Bard spotting on Bluesky 03 September 2024

Ms. Penny Oaken (@skywitches.net):

I used to sysadmin Windows systems.

2003, I had an enlightenment experience, using an iMac running OSX.

I couldn't puzzle out how to change the MacintoshHD icon. Which .config file to edit?

My Mac wiz blew my mind - he dragged & dropped the new icon file onto the MacHD Properties dialog box.

Andrew S. 🥥🌴 (@shoutingboy.bsky.social):

I'm Old Enough to have seen the whole history of the web as an adult, and... I think a huge mental barrier to overcome was, software is written by people who like solving puzzles. They have to learn that every one of those little challenges is driving away users.

Ms. Penny Oaken (@skywitches.net):

After hourrrsss of digging through .config files, searching for which library I would need to invoke in a command line command, which bit of memory would need to be POKEd with a hex editor

Drag - and - drop

I threw away my WinXP machine

Ms. Penny Oaken (@skywitches.net):

Everything I had learned to do and which Windows necessitated me to continue to do, was a long era of esoteric heck.

Astronomers don't become astronomers because of a fascination with telescopes. They become astronomers to study stars.

ark of the coconut - skyybeans (@skyblu.bsky.social):

I struggle to unlearn windows stuff. I'm mostly on Linux at home but it's really not for everyone end probably never will be. But an easy to understand system is so worth it for ninety percent of people. They just don't need to adjust every little thing so it works and that's it.