Mo @mo@nitech.online

@schwa I'm still of the opinion that offering discount for a years subscription is where they went wrong. Price monthly at the same amount as the yearly rate and then people can pay as they go without the devs needing to hold onto the cash in case a catastrophic event like this happens. And you get the warm fuzzy feeling of knowing that all of your customers are paying the same, and that you're not effectively charging people of limited incomes more than the people with money to pay up front.

@joshua I see where you're coming from, but I actually prefer “deceptive pattern” 🙂

As an additional point of view, I find that a lot of our English tech terms are not great when it comes to being literally translated into other languages. A “dark pattern" would translate strangely, whereas I think "deceptive pattern” would actually be more easily understood. And if it makes for a more inclusive experience, then it's a win-win, right?

@joshua That's a big bit of context that was I wasn't seeing there!

@joshua I don’t think you should fear the word in every context. I confess that I don't know everything here – I think there was an element of subtooting, right? – so I'm responding to your initial mentioning of dark pattern. I agree that the use of the word “dark" in every context is not a bad thing, but if someone tells me they don’t like me using it in a specific context, I'm going to listen to them. I don't know who said it to you; maybe they’re speaking out of turn on behalf of others?

Me in 2022: “100 Knurlies? I'm never going to need 100 of these things!”
Me in 2023: “Shit. I think I'm going to need more Knurlies!”

#Eurorack #GearAcquisitionSyndrome

@joshua I love you Josh, but I’m going to make this point, with admittedly little context. Who is deciding that there is no actual problem with the term “dark pattern”. If you’re deciding this based on your own opinion, then bear in mind that you probably don’t get to decide if “dark pattern” is problematic.

Same way you don’t get to decide that potato-munching, big-trotter is not problematic for talking about me. 🥔

@nivrig I made an overpayment today. Still a fair whack to go, but I think I’d like to try and get the majority of it cleared before we hit that higher interest rate. It’s a great incentive to prioritise it.

@nivrig we took out a new mortgage last year and have it fixed for 5 years. Thankfully, as the rate will go up from 1.86% to 7.9%.

@ianRobinson didn’t impede the Pet Shop Boys!

@austinkocher it’s from xkcd in case you want a digital version of your own: https://xkcd.com/1688/

@BenRiceM as long as you can’t see them, cause there’s no such thing as “monkey hear monkey do”

@bazscott There's a hidden agenda here, wherein you try to get people to stop using foo and bar so that they go straight to Baz instead. I'm onto you!

@acf It's okay. Lego is a time machine of sorts, because you can always go back and make the choice again.

I’m becoming obsessed with #ShakmatModular’s module names. I was immediately intrigued by the Bard Quartet, but I’m now hankering after the Harlequin’s Context, the Mod Medusa, the Time Wizard, and the Knight’s Gallop, and I’m really looking forward to seeing the release of the Banshee Reach. It’s like, are these #Eurorack modules or RPG characters?

@flockofnazguls@mas.to @modularsynth @synths yeah, but no mention of the fact that Plaits and Marbles are discontinued (though available as clones), and that Pam’s New Workout has been superseded by Pro Workout.

@ianRobinson I could see them doing an ad-supported version of AppleTV+ though. Disney have done it, and I think it’s going well for them. From Apple’s perspective, they’re leaving money on the table if they don’t have an option for people who don’t want to subscribe at the current pricing model.

I work in streaming TV advertising these days. For my sins, I’ve started picking up on a lot about the business model.

@ianRobinson it’s possible that it relates to the live sports they’re getting into. Sports are already set up for advertising so I could see them wanting to sticks ads in.

@stuart I’m also re-arranging my modular synth stuff, because re-arranging everything means never having to make any music.