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N-gated Hacker NewsIn today's thrilling episode of "Buzzword Bingo," we've learned that <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AI</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/vulnerabilities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#vulnerabilities</a> are not just real, they're ✨0-click✨ miracles that apparently transform humans into 'end users' who need to "securely adopt" what is already leaking data like a sieve. 🚀 Rest assured, the Agentic AI Revolution is here to protect you from... itself? 🤦‍♂️ <a href="https://www.aim.security/lp/aim-labs-echoleak-blogpost" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.aim.security/lp/aim-labs-echoleak-blogpost</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BuzzwordBingo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BuzzwordBingo</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AgenticAI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AgenticAI</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DataSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DataSecurity</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EndUsers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EndUsers</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HackerNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HackerNews</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ngated" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ngated</a>

STEAM PoweredThe best <a href="https://c.im/tags/technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#technology</a> is transparent w/ Rumee Singh, <a href="https://c.im/tags/ceo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ceo</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/cofounder" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#cofounder</a>.Great technology and solutions shouldn't need end-users to understand what's under the hood. It should provide value, solve a problem, and Just Work(TM).<a href="https://podbite.link/bites/the-best-technology-is-vZc7YApF" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://podbite.link/bites/the-best-technology-is-vZc7YApF</a>📺 / 📻: <a href="https://link.chtbl.com/steampowered" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://link.chtbl.com/steampowered</a> 🌐: <a href="https://steampoweredshow.com/shows/rumee-singh" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://steampoweredshow.com/shows/rumee-singh</a><a href="https://c.im/tags/usability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#usability</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/accessibility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#accessibility</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#technology</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/solutions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#solutions</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/EndUsers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EndUsers</a>

erstwhile<a href="https://anonsys.net/profile/msdropbear42" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@msdropbear42</a> `we` as in paid IT staff, don't 'do' this to other people, most of it is corporate management mindset/incompetence run riot. That said, all you can do is support alternative options, and keep in mind that <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/Windows" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Windows</a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/EndUsers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EndUsers</a> did not expect this and had it foisted upon them by <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/ITManagers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ITManagers</a> that drank the <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/Microshaft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Microshaft</a> coolaid. I'd gladly reach out and help the user as they're the ones that need the support, however .. it's not 'their' PC that <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/Crowdsrike" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Crowdsrike</a> has borked, in this instance, but their service providers boxen. Maybe next time a <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Linux</a> or <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/FOSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FOSS</a> user reaches out offers those poor souls help, they'll listen more closely. We can only hope they understand, it's just different, not hard.

FishyThe only thing you should ever assume about your end users is that they'll use your software however the hell they want. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EndUsers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EndUsers</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Software" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Software</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/UserBehavior" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#UserBehavior</a>

Dark Photon StudioAll <a href="https://metalhead.club/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#tech</a> services are only going to get worse. There is little incentive to make good products. The goal of <a href="https://metalhead.club/tags/techstartups" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#techstartups</a> is to get good enough reviews to sell out to a bigger company, they only have to appeal to reviewers and insiders. Established services, like <a href="https://metalhead.club/tags/Google" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Google</a>, are a <a href="https://metalhead.club/tags/monopoly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#monopoly</a> and only exist to make shareholders happy, not <a href="https://metalhead.club/tags/endusers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#endusers</a>. End users are the third class citizens of the tech world. 1/2

LoaferDamn and I thought I was making so much progress!<a href="https://discuss.systems/tags/spiceworks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#spiceworks</a> <a href="https://discuss.systems/tags/endusers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#endusers</a> <a href="https://discuss.systems/tags/people" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#people</a> <a href="https://discuss.systems/tags/process" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#process</a> <a href="https://community.spiceworks.com/t/missing-information-from-others-makes-my-job-difficult-to-complete/1020833" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://community.spiceworks.com/t/missing-information-from-others-makes-my-job-difficult-to-complete/1020833</a>

skua<a href="https://fedibird.com/@Nonog" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@Nonog</a> LOL It is what? 30 years since Windows 3.1? And this is being suggested as a way forward?Are the authors seriously saying that designers and developers should pay attention to <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EndUsers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EndUsers</a>?Software companies, designers and developers have fucked us over for decades. Where is the financial incentive for them to change?<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/UX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#UX</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NegUX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NegUX</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ITDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ITDesign</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OSDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#OSDesign</a>

Lisa St.JohnThis is something I wrote a while back, but it is still true now as it was then.We're Going On A Requirements Hunt! (With apologies to Michael Rosen)We're going on a Requirements Hunt. We're going to catch a full one! We're not scared.<a href="https://grimthorpe.github.io/RequirementsHunt.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://grimthorpe.github.io/RequirementsHunt.html</a><a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/endusers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#endusers</a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/softwareDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#softwareDesign</a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/development" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#development</a>

PaulDid a feature you love disappear from your Free Software project of choice? Before kicking up a fuss on Reddit, read this.I think that KDE’s track record shows that devs do not remove stuff just because. Quite the contrary.But sometimes things do get removed (the desktop cube? grouping apps in one window?) and often it is because or the feature is unmaintained, been so for a while and starting to suffer from bit-rot; or because it is built on some old technology that cannot be replicated in the new environment without a complete rewrite.In both cases, the reason a feature does not get re-implemented boils down to a lack of resources: the people who could do the job, can’t because there are so many other things to do, many of which are vital to the survival of the overall project.Fortunately, the solution is simple: <a href="https://community.kde.org/Get_Involved" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">do your part</a>.KDE is a porous, grassroots and welcoming community. Join the us and become part of the effort to build one of the largest and most diverse collections of end user, publicly-owned, free software projects in existence.I know, I know: “but I can’t code”, etc., etc. But there are many things you can do to help. You can <a href="https://dot.kde.org/2023/09/06/akademy-2024-call-hosts" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">help organise Akademy 2024</a> for starters. Or you can translate menus and system messages, you can write documentation, <a href="https://discuss.kde.org/t/wallpaper-competition-announcement/3773" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">paint a wallpaper</a>, design icons, edit videos, support booth staff at events, triage and <a href="https://bugs.kde.org" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">report bugs</a>, or just <a href="https://kde.org/fundraisers/yearend2022/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">donate</a> and contribute to financially supporting devs who still have to hold down pesky day jobs that get in the way of coding for KDE… The list goes on and on.The point is, regardless of your level of technical knowledge, the more resources you free up elsewhere, the more time the people who do know how to code will have to maintain and translate software and features in the new Plasma 6 environment. Share this: <ul><li> </li><li><a href="https://twitter.com/share" class="" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Tweet</a></li><li><a rel="nofollow noopener" class="" href="https://quickfix.es/2023/09/bring-back-obscure-feature/?share=reddit" target="_blank">Reddit</a></li><li><a class="" href="https://www.tumblr.com/share" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Share on Tumblr</a></li><li>More</li><li></li></ul> <ul><li><a rel="nofollow noopener" class="" href="https://quickfix.es/2023/09/bring-back-obscure-feature/?share=telegram" target="_blank">Telegram</a></li><li><a rel="nofollow noopener" class="" href="https://quickfix.es/2023/09/bring-back-obscure-feature/#print" target="_blank">Print</a></li><li>Email</li><li><a rel="nofollow noopener" class="" href="https://quickfix.es/2023/09/bring-back-obscure-feature/?share=jetpack-whatsapp" target="_blank">WhatsApp</a></li><li> </li><li></li></ul> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="u-tag u-category" href="https://quickfix.es/tag/donations/" target="_blank">#donations</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="u-tag u-category" href="https://quickfix.es/tag/end-users/" target="_blank">#end-users</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="u-tag u-category" href="https://quickfix.es/tag/kde/" target="_blank">#kde</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="u-tag u-category" href="https://quickfix.es/tag/open-source/" target="_blank">#open-source</a><a href="https://quickfix.es/2023/09/bring-back-obscure-feature/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://quickfix.es/2023/09/bring-back-obscure-feature/</a>

Joerg Jaspert :debian:Let's try this: Dear <a href="https://fulda.social/tags/lazyweb" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#lazyweb</a> / <a href="https://fulda.social/tags/lazyfedi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#lazyfedi</a>, what is the current go-to if I have to/want to write application <a href="https://fulda.social/tags/documentation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#documentation</a> for <a href="https://fulda.social/tags/endusers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#endusers</a>? It is a <a href="https://fulda.social/tags/rust" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#rust</a> application, that does contain a lot of <a href="https://fulda.social/tags/rustdoc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#rustdoc</a> already, but that is very specific to the code, like api/developers doc. It is not end user stuff.So, what to do? Own branch and something in it, that then gets rendered on a Github-or-similar page? A .md file used with <a href="https://fulda.social/tags/mkdocs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#mkdocs</a>? Using <a href="https://fulda.social/tags/readthedocs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#readthedocs</a> and their <a href="https://fulda.social/tags/sphinx" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#sphinx</a> based setup (also their examples are pretty python related). Somehting else?I would like to stay as near to the code as I can. *Ideally* it would be rustdoc comments, but that can't be, as that is used for the developers doc already. "Just" a file besides, maybe in doc/ sounds better than whole new branch? Also, would be nice if I do NOT have to learn a complete new markup language.Any <a href="https://fulda.social/tags/suggestions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#suggestions</a>?

Kevin Dominik KorteI love seeing these discussions on the new .zip domain. They clearly show that technically correct solutions can't ignore the end user. Otherwise, you have a huge mess on your hands. <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/cybersecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#cybersecurity</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/endusers" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#endusers</a>

Itamar MedeirosOne of the key benefits of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DesignThinking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DesignThinking</a> in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TechnicalLeadership" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TechnicalLeadership</a> is its ability to foster a more <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HumanCentered" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HumanCentered</a> approach to <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ProblemSolving" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ProblemSolving</a>. This approach involves putting the needs of the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EndUsers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EndUsers</a>, or <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/customers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#customers</a>, at the forefront of the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DecisionMaking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DecisionMaking</a> process. This helps technical leaders to understand the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PainPoints" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PainPoints</a> faced by their customers and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/design" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#design</a> solutions that address these issues in a meaningful way. <a href="https://medium.com/@irSodeh/design-thinking-for-technical-leaders-855b64cc1ceb" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://medium.com/@irSodeh/design-thinking-for-technical-leaders-855b64cc1ceb</a>

Futuristic Robert [KJ5ELX] :donor:For <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/ITSupport" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ITSupport</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/ITSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ITSecurity</a> and <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/CyberSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CyberSecurity</a>Thoughts on dealing with <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/EndUsers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EndUsers</a> and <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/EndUser" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EndUser</a> issues: * You are not better than your end users. * You are not superior to your end users. * You are not smarter than your end users. * If you think you are, re-read this post.

Ab5al0m<a href="https://infosec.exchange/@seadev" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@seadev</a> it means we have zero trust of end-users, don't let them on or near computers, and suddenly systems are totally secure.<a href="https://noc.social/tags/security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#security</a> <a href="https://noc.social/tags/endusers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#endusers</a> <a href="https://noc.social/tags/zerotrust" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#zerotrust</a> <a href="https://noc.social/tags/servicedesk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#servicedesk</a> <a href="https://noc.social/tags/rtfm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#rtfm</a> <a href="https://noc.social/tags/ID10T" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ID10T</a> <a href="https://noc.social/tags/PEBKAC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PEBKAC</a>

NixieBe kind to end users please! Like whatever <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Linux</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Distro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Distro</a> you want. 😎👍Featuring @henryistakentoo@twitter.com of @techloreistaken@twitter.com, @seanodiggity@twitter.com, @privacytoolsIO@twitter.com, and @SwitchedToLinux@twitter.com <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EndUsers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EndUsers</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LinuxDistrobution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LinuxDistrobution</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Arch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Arch</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ArchLinux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ArchLinux</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Gentoo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Gentoo</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Technology</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Tech</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Techlore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Techlore</a>

Adrian RoselliPro-tip: do not paste the entire text of your tweet into the alt text field for the tweet’s image.--- RT @mEnablingSummit@twitter.com Delighted to have Sharron Rush, Executive Director, @knowbility chairing the session on 'Innovation for End Users: Too much or Not Enough?' at <a href="https://toot.cafe/tags/menabling19" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#mEnabling19</a>. Register: <a href="http://bit.ly/Reg-mEnabling19" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/Reg-mEnabling19</a> @sharrush <a href="https://toot.cafe/tags/innovation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Innovation</a> <a href="https://toot.cafe/tags/accessibility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Accessibility</a> <a href="https://toot.cafe/tags/endusers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EndUsers</a> <a href="https://toot.cafe/tags/disabilities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Disabilities</a> <a href="https://toot.cafe/tags/aging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Aging</a> <a href="https://toot.cafe/tags/accessibletech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AccessibleTech</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/mEnablingSummit/status/1110200133415772161" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/mEnablingSummit/status/1110200133415772161</a>

Strypey<a href="https://social.tchncs.de/@z428" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@z428</a> the <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/gnu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GNU</a> Project/ <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/fsf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FSF</a> vision was that learning to read and write code was the computer equivalent of mass literacy. That vision survives in things like <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/dougruskoff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DougRuskoff</a>'s book 'Program or Be Programmed'. I'd love to see everyone have the opportunity to learn as least basic coding. But with so much software in our lives, even experienced engineers can't read and understand all the code in all the software they use. We are all <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/endusers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EndUsers</a> of something, <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/ux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#UX</a> design has to deal with that. <a href="https://floss.social/@alcinnz" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@alcinnz</a>

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