El Barto

oh okay. yw. gg.

I can empathize. I too was raised by narcissists.

Just don’t take Internet discussions too seriously, friend. Sometimes I’m like you. I will force a topic, it doesn’t go the way I didn’t expect. So I have two options: continue, because the activity is interesting, or just say “fuck it, life is too short”, and move on. Both are okay.

Just play something else. There’s literally hundreds of thousands of games out there that require no anti-cheat.

The way I solve anti-cheat is by never playing games that require it.

even shit music takes effort and talent.

Hm, not really unless you consider effort anything that’s non-zero.

I just shat my pants.

I just shat my pants.

Shit got so itchy,

I just shat my pants.

There you go. It took me 10 seconds of effort to come up with that masterpiece. Where’s my Grammy?

The last one is the most obvious one. But they’re getting better at concealing it.

I once read an article that answered my question as “yes” in the first paragraph, then as a “no” in the following paragraph. And I was mad for having fallen for AI-made bullshit.

I don’t mind if the work is generated by AI. A dude could randomly pour some ink on a paper and try and sell it to me. If I like it, I’ll buy it.

My issue with AI is the fact that it harms people, and I wish I was exaggerating.

I dreamed of a future like this one when I was a kid. But not at the expense of mass layoffs and the benefits going to a few folks.

Why? Is it because it’s considered a masterpiece or a bad song?

Thats where the problem lies it is assumed that open source software has be free.

But the article is not talking about this scenario. They’re specifically talking about open source software that’s also free software:

Your favorite apps run on code maintained by exhausted volunteers.

So it’s perfectly fine for some users to expect the software to be free.

The real problem is that some project owners have a sense of duty to maintain their creations no matter what, leading to burnout, which is the point of the article. The article also details ways to fix it. Some of those involve the users being proactive (e.g. taking the initiative to donate consistently), but ultimately it’s up to the owner to take some action. Like I mentioned, if I publish some code for free, I don’t mind my users to expect that my software will always be free. But if they think I’m going to lose sleep trying to meet their demands without compensation, welp, they are dreaming.

Oh for sure!

Thank you for the explanation!

Come to think of it, we can also drop the “you” (or other pronouns) in Spanish (my mother tongue) and go by conjugation alone if needed. I didn’t even think about it, and I’ve taught the damn language in a previous life! Talk about not seeing the forrest for the trees. So I could say “Yo voy al baño” (I’m going to the bathroom), or simply “Voy al baño” which is perfectly understandable and unambiguous.

Interesting the different ways to say “you” in Japanese. You mentioned that the last form (お前) could be crass because it’s too informal, but I’m assuming that if both people are very close, then it sounds fine, right? Like you said, I wouldn’t call anyone “bro”, but my friends would just find it fine, and even expected, correct?

I’m sorry, but I can’t agree with this. If the software is free, then it’s free. It’s up to the authors how they want to license it.

Personally, I write code and publish it in the hopes that it will help someone. If someone comes in and says “there’s this bug, fix it!” I will only do so if it will benefit me, or if I feel like it.

Thanks!

“no babbling the Lord’s name just because, like, hello?!”

“No murders, y’all”

Omg, that’s too funny!

“No ogling at your peeps’ wives, c’mon you dum-dums!”

Which country are you from?

Can you give examples, please?

What language is this?