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DieguiTux8623

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There are also analogies with maintaining legacy code bases as software developers:

https://feddit.it/pictrs/image/06fc0c32-907d-49d8-8a04-ce1e52aded1d.webp

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Good they are holding a referendum to give people the opportunity to choose for themselves instead of imposing a decision from the top. But I hope they do not go out of the frying pan into the fire, anyway.

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Oh mon dieu, l'empire colonial Français!

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Agree! And if the devs are responsible enough, not only should they guide you but also improve the existing documentation/wikis, because a build issue or a doubt about anything unclear that affects one person who speaks up can potentially be affecting a lot of other people who do not even dare to ask.

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There are many politicians who are going to profit from this event, for sure.

The occasion to ban opposition parties, censor non-aligned press and furtherly restrict people's freedom is too perfect to be missed.

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If anything like this had happened in my country, it would have backfired very badly in the following elections.

DieguiTux8623 ,
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That's in Italy (Milan) and it is due to lack of public funds to pay for monument restoration.

DieguiTux8623 ,
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Or the Municipality of Milan, which is from an opposition party and in continuous struggle with the central government (and the regional one).

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I agree in that the failure to address socio-economic issues by who has been in charge until now fuels the resentment/frustration/urge for "quick and dirty" solutions people are looking for in alt-right parties. Until they realize having been deceived because things change for the worse and, which is more important, the establishment is not going to change.

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Same, its existence gives me a little of hope even in the toughest moments. I don't care if people aren't always nice/polite, you have to deal with it IRL or on any online platform.

Lemmy has always been a sort of "cure" for me, listening to different people's opinions and learning something new or a new perspective on things every day.

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It is a country without future, and there is no hope for the situation to improve any time soon. Extremely low wages, no affordable housing, healthcare unavailable and poor access to education/services in general but high taxation. It would be crazy to expect anyone to plan to have a family!

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Remove the "will" and "then" because they are already doing it! 😅

DieguiTux8623 ,
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Why not everything else too (electronic hardware, toys, clothes, etc...)?

DieguiTux8623 ,
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It's not a "fine" but a XIX century protectionistic measure which is unlikely to help anyone (except making people poorer because higher prices mean higher expenditure for consumers). And from here to the next inflation spiral there is just a small step...

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I don't think there is a solution for European economy. Better be prepared for the worst rather than living with the illusion that these tricks may work.

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And if imported goods have cheap prices due to ignoring labor rights, worker safety and environmental protection it is acceptable... This is hypocrite and really does not deserve further comments.

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You're welcome, help yourself!

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The party is called "Fratelli d'Italia" (lit. "brothers of Italy") so no one is surprised the President's brother-in-law is a Minister too. 😂

What is happening against journalists, writers, magistrates and anyone who tries to express criticism "in the name of public safety" is interesting because it would not be normally acceptable under normal conditions in a western democracy.

Unfortunately, the seeds of this started before the current alt-right government. It's shocking that they are systematically being used now for political reasons but once there is a crack in the system it's normal someone will try to exploit it to their own benefit.

Would Lemmy Benefit from Implementing Polls? ( slrpnk.net )

A popular way of dealing with discussions, and familiar to most people, I assume. As far as I see it, adding a poll system to Lemmy is a good way to enhance user engagement. I'm not really aware if this has been a topic before or not, tried looking it up but didn't see much juice on the topic, so thought I'd spark it up....

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Personally, I would be in favor of having polls because I frequently involve people in taking decisions.

But my use case is quite peculiar because (1) I need to know people's opinion to take actions based on it, they would not be just informative polls (2) this group of people use Lemmy as their main interaction medium, no other platform is involved.

I've resorted to strawpoll in the past or in having comments with multiple options and relying on the most upvoted comment but these solutions have downsides.

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Italian here: our "centre right" is actively on restricting abortion, dismantling public healthcare and education, deportation of immigrants, isolation of disabled students, eliminating LGBT rights and militarizing public spaces (with already students/protesters beaten by the police in several occasions) and of course jailing journalists and controlling the public media.

The only thing that sets them apart from their US equivalent is child labor, but they already have prevented the approval of minimum wages and other social safety net measures.

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We don't need any external help, we can sabotage ourselves on our own!

DieguiTux8623 ,
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Me too, and Lemmy inspired me to unsub! 😉

First-time home buyers: how did you feel about getting a mortgage?

An option for me to buy a house has come up very suddenly and it seemed like a good idea at first - but I look at a mortgage and think "that's 15 years I'll spend paying back, at absolute minimum. Probably more like 25 years" - how can I possibly plan that far in advance?...

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But the price of the property can decrease, so it's better considering an asset with a stable value over time (given the area, energetic efficiency, etc.).

DieguiTux8623 ,
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Other posters from the same party with the slogan "Let us change Europe before Europe changes us":

"Muslim woman"
https://feddit.it/pictrs/image/96251406-ba86-41f3-b64d-fc12cecd17ea.webp

Evil Ursula
https://feddit.it/pictrs/image/94a164ac-77f7-4185-94a0-88827fe1636d.webp

There is another one with a person eating a cricket 🦗 against new food regulations but can't find it rn.

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Considering the ageing population and the abstention rate among younger generations, the far right is going to rule for a couple of decades.

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If I were a foreigner, I would boycott everything that comes from this cursed land.

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And not only will prices skyrocket, but also (at least in countries that allow it) agriculture businesses will take public money as restoration for the loss.

DieguiTux8623 ,
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You're right, my bad! The silver lining is that at least it may induce people to reduce consumption of unhealthy products and prefer quality over quantity.

Bird flu has now jumped to cows - and their milk. Could humans be next? ( www.sciencefocus.com )

A strain of bird flu known as H5N1 or highly pathogenic avian influenza has made a worrying leap to cattle herds across the US over the past month. This development has sparked "enormous concern" among health experts, including the World Health Organization's (WHO) chief scientist, who warned of the virus' "extremely high"...

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Oh no, and the "return to office" policies?/s

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In my country (Europe) university and high school students are being beaten by the police while demonstrating for Palestine, and people blame the right wing government for it.

The fact that this is happening even in the US under a democrat administration proves them wrong.

DieguiTux8623 ,
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More rightwards than European traditional left, but definitely more leftwards than our alt-right!

DieguiTux8623 ,
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They can still support the US, as all of them have done for the last 79 years and are doing still now.

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I upvoted your comment, because I like the underlying idea that Europe has been "protected" so far because they could not sustain themselves, which is absolutely true. But the previous order collapsing isn't necessarily bad.

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Developing software and managing a community are totally different skills and mastering both is not to be taken for granted.

Plus, since you are very passionate about the open source projects you maintain or contribute to, it is difficult to "detach" yourself from people's issues and not feel every criticism as a personal attack (and yes, when your software does not have the features/behavior they expect, some people can express their disappointment in quite a sharp way).

I prefer not to make anyone pay anything but "you get what it is, be warned that you may experience some bugs or lack of support for certain devices" (because I can't buy every piece of hardware and test). Few people have accepted this model but, those who did, have always been supportive and respectful, making me rediscover a little hope that kindness isn't dead at all.

DieguiTux8623 ,
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Italy too (or worse!)

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As an Italian who knows a little Romanian, I think that this kind of "șmecherie" (the kind of "you think you can cheat but I'm smarter than you") is one of the traits that unites the most our nationalities.

DieguiTux8623 ,
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Italy is doing something similar but deporting them to Albania, source here. Being in the EU, the whole thing is even more infuriating (to me).

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Android developers (already having to deal with Huawei Mobile Services and AppGallery) right now:

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Once I was told that I deserved to be fired and, another time, I was told that I am unable to think properly so I shouldn't work as a software developer.

Both remarks were quite painful because they were not questioning my ideas/opinions but my professional abilities. I confess that in my "down" moments those thoughts tend to pop up even years later.

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Needless to say, in neither case the discussion originated from a technical issue, both times we were arguing online about politics.

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There's more: with European funds!

The measure forms part of a package of initiatives approved by Meloni’s cabinet that will be funded by the EU’s post-pandemic recovery fund...

DieguiTux8623 ,
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I can not "unsee" it any more, thanks.

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I am a complete disaster, sometimes errors slip in even when I have a UI done by a designer because I am totally "blind" to certain aspects.

In my personal projects I try to follow guidelines and best practices for dimensions/typography/colors/placing of elements/etc but the results are "meh" of course, since apart from my layout-blindness I am more tolerant to small sins, since it's not work after all.

If the project gets to be used by a few people (of course not the faint of heart) I collect feedback and iterate over it to improve the UX.

DieguiTux8623 ,
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There are Lemmy APIs for it and some apps (like Voyager) allow to see all contents you upvoted or downvoted. Depends on which platform you are on and which client you are using.

DieguiTux8623 ,
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I've already added it, it's in the latest stable release 1.9.0, you can access it from the profile screen under "Upvotes and downvotes".

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What a beautiful project name! Won it all!

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Forgive me father for I have sinned.

https://feddit.it/pictrs/image/352b2f73-d161-41e5-a022-1bdb46bf2a5c.webp

DieguiTux8623 ,
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When I realized, unfortunately in my 30s, that the word "dandelion" is just a badly pronounced version of "dent-de-lion" (even in my country those flowers are called "dente di leone") I started thinking that there's some truth in that statement.

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