Every year or so I get so fed up with how many apps I have to restart and reposition manually after a reboot that I freak out, change a million settings, switch apps, and begin the cycle anew.
@abucci@anthony.buc.ci I rely on the builtin features in macOS to remember what Apps I like to have open when I start or login and where they’re positioned. It works okay for me, not sure if other Desktop Environments / Window Managers on other OS(es) have this feature? (been too long since used Linux on Desktop, sorry 😅)
@abucci@anthony.buc.ci Ahh I see 🤔
@prologic@twtxt.net @abucci@anthony.buc.ci he, yesterday I tunerd on an Android 13 phone I haven’t used in a week and I received a notification to update about 40 apps (I install every update manually to read what are they about) . It’s insane as a user.
Also I updated some Ubuntus I have (Desktop and VPS) and it’s the same, dozens of updates which I only say, Yes to all.
@prologic@twtxt.net @abucci@anthony.buc.ci as a developer, well, in some way I like from some platforms to feel pressured to update, othrteidr you’ll never find time to do it, but at the same time you do the barely minimum to comply with the reqs.
That said, yes, I see a planned obsolescence in everything. For instance the topic in my industry today was the discontinuation of Amazon Game Sparks so many important games won’t have online matches until the Devs achieve replace on a rush the online system. (I mean in a rush since it’s not a priority until it occurs)
@prologic@twtxt.net @abucci@anthony.buc.ci sorry for the typos 🙃
On the updates, I’m in the middle, I understand of being always on beta, more if the development model is like that (Google vs Apple mindsets for instance, buying a product vs being the product)
What could we do to avoid that feeling?
Intereating discussions lints here. I agree Software should be “done” at some point. Although it is by definition meant to change 😆 I think part of the problem is the focus on “users” – especially in the “cloud” era were in 🤦♂️