Firefox just quantumed me, and they didn't ask first.

@literorrery Yeah, all the mainstream browsers have taken massive turns for the worst lately.

I've been trying out other browser options... and I've got bad news for you.

@mawr computer bad

@literorrery computer v bad

@mawr @literorrery computer good, consent violating software v bad

@kelseyhusky @mawr computer good engineer bad.

@literorrery @mawr engineer good, product manager out of touch? feature manager dismissive of edge-cases?

@kelseyhusky @mawr I think this is where I have to break voice and say that "engineer" is a term I use in a heavily jargoned way, likely unfairly, to indicate that the developer/designer/programmer has only gotten as far as whether something is possible without questioning whether it's desirable, beneficial, or well-considered. Folks who don't test failure paths. Folks who reject accessibility concerns. Folks who require firstname-lastname on forms that only need an identifier.

@mawr @kelseyhusky There's a book I love immensely, called "The Nanotech Chronicles" by Michael Flynn, in which somebody notes that every technological change is a social change in disguise, and that it's the job of every technologist to consider the social impact of technology. Engineers are, jargonistically, technologists that refuse to consider the social aspects of technology.