this raises a few questions, specifically six, namely:
who
what
why
where
when
and how
acronyms in linux-adjacent things seem to have a tendency to be nested and very silly:
“yet another yet another user repository tool“
“GNU’s not Unix image manipulation program toolkit“
so
there’s four words all pronounced the same that i’m thinking of:
“oh“ is an exclamation
“o” is an archaic vocative particle (always supposed to be capitalized, like “i”)
“o’” (actually a prefix but idc), shortening of “of” and
this one i’m not sure how it should be spelled, but it is short for “zero“ maybe “‘o”?
fun fact: i did not eat grilled cheese yesterday, nor have i today
in other news, i successfully installed arch on my pc today
fun fact: i ate zero (0) grilled cheeses in the past nine (9) days, however, over the course of that time, i have eaten three (3) ham-and-cheese sandwiches, whether i eat grilled cheese today remains to be seen
fun fact: i ate (0) grilled cheese in the past five (5) days, whether i eat grilled cheese today remains to be seen
edit: okay it is actually embarrassing that i said “(0)“ and not “zero (0)“ after a few posts ago in this series condemning such mistakes
fun fact: i ate zero (0) grilled cheeses in the past nine (9) days, however, over the course of that time, i have eaten three (3) ham-and-cheese sandwiches, whether i eat grilled cheese today remains to be seen
Spitting facts
I’ve been seeing a lot of controversy on the internet regarding the fact that iOS 18 is bringing RCS (which is going to make the texting experience better for literally everyone). People are saying that when compare the RCS and iMessage standards, iMessage is inherently better. They’re half correct - yes, iMessage has a lot of features that RCS will most likely never have. However, what they’re missing is the fact that iMessage isn’t a standard. It’s a proprietary, internet-based chat software owned exclusively by Apple. Yeah, texting between iPhones and Androids is never going to be as good as texting between two iPhones, but it’s not because there’s a superior “standard”. It’s because Apple knows that their ecosystem is how they lock customers in, and so they won’t ever allow iMessage to be a standard, nor will they try very hard to keep up to date with RCS standards.
