize its product for these environments.
The mobile site is how the majority of respondents access Wikipedia. (...)
Garrett LeSage
@theoutrider That's good enough for me. Visiting any one of those places is not so hard. It's fine if I'm stuck as a Gek while wandering a barren moon, provided I can get species reassignment surgery at a space station.
Hopefully it's free to change. 😉
Garrett LeSage
@theoutrider I hope we can change our appearance, including species, gender, etc. on the fly, like Splatoon. That is, I hope it's not a one shot and done.
I'd like to be a Gek for a while and then Korvax, and so on.
It'd be nice to change it in the settings.
Garrett LeSage
@theoutrider Whoahaaa
Professor Fischstörer
No Man's Sky Species:
Not Klingons, Honest
Cute Farty Lizards
Daft Punk
switching.social
.@mhall119 is developing an ethical alternative to #MeetUp called #GetTogether.
There's already a flagship site up and running:
https://gettogether.community/
The dev is working on #ActivityPub support and is requesting feedback on what more needs to be done:
https://github.com/GetTogetherComm/GetTogether/issues/60
If you're interested in helping federate GetTogether, join the discussion at the link above.
Garrett LeSage
@theoutrider Wait. This is doggo. Therefore: s/owner/big fren/g
Garrett LeSage
@theoutrider "I feel crappy today and don't want to go on this walk. But I will be polite and smile when talked to, because my owner really wants to go on this walk with me."
Polite doggos are the best.
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