Brad Fonseca @bradfonseca@mastodon.social

David Lynch Made a Disturbing Web Sitcom Called "Rabbits": It’s Now Used by Psychologists to Induce a Sense of Existential Crisis in Research Subjects http://www.openculture.com/?p=1052383 https://t.co/40Qk1DVgFa

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It is now Towel Day

Are you a hoopy frood who really knows where their towel is?

Oh for the love of...

got some #thewitcher art #mastoart #creativetoots

Silent Hill

#comic #webcomic #warandpeas

Learn the lyrics to a song you love.

The city is sleeping.

if you want me to say something nice to you, just let me know, mew 🐱

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The elephant in the room in all this is features and polish. Because Megacorps have money to burn, OS, office, and productivity software get the lion’s share of R&D, UI, and feature improvements that FOSS (at least at present) still lag behind

Anyone who uses Excel for a living is functionally incapable of using LibreOffice Calc to the same degree. Some features simply don’t exist or don’t work as well. Others are patented

Megacorp selling proprietary software licenses to hardware vendors

Generation grow up learning proprietary software

Proprietary software becomes standard in schools as in homes

At graduation, proprietary software becomes standard in businesses founded by students

More schools adopt proprietary software to remain competitive and relevant to businesses

Proprietary software company gives discounts to students and schools, ensuring adoption

The cycle repeats