It's simple - if your product or platform uses dark patterns, I will not use it. I will even use an inferior platform or product in order to be free to choose how I use my software.
this post was submitted on 23 Jun 2025
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The concept of a desktop assistant has always been there.
And it's always been trash. That's how you know it will always be there in the future too.
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"Looks like you’re trying to be productive. Let me correct that for you"
Exemplified by this being a rant in a video with sponsorships tacked on the description and comments. Probably in the video too, but obviously I'm not going to watch it.
Clippy didn’t hallucinate. I think Clippy wins
"Looks like you're writing a letter"
No I'm not, fuck off Clippy.
Turns out we just hadn't coined the term for computer intelligence being wrong as hallucinating yet.
You know what, I think I remember that. You’re right. My bad
Clippy still wins though because you could have him duck off.
and you could change him into something else. links the cat was mine.
I think the cat used to be all over XP.
And he had bespoke animations that were kinda charming
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