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- Comment on 💀 💀 💀 1 week ago:
When I was filling out paperwork for my last job, it had a space for ‘Country’, which I thought was odd, but I put in USA anyway. The manager who took it said to me “You were supposed to put what County you live in here.” I said “Read it again”
Apparently they had been using the same form for years and no one noticed it said ‘Country’.
- Comment on Imagine being a billionaire, running one the most powerful, corporations in the United States, and prostrating yourself to Donald Trump in this very public and embarrassing way. 2 weeks ago:
My only Apple computer was a G3 Powermac, which I got used from the resale store at the University I used to work at, which means I got it real cheap.
Compared to the boring and clunky Windows XP machine I had, I loved the design of the hardware and the software. I loved that to access the mobo to upgrade the RAM I just had to lift up a latch on the side of the case (my Modern case isn’t even as easy as that to get into). I liked the colors and the ‘handles’ that made moving the tower around easy if you needed to. I had a very tacky aesthetic back in the day where if something was made of clear blue plastic I would buy it, so that Mac fit right in with my ‘decor’ lol
Compared to XP the UI was a lot more sleek and modern imo, the dock was a game changer because I rarely used more than a handful of programs so having them always available was cool. Plus my simple minded ass was impressed by the animations. The “hot corners” were super useful. as was resizing the windows by dragging them to the edges of the screen. The overall look was just much more nice to look at. I think it was 10.3 Panther if I recall correctly.
At the time I was just starting to learn about Free and Open Source software, so I thought the fact that they based OS X on BSD was pretty cool. The first DE in ever installed was on that Mac (LXDE?) and the first FOSS programs I installed was on there, VLC and The GIMP I believe. I also loved how easy it was to install programs. You would just download the file and drag it into a folder called ‘Apps’, and to uninstall you just deleted or moved the file out of there. Compared to the ‘install wizards’ and the ‘add/remove’ control panel on Windows, it felt like actual wizardry.
I think more than anything the geek in me just liked learning a new set of skills and a different way of doing things, but overall I loved the experience. When they announced the iPhone I was excited. I was actually one of those people who carried around a mobile phone, MP3 player and Digital Camera at the same time. So the thought of just having to carry around 1 device to do all those things was like a dream come true. Then I heard about the price and was less excited (it was almost $1000 in today’s money adjusted for inflation). I was a working class stiff after all. Then I found out about the lack of apps and thought that was weird. But still I was pretty much on board.
I got a iPod Touch to replace my Nano and kept my flip phone. That’s when I realized that I had to jailbreak it to fully unlock the functionality. That’s where they lost me. I had been planning on buying another Mac but I figured if they were willing to lock down their phones like that- it was only a matter of time before they did the same thing with their computers.
It ended up being a good decision because on my next (Windows Vista) PC I learned to install Linux and I could do some really tacky things with the UI then! lol. Compiz anyone :D
All this to say I think Apple was actually in fairly decent (if still too expensive) place prior to the iPhone, but their whole ‘walled garden’ approach to computing just wasn’t my bag at all.
- Comment on Imagine being a billionaire, running one the most powerful, corporations in the United States, and prostrating yourself to Donald Trump in this very public and embarrassing way. 2 weeks ago:
This almost makes me wish I still used Apple products so that I could boycott them.
Ive been Apple free for 20 years though.
- Comment on Black Holes 2 weeks ago:
I’ve heard that ‘our reality is made of math’ before. Does this mean that we do in fact living in a simulation, even if that simulation wasn’t necessarily programmed by ‘higher dimensional’ beings?
If that is the case, could we conceivably ‘hack’ the universal code and unlock cheat mode?
- Comment on Black Holes 2 weeks ago:
And an infinitely dense point in spacetime doesn’t necessarily exist: it’s just what general relativity predicts is at the center of a black hole.
If the singularity at the center of a black hole didn’t exist, and was just extremely dense instead, would all of the other properties that we know is true about black holes be able to exist? For example we know that Sag A* and that one other black hole we ‘imaged’ give off no light, would that still be possible without a singularity?
- Comment on One Angry Man 2 weeks ago:
Annyong
- Comment on Funny 2 weeks ago:
One day I was headed to my car to go somewhere. A zealot intercepted me and wanted to proselytize to me. I told him thank you but no thank you. He was all like “But have you heard about Jesus Christ?” I said that I was raised a Christian and knew all about it, but I reject it. He still was trying to argue with me so I finally just said “Have a nice day” and walked away as he was still trying to reconvert me. Some of them simply can’t believe you know what they are about but don’t buy into it.
- Comment on Funny 2 weeks ago:
I Will Be Eaten First!
- Comment on So glad I suck dick 2 weeks ago:
What if you are referring specifically to a female canine or Meredith Brooks?
- Comment on One Angry Man 2 weeks ago:
The Sound of a Note
Star War
The Silence of a Lamb
A Song in the Rain
I like it Hot
- Comment on Apart, low in cholesterine 2 weeks ago:
A living creature shouldn’t be turned in a commercial product for multiple reasons.
In theory, I disagree with this. Meat and other products made from animals such as leather and the trading of such products has been a big part of human culture and lifestyle since long before recorded history. There is some evidence that energy dense meat is at least party responsible for our evolution into what we are today. Leather and wool are amazing materials with properties that it’s still very difficult and expensive to replicate if its possible at all. Done humanely, it not only benefits humans but he animals in question themselves- as we are actively invested in their survival and well being. If and when we can make synthetic meat, leather, and wool, or alternatives with all the same properties and benefits as the ‘real’ thing, then I could be persuaded that is better.
In practice it becomes a big problem when we add Capitalism into the mix. Capitalism is exploitative by nature, and if it exploits human beings of course it’s going to do the same for animals. Ethics and morality are given the backseat to greed and profit. The most exploited workers can often not afford ethical alternatives when those options do exist.
I’m not saying we shouldn’t still strive to reduce meat consumption and improve conditions for livestock, but we should also recognize that capitalism is a huge part of the problem and always will be. If we want to improve the lives of humans and animals, we need to do away with it.
- Comment on GOG’s Freedom To Buy Campaign Gives Away Controversial Games For Free To Protest Censorship 3 weeks ago:
Heroic Games Launcher ftw!
- Comment on heaven 3 weeks ago:
Tats of Piggies getting shitfaced.
- Comment on heaven 3 weeks ago:
The AI will truly have to be able to think for themselves first. Whoever has written their parameters has done an impressive job of adding apologia into the algorithms about any religious topic.
Me: Does the bible say X?
AI: Yes
Me: Does the bible also say Y? (the literal opposite of X)
AI: Yes
Me: Doesn’t that mean the bible is inconsistent in this regard?
AI: Well you have to understand the cultural context of the time and be sure to approach such topics with sensitivity and blah…blah…
- Comment on It's all connected 3 weeks ago:
That’s weird, I don’t remember Barbara being that short. 🤔
- Comment on Peter Thiel’s bestie going mask off 3 weeks ago:
I thought the movie was ok, but it triggering right wing nutjobs is hilarious.
- Comment on Peter Thiel’s bestie going mask off 3 weeks ago:
That’s what I thought he was saying at first, but that still doesn’t even make any sense though. You are either a billionaire or you are not. I don’t know of anyone who goes around claiming to be a billionaire when they are not, and I could probably name a few who are but never mention it.
Also why would it be a problem? Is he saying there is not enough of a wealth gap? That’s demonstrably false.
And what’s with the nature and function bit?
Sounds to me he’s just spouting hatred to be provocative without any real point.
- Comment on Y'ALL GOT ANY OF THEM HALLOPINERS 3 weeks ago:
Why couldn’t the señorita have babies?
Because her husband had a Hallowpiner!
…🦗🦗🦗… Ill see myself out.
- Comment on A fair punishment for the obscene hoarding of wealth 3 weeks ago:
Fuck being nice, he doesn’t even get bathroom breaks and has to pee in a bottle. His paycheck should include all the taxes that we plebs have to pay, and at a Trumpian tax rate. Matter of fact the amount he has to earn back should include all of the tax he didn’t pay when he was alive.
- Comment on How to disable Microsoft Recall & stop the AI from taking screenshots of your desktop. 3 weeks ago:
I wasn’t asking for guidance, I’m just pointing out that these are all things that reduce usability.
I wasn’t giving you guidance, I was jut pointing out that you are making it sound like some insane struggle to get and install programs on Linux. Usually it’s even more straightforward than in windows, especially if you already know what you are doing.
I’m just pointing out that these are all things that reduce usability.
Those are all examples of things that increase usability. Having multiple different ways to install a piece of software is only a problem if you allow choice paralysis to consume you. Right now you know just enough to know those options exist, but not their purpose or function. Literally less than 1/2 hour of googling would answer all of those questions, and with the benefit that you now better understand the useful functionality of your operating system. You only have to spend that 1/2 hour one time, and for the rest of your life you wouldn’t stress out over a flatpak vs a binary, or whatever. And again, for a new user they are probably best served by just opening the app store and hitting install. Easy, breezy, beautiful.
While you’re right that some of these issues also exist on the windows side, it’s not as prolific.
That’s just not true. Linux has had app stores for decades. Windows didn’t. Until recently, if you needed an app for Windows you had to trust ‘random online sites’ to get software. Now that Windows has it’s own app store, you can use both ways install apps in Windows- no different than in Linux.
I think that a lot of technical people forget that the average user is quick to give up and has a knack for breaking things. Many of the restrictive elements in Mac and Windows are to protect the average user, usually to the bane of the super user.
I just remember being a new Windows user and having to learn what a .dll and a .exe was. What the registry was, what installer ‘wizards’ were and how to properly use them, how to find the place in the control panel where you uninstall programs, how to update my system, what ‘fragmentation’ meant how how to solve it, how to not get viruses and how to remove them if you did, how the file system was set up and how to navigate it- There was a lot of stuff to learn, and you either learned it or you weren’t able to properly use your system. Same when I briefly switched to OS X.
It’s no different in Linux. People just don’t want to take the time to learn how things are done in Linux. The reality is it’s really not that hard to get up and running in Linux at all. And while you can always go deeper and learn more- its typically not necessary nowadays. I put Linux on my moms old computer when she was in her 70’s. She was not a techie person at all (extreme understatement). It took about 5 minutes max to get her up to speed. It was never an issue.
Many of the restrictive elements in Mac and Windows are to protect the average user
It’s simply a matter of readjusting your mindset. If you are about to do a simple and straightforward task that you already know how to do, chances are in Linux there are 10 other ways to accomplish the same thing- but you are in no way forced to know what they are or how to do them. If you are curious and want to know- that’s great. Take a little bit of time and learn them. If not- don’t.
Choice is good.
- Comment on How to disable Microsoft Recall & stop the AI from taking screenshots of your desktop. 3 weeks ago:
I’m a technical person and even I struggle with what/how the hell I’m supposed to even install applications on Linux:
On my distro it’s 1) Open App Store 2) Search for Software 3) hit “install”.
Should I download the binaries? Should I use snap/flatpak/etc?
That’s a matter of personal preference, but once you understand the difference, which is really not that complex, then the choice should be practically automatic.
If I do one vs the other which is more up to date?
You can check the version number.
If I can’t find it in the software store can I trust random online sites?
You have the same issue in Windows.
- Comment on How to disable Microsoft Recall & stop the AI from taking screenshots of your desktop. 3 weeks ago:
I think if you are paying to have a worse experience with a ICE car, and someone points out you can get a nice electric car for free and you think they are just being an annoying asshole- that’s an issue right there.
Sure, some people need dump trucks for work. If you don’t though I think switching to an EV is sensible.
- Comment on Lemmy is a tech literate echo chamber 3 weeks ago:
I’ll check it out, thanks 👍
- Comment on Eurythmics straight-up kills that guy 3 weeks ago:
There used to be this cashier at the local bodega. Always such a huge grump. I tried to be extra friendly to him because he was clearly not enjoying life.
One day the video store I worked at got these bomb ass fancy lollipops I bought a bunch and happened to have some in my pocket the next time the cashier waited on me.
He was in one of his moods of course so I spontaneously decided to offer him a lollipop. He looked more pissed than every and just said “I’m Diabetic”. I stopped trying to be extra nice to grumpy people after that.
- Comment on Slurrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrp 3 weeks ago:
This person trying to blue themselves.
- Comment on Lemmy is a tech literate echo chamber 3 weeks ago:
I can understand why. I’ve only been on here 2 months and can think if a half a dozen users I’d like to tag so I know not to waste my time trying to have a discussion with them.
- Comment on Lemmy is a tech literate echo chamber 3 weeks ago:
Can anyone recommend a good Lemmy client for Linux? Bonus points if it works well in portrait mode.
I am on Pop!_OS 22.04 and the only apps in the COSMIC Store are Interstellar and Lemonade.
Interstellar seems fine but if there is a way to tag users in it I can’t seem to figure it out, it also seems designed for Landscape mode and it’s a little cramped on my second monitor.
Lemonade hasn’t been updated since October of 2023, so I’m a little wary of trying that one out. I can’t even tell if they are still developing it or something called Ouch Browser, or if its the same project with a new name.
I know there are other Lemmy Apps but I am a little lost tbh.
- Comment on Microsoft admits it would have to let Trump spy on EU data if demanded 3 weeks ago:
It’s weird that this was something that Microsoft would have to admit, considering “The CLOUD Act” has made this mandatory for all US based companies anywhere they operate in the world. This has been a law since 2018.
- Comment on How do you reconcile staying sane while keeping yourself up-to-date with the news? 3 weeks ago:
That’s my secret Cap.
I’ve always been insane! 🤪
- Comment on EU age verification app to ban any Android system not licensed by Google 3 weeks ago:
I use cards, I don’t even have NFC on my phone, but it is nice to be able to check my bank account, lock/unlock the card, deposit checks, etc.
I may be able to do most of that on the website, idk. Guess I’m probably going to find out :)
