• Cool_Name@lemm.ee
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    18 hours ago

    Cool, but it the more learn the more I find that I’d rather Dansup wasn’t becoming the darling of the fediverse.

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      17 hours ago

      You’re free to start delivering code and release of your own! Dansup is walking, most of everyone else is talking.

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      18 hours ago

      Yeah he’s definitely up himself, and highly prone to preschool outbursts on Mastodon. No doubt he deserves plaudits for ambition and talent, but a bit more humility and grace would do him good. I’ve cringed at a few of his (often retrospectively deleted) posts unnecessarily slagging off other devs.

      That said, I’m extremely grateful for what he’s trying to do, and his genuine desire to expand the fediverse.

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          And he has turned over Mastodon to a non-profit company which should be able to gain more resources to develop Mastodon.

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        18 hours ago

        It means the dev can be a bit of a dick, and it’s not always a great look. “Darling” in this instance means “face of” or “icon”.

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            I suppose, but he did start name-calling just because another developer had the audacity to start building their own fediverse photo sharing platform (Vernissage). Then apologised and removed the toot.

            Bearing in mind the other developer also actually built a functioning and rather excellent third party Pixelfed app (Impressia) that he wrote because he got frustrated with the lack of development on the official Pixelfed app, and which was available on app stores years earlier, it seemed beyond unnecessary.

            Weirdo

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        FYI “darling” can also be used with a spouse or romantic partner. Your husband or girlfriend can be your “darling” just like “honey” or “baby”. It has a similar meaning in this case, where “darling of the group” means everyone really likes them, even if not sexual/romantic.

        And this use, “darling of the ____”, is a slightly older, but relatively common, saying.