JaeSuis

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Which proprietary software do you prefer over their open-source alternatives, and why? in c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml
[–] JaeSuis@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago

Qlab is vastly superior to any other live theatre show control software.

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Who killed Google Reader? in c/technology@beehaw.org
[–] JaeSuis@beehaw.org 1 points 1 year ago

God, I miss Reader. It really was a great thing that Google ruined because they couldn't somehow cram ads into it.

Meta's decentralized social plans confirmed. Is Embrace-Extend-Extinguish of the Fediverse next? in c/technology@beehaw.org
[–] JaeSuis@beehaw.org 22 points 1 year ago

Capitalism only functions when it can absorb the things that can be an alternative to it.

Counterpoint: Flip Phones Are a Dumb Idea in c/technology@beehaw.org
[–] JaeSuis@beehaw.org 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I think it's like 3D movies. You will make some money off the people who buy into the gimmick, some more off of the people who remember and want the Razr again, and the rest acts as a kind of "hey we're innovating here!" commercial for the manufacturer.

It's a dumb gimmick, but it seems like capitalism is almost exclusively dumb gimmicks at this point.

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Vincent Delorenzo, an ex-priest in Michigan, pleads guilty to sexually assaulting 5-year-old after funeral in c/news@beehaw.org
[–] JaeSuis@beehaw.org 13 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Not a drag queen. Not a trans person.

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