BelieveRevolt [he/him]@hexbear.net to chapotraphouse@hexbear.netEnglish · 3 months agoWhen did we start saying ”profile picture” instead of ”avatar”message-squaremessage-square34fedilinkarrow-up171arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up171arrow-down1message-squareWhen did we start saying ”profile picture” instead of ”avatar”BelieveRevolt [he/him]@hexbear.net to chapotraphouse@hexbear.netEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square34fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarenathanfieldertulpa [she/her, it/its]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up20·edit-23 months agosometimes i still say avatar and i wonder if it clocks me as a boomer (millennial)
minus-squareBelieveRevolt [he/him]@hexbear.netOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·3 months agoAnother good one is folder vs. directory.
minus-squarePointAndClique [they/them]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·3 months agoApp(lication)/program too
minus-squarekleeon [he/him, he/him]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·3 months ago“directory” can expose you as a unix nerd as well
minus-squarePointAndClique [they/them]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·3 months agoDid we ever call them avis or am I misremembering that
minus-squareSnowySkyes [she/her]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·3 months agoWe definitely did. I still use that term from time to time.
sometimes i still say avatar and i wonder if it clocks me as a boomer (millennial)
Another good one is folder vs. directory.
App(lication)/program too
“directory” can expose you as a unix nerd as well
Did we ever call them avis or am I misremembering that
We definitely did. I still use that term from time to time.