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Most people don't care, I realize I sound insane, but a classmate constantly shits on me for this which I also wouldn't care about if he weren't one of those "the tools make the dev" kind of person, constantly talking about how much he loves Vim and some new package, and shitting on me for using Emacs, etc. so I KNOW he's genuinely judging me for it.
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I'm mainly complaining about this because I don't give a shit which text editor you use, what distro you have installed, or whether you use Linux, if you love Python or think it's for normies, I literally don't care because there's so many reasons to love and hate all these technologies that I see each for what purpose they serve me when I need them I don't want to fucking identify with them. But this guy sees all the ambiguity, all the good and the bad, and takes every opportunity to play contrarian to seem intelligent, which became so apparent to me after this.
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He's the guy who absolutely indentifies with his tech as a source of validation for his intellect, that he'd be so smart to use the best tool or the most obscure package. So it's odd for him to shit on me when I prefer boxier displays because you'd think he'd appreciate because that's classic and he's one of those Thinkpad sheep (who talks about how great their modularity is but buys a new computer every year). Holy fuck I'm so mad now. This started light hearted but now I'm mad. And off track.
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He's a contrarian, he doesn't care that I use a certain text editor, he just wants to talk about the one he's using. I know a lot of people are like him, so it doesn't usually bother me because there IS a lot of ambiguity about certain tools and which are best, but me using the space on my screen is so fucking nit picky, and I have a reason that satisfies me, so I'm just done.
Use what tech you want, enjoy everything that works for you, holy shit, and vent when you need to because I feel amazing now. Damn. -
@Alice no yeah, that's fair and I realize that. I also realized by the end of this that I'm just mad at one specific person and was taking my frustrations out generally.
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@strranger101 I mean that’s what the community’s for, man
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Browser size != screen size.
Your screen resolution is reported regardless.
What ou May end up doing is triggering a mobile / tablet layout if it's a mobile first website and not detecting browser and device to render a desktop experience in a lower screen size.
On another note. It's your screen, resize your things how you please. -
@strranger101 Jordan Peterson would be proud of you man. What you just did was a self-therapy session, and you got a great result out of it! :D
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@endor does he talk about this? I thought the media forces him to only really talk about women so he seems misogynistic and they can lie and say he is.
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@strranger101 nah, I don't think he's a misoginyst, and there's so much more to him than just those debates.
What you did in this post reminds me a lot of the way he described the psychoanalytical process which helps people figure out what's wrong in their life, by facing the problem and digging deeper until they get to the root of it.
"I hate people who criticize the way I use my programs. Well, actually it's just this one guy. Well, actually he's just doing it to look superior, and that's what I'm really mad about."
He actually talks about so much more than that (psychology, sociology, religion, philosophy, neurobiology, economy, you name it), you should really look up his university lectures and videos. There are also many "bite-sized" excerpts, if you prefer shorter videos.
If you prefer reading, his book 12 Rules for Life is an amazing source of concentrated goodness (in fact, it's kind of a summary of many of his lectures). -
@strranger101 There's a reason why so many follow him with interest, and his words resonate with them (myself included): he's genuinely trying to help people through his work. And he does, greatly.
He addresses controversial issues, and speaks up when it is necessary, and he always does in an open, honest way, without getting into screaming contests or personal attacks.
He has done far more to make the world a slightly better place, than all the people who try to bring him down combined.
Even if you don't agree with everything he says, he still provides excellent food for thought and genuine discussion.
A good starting point: https://youtube.com/watch/... -
@endor I have been a fan of Peterson in the past. I used to watch him around the 2016 election because I was defacto interested in politics and the left was a shit show, I haven't watched him much since. But this is great, I always forget how nice it is to listen to him.
He has this way of framing multiple levels of existential issues in a way that is inspiringly clear, so that, in the same way an athlete makes a sport look easy, he makes life sound easy despite his recognition that life is unsure, unfair, and hard. Maybe not that he makes it sound easy, but simple, he trims away the emotional baggage we bring with us when we face problems, and looks at them in a way that is humanely logical. And he's so fluent in his own thoughts it must be horrendously frustrating to someone who argues with him. -
@strranger101 exactly!
The televised "debates" only capture a glimmer of what he's really about, and the annoying/aggressive hosts don't help either.
His lectures are far more interesting, and the breadth and depth of his analysis is just amazing. You should watch some of those if you haven't already. -
@Alice what does? I wish replies would be connected to the og comments. Is this app open source?
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@irene tragedy strikes
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@irene it'd just be cool to add that feature.
Found something true as 1 == 1
When you're browsing web with firefox and accidentally opens new window instead of new tab
My favorite xkcd
I swear I'll snap if someone tells me it's weird that I resize applications to be taller than they are wide. I keep them that way because widescreen monitors came into existence when computers became mainstream and the market shifted to the plebs who only used them to watch videos and wanted to not see any bars on screen, and now we all have to suffer.
Web pages are organized vertically so it makes no sense for me to browse the web in full screen, it wastes space where otherwise all the content is contained and distraction free, most pages strip the side-bars so you'll also see a few less ads. I can also use and organize multiple apps how I want. Small thing too but browsing the web in full screen means pages can find the exact dimensions of your screen and learn more about you (I don't care about this but it's also worth mentioning).
I promise you there are so many good reasons to not use apps in full screen.
Thank you for coming to my Ted Talk.
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