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the funniest thing about Apple is the last version of MacOS features "video reactions" where if your camera sees you do a thumbs up or heart symbol with your hands, stuff happens behind you like fireworks in ANY video app you are using BY DEFAULT.
A friend was in an online therapy session, describing his trauma so the therapist asked if he was alright and he did a thumbs up and then HUGE FIREWORKS BEHIND HIS HEAD.
It's so bad that online therapy sessions now start with a warning dialog!
@mathowie I had a version of this happen to me on a very serious litigation call with a client. I told them we had to focus on two points, in a very firm lawyerly tone.
Then a fleet of colourful balloons floated up around me to both our consternation.
@Tupp_ed @mathowie we have this whole thing where we think it's important to identify the good parts of early microcomputing culture, the stuff that's worth carrying forward into the future, and then protect that. fundamentally what we want is for computers to continue to be tools to expand the human potential for discovery and creation, by staying explorative. tools for self-expression are part of that...
BUT
it's hardly self-expression when a company's algorithm decides what you want to say?
@Tupp_ed @mathowie it's as if Apple remembers its past, from the days when nobody quite knew what computers were going to be good for yet, so they're trying to conjure up that creative spirit but they also have everything so locked down for security and usability reasons that it's not possible for third parties to make this stuff
so they try to foist their own corporate creativity on the public, and convince us it's the same thing as if we'd come up with it ourselves
@vfrmedia “I’m not a cat.” Lol. A class internet moment.
)@groxx I will make sure to tell my cat.
@vfrmedia @Tupp_ed @mathowie I'm just gonna link that here, cause it's hilarious and laughing is good. https://youtu.be/AzWFEF267jk
@Shkshkshk @mathowie Exactly this.
@Shkshkshk @mathowie you can - IF YOU KNOW ABOUT IT!
@Tupp_ed @mathowie
Several years ago, there was a theme for WordPress that had a cute (but not very professional looking) feature: when logged in as the site admin, it activated Cornify to add lots of rainbows and unicorns to the WP dashboard. This was triggered when the system date was the theme developer's birthday.
