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The big one for me is linux support, followed by steam input remapping. Input remapping, turbo, combo / chord buttons is incredibly important for accessibility.

The common retort is that these don't exist any more

Usually when I see the retort, its also with the understanding that 3rd places need to be free, or essentially free. If theres a significant expectation of money being spent in order to spend time there, its not really a “3rd place” by the intended definition. (Thats the argument I’ve seen)

I agree. My enjoyment of my career as a software developer dropped dramatically about 10-15 years ago when "agile" started taking off. Even in some of the companies I worked at that didn't actually use it, it was mentioned in pitches by sales to show how modern we were and then used as an excuse to shoehorn in all kinds of random features that made no sense.

I have no metrics on this, but I've been seeing/hearing of scrum popping up in all sorts of places, not just in software but in other firms where it doesn't belong. For example, my relative works in a chemical engineering firm and they use scrum. A friend of mine is in another flavor of engineering field and they use scrum as well. The sad truth is agile/scrum has really lost the plot in most places and is mostly used as a way to justify micromanagement of developers (or other roles) and lack of proper long term planning.

There are other ways that AI can hurt the job market in major ways. One, already happening, is AI-generated resumes based on the listing itself, causing HR departments to waste a ton of time, potentially preventing real experienced candidates from even getting a callback.

Its been a nice 25 years, Mozilla browser(s). So long, just another old guard leaving for new pastures here.

6. Orthodontists often put braces on young children, as early as age 6-8, even though in many other countries (like Korea), the average age is around 18. I’ve read stories of people who regret early braces, particularly when the wrong teeth were extracted.

This happened to me and caused me all sorts of jaw problems later in adulthood.

Ugh. Yeah going to a dentist is very similar to the average person going to a car mechanic. You just have no good way to self-verify what they are telling you is true. Its one of the ultimate "normal" professions where people with no moral compass can majorly abuse their customers/patients to make a ton of money

A huge problem with touch UIs is the lack of mouse-hover discoverability. At least with desktop applications that don't have labels on UI elements, usually a hover will raise a tooltip description.

From a consumer perspective, Valve is the only one that comes close to deserving that cut. Between Proton, Steam Input mapping, Remote play, Family Sharing, etc... they are by far the most feature rich platform

Yep! And even if you did manage to have a decent job, the effort of keeping it led to extra long hours and stress. I was entering early career right after the dotcom bust and it was very rough going.

Exactly. In theory, I have no problems with a Steam competitor, but the extras Steam gives, plus its support for linux is just unmatched. Input binding, support for non-standard controllers (huge for accessibility), Proton, streaming, remote play, etc. The list goes on and on. Epic... is just a glorified downloader and friend list basically where you are stuck on windows.

Not exactly your target for the question, but thanks to Proton I have fully switched to linux for both productivity and gaming. Other than a few games with invasive kernel-level anti-cheat, I have been able to get every game in my Steam library working well with minimal effort.

Dark mode has basically become unusable for me as I've aged and my vision has gotten worse due to uncorrectable/partially correctable astigmatism. Black text on white-ish backgrounds is far more readable, whereas white text on black background makes each character act like its own little point light and cause all kinds of eye strain

Nice! I recently perma-switched to linux and KDE has come so far from its v3 days, where to be frank I just didn't like it much. Definitely enjoying it now though. Its very usable, customizable, and mostly consistent.

Windows 11's disaster of changes had already pushed me to decide to go full linux on my PCs, this was the straw that got me to stop being lazy and actually execute on that decision.

Most important part of a major version phone OS update these days is which devices are no longer supported.

While I understand for many people that may be a positive, I spend very little time watching shows on such a small screen. Thats what my TV is for! A 16:10/16:9 ratio on a tablet makes the balance in the hands quiet bad in portrait mode.

Biggest issue for me and why I stick with ipads is the 4:3(ish) aspect ratio. 16:10/16:9 is a terrible aspect ratio for tablets IMO.

Last I checked (admittedly its been a while), buying an album from Amazon music usually gives you access to DRM-free MP3s

While this person should definitely get treatment or at the least isolate per the court order... Why is this treatment that can cost from $50,000-$500,000 something a person can be burdened with by court order?

The CDC and relevant laws around TB only have the government cover treatment "if you are unable to pay", so if someone had $150,000 in their 401k and got Tb with charges of $149,000 their progress towards any sort of financial stability could be brought back to effectively zero.

Even if they were low income and covered by an ACA plan, those usually have pretty high coinsurance percents so this is still a very possible scenario.

This is clearly a case where treating anyone with TB in this country is a public good and should never burden the individual to such an extent (or at all, really).

You know how you guys have universal health care and all that? Thats part of it right there. If the US raised taxes to that level and didn't increase the life services being delivered, it'd be a travesty

Linux or not, I highly suggest trying Krita instead of GIMP

Since you seem to be informed here, how would one look for places like this that are explicitly not hot & humid, or nearly tropical locations? Effectively a climate and geography filter on this site with "has winters, mountains, summer highs typically < 90 degrees"

Check out Grim Dawn if you want that old school Diablo feel

Ironically, OSX lets you move the dock to left/right of the screen

Same! Not even on an ultrawide, but 16:9 laptops make usable vertical real estate a priority

I agree. Unless theres some hidden changes like an upgraded/faster SoC, battery etc. Also, is the screen still 720p?

This isn't actually a law though, in the US. Its just the most prevalent corporate/insurance/hr policy. I have worked several places where "full time" employment counted as 30 hours or more, with access to benefits, etc.

Definitely would. I have done so in the past. Had to move on from that job, sadly, and I'm back to 5 day weeks. The key is the company needs a good way to handle overtime/extratime during emergencies and crunches. For example, if I were to work 40+ hours in an emergency week, I should get an extra day off the next week (or after the crisis).

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