FoxQuirk 🦊 @quirk@computerfairi.es

i'm not like, married, to the desktop metaphor, there's probably an alternative vision of computing that doesn't have it and still feels like computing to me, but the fact every post-ios os is trying to emulate the windows 3.1 program manager experience is so strange

oh fucking hell that's like actually the main reason windows 8 sucked. microsoft tried to copy apple in killing the desktop and made a mockery of themselves because apple have never tried to kill the desktop on their… desktop os, only their mobile os.

why did steve jobs want to kill the desktop metaphor. i must understand this.

the desktop metaphor was foundational to the appeal of the macintosh. the desktop metaphor was what made windows 95 such a monumental leap over windows 3.1. the desktop metaphor is what a computer is…

the sporus can't hurt you don't worry just let it stay in your room over night i promise it won't evolve further

*hands you a torus made from a single quad strip*

i recovered some old files

„The best Defence is a good offense“

Me, defending my thesis: let me start off by saying fuck you

i made this a while ago following a fairly specific conversation/mocking of what a metaverse is. i'm still proud of it

The absolute gall of this question. A required question, mind you.

I will likely not be getting called in for an interview, but it was totally worth it.

#jobsearch #jobhunt #capitalism

ex-Twitter isn't ALL bad

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I was curious about how rows of pixels map to diamond subpixel arrangements (like on the iPhone). So, after some research with my macro lens, I made a simulator!

https://rickyromero.com/tmp/diamond.html

You can use your mouse to draw on the left side and it will translate it to subpixels on the right. Use R, G, B, etc. on your keyboard to change colors. Or drag a 40x40 image onto the page!

Eepy girls should be allowed to cuddle with other eepy girls instead of working

I enjoy writing research papers with absolutely no snark.