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lucidiot
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Retrospring shuts down in March 2025. I will be moving to https://ask.absturztau.be/@lucidiot

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~lucidiot · 6mo

Migration PSA

Once Retrospring.net shuts down, I plan to migrate to Fragsturztaube.

If you're moving there too, feel free to follow me, but don't expect me to answer questions in a timely manner yet. I do not intend to be fully active on here until the OG Retrospring shuts down. My limit for how much social media I can handle is low so I don't intend to be on two instances at once!

I might put up a page somewhere on one of my websites to include some of the long answers I posted on Retrospring.net, so they don't disappear after it dies.

You · 10h

What do you think of glasses?

Probably the only acceptable option I have to handle my poor eyesight, since I don't want to have to bother with contacts and don't want to go through a surgery. They're extra useful when I'm on my scooter since I basically have a windshield for my eyes.

You · 1d

What is the worst piece of software that you wrote?

WC.NET, a "toilet simulator" in VB.NET with Windows Forms that I wrote on my friend's computer remotely over VNC, while he was teaching me VB.NET. You just typed a command like "pee" or "poop" or "clean" and see a picture of whatever you asked for with a progress bar that filled over a few seconds.

You · 1d

Android or iPhone?

Android (ungoogled though, like LineageOS or GrapheneOS), especially because with some Android phones you might be able to switch them to the secret third thing, postmarketOS.

You · 2d

What are some good things?

  • lemons
  • women, especially @rainbowpink and @LianSirenia of course
  • yuri
  • trains
  • sunrises and sunsets
  • clouds
  • any natural thing in the sky or space really
  • rainy afternoons where you're on a sofa under a blanket with hot choccy and a good book
  • bread
  • naps
  • plushies
  • you
You · 3d

Do you ever give positive feedback on code review?

Rarely. It's very uncommon to say anything positive to any coworker, outside of the yearly employee reviews where we are explicitly asked for it by the manager (and the managers often won't forward those even though we want them to, so we end up doing it ourselves against their wishes).

I think the best praise you'll get here is either the generic non-authentic praise from the manager during a meeting when they realize that something got done, where it doesn't matter how well or bad it was done. Or maybe just the satisfaction of getting something merged directly without any comments from the reviewer.

You · 4d

Do you feel like it would be better if you and your coworkers complimented each other more?

We don't work that much together, we mostly are on separate projects each, so we don't have many opportunities to do that and make it genuine. I don't think it would change things much.

You · 4d

Should I spam everyone with vile, I mean deliberately vile not accidentally like usual, vile questions so that they will be glad when Retrospring is gone, instead of lamenting its demise?

No, this will tell people to isolate even further as they know they might get attacked like this on other services too. Right now, their feelings can motivate them to move to somewhere else and keep the adventure going, and harassing people would stop that.

You · 5d

What's the real you like?

Gross, dirty, lazy, selfish, procrastinating on everything remotely important, stubborn, avoiding conflict, and probably some more things that I cannot find words for or don't want to try too hard peeking into because they will make me spiral down some depressive thoughts very quickly.

You · 5d

Do your coworkers compliment you for the good job that you are doing?

You · 5d

Do you require that people have the same interests as you to become your friend?

No, but it certainly helps. I would like to have friends that I share interests with just so that I don't feel so alone in those interests lol

You · 5d

Do you enjoy being praised?

Only by the people closest to me, those who might know me well enough. I always feel like a fraud online anyway, like someday they're going to see the real me and they will be horrified, so compliments rarely truly reach me.

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