This: 'Security too expensive? Try a hack' https://commitstrip.com/en/2017/... .

Props.

I'm pretty sure we've all had at least one retarded boss w/ idiotic takes that had been making our existences much, much worse.

> 'Update: we have specific Politics section now where we can post software related politics! Of course, the first post is a Lunduke yt video! :P'

!sure that's a good thing, but have my ++ for Lunduke.

> 'What exactly happened to it?'.

Attrition?

/jk

Who knows? Perhaps that, but also neglect, plus some other things. Could be a vicious cycle.

Start -> Fewer people create content -> fewer people come to the site -> low user count causes staff to stop caring about the platform's upkeep thus things start breaking -> more things broken == fewer users returning -> goto Start.

@SoldierOfCode > 'So it's not a software or hardware or server (or etc') bug, it's just a lack of posts. When devRant was still being worked on, 7 days worth of rants was probably enough for them to consider as the "cutoff" point [shrugg emoji]

Why not just limit by number of posts(or not limit at all?) I don't know.'.

Huh. This would actually make sense.

@SoldierOfCode > 'Also yes, I am alive. Hi everyone.'.

Glad you're still around.

@Lensflare The hand of the dOG is unpredictable, indeed.

/jk

Anyway, perhaps the DB has been cluttered over the years.

It would be nice to know what's going on, huh?

- Aging hardware?

- Unpaid bills?

- Full Storage Space?

- DDOS?

- Hand of dOG?

/jk

Jokes aside, yeah - would be nice to know.

I kind of miss @Ragnar.

Yes, the ship is sinking...

The place is shaping up nicely, indeed.

> 'It can be a nice successor to devrant if we can get enough people to use it and get rid of the content creating bots later.'.

Yup. Same sentiment over here.

@12bitfloat > 'I already hated normies streaming into computer science and coding because it was so overhyped on tiktok/instagram/youtube but now with AI its like 100x worse'.

I remember when some video popped up in my feed w/ a title akin to "You're one [prompt|script] away from making $outrageous_sum_of_money!". Made me laugh, shudder, && pissed off all at the same time.

There are always some bad companies out there. If the negatives outweigh the positives of being somewhere... it's time to move on.

Correct. While there's potential for good, we've already seen some parasites wanting to use it for nefarious purposes. Recent case in point: https[:]//www[.]nintendo[.]com/en-gb/Games/Nintendo-Switch-download-software/Dead-Gears-Space-of-War-3096874.html .

/* Yes, I have broken the link on purpose. */

Also, I, too, consider code an art form. It has to be good, though.

@Lensflare Oh, I know. Used the phrase kind of on purpose, thinking about that game. It's in my backlog, though, so no idea how ( good || bad ) it is.

@Lensflare Indeed, those solutions are better when you're working at a desk, instead of 'on the go'. Kind of on topic, I was once baffled that an iOS game of ours would actually respond to pressing Esc key on a keyboard. In fact, I think it would let you quit the app, which IIRC is forbidden, or at the very least it used to be, given how Apple loves the !killing apps thing. Either way Unity project, so it was probably a free 'gift' from Unity. "Oh, you have a keyboard? Sure, I'll switch you to PC controls." or something.

You should tell them to invest in FUFME. Sucking no longer required.

/jk

Site is kinda desolate, barely any new content, things are broken. I'd say it's fine. One can always just skip a post.

If you want more dev-related content, @besnn, contribute some.

@Lensflare Keyboard via [Bluetooth|OTG] works well. If on Android, you can also use `adb shell input keyevent KEYCODE_ESCAPE`. iOS... probably unavailable.

Yeah... && my boss isn't exactly better. Just before the trial version of the security solution of her choosing was about to expire, I prompted her to purchase the license. After some five reminders, spanning across roughly a month, I ceased the reminders, given absolutely no positive reaction. I'd heard something akin to "I don't foresee us being targeted by hackers, so Windows Defender will be sufficient." ...god damn.

...given how nowadays I'm working from home w/ this shit behind _my_ network, I chose to purchase my own subscription.

Sure, the situation should've never taken place, but I prefer protecting my personal hardware in case work PC is ever targeted.

> 'Gmail:

Shift + Click? Ah, you want to open that email in a new window. Got you! 👍'.

Holy fuck. I'm so glad I'm !using it. Thunderbird is awesome.

Yup. The site's been in beautiful desolation for quite some time, now.

/jk

Yeah, more && more things stop working... a shame, really.

I'm wondering what the 3% that goes unnoticed looks like. Must be very convincing.

This is the death of the knowledgeable nerd we've been seeing for quite a long while. Programmers are no longer seen as the people who know things && make things work. Also, the job market has been fucked. The expectations are usually inflated, but the salary stays the same... or it's less than it should be. Kinda sad.

This video popped up for me in the feed after watching yours.

https://youtube.com/watch/... .

It was quite interesting. Especially that part about some company getting billed for some ~~USD 500 million for using Claude AI.

Fucking hell. What a story. All that waiting for the wrong thing...

I think 'deserve' is this new thing where people started overusing the word in recent times.

Also, it's very rare that we get what we _actually_ deserve, be it good or bad.

Umm... congrats?