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1. Woggy's Zeonic Frolicks (washedoutgundampilot@poa.st)'s status on Sunday, 29-Jan-2023 06:14:02 JST Woggy's Zeonic Frolicks

   Really enlightening seeing what microsoft unveiled for the new and “improved” windows file explorer:

   Marketing shit, “climate action”, feminism notes and mobile games. What a wonderful economic tool

   • ❄️:padoru: SantaSnekFriend :padoru:❄️ (supersnekfriend@poa.st)'s status on Tuesday, 31-Jan-2023 06:53:12 JST ❄️:padoru: SantaSnekFriend :padoru:❄️

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     @WashedOutGundamPilot Reminder that Linux and OpenBSD have never been easier to install and use.
   • Woggy's Zeonic Frolicks (washedoutgundampilot@poa.st)'s status on Tuesday, 31-Jan-2023 06:53:12 JST Woggy's Zeonic Frolicks

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     @SuperSnekFriend kinda but let’s not act like it’s just as easy. Linux nerd forget how inscrutable the command line is for normies

   • Woggy's Zeonic Frolicks (washedoutgundampilot@poa.st)'s status on Tuesday, 31-Jan-2023 07:01:09 JST Woggy's Zeonic Frolicks

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     @Paultron @SuperSnekFriend Yeah yeah, it’s nice and all but linux is the only thing that constantly, never-endingly breaks my allotted “fucking around with computer nonsense” hours. Something’s always requiring some nig-job to do otherwise boring, commonplace stuff that’s second nature to other computers and it’s irritating.

     I don’t like equipment that steals my time like that. I’m not the kind of guy who likes wasting a weekend in the garage babying his ducati, and I’m certainly not the guy who gets off on code

     The whole “by autists, FOR autists part is cool though. But I’m only using it because the alternatives have shotgun-blasted their asscheeks off themselves so I’m not the target market

   • Paultron-3030 (paultron@poa.st)'s status on Tuesday, 31-Jan-2023 07:01:10 JST Paultron-3030

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     @WashedOutGundamPilot @SuperSnekFriend the white man loves the command line. GUIs came about because of the want to appeal to niggers. All downhill since.
   • teknomunk (teknomunk@apogee.polaris-1.work)'s status on Tuesday, 31-Jan-2023 07:06:37 JST teknomunk

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     > Yeah yeah, it's nice and all but linux is the only thing that constantly, never-endingly breaks
     
     This is true. Unfortunately.
     
     > by autists, FOR autists
     
     Sometimes it is difficult for me to relate to people on the usability issues, because I am right in the middle of the intended audience of Linux.
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   • Woggy's Zeonic Frolicks (washedoutgundampilot@poa.st)'s status on Tuesday, 31-Jan-2023 07:08:07 JST Woggy's Zeonic Frolicks

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     @teknomunk @Paultron @SuperSnekFriend That’s what I dislike. I don’t enjoy it. I talk to nerds of all these diff. stripes who almost look forward to shit breaking because it means they spend fun time in the garage again

     I’m not that patient. I don’t want to waste more than 1 hr per month on getting a computer to do what it’s capable of doing. Any more than that and I’m pissed with it. Since introducing linux to my life, it’s just never stopped and I don’t know how anyone has the patience for it (unless they can monetize it)

   • teknomunk (teknomunk@apogee.polaris-1.work)'s status on Tuesday, 31-Jan-2023 07:11:12 JST teknomunk

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     A large part of the issue is that people are used to the issues with Windows and have internalized workarrounds, while they haven't or can't do the same for Linux.
     
     It certainly doesn't help that developers on Linux generally don't take usera into consideration. There are some amazing technical feats that have been achieved, but good GUIs aren't one of them.
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   • teknomunk (teknomunk@apogee.polaris-1.work)'s status on Tuesday, 31-Jan-2023 07:19:10 JST teknomunk

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     I wouldn't say that I like it either, but I like building computer things and am quite used to using things that are half-working on a good day. As a computrr programmer, fixing broken computer programs is what I do for a living.
     
     While I recommend Linux to people, it is generally only to those that are technically inclined and take care not to overwhel people. (arch/gentoo/lfs are not for beginners).
     
     I didn't hate Microsoft and Apple for how they treat their customers, I wouldn't care so much.
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   • Woggy's Zeonic Frolicks (washedoutgundampilot@poa.st)'s status on Tuesday, 31-Jan-2023 07:26:00 JST Woggy's Zeonic Frolicks

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     • pete ☄️:sonnenrad:🧙🏻‍♂️ pint

     @pete_pint @teknomunk @Paultron @SuperSnekFriend Probably depends a lot on the driver. Things are much better as a whole but there’s simply too much variation between systems for them to cover everything. I’m hoping that once I get a distro I really like I’ll have it squared away for 10+ years of use but that’s likely optimistic.

     It’s just little things, like the wifi card/antenna just disappearing from the system entirely after a reboot. IPV6 leaks, hotkeys rolling back from my preferences every time I close a program….

   • pete ☄️:sonnenrad:🧙🏻‍♂️ pint (pete_pint@poa.st)'s status on Tuesday, 31-Jan-2023 07:26:04 JST pete ☄️:sonnenrad:🧙🏻‍♂️ pint

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     @WashedOutGundamPilot @teknomunk @Paultron @SuperSnekFriend I haven’t touched linux in a few years but I thought it was getting better. What was once a grand exploration into drivers seemed to be fixed in a (granted very large) Ubuntu install but it worked. Have things gone downhill since then?
   • John Rando (john_rando@poa.st)'s status on Tuesday, 31-Jan-2023 07:29:11 JST John Rando

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     @WashedOutGundamPilot @teknomunk @Paultron @SuperSnekFriend I find that with Linux, it depends on what you’re trying to do. If it’s a simple email server, once set up it’s pretty easy to forget about it and it will just run forever. A desktop where you’re running a bunch of different apps can be more work. I had some issues with my Arch install when support for my GPU was dropped (it’s old as fuck) but I found a solution in the wiki, which is pretty good. Took me several hours to work through though. But that was a year ago and haven’t had trouble since. I do have to be careful about running updates though, so as not to brick my system.

     I just can’t stand pajeet-soft winders anymore, so I just deal with the linux hassles.

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   • Woggy's Zeonic Frolicks (washedoutgundampilot@poa.st)'s status on Tuesday, 31-Jan-2023 07:36:29 JST Woggy's Zeonic Frolicks

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     @john_rando @teknomunk @Paultron @SuperSnekFriend I suspect linux guys are either immersed in tech shit all the time or they’ve been in the cozy-zone for so long they forget about the pain of breaking in a new pair of boots like that.

     People shit on apple for their faggotry but they at least have a good eye for ergonomics. Their trackpad support is STILL uncontested, I can’t figure out why msoft doesn’t just rip off their whole suite of gestures by now.

     Then again it’s all use case. I like trackpads because they’re easier to use in places that aren’t the office - in the garage, in bed, in the car, etc. That’s a weird fringet case for most people