bonifartius 𒂼𒄄 @bonifartius@social.cleverlibre.org

@akkartik just less webshit would go a long way. for 95% of applications a classic form submission would be fine, compared to 20M JS bullshit and fullhd video backgrounds to.. fill in a form. we need to finally go back to native applications, not everything as web application. for that to happen we'd need to fix software development _and_ the debacle which NAT is though. that way you could host your stuff reliably at home.. @wim_v12e

@zpartacoos yeah, it's probably the same everywhere. e.g. they do _anything_ to fix the unemployment numbers in germany, "1€ jobs" etc. in other forms of government the bullshitting is just much more obvious ;)

@zpartacoos yes, of course. on the other hand, cuba exports health personel and usually those people are welcome everywhere they go, because they are quite good.

their covid (classic) vaccine seems to work rather well, i don't really believe the 92% though. then, our numbers about those things are quite possible exaggerated too, because $$$.

what gets reported are protests against the government, but we also have those here, just look at france.

it's still a dictatorship, i know. the west isn't really going to be much better if we continue with the bullshit currently done, namely reduction of freedom in every direction.

on the other hand, the embargos may well be what enables the level of autonomy they have. can't get your stuff spoiled by ultracaplitalist bullshit if you are embagoed.

i always wonder how cuba would fare if they'd be not under constant bullshit embargo from the west. they are probably doing something right, given how well their health system works under these circumstances and compared to similar countries.

@cnx ah, i always forget about with. i never really used it, it somehow never felt "right". i think i'm just not a python guy :D @thor

@thor early returns are good style imho, but maybe that's because i use go so much and there it's idiomatic. i never really liked the control flow by exception which is rather common in python.

the whole "let's block/report/cancel" mindset will backfire one day, and it won't be pretty.

you won't win hearts and minds with just cancelling everything which disagrees with your limited view of the world. you just actively make the world a worse place.

@thor it's either playing games or going outside to look at some nature.

@thor which are your preferred brands of snus?

@mangeurdenuage had to use a translator for that, but well worth it. thanks for sharing! :)

@thor well, there was much going in terms of lyrical stuff, only it wasn't recorded but transferred verbally. i think it's just not really pleasant to carve things into rocks, so you try to stay brief :)

i'm from northern germany, while there are _some_ loud folks here, it's no comparison to the people from the southern parts :D

maybe it's just the colder weather over thousands of years :P