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  • Yeah I understand.

    People, like me, don’t use these Microsoft files anymore but I understand I would be incredibly frustrated if one, that I need to open, lands on my lap and I can’t open it.

    It’s just that I wonder how much code is used to even read these shitty files properly. I wonder how many human programming hours is used to deal with them that can be used to progress LibreOffice in some other way? I wonder how many times a LibreOffice programmer is yelling at their screen “WHY THE FUCK DID YOU GO TO A NEW LINE?!”




  • Always look in the README.md file first for instructions for downloading and installing.

    Prerequisites

    Bridge requires a full Firefox build environment:

    • Linux: GCC/Clang 13+, Python 3.8+, Node.js 16+, Rust 1.70+
    • Windows: Visual Studio 2022, Python 3.8+, Node.js 16+, Rust 1.70+
    • macOS: Xcode 14+, Python 3.8+, Node.js 16+, Rust 1.70+

    So there is no Android version.

    If you do want to install for one of OSes mentioned, the next section gives instructions on how to build by source. This means you have to follow in instructions. This might mean it is too technical for users not used to CLI (command line interface).





  • It steals content from creators while being worse for the environment at the same time. Not the same thing, it is worse.

    I worked in education in computer science and basic usage in nearly every age group. When you realize how bad people are at using search engines, you can see why people think they accomplished something using AI. It’s like giving a child a calculator saying he can do math now.

    Creating search prompts itself is a skill. You wouldn’t think so until trying to teach some one logic through search prompts. It is hell, literally my hell. Some people just don’t get it like 0 percent.

    Differentiating what is a good source and what is a bad source is an even harder skill. People will believe what they want to believe. Google search adapts to the bias of individuals because it keeps people searching. This is why, even though it isn’t perfect, engines like duckduckgo are important.








  • The biggest issue of community growth is the lack priority in search engines. If you ask a question on lemmy, stackoverflow, and reddit at the same time, you will get the two latter choices first even if the lemmy post has a better answer.

    Either lemmy is not prioritized because of the age of the domain, or less visitors, but I think it’s purposely done. There are usually no ads on lemmy. Google prioritizes sites that use their products.