macos went from quirky-functional to performative-dysfunctional in line with society
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reminds me of when theresa may said UK would become a "hostile environment", because it really feels like that in more ways than she meant.
a high-friction hostile environment is a good description for life.
i really doubt this very much. i hope i am wrong.
the asus rog nuc is extortionate pricing, and beelink are constantly raising their prices too now
it's like every "innovation" now brings with it convenience at a higher cost and takes away ownership and often features
personally i'm quite sick of digital nothingness. its all transient.
i want to get more into real world things that have texture, weight and permanence.
presumably to reduce future jobs in the outer edges of the distribution curve
Now, with rates falling, they can pivot the story - call it an AI bubble, let it crash
then use the crash as justification for renewed, open money printing
...covid
...remote work
...moving away from HCOL areas
...quiet quitters
...layoffs
...RTO
...no jobs
workers got too much leverage and it had to be taken back.
"Major investor calls on Google owner to ‘aggressively’ cut staff and pay" https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/nov/15/major-inv... (2 years old)
seems like the entire US tech economy is putting their resources into this goal.
i can see it happening soon if it hasn't already
don't you feel like everything is getting worse in some ways?
the delusion is to think you're special because you work for a big evil company.
as if they care.
usually unintentionally pushing the accepted narrative
anytime something interest comes up everyone seems to try to downplay or explain it
the fact is even your explanation is wrong on some level
if you had bad taste, your taste is just badder faster
i think this is why so far there hasnt been any real moment of innovation from AI
because its not doing anything new. same crap as before just faster
they rather pay people to sit in a room pressing a button every hour than have them loitering around on UBI
either that or in the pod
as if everything isn't just a copy of something else
> Claude: Sure! (proceeds to instantly vomit out a react crud app where none of the buttons do anything)
no self awareness, no reflection. just impulse. me, me, me.
blasting music in public, talking at max volume, slamming doors. taking 20 mins to use an ATM when it takes me 30 seconds. and so on.
and i see the same error under windows update on my backup pc now:
2025-08 Cumulative Update for Windows 11 Version 24H2 for x64-based Systems (KB5063878) (26100.4946) Failed to install on 17/08/2025 - 0x80073712
articles says August but I had this update stuck on failed for 2 months. bricked last pc now waiting for it to brick my current one.
how long does it take MS to fix something..