Mesa

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Boomers can't understand why gen-z can't put their phones down and watch the TV like a normal person. in c/showerthoughts@lemmy.world
[–] Mesa@programming.dev 9 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (3 children)

To play devil's advocate; being on your phone is an isolating activity, while watching the TV is generally more communal, and was especially so in the era in which Boomers have spent most of their life.

Millenials and most Gen Z have shows that everyone watched growing up, but that's going away increasingly, with on-demand streaming and customized feeds replacing the latter. I think it's a very obvious culprit of why young people today struggle to talk to one another.

I am Gen Z.

tech never works for long in c/programmer_humor@programming.dev
[–] Mesa@programming.dev 7 points 1 day ago

I think that is the most "correct" interpretation of it. Maybe they're saying that it's been bent over time.

Godzilla vs Some Rule in c/onehundredninetysix@lemmy.blahaj.zone
Homemade rule in c/onehundredninetysix@lemmy.blahaj.zone
Rule in c/196@lemmy.blahaj.zone
[–] Mesa@programming.dev 4 points 2 days ago

Teto, my queen

If you could magically form new nations, which would you break away or unify? (non-serious) in c/asklemmy@lemmy.world
What's a scientific fact that sounds made up but is 100% real? in c/asklemmy@lemmy.world
[–] Mesa@programming.dev 2 points 3 days ago (2 children)

This only works when you speak 'MURICAN.

What's the best piece of advice you were ever given? in c/asklemmy@lemmy.world
[–] Mesa@programming.dev 7 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

Instructions unclear—(noun) (adjective) (preposition) (noun).

What do you want out of a coding monospace font? in c/programming@programming.dev
[–] Mesa@programming.dev 7 points 5 days ago

No ligatures.

What do you want out of a coding monospace font? in c/programming@programming.dev
[–] Mesa@programming.dev 2 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 children)

Courier New but 0 has a distinguishing dot.

I'm fairly sure that Jessie is the only* live-action Disney Channel show where the protagonist or titular character is canonically an adult human. in c/showerthoughts@lemmy.world
[–] Mesa@programming.dev 4 points 6 days ago

Acceptable decision

I'm fairly sure that Jessie is the only* live-action Disney Channel show where the protagonist or titular character is canonically an adult human. in c/showerthoughts@lemmy.world
[–] Mesa@programming.dev 3 points 6 days ago

Actually, there are probably quite a few movies. Honey, I Shrunk the Kids comes to mind.

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I'm fairly sure that Jessie is the only* live-action Disney Channel show where the protagonist or titular character is canonically an adult human. (programming.dev)
submitted 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) by Mesa@programming.dev to c/showerthoughts@lemmy.world
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If you include non-humans, then Stan from Dog with a Blog is the second adult protagonist, albeit a dog.

*Raven's Home stars Raven-Symoné as an adult in-canon, but I'm reluctant to include it since it is a spin-off of Raven's teenage character in That's So Raven.

If you accept movies and works where there is a shared protagonist role, then you could count Freaky Friday and I assume its spin-offs.

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What are some product categories where the mainstream option IS the best option? (programming.dev)
submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by Mesa@programming.dev to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world
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I was eating some chocolate when I imagined a world where Hershey's was widely accepted, even by elitists, as the best chocolate.

Is consumer elitism just a facade for pretentious contrarians? Or are there things where even most snobs agree with the masses?

Also, I mean that the product is intrinsically considered to be the best option. I'm not considering social products where the user network makes the experience.

Edit: I was not eating Hershey's. Hershey's being the best chocolate is a bizarro universe in this hypothetical.

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To those with 2+ monitors on your machine: What's your use case, and how much does it actually boost your productivity? (lemmy.world)
submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by Mesa@programming.dev to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml
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I'm mainly curious about software developers here, or anyone else whose computer is somewhat central to their life, be it professional or hobbyist.

I only have two monitors—one directly in front of me, and another to the right of it, angled toward me. For web development, I keep my editor on the main screen, and anything auxiliary (be that a dev build, a video, StackOverflow, etc.) on the side screen.

I wouldn't mind a third monitor, and if I had one, I'd definitely use it for log/output, since currently it's a floating window that I shuffle around however necessary. It could be smaller than the other two, and I might even turn it vertical so I could split the screen between output and a terminal, configuring a AutoHotKey script to focus the terminal.

What about y'all?

[ cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/13864053 ]

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