natecox

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[–] natecox@programming.dev 19 points 10 months ago (1 children)

It was a happier time, I miss my atomic purple floppies.

I rewrote that several times because I have the mind of a child, but atomic purple 3.5” was even worse so I give up and you get to enjoy both.

[–] natecox@programming.dev 18 points 11 months ago

Literally unplayable.

[–] natecox@programming.dev 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I kinda thought that was the way to go as well, but I need to find one that supports my giant troll hands. The ones I’ve tried in the past were too short I think so my hand ended up just on my desk at a weird angle.

[–] natecox@programming.dev 1 points 11 months ago

The biggest difference between Nix and Guix is that Guix doesn’t support non-foss software, meaning you can’t use it as a package manager on other operating systems. I originally wanted to use Guix but use a Mac for work, so that became a deal breaker.

Nix is pretty awesome as a package manager, I’ve been happy with it after the truly unnecessary learning curve brutality. I do not imagine I would ever use the full OS though.

[–] natecox@programming.dev 4 points 11 months ago (5 children)

I have such mixed feelings about my Ergo, I really want to like it but I feel clumsy on it and it seems like the extra strain on my thumb will take a toll long term with that repetitive stress.

[–] natecox@programming.dev -1 points 1 year ago

R&D on drugs is insanely expensive, but the protections put in place with the pricing are also a bit absurd. Most drug companies will lock down the formula for a period of time and price the drug aggressively for a short time (like a few years) and then open the formula up to generics who buy it and sell the same damn thing for a fraction of the cost.

For clarity I’m agreeing with you that the price is largely due to non-manufacturing costs and the article is misleading as a result, but I also wanted to say that the whole industry is a testament to capital over humanity.

[–] natecox@programming.dev 1 points 1 year ago

Well, I feel old.

3.5” floppy discs which have been removed from their plastic shells.

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