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Judge in US v. Google trial didn’t know if Firefox is a browser or search engine::Google accused DOJ of aiming to force people to use “inferior” search products.

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[-] [email protected] 170 points 10 months ago

I teach a programming class to young adults (18-25, usually) and was flabbergasted last semester when I realized that a couple of them didn't know what a directory hierarchy/file system was.

My suspicion is that the ease of use angle of "just tell me what you want and I'll find it" led to this. Not saying ease of use is bad, but I expected more from people wanting to learn programming.

And I'm over here meticulously organizing my music library into folders by band, album, year, etc...o the humanity.

[-] [email protected] 33 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Imo it's because most of them used crap-ass Chromebooks in school since the US school system is underfunded and allowed Uncle Googs to foot the bill and teach an entire generation the shitty Chrome "OS" is how computers work.

[-] [email protected] 54 points 10 months ago

No. It's phones. Phones hide their file directories.

[-] [email protected] 15 points 10 months ago

iPhones do, I can get to them on android

[-] the_post_of_tom_joad 23 points 10 months ago

It's a bigger pain than it needs to be though, im an Android user too

[-] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago

What phone? I have a feeling your vendor is obfuscating it as stock android has a very straightforward files app.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

The fact that android can be that different between different vendors isn't help either.

[-] [email protected] 15 points 10 months ago

You can get to them, but how many people actually do, or even realize the directory tree exists?

[-] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago

How do people usually clean up their storage space? I guess if they never run out, they could avoid using it. Another thing I use it for is looking though downloads. Maybe some people just download a new version every time?

[-] [email protected] 6 points 10 months ago

Most people's main use of storage is music, photos, and videos. All those can be managed from within their respective apps.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

But is there a dedicated app for organizing your porn?

That was meant to be a joke but I'm pretty sure I saw a project posted on lemmy awhile back for that exact purpose : D

[-] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

iOS has had a files app that looks very similar to the one on android for at least 5 years. Android had it first, but iPhones do not hide this app. It is installed by default just like on android.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

iOS has had a files app that looks very similar to the one on android for at least 5 years. Android had it first, but iPhones do not hide this app. It is installed by default just like on android.

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