

I want candy - bubble-gum or taffy!


I want candy - bubble-gum or taffy!


Making people opt-out of AI in Preferences, AI Controls (and using a double negative there), instead of having people install the AI stuff as extensions.
They have to default “AI” into it, otherwise nobody would use it. e.g. Copilot. If it was good they wouldn’t have to force it.


This entire post is the frog sitting in their comfortable pot of water saying “This is fine, nothing to worry about!”
This is what bugs me every time I see LTT Linus talking about Linux. He spent decades learning Windows. He immersed himself in it. Now he’s older and doesn’t realize the small amount of researching and “RTFM” for Linux is nothing compared to the energy he spent learning Windows stuff.
On the positive side - seeing stuff like this in others has helped me realize when I start exhibiting the same negative thoughts and behaviors.
“I already know X. I’m brilliant, so if I don’t currently know Y, it’s not worth knowing. I will ignore the 30 years it took me to get to where I am knowing X.”
Which fallacies cover this? I suppose we can start with Dunning-Kruger?
No lube, just dry, torque to spec. Don’t know where you got the idea to lube them, that’s super dangerous.