Comment on [rant] I want computers to become personal again
sbv@sh.itjust.works 2 days agoI’m not sure it’s devil’s advocate: I work with computers for 40 hours a week. There’s no way that I want to put any effort into a computer in my personal time
EngineerGaming@feddit.nl 2 days ago
There are distros that do just that - exist without bothering you.
pupbiru@aussie.zone 1 day ago
there are no distros or combinations of software that come close to what mac/iphone/apple tv provide even WITH effort; let alone without. they have other benefits, but ease of integration is not one of them
AntEater@discuss.tchncs.de 22 hours ago
30 years using Linux - most of that time as a Linux sysadmin. and this is unfortunately true. I got on the Apple ecosystem 20 years ago because I wanted to removed the sysadmin work from my non-work time and it does that quite well. I find most commercial technology to be a faustian bargain with my free time vs. my ethics.
EngineerGaming@feddit.nl 1 day ago
IDK, iPhones might be easy when you’re using them in relatively narrow usecases, but ridiculously hard or even impossible to use in certain way. Your bank gets sanctioned and its apps removed from App Store? You need to go to the bank’s office and do a dance with a tambourine. Want adblocking in your browser? There is none, only some DNS solutions. Want an adless Youtube client with extended functionality? Too bad. Not to mention that Apple ecosystem would not even be a point of reference for most, as most would be unable to afford this all.
pupbiru@aussie.zone 16 hours ago
you’re completely right, but only bank sanctions are relevant to the majority of people, and really are bank sanctions relevant to most people???