@unwarlikeExtortion - eviltoast
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  • To be fair, it’s called “intelligent”, not “omnipotent” design, but still.

    Those types always claim omnipotency as well. So you’d expect an omnipotent being to make it perfect for everyone. Since it isn’t, the being’s either ignorant or sadist. Or, wait for it - a fucking fairy tale. And with ignorancy one can hardly claim a respectable level of intelligence.







  • Yeah. Tbh, I always wondered why programming languages weren’t translated.

    I know CS is all about english, but at least the default builtin functions of programming languages could get translated (as well as APIs that care about themselves).

    Like, I can’t say I don’t like it this way (since I’m a native english speaker), but I still wonder what if you could translate code.

    Variables could cause problems (more work with translation or hard to understand if not translated). But still - programming languages have no declentions and syntax is simpler so it shouldn’t even compare to “real” languages with regards to difficulty of implementation.






  • That couldn’t have been the point.

    Companies use (read: abuse) IP to keep an artificial, government-sanctioned monopoly they use to extract money from users. Add to that skins, microtransactions, lootboxes, yearly releases and all the other vilest shit you can find in a modern videogame and you’ll see it isn’t about the studio staying afloat - it’s abuit the publisher raking in the $$$.

    People who are creatives take it as a point of pride when their work is spread, remade and remixed. What they do not like is if that remaking and remixing is done by a soulless company in the vilest and most soulless way to generate profits. Oh, and except for thise with the best deals, IP stays with the company.

    It’s not about cratives “not being paid enough” so they need IP protection - it’s the very same companies whose IP is protected who don’t pay their workers enough. IP doesn’t bring money to workers directly nor does it protect workers from anything since again - the IPs are owned by the studio/publisher.

    Call it “personal feelings”, but it’s how the world works.





  • Inkscape.

    Some people mentioned Inkscape and I can’t recommend it enough because it’s my goto FOSS PDF editor.

    It’s not made for PDFs and it shows, bit regardless it’s absolutely incredible how versatile it is.

    You can keep the formatting, it’s vector so no loss of percieved quality, and its Text tool is easy (and fast) to use.

    The only problem is each page has to be imported and exported seperstely - you’ll have to use something else to combine them

    As far as signing goes, if it can be a classic squiggle it’s perfect - there’s a few pen tools and one has smoothing so you can play with it a bit until the signature looks good.

    On mobile, so excuse any typos.