Nostr notes by h3mmy :v_enby:

I know the intent is to highlight design and usability flaws, but ...

2026-07-29T23:17:09Z

In reply to nevent1q…3tmv
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I know the intent is to highlight design and usability flaws, but I feel this lands very differently when the users are of the variety that may go: "I haven't read the instructions, and I don't know what I'm supposed to click to open this program. I tried the big green 1-click run button and it had your logo and such, but I don't understand why there's no room for some birds too..."

I also want to be clear that I am not disparaging these users. I have catered to this demographic before, and it's a good exercise in considering different types of accessibility needs. Me hovering while they navigate the thing is not something either of us would actually want.

#foss #oss #code #design #ux

I feel like you're not hearing me. This is a design and ...

2026-03-25T21:58:21Z

In reply to nevent1q…lfp4
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I feel like you're not hearing me. This is a design and process issue. I shouldn't have to opt-out of including PII. The OS should not require it unless there is a justifiable need. It's a change that impacts a wide population, and there wasn't even a proper design discussion.

I also understand the context, with the new California law that is mandating age gates. This change can be seen as theater to comply without implementing tighter controls. However, it's not set in stone yet, which is why other projects did not implement equivalent changes.

There is a background issue with how large systems incrementally constrain populations. Minority groups tend to be sensitive to that because it's happened to us a lot. That is an explanation for some of the response you see generally. People see how "innocent" and "optional" fields today become "mandatory" and oppressive fields tomorrow. So, I understand the reaction, and dislike when valid concerns are dismissed.

There is no legitimate reason an OS needs to have a DOB field for ...

2026-03-25T19:38:44Z

In reply to nevent1q…x4ye
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There is no legitimate reason an OS needs to have a DOB field for user data.

It's a fundamental concept for Data Minimization

"Don't store any more information than you actually need"

If an application or other user-space extension has a need for a dob, it should be implemented there, not as part of the init daemon.

I'm apparently really good at sounding confident when I have ...

2025-04-30T14:51:49Z

I'm apparently really good at sounding confident when I have no idea what I'm talking about. Turns out this is a premium skill and I haven't been capitalizing on it.

#Meme

It feeds the machinery that theoretically turns everything into ...

2025-03-25T05:57:50Z

In reply to nevent1q…phg4
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It feeds the machinery that theoretically turns everything into ads for us and money for them. Fingerprinting, "hyper-localization", etc are the obvious ones. Monitoring if/how physical location changes when shown an ad? Fingerprinting activity so it can guess when someone else has the phone? Learning to filter out the noise we add to pollute this kind of monitoring? Selling all of this data as part of a big set to multiple bidders? These are at various degrees of certainty, but they feel high on that scale.