Paolo Amoroso

Astronomy, space, Android & Google, retrocomputing, Lisp, Python, coding.

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So why not make the washing cycle end when the water has fully drained? I get the impression the timer starts after the drain.


Why do washing machines prevent opening the hatch just after the washing cycle ends?
Most washing machines have a timer that prevents you from opening the hatch just after the washing cycle ends. Instad you must wait for the timer to go off, usually a minute or two, before you can open the hatch. Why? Would letting the user open the hatch immediately after washing ends pose any safety or other issues?
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My favorite is chromeOS because it requires zero maintenance and I can access all my data, apps, and preferences in minutes on any compatible device by just signing into my account.


Lisp.

It just feels extremely natural to me, so it’s difficult to pinpoint specific features I like. But two such features stand out: the parantheses-based syntax and the extreme interactivity.


That explains why support agents beg for the highest rating.


What's with the corporate obsession with customer feedback?
If you contact the customer support of your utility company, phone carrier, bank, or other service provider you'll likely be flooded with requests to rate the experience and provide feedback. Likewise, corporate websites and email communications often solicit feedback via embedded buttons or links to online forms. What's with this corporate obsession with customer feedback? Are these huge piles of feedback actually analyzed and acted upon? Is customer feedback some sort of corporate cargo cult? Or maybe clever marketing by vendors of feedback tools and services? The impression is the feedback is just discarded or ignored.
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These days I write Lisp code using the Medley Interlisp development environment. It’s a vintage but amazingly capable environment that’s being revived and modernized.


Yes, I replaced Reddit with Lemmy.


ChromeOS on an ASUS Chromebox 3, my daily driver.


Blogs. It’s amazing how many gems and great content are buried in countless blogs, maintained or abandoned.



I actually left Reddit in early 2022, I’m not from the latest migration wave. I left for a combination of these reasons, the first of which is the main one:

  • algorithmic feed designed to arise strong emotions, often negative
  • snark and noise in the comments
  • ads
  • impenetrable moderation rules that often make it difficult to figure why a post is rejected, even after carefully reading all the sub’s guidelines and FAQs cover to cover, as well as reviewing past threads