Kinda like posting a harry potter meme in a community full of trans folk...

I'm trans myself... but yea I guess you're right. Didn't really see this as problematic... but yea fair enough

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.

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, like I did 😉) on blåhaj.zone. Remember to care for yourself also!

Edited the ° 😅

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

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 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!

You put the ° on the wrong "a" 😅

Lonely Lovely (😅) sentiment and message though. ❤️ Very true.

Well, is there no excuse for Winslop convertees? 😊

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

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

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.

Tbf Dolphin calls them folders

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.

And every Linux directory icon is a folder. This is a non issue.

Lonely sentiment and message though

What?

No. Why would they?

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.

Shhhh the CLI purists haven't figured out what icons are yet.

I think they might mean "Lovely" rather than "lonely".

Typo. Unless you're trying to emphasise how sadly uncommon it is to see such a lovely sentiment.

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.

What does Tuna call them?

You mean those religious pictures old Italian and Russian people have?

In Magpiper, they're Blarts.

Gotta love it when people making fun of errors make errors 😁

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.

A box shaped computer? so pedestrian, mine is a hyperbolic paraboloid.

Cans

oh oh! Are those the extra logos and things added by nerdfonts?

It’s called gatekeeping. You wouldn’t get it.

avooded

Awoooo!

They’re called files!

Cryptic and weird and their documentation is the worst.

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?

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.

Amateur, mine is a klein bottle.

It's two fewer syllables and a more straightforward analogy. It's just a better name

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. 👍

Muphry's Law strikes even me! 😆 Gotta love it. Thanks for pointing it out, guys!

Although to be fair I wasn't making fun 😚

Lmao yes, definitely autocorrect being an ass here. Thanks for pointing it out!

Spot on!

Chad mod action

I'm one of the biggest Rowling haters you'll ever meet but I agree with this comment in its entirety

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.

I, like many folk, just want to see less of Rowling, not more. That's all

If it were against the rules, I'd have reported it.

Instead, I made a snarky comment, because even though it's not against the rules, the less Rowling in the world, the better.

Gooey? Sounds gross

You'll pry my old outdated terminology from my cold dead hands lol

I get where you're coming from and it's hard to tell the difference, but actually that's Robbie Coltrane, not J.K Rowling

Jokes aside, that's a beloved character played by a beloved actor who unfortunately won't be appearing in any more movies. Personally I haven't sent a single cent Rowling's way since watching Deathly Hallows part 2 in the movies and never will again, but the bitch can't take away the fond memories I have of reading the books and seeing the movies, especially the first one where this is from.

I think most people here on the fediverse know enough not to support her financially, but when it comes to memes, the movies aren't just her art, they were made by a ton of people who don't necessarily share her views (I suspect that in the 00s, nobody knew about them). And it'd be a shame to lose good memes that evoke such nostalgia