Just call it a ‘container object’ and you can be technically correct in almost every context.
See also: in SQL and Dataverse, a row is called a ‘record’, but in SharePoint and Lists, a row is called an ‘item’, and MAN do people get all pissy if you get them mixed up or refer to it as a ‘row’.
It’s even more aggravating when you understand that 1) they’re all different implementations of the ‘table’ data structure, so the term is still accurate; ‘records’ and ‘items’ are just subsets of ‘rows’, and 2) SharePoint and Lists are just SQL on the backend anyway.
Like, obviously you knew what I meant, but how is your ego gonna get stroked unless you preach about pedantic details that don’t matter?
They’re called files!
Tbf Dolphin calls them folders
And every Linux directory icon is a folder. This is a non issue.
Shhhh the CLI purists haven’t figured out what icons are yet.
oh oh! Are those the extra logos and things added by nerdfonts?
You mean those religious pictures old Italian and Russian people have?
What does Tuna call them?
Cans
something very similar in mainframe land where they call files “datasets.” if you call a dataset a file, get ready to get an earfull!
which is ironic considering IBM themselves often call them files and one of the most popular dataset utilities is called FileAid. but if we acknowledge that, we lose a valuable opportunity to belittle and exclude newcomers
Reminds me of the oilfield unit hell. If you even mention an SI unit on an offshore drilling platform, your beheaded carcass will be displayed on top of the derrick as a warning for others, left to be devoured by birds and the salty wind.
It’s called gatekeeping. You wouldn’t get it.
In AWS S3, they’re objects, not files. But you upload files to objects. And can download an object to a file. But they’re not files. Trust me bro.
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You know, the same deal kind of applies about “losing newcomers”. Because I avooded using AWS because everything seemed cryptic and weird with its terminology. So other companies got my business.
Cryptic and weird and their documentation is the worst.
avooded
Awoooo!
That’s mostly because it doesn’t have real directories, it just simulates them with string prefixes and if you forget that on large buckets you are going to have a bad time.
In Magpiper, they’re Blarts.
For what it’s worth, they’re referred to as directories by command prompt and PowerShell (effectively the new Windows command prompt) tools as Windows as well.
And always had been in DOS before Windows.
Folder is just an easier concept for the average person to grok, so I say folder to them.
It’s two fewer syllables and a more straightforward analogy. It’s just a better name
Well, is there no excuse for Winslop convertees? 😊
Anyone else catch shit for saying machine or box?
“Yeah it’s a Windows box so whatever is trying recon knows nothing and hasn’t learned after repeated attempts.”
“The Honeypot? Yeah just a Linux box that blows up our alerts channel if anyone tries to touch it.”
Etc.
No. Why would they?
A box shaped computer? so pedestrian, mine is a hyperbolic paraboloid.
Amateur, mine is a klein bottle.
I’ve heard some techs complain that a ‘machine’ can be physical or virtual, but a ‘box’ always refers to a physical machine. I don’t really agree with that distinction; if the difference matters, say “physical machine” or “virtual machine”. In 99% of cases, whether a machine is physical or virtual is a distinction without a difference anyway.
Kinda like posting a harry potter meme in a community full of trans folk…
We see where you’re coming from, and also it is unhealthy to be extremely sensitive to every single hint of bigotry, from malicious or innocent sources, from your instance or others’. Take it from me - it destroys you to focus on the negative so much that you start to miss the positive.
I know you put so much effort into taking care of others, particularly transfolk (who don’t get themselves kicked out 😉) on blahåj.zone. Remember to care for yourself also!
You put the ° on the wrong “a” 😅
LonelyLovely (😅) sentiment and message though. ❤️ Very true.Typo. Unless you’re trying to emphasise how sadly uncommon it is to see such a lovely sentiment.
I was only trying to empathize what I wrote, that a) the a and å were swapped, and b) they said something very heartwarming. No hidden message or reading-between-the-lines necessary. 👍
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Lonely sentiment and message though
What?
Lmao yes, definitely autocorrect being an ass here. Thanks for pointing it out!
I think they might mean “Lovely” rather than “lonely”.
Spot on!
Gotta love it when people making fun of errors make errors 😁
Muphry’s Law strikes even me! 😆 Gotta love it. Thanks for pointing it out, guys!
Although to be fair I wasn’t making fun 😚
Had to check the community rules, but couldn’t find them calling this place a trans community. In fact, they explicitly call it a “meme community” and this is a very common meme format. If you’re inclined to check the rules yourself, I’d like to point you to number 3
This is absolutely a trans-inclusive community,
it just isn’t spelled out(e: it is now) because inclusion should be natural. I don’t like making assumptions about a person’s identity or beliefs (unless they scream it to the heavens, at which point it isn’t an assumption anymore), and I can’t determine whether a person is welcome here based on what they are. When a person’s behaviour becomes problematic, that is when I step in. In particular, if someone reports a homophobic, transphobic, or racist comment, you won’t see me argue with them: those comments get immediately deleted and the user permanently banned. Fortunately, nearly all community members I’ve seen are friendly, or at least polite, with LGBTQ+ folk.Regarding the meme in question. There is an argument to be made that just using the media as a meme, even of an unrelated topic, gives the author unwanted exposure. I don’t think this applies in this community, or most of the fediverse (excepting places like Grad or Hexbear). We all know that JK is morally inferior to what came out of my dog this morning. Seeing this meme won’t change that position, nor does it try to glorify her morals or justify her views. It is the essential meme: a well-known scene from popular culture, removed from its environment, to express an idea or sentiment that is common within this demographic.
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I’m one of the biggest Rowling haters you’ll ever meet but I agree with this comment in its entirety
There’s a lot of trans people in linux and foss communities
in a community full of trans folk
which by the phrasing is what Ada is saying, not that it’s specifically a trans community
I’m trans myself… but yea I guess you’re right. Didn’t really see this as problematic… but yea fair enough
It’s not. It’s just a scene from a movie. Aim your artillery at that c—nt Rowling, instead.
I liked the meme, keep em coming!
