DigDoug

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I guess the main thing is that it's not just one person saying "I looked at the code and didn't find any malware" - depending on the size of the project it could be millions of people saying that. Also, changes to programs generally have to be approved by the maintainer, so it can be pretty difficult to slip malicious changes in unnoticed.

The arrangement isn't perfect, but keep in mind that closed-source software also requires trust on the part of the users - It's just that in that case nobody can vet the code.

on Literally nobody · c/lemmyshitpost · 5 pts · 6d

I mean, at least two billion people are Christian, so presumably they care. And that doesn't even include the rest of us who get screwed over by Christian-conservative doublethink bullshit.

It absolutely matters.

I could maybe understand if they were starting a business - since they can take a lot of time and effort to get off the ground. Of course that comes with the assumption that eventually they can stop spending so much time.

I've started thinking that "workaholism" is just a societally approved method of avoidance. Most self-described workaholics I've met are men who seem to dislike their wives and children. Working all the time lets them "provide for the family" while never actually being there for them.

Edit: I feel like I should point out that sometimes people do actually need to work so much to provide for their family - those aren't the people I'm talking about.

on Tired? · c/memes · 1 pts · 15d

Video games are more fun than spreadsheets? Colour me fucking bamboozled.