Is the homogenization of workflows in software development actually useful for _people_ or is it a direct consequence of a platform being built in service of capitalism rather than people?

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**eidolon** @shaderphantom@awoo.space · Jul 19, 2018, 03:00

**eidolon** @shaderphantom@awoo.space · Jul 19, 2018, 03:00

Jul 19, 2018, 03:00

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GitHub has sort of homogenized the way we do software development and it's very clear to me, at least in my workplace, that the workflow is definitely not one-size-fits-all, and indeed code reviews as GitHub has popularized are kind of useless.

The homogenization is a key point that I'm thinking a lot about, because it means GitHub has pulled a Microsoft like Microsoft did with Office.

And now Microsoft owns GitHub.

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**eidolon** @shaderphantom@awoo.space · Jul 19, 2018, 02:58

**eidolon** @shaderphantom@awoo.space · Jul 19, 2018, 02:58

Jul 19, 2018, 02:58

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so here's my thinking lately. I learned about the linux development process recently and realized that the common GitHub-esque git workflow is actually not really distributed vcs as it was originally designed.

so how do we do pre-GitHub distributed vcs on smaller projects? is it even useful to do so?

**eidolon** @shaderphantom@awoo.space · Jul 19, 2018, 01:07

**eidolon** @shaderphantom@awoo.space · Jul 19, 2018, 01:07

Jul 19, 2018, 01:07

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it's okay because sonic cd 2 and 3 are utterly fantastic

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**eidolon** @shaderphantom@awoo.space · Jul 19, 2018, 01:04

**eidolon** @shaderphantom@awoo.space · Jul 19, 2018, 01:04

Jul 19, 2018, 01:04

eidolon @shaderphantom@awoo.space

watching Game Grumps play Sonic 1 reminds me that yeah, uh, Sonic 1 was just kind of mediocre

**eidolon** · Jul 18, 2018, 20:40

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**gator crimes** @Zero_Democracy@sleeping.town · Jul 18, 2018, 20:40

Jul 18, 2018, 20:40

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internet politics, garbage nerds

Crypto-fascist nerds know that they can hurl bad takes into social media like a toaster into a jacuzzi. They don't give a shit about She-Ra; the "outrage" is a carrier wave. It's about making everything about them. Some cartoon you'd probably never give a second thought to, because it's for kids? About them, now. Them, them, them. I'm not sure exactly when this was memetically weaponized the way it is.

**eidolon** · Jul 18, 2018, 11:35

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**tom (available elsewhere)** @tom@slime.global · Jul 18, 2018, 11:35

Jul 18, 2018, 11:35

tom (available elsewhere) @tom@slime.global

some men showed up at my house and gave this big box to me. i never ordered something this big and i do not know who it belongs to. i didn’t want it but they wouldn’t take it so i guess i have this big box now.

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**eidolon** @shaderphantom@awoo.space · Jul 18, 2018, 04:06

**eidolon** @shaderphantom@awoo.space · Jul 18, 2018, 04:06

Jul 18, 2018, 04:06

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well, shit, I went through all this trouble of dumping a bluray but apparently it's too obscure of a movie to have VUKs out in the public.

either that or libaacs on vlc windows just doesn't work.

**eidolon** @shaderphantom@awoo.space · Jul 18, 2018, 03:04

**eidolon** @shaderphantom@awoo.space · Jul 18, 2018, 03:04

Jul 18, 2018, 03:04

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just discovered the absolute draconian bullshit that is BluRay AACS

**eidolon** @shaderphantom@awoo.space · Jul 17, 2018, 17:21

**eidolon** @shaderphantom@awoo.space · Jul 17, 2018, 17:21

Jul 17, 2018, 17:21

eidolon @shaderphantom@awoo.space

Both dishwashers in the break room are broken, oh god

**eidolon** @shaderphantom@awoo.space · Jul 17, 2018, 03:11

**eidolon** @shaderphantom@awoo.space · Jul 17, 2018, 03:11

Jul 17, 2018, 03:11

eidolon @shaderphantom@awoo.space

Hybrid's fifth studio album isn't vaporware holy poop https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmYxx05ni-E

**eidolon** · Jul 16, 2018, 20:56

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**DavitM** @DavitMasia@mastodon.social · Jul 16, 2018, 20:56

Jul 16, 2018, 20:56

DavitM @DavitMasia@mastodon.social

Hi guys!, i started to collab with CodeManuPro , to boost #PixelFxDesigner , a new tool to create particle effects focused mainly in give a #pixelart style. The UI is still very wip but constant updates are coming!! Stay tunned! ;)

More info: https://codemanu.itch.io/particle-fx-designer

#gamedev #indiedev #PixelArt #mastoart #art #creativetoots #creative #digitalart

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**eidolon** @shaderphantom@awoo.space · Jul 17, 2018, 01:00

**eidolon** @shaderphantom@awoo.space · Jul 17, 2018, 01:00

Jul 17, 2018, 01:00

eidolon @shaderphantom@awoo.space

politic

perhaps far too late, I finally have a print copy of The Communist Manifesto.

still looking for inexpensive print copies of Capital volumes tho

**eidolon** @shaderphantom@awoo.space · Jul 16, 2018, 04:57

**eidolon** @shaderphantom@awoo.space · Jul 16, 2018, 04:57

Jul 16, 2018, 04:57

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I need to take a moment to say how fucking cool it is that we are able to get recorded lectures of entire courses for free via the Internet.

**eidolon** @shaderphantom@awoo.space · Jul 16, 2018, 02:30

**eidolon** @shaderphantom@awoo.space · Jul 16, 2018, 02:30

Jul 16, 2018, 02:30

eidolon @shaderphantom@awoo.space

what the hell is up with this trend of websites playing back video with the sound muted even if you directly clicked on it

**eidolon** · Jul 15, 2018, 02:13

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**pirate jane** @piratejane@mastodon.social · Jul 15, 2018, 02:13

Jul 15, 2018, 02:13

pirate jane @piratejane@mastodon.social

An interview with Rebecca Sugar, creator of #StevenUniverse:

https://the1a.org/audio/#/shows/2018-07-09/the-mind-behind-americas-most-empathetic-cartoon/114886/

She talks about how the Gems are coded as female but are nonbinary, and explicitly says she is a nonbinary woman herself. It legit brought happy tears to my eyes.

**eidolon** @shaderphantom@awoo.space · Jul 14, 2018, 16:49

**eidolon** @shaderphantom@awoo.space · Jul 14, 2018, 16:49

Jul 14, 2018, 16:49

eidolon @shaderphantom@awoo.space

fortnite

why the fuck don't c4 kills count for the explosives challenge this week

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