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0 pointskristopolous26d ago0 comments

Upload file doesn't mean mutate file.

No. Upload file means upload file. If you want to mutate the file, mutate the file.

When tools assume you're stupid and insert silent surprises unrelated to the task they no longer deserve the title "tool" because they are fundamentally doing other things.

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raw_anon_111126d ago

Most people have no idea when they upload a “photo” they are also letting anyone know their “location”. On iOS at least, from the browser, you specifically choose whether you want to upload a file from the Files app (that lets you upload files from iCloud, Google Drive, Dropbox or any other storage type service you have installed) or a photo.

kristopolousOP26d ago

These "all users are imbeciles that need our protection" design pattern needs to die a swift death.

raw_anon_111126d ago

Yes and no one who knows how to change an engine should drive a car. This is why geeks make horrible product people and after 30 years geeks are still waiting for “The Year of Linux on the Desktop”.

kristopolousOP26d ago

What you're advocating for is more like the Bluetooth hijacking when you get in a car of transferring your call from you ear piece to your sound system as if you want to blast your phone call to everyone in the parking lot.

Turn on car doesn't mean hijack Bluetooth connection.

Let me phrase this another way: "Computer, I told you to transfer file, not strip meta data".

About Linux: it won the Unix war, the cloud computing war, the embedded war, and is the most installed OS on the planet.

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kelnos26d ago

That's an incredibly bad analogy.

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raw_anon_111126d ago

kristopolousOP26d ago

These "all users are imbeciles that need our protection" design pattern needs to die a swift death.

raw_anon_111126d ago

kristopolousOP26d ago

Turn on car doesn't mean hijack Bluetooth connection.

Let me phrase this another way: "Computer, I told you to transfer file, not strip meta data".

About Linux: it won the Unix war, the cloud computing war, the embedded war, and is the most installed OS on the planet.

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kelnos26d ago

That's an incredibly bad analogy.

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