The kitchens are an issue, and the larger point about profits is spot on.

We desperately need more affordable high-density housing in the US. Unfortunately these places are often miserable to live in. Noisy, cramped, and cheaply made.

They don't have to be miserable. There are designs, and construction materials and methods that work better.

Working class people deserve more.

Black Box Down listeners: "Well...AKSHUALLY...."

Just kidding, I love that podcast.

Cybersecurity is expensive and doesn't contribute directly to profits. It can prevent serious damages (legal, financial, and reputation) but that requires long-term thinking. Most executives don't look past quarterly earnings.

They ban people for all kinds of crap. Some of it is for violating their TOS. I'm guessing some is just arbitrary corporate BS, too. I mean it is Hooli, er, Google.

Trying to circumvent their anti-ad-blocking detection on YouTube could get you banned on YouTube or maybe more.

I'm sort of the opposite. I liked Joplin but found myself needing the features of Obsidian. I do know what you mean about Obsidian getting in the way. While it's easy to start using it, there is a bit of a learning curve to using it well. And it can be a little quirky-annoying at times.

I think that's one reason there are so many software offerings in this space. There's a wide range of preferences when it comes to features vs simplicity.

For me, Obsidian is just about perfect without any extensions, but I'm also glad it is extensible if you need them. The configurability and customization, while using standard markup, and keeping the vault storage sizes small were the major pros for me.

Some other products I've tried in this space were just too much for me. Huge save files, overdone UXs, and proprietary formats. Joplin and Obsidian were both a breath of fresh air when I found them.

Dumb question, will it be possible to create a browser that will trick the shitty new web into thinking you're using an approved non-ad-blocking-browser while you still block the malware/ads?

I know this sounds like an internet edgelord, but it's like they want us to build the guillotines.

They think "the gubment" or "libtards" are trying to control them, make them look foolish, and/or force obedience/compliance down on them. In my opinion, it's mostly projection. Their weird power fantasies make them imagine others are trying to dominate them, when in truth it's just common sense medical advice.

Thanks for the history, I am not surprised it evolved like that. Reminds me of Agile. It was a great concept that morphed into 'micromanagement with extra steps' in many shops.

I always wondered if Linus was actually a slimy POS

I believe you. Not everyone on here will, though.

One of our dogs required three surgeries. First one knee, then the other. She was like a new dog, able to run full speed again. Then one of the implants got infected, so it had to be removed. We decided to do both at the same time (figuring if one got infected, the other one would, too). Fortunately, it's OK to remove the implants once the joints have had enough time to heal up.

It was all super expensive and highly inconvenient, but she's still doing great and running around like a happy goofball. So it was all worth it.

If there are any stairs your dog needs to go up and/down think about installing some kind of ramp until the dog is doing better. It helps a lot.

I think reddit will linger for a very long time even as the quality goes down the toilet. There are millions of casuals on there just doomscrolling that don't seem to mind the ads and the horrible official app/new website. It's still interesting to follow the story as it unfolds, but I'm also slowly losing that interest as I continue to explore lemmy. We'll all mostly forget about it at some point, and that will be a good day for us, regardless of what happens to reddit and it's disengaged remnants of a user base.