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    [–] Jankatarch@lemmy.world 2 points 55 minutes ago* (last edited 48 minutes ago) (1 children)

    A bit unrelated to the joke, but I am sad at how acceptable it has become taking pictures of people in public ~~to make fun of them.~~

    [–] brucethemoose@lemmy.world 3 points 28 minutes ago* (last edited 23 minutes ago)

    Street photography isn’t so bad, as long as it’s not a hidden cam.

    I don’t generally like my picture taken, but I’d have no problem if it just some person with a real camera taking casual pictures of crowds for fun.

    What makes it creepy (to me) if it’s someone trying to hide it with a smartphone, or Meta glasses.

    edit: It’s also nothing new. Street photographers have been around forever, long before digital cameras. It was pretty acceptable when I was a kid with a flip phone.

    [–] ChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.org 2 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

    I made a pull request today! It didn't get merged but I think I can use the fork on my own. How do I switch Firefox a local PDF.js without recompiling the whole browser?

    [–] softwarist@programming.dev 1 points 1 hour ago

    Firefox loads PDF.js using a resource URL (resource://) and those are sourced from a JAR file (omni.ja) so you would have to find that file in your local installation and patch the archive with your customized version.

    [–] NocturnalMorning@lemmy.world 32 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

    In what world are two women having a conversation on their own interested in a random dude on a train anyway?

    [–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 19 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 9 hours ago) (1 children)

    Was going to say. This seems like the most polite kind of person you're going to meet on the subway. Dude's not manspreading, not gawking, not trying to get their attention, literally bumped up against a woman and not trying to cop a feel.

    This is the Ideal Male Commuter. You may not like him, but this is what peak performance looks like.

    [–] renrenPDX@lemmy.dbzer0.com 16 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

    They’re all weird. Everyone knows you’re supposed to stare into the abyss until it’s time to get off at your stop.

    [–] 0x0@lemmy.zip 6 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

    You mean the abyssal screen of one's smartphone?

    [–] renrenPDX@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

    Sure, or the thousand yard stare, if you’re old school.

    [–] MadPsyentist@lemmy.nz 1 points 42 minutes ago

    "Oh wow! This is the most interesting power pole i think i have ever seen. WAIT!... This other power pole is much more interesting!"

    [–] Digit@lemmy.wtf 5 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

    I imagine their conversation's about writer modes for emacs.

    [–] foo@feddit.uk 2 points 8 hours ago

    I knew it! He's must be using vim. Mystery solved.

    [–] tired_n_bored@lemmy.world 29 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

    Wow a man not sexually assaulting women in the train. What a creep

    [–] cosmos8188@leminal.space 3 points 12 hours ago

    Yep all is cool until he does exactly that and the script turns upside down.

    OH! When a man does it he's "based" but when I'm too busy contributing to FOSS I'm "frigid". Rude!

    [–] 0x0@lemmy.zip 2 points 9 hours ago

    Why would he bother risking harassment allegations from strangers?

    [–] hotnotdeadyet@lemmy.world 2 points 9 hours ago

    Literally me

    [–] dunestorm@lemmy.world 8 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

    Maybe he already has a partner or is doing something important...

    [–] technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 9 hours ago

    Yes, he's doing something important by contributing to open source.

    [–] DaGreenGobbo@feddit.uk 10 points 15 hours ago (2 children)

    Clearly he should be inviting then to murder his wife in exchange for him murdering their husbands. That's what strangers on a train do, right?

    [–] tetris11@feddit.uk 3 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago)

    🎢🎸 Saaaailing, takes me to where I'm always.....

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    [–] extremeboredom@lemmy.world 34 points 21 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago) (11 children)

    Wish I was intelligent enough to contribute meaningfully. Instead I just consume and occasionally donate.

    Thank you all for your kind replies. Wasn't fishing for encouragement but I do appreciate it.

    [–] jj4211@lemmy.world 6 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

    If you ever want to grow capability of technical contributions, you are welcome but not necessary.

    I would much prefer someone that accepts their level of contribution than one who thinks "Claude can make me a valuable contributor even if I have no idea how to".

    [–] yermaw@sh.itjust.works 3 points 8 hours ago

    From each according to their abilities, to each according to their needs.

    [–] affiliate@lemmy.world 8 points 14 hours ago

    Donating is a meaningful contribution

    [–] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 16 points 19 hours ago

    That's enough, if there's something you like then contributing to documentation is something that's more available to the general populace.

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    [–] 87Six@lemmy.zip 2 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

    Wtf is this thread, can nobody take a joke anymore?

    [–] Soleos@lemmy.world 14 points 9 hours ago

    The joke is the poorly constructed version of a stereotype that stopped being relevant over a decade ago.

    1. It's poorly constructed because the joke is the nerd is oblivious/has misplaced priorities, but the joke would only work if the image showed the woman expressing obvious interest in the man, instead of having her back turned to him. As is, the image is literally just two rando's on the subway doing their own thing.

    2. Nerdy looking guys being too oblivious to engage with hot women stopped being relevant after incel culture, startup bros, PUA, and nerdy-looking billionaires became commonplace.

    [–] IAmNorRealTakeYourMeds@lemmy.world 91 points 1 day ago (4 children)

    imagine not knowing basic public transport etiquette.

    two friends sitting next to you is not an invite for sex.

    [–] ExLisper@lemmy.curiana.net 14 points 16 hours ago

    Public transport etiquette is not standing in front of the door while people get out. Not hitting on every girl that sits next to you is like... basic human decency.

    [–] MyNameIsRichard@lemmy.ml 4 points 14 hours ago

    You clearly don't watch the same films I do!

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    [–] whereitsat@lemmy.zip 1 points 8 hours ago

    men pay attention to women they get roasted; men ignore women and they get roasted.

    it's almost like there's a battle of the sexes going on that's tipped one way because nobody dares speak out on the men's side because they'll get labeled an incel or 'part of the problem.'

    neither of those women are worth paying attention to.

    [–] Broadfern@lemmy.world 33 points 23 hours ago (3 children)

    Sitting next to a (supposedly) random dude and visibly being comfortable and not nervous is a green flag for the programmer.

    It means he’s showered in the last week.

    [–] LH0ezVT@sh.itjust.works 2 points 8 hours ago

    Hey! We need to save water for starving LLMs!

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