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exception in rule (lemmy.blahaj.zone)
submitted 2 years ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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[–] [email protected] 81 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I tend to use a Mac, Windows and Linux at various points throughout my day, and as far as I can tell the errors seem to be like:

Linux: this went wrong with this process or file.

Mac: the stars have aligned incorrectly and we have lost our way, perhaps fate will one day bring back your Libreoffice file but there is no way of knowing

Windows: either a blank dialog box with 'okay' and 'cancel' on it, which both do the same thing, or an error report with 400 pages of nonsense in it, or the computer just turns off while you're still typing.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 years ago

This is a perfect description lmao

[–] [email protected] 44 points 2 years ago

"An error occurred while enabling Mobile Code, whoopsie"

"You don't pass Google SafetyNet, fuck you, this ain't supposed to be your device"

[–] [email protected] 35 points 2 years ago (1 children)

only gods children may uwu I did a fucky wucky

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

[–] [email protected] 32 points 2 years ago

Oopsy whoopsy we made a fucky wucky

[–] [email protected] 23 points 2 years ago

pwepawing u 4 UwU pwivacy invasion install sowwwwwyyyyyy ｡ﾟ･（>﹏<）･ﾟ｡

[–] [email protected] 22 points 2 years ago (2 children)

"Something went wrong"

(╯°□°）╯︵ ┻━┻)

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 years ago

"Something happened."

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

"An error occured"

[–] [email protected] 20 points 2 years ago

The Macintosh at my school back in the day used to say - over the speaker - “it’s not my fault” when it crashed. We kids always thought it was hilarious.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 2 years ago (4 children)

It makes sense in some way. People have zero patience and can't stand being bored for more than 1 second. That's why even an error message has to be entertaining these days.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

You won't read this anyway

Cancel Ok

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Having worked on an app that incorporated these kinds of error messages, it's not about bordem, it's about not scaring/confusing the user. "Something went wrong and your computer will restart" is more understandable to a layperson, than "Exception: Segmentation Fault". Usually messages also need to fit within an organisations documented "tone of voice". Personally, my preference is for friendly text followed by technical details.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

That one tweet from years where they said they wanted the error message so they could fix it, like, I don't think you can fix the thing a team of 500 people has been working on for multiple years from a JavaScript console.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 years ago

I didn't read past the first three words in your comment. BORING.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago

Exactly. Apps didn’t change their language for the fun of it. They did it because their analytics showed that society preferred being treated like infants.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 years ago

Time to print "I made a doodoo" in my exemptions...

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Hard times create strong men...

[–] [email protected] 23 points 2 years ago (2 children)

No fascist memes please

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 years ago (1 children)

As someone who was an ironic internet nazi in my youth, it's been a long hard road to recovery and self love, but sometimes I am a little obtuse when it comes to certain dog whistles. How is this a fascist meme? Is it the overall gatekeepy bit of We (the people who could read technical information about errors and understand them) are superior to Them (the oppsie poopsie soft skulled idiots) and deserve to have a higher place in the societal hierarchy? Cause that's about the only way I can barely make this fit into that definition.

Thanks in advance for your perspective on the matter ❤️

[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 years ago (1 children)

It is the tired trope of:

Hard times create hard men Hard men create good times Good times create soft men The phrase is usually used by people in the redpill community to say today's men are soft because everything is handed to them

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago

That would make sense, thanks for the explanation.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 years ago (1 children)

This is very clearly a joke

Like "based and red-pilled" memes, they were used by fascists and now when they do use them they're laughed at for being what the meme is making fun of

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Not by the guy I replied to

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 years ago

Strong men create good times... Good times create soft men... Soft men make me hard... wait