I was at #Costco today. Absolutely packed, even though it was late morning on an ordinary Tuesday. I will be happy when they build the second one we're supposed to be getting.

And out of the hundreds and hundreds of customers, and dozens and dozens of staff I saw, I spotted ... zero people wearing masks of any sort. I was the only one.

Lots of people coughing and sneezing and moaning about being sick, with a brutal flu going round, *and* another mystery virus, along with COVID of course.

FFS. It was the same the other day at my doctor's office. No one wearing a mask.

I think humanity - at least the North American varieties - is waving a big "Hey, viruses, we give up" sign.

#mask #virus #COVID #FFS #WearAMask #N95 #illness #sick #flu

#empiricism #tRump #Leja #FFS

#empiricism #tRump #Leja #FFS

Admit to yourself that if you're implementing a "fewer" or "later" or "not now" option for your feature, it's because you realize that your users really want a "none" or "never" or "off" option and you're putting your success metrics ahead of the users' desires. You've implemented a shit feature and you are going to continue to force that shit into the mouths of your users.

#Enshittification #FFS

Admit to yourself that if you're implementing a "fewer" or "later" or "not now" option for your feature, it's because you realize that your users really want a "none" or "never" or "off" option and you're putting your success metrics ahead of the users' desires. You've implemented a shit feature and you are going to continue to force that shit into the mouths of your users.

#Enshittification #FFS

@aral Yeah, please disable your ad blockers. We need you to be prone to malwaretisement (malware advertisements).

Don't you folks know that our friends who created the Predator or Intellexa malware can't install it unless you folks allow ads... so selfish of y'all? /s off #ffs 😮‍💨 So uncool on so many layers.

https://www.theregister.com/2025/10/02/eu_spyware_funding/

https://www.icij.org/investigations/cyprus-confidential/predator-spyware-firm-intellexa-resurgent-after-u-s-sanctions/

https://www.amnesty.eu/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Executive-Summary_Predator-Files_English-1.pdf

https://malpedia.caad.fkie.fraunhofer.de/details/win.predator

#ffs

#ffs The curator who opened our eyes to such brilliant pedantry is @Grumpygrannyquilts

#ffs I would like to credit someone for this brilliance. A friend who curates such for us shared in our group and…you know the rest.

#ffs

Daily life in 2025.

#AI #Tech #JustLetMeBe #FFS