• Sculptus Poe@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    I fought hard against that for years. I still only use ‘app’ for phone programs, but I stopped correcting people every time they used the term for anything else. It isn’t technically wrong, but it grates on my nerves for some reason.

  • MTK@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    I powered on my computer, my app started, which started my main app, which started my essential apps, which started my app that I use to open my other app, which I use to go to my other app that I use to watch other apps being used by otgher people.

    You will get an invisible candy if you can correctly decode this.

    • marzhall@lemmy.world
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      11 months ago

      I’ll bite: I powered on my computer. My bios started which started my init process, which started my daemons, which started my login manager (maybe slim), which started my DE (maybe gnome), which I use to go to my browser in order to watch other people stream video games.

      I’m dicey on what the browser is being used for - maybe security software? - but I feel like it’s plausible.

  • frezik@midwest.social
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    11 months ago

    I also hate the way “algorithm” has taken over the public consciousness. You can find people unironically saying “I don’t want any algorithm in my social media feed”, which is a nonsensical statement.