mrcleanup

@mrcleanup@lemmy.world

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨In wake of Windows 10 retirement, over 780,000 Windows users skip Win 11 for Linux, says Zorin OS developers — distro hits unprecedented 1 million downloads in five weeks⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Garuda is Arch, and is also focused on being super easy, gaming focused, and performance tuned. It’s not immutable though.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨VTT Virtual Tabletop⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Foundry has so many game systems, even systems like custom system builder, which let you make your own.

  If all you want is spreadsheets, why not use shared Google docs or something?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Screw it, I’m installing Linux⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  After breaking my hard drive with Bazzite not understanding immutability and trying to bypass it with permissions changes,I switched to Garuda as a beginner. It’s Arch based.

  It has been easy, gaming just works, updates just work, it came with the drivers I need.

  All this Arch hate needs to go away. It’s not what it was. I haven’t had to learn anything more complicated than Windows was.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Microsoft confirms Windows 11 is about to change massively, gets enormous backlash - Neowin⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I’d say you’re first job is to determine what you don’t want. Google the differences between distros and pick the philosophy you like. Some have corporate backing, some favor stability, some stay cutting edge, some are more community developed, etc.

  I started with Bazzite (Fedora) and switched to Garuda (Arch). What got me to each was researching “best gaming Linux” and later deciding I didn’t want immutability.

  I mainly just wanted it to work right out of the box, but now that I have it I also love that Arch is always keeping me up to date. There is still a lot of fear mongering about Arch, but Garuda was just as easy as Bazzite, which is recommended for beginners all the time.

  I think Garuda is amazing, and recommend it wholeheartedly, but no matter what you choose there will be some learning curve, so pick something that sounds cool to you so you stay motivated to figure it out.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Microsoft confirms Windows 11 is about to change massively, gets enormous backlash - Neowin⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  We have passed the point where it has to be complicated. If you choose something like Garuda, Bazzite, or Mint, it should be a pretty straightforward switch.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Guide recommendation for absolute newbies?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  All your points are valid, but I’m not going to put in 3rd party hardware and their default slicer seems great to me. There’s a group of users for who this is all more or less not an issue.

  My Bambu had also been soooo easy. So there’s that.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Beware, another "wonderful" conservative instance to "free us" has appeared ⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  They’ve been the snowflakes all along.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨In court filing, Google concedes the open web is in “rapid decline”⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I don’t care if it’s trendy, I’m not reading that symbol bullshit.

  I don’t care how justified you feel in using it, the purpose of language of to communicate and you need to know you are failing to do that, which is really too bad because before I gave up it seemed like you were working toward some good points.

  Best wishes.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Think of how much you grew up between 11 and 14. It’s even more pronounced between 14 and 17.

  This is not a good idea, whether it feels good or not.

  Besides, in a year if you kiss, she’s a pedo. If it will suddenly not be ok then, it’s probably not ok now.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨New to printing, not sure how to diagnose issues⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Not enough plastic is coming out of your nozzle.

  It really could be a lot of things… a clog, temperature to low, too much friction against the filament so it is hard to pull through, nozzle is bigger than your slicer settings say.

  Try one thing at a time. Good luck!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨About Star Trek Starfleet Academy blacklash⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m so out of touch now. I used to watch a lot of Star Trek when everything was broadcast television. I just can’t bring myself to get a subscription just for Star Trek though.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Im an unworthy Fraud when it comes to Tech⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  😭😥😢 Here’s a few to choose from, I assume you can still copy and paste.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Microsoft is saving millions with AI and laying off thousands - where do we go from here?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Linux!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Sorry I don’t have any good advice. I don’t have any inner voice, as far as I’m aware.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨PSA for those in America⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  When I lived in LA it started a week early and on the 4th itself it was a fireworks show finale amount of fireworks for 8 hours straight.

  But just turn on the radio… right.

  Maybe it’s time to realize different places are different and there may be values to other people’s perspectives even if they don’t reflect your particular worldview.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Having the ability to lie and manipulate with no remorse will get you much further in this world than having morals and being correct⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  We create a world of kindness or selfishness, judgement or forgiveness every day. These behaviors may get you money or power, but the world you have to live in gets worse. I don’t think you realize how much you lose getting ahead, and how much you cost everyone else.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨"Go add free" screw you Amazon⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  If you watch on a device and download the videos you don’t get ads.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Top D&D designers join Critical Role after quitting Wizards of the Coast⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  “the corporation” is running it now. Is now about people any more, it’s all procedural and goal oriented operations now.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨ChatGPT will avoid being shut down in some life-threatening scenarios, former OpenAI researcher claims⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I read this title as: If chat gpt is trying to kill you, you probably won’t be able to tell it to stop.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Video Game Consoles Are Dead · Aftermath⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  If you aren’t signed up with epic yet, they give away free games all the time, and always have several older AAA titles every year. Around the holidays especially, you can get some great games.

  It’s a good way to build a PC game library fast and free.

  Amazon gaming also regularly gives away free games if you have prime.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How are Americans so outgoing and extroverted and how can I become the same?⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I’ll give you the chat code. Lots of eye contact, smile, and all then ask questions about them whenever the conversation dies. People, especially Americans generally love to talk about themselves.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Something like this has worked best for me. Don’t get ones with fancy adjustment settings, it just makes it too thick in your mouth. Get the kind you soften on your water and mold once

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I dunno, if you take that advice you either needed to do it because your relationship is so bad, or you needed to learn from the mistake of doing it.

  Mature people in good relationships don’t break up just because the Internet told them to.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨End of 10 - Windows ten is ending. Microsoft wants you to buy a new computer. But what if you could make your current one fast and secure again?⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m on Garuda, every game I have tried has worked great, sometimes I just have to choose a different proton version with an easy pull down menu. The only game I have given up is Destiny 2, because they say they will ban anyone on Linux because of their anti cheat.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Linux help and actual pros and cons⁩ ⁨⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Check out Garuda too, it is specifically designed with gaming in mind.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Windows 10 LTSC – the version that won't expire for years⁩ ⁨⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  People always talk about the learning curve and compromises, but Linux is finally in the “shit just works” stage, so it’s not much different than the Mac/PC decision people make every day.

  Heck, in a lot of ways it is more similar to Windows than Mac is, so it should be an easier decision. For some reason though, everyone still treats it like… Well… It would be like treating Windows like you still have to know DOS.

  That’s just not true anymore.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Recommended 3d printer models?⁩ ⁨⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I didn’t get a Bambu printer because of the price or design, I got it because of its “just works” reputation, which it does.

  Unless Qidi matches that ease, it isn’t equivalent, and that’s important to mention. Maybe it does?

  And yeah, I don’t love the recent changes, but that’s only ideologically. Practically speaking it is still amazing.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨OpenAI's latest AI models have a new safeguard to prevent biorisks⁩ ⁨⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m required after reading this that the “biorisks” aren’t people… yet.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I can’t believe no one has mentioned the Star Trek the Next Generation episode where Moriarty tries to escape the holodeck and they basically put him on a flash drive running a simulation of the galaxy to solve the problem.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  None of what you say is wrong, but I will say that though my regular number is on permanent silence and straight to voicemail because of all the spam calls and texts, the Google voice number I have had for years has been largely free of all that BS and continues to work great.

  Maybe they are tracking everything I do, but the product DOES work pretty great.