yardratianSoma
@yardratianSoma@lemmy.ca
- Comment on YouTube is taking down videos on performing nonstandard Windows 11 installs 2 weeks ago:
I know it’s a normal thing, to not instantly look for alternatives to software you might have used for your entire life, and I get it, if it hasn’t harmed you or done you wrong, then it’s probably fine to stick with what you know.
But as someone who first experienced alternatives to Windows back in 2006, and like others who walked the more beaten path, we’ve grown tired of this stuff. The slow, decline of Windows, and the promise of something better with every update.
It won’t surprise me if one day they decide to full send it and charge a monthly subscription to use the full OS, not one bit. Enshittification, it’s bound to happen. I’m teaching my child about linux now, so they’ll be aware that software doesn’t have to suck.
Try something different, it’s a good way to live, to know you don’t have to remain where you are if you don’t want to. Of course, only if you want to!
- Comment on Nearly 90% of Windows Games now run on Linux, latest data shows — as Windows 10 dies, gaming on Linux is more viable than ever 2 weeks ago:
well, I have a dual monitor setup, and can concur, have had many issues related to it, but I blame that more on linux/wayland than proton/wine.
- Comment on Nearly 90% of Windows Games now run on Linux, latest data shows — as Windows 10 dies, gaming on Linux is more viable than ever 2 weeks ago:
really sucks that League doesn’t work . . . I know some people who play and the fact that it used to work just sours the pain.
I guess, at least Dota 2 works? I know they are very different, but I’d say similar enough and worth a shot so long as one isn’t too tied to LoL.
- Comment on Nearly 90% of Windows Games now run on Linux, latest data shows — as Windows 10 dies, gaming on Linux is more viable than ever 2 weeks ago:
been running an nvidia gpu since 2019, literally switched from windows right as cyberpunk 2077 was being launched, and trust me, it was possible back then, and it’s even more performant now.
- Comment on Nearly 90% of Windows Games now run on Linux, latest data shows — as Windows 10 dies, gaming on Linux is more viable than ever 2 weeks ago:
thing is, not even protondb is reliable. There’s been many times I’ve tried running a game, and encountered an error not posted anywhere, nor protondb, reddit or steam forums. All the comments on protondb will say, “works great out of the box!”, and I’m just left digging through random forums at that point.
- Comment on Grab your pitchforks 4 weeks ago:
If I had to describe what a kiwi tastes like, it’s somewhere between a lemon and a pineapple. More sour than a pineapple, but not so much so that you couldn’t eat it raw comfortably.
- Comment on pick your side 1 month ago:
I respect me dealers, thank you very much
- Comment on Can you think of any now? 1 month ago:
“In some paleoartistic reconstructions, you will see furry T. rex,” says Tseng. “We think it’s likely that at least at one point in their lives, they probably had bodies that were partially or completely covered in feathers. … Maybe they were more like modern birds, which are among the most extravagant animals.”
~ Jack Tseng, a UC Berkeley vertebrate paleontologist and functional morphologist
- Comment on High fashion 1 month ago:
If that’s a tampon, what does that make the Japanese flag?
- Comment on Microsoft still can't convince folks to upgrade to Windows 11 2 months ago:
Funny how Kaspersky thinks what it comes down to are people who are afraid of change, when there’s also just people who are also not too happy with the direction Microsoft is taking their OS. And then there’s the fact that their stats only come from users who still use Kaspersky, which might be mostly businesses, instead of the average joe, skewing the data.
- Comment on Spotify is finally launching support for lossless music streaming 2 months ago:
with flacs on soulseek, who needs music subscriptions?
- Comment on Reddit is dropping subscriber counts on subreddits 2 months ago:
Literally haven’t regretted a single day since I left that platform, fuck reddit
- Comment on More people are joining the military. A shaky US job market could be boosting the numbers. 2 months ago:
Nah, I grew up on Dragon Ball Z, and I always just said it like “Zee”, I’m Canadian but not that Canadian.
- Comment on More people are joining the military. A shaky US job market could be boosting the numbers. 2 months ago:
I mean, ngl, even as a Canadian, the idea of joining the military is always my plan Z, if all else fails.
- Comment on Google's plan to restrict sideloading on Android has a potential escape hatch for users 2 months ago:
Nice, I could tell you’re a smart dude, so at least we all can agree that Android is no longer to be trusted.
Funny how words and language become the focus of this thread, and then the main issues get pushed to the side. I was arguing against you as if we didn’t agree on the main problem 😅
- Comment on Google's plan to restrict sideloading on Android has a potential escape hatch for users 2 months ago:
You are the master of your body, the person who decides ultimately what goes in and out of your body, No doctor can force you to take anything. That’s what I mean, The play store aka the doctor wants to become the master that decides what apps go in or out of your phone, instead of the user. My comment doesn’t invalidate the premise of the use of the term sideloading, because I don’t agree with the term to begin with.
Whether the effect is ideal or not does not change what is chemically happening in the body. The body can’t tell apart side effects from the main ones, so this distinction exists because humans deemed it so, just like the distinction between play store sanctioned apps, and everything else. It’s a distinction that Google is now abusing for it’s own monetary benefit.
- Comment on Google's plan to restrict sideloading on Android has a potential escape hatch for users 2 months ago:
Okay, I understand your position. Android’s play store has market dominance, so the a term to distinguish between 99% of play store installs vs others, makes sense.
Now, that is a tangent to the main issue, just arguing semantics. The issue is control versus openness, not about the term sideloading.
Is Google’s plan to restrict app sideloading a good thing in your eyes, or no?
- Comment on Google's plan to restrict sideloading on Android has a potential escape hatch for users 2 months ago:
The words for distinguishing between apps that come from one trusted location vs others is usually untrusted or unverified apps versus trusted or verified ones. “Installing apps from outside the default app store” converts to, “Installing an untrusted app”.
It’s not that complicated.
- Comment on Google's plan to restrict sideloading on Android has a potential escape hatch for users 2 months ago:
even within android, if you attempt to install an apk directly, it doesn’t say “would you like to sideload this application?”, but instead says, “Do you want to install this app?”.
Even Google’s own OS doesn’t use made up language.
- Comment on Google's plan to restrict sideloading on Android has a potential escape hatch for users 2 months ago:
Talking to the wrong guy here, I’ve taken many a medications against their intended purpose: I am a curious guy.
But that sounds like saying, in the context of Google’s intention of disabling app sideloading, that warning users that it poses a security risk because it’s their intended purpose for android, is fine because the authority on android is Google.
Don’t just take the word of authority at face value, when they prioritize profit and mindshare over personal freedom.
- Comment on Google's plan to restrict sideloading on Android has a potential escape hatch for users 2 months ago:
Don’t forget “side effects”, when really, medications only have “effects”. Whether the effects are intended or not doesn’t change the fact that they happen.
- Comment on AOL announces September shutdown for dial-up Internet access 2 months ago:
RIP, I still remember getting those AOL CDs in the mail, and was so excited by the concept of a disk that could allow me to connect to the world wide web.
- Comment on South Korea ban using mobile phones and other smart devices during classes at elementary and middle schools nationwide, starting March 2026 2 months ago:
Nice, maybe North America can follow suit, kids are already kind of fucked here.
- Comment on Gamers Nexus big story about GPU smuggling got taken down. 2 months ago:
seeding on my seedbox, for the people!
- Comment on One Angry Man 3 months ago:
Bicycle Theif
Longleg
The Gentleman
Funny Game
- Comment on Human civilization won't last forever; someday there will be a last movie ever made 3 months ago:
Thats assuming that there won’t be an end to all creative output on this planet in the next million years.
Anything past 1000 years from now is beyond understanding, IMO.
- Comment on Women are anonymously spilling tea about men in their cities on viral app 3 months ago:
I like where you’re going with this!
- Comment on Women are anonymously spilling tea about men in their cities on viral app 3 months ago:
yeah, well-intentioned things tend to go sour when exposed to the glow of anonymity on the internet. Starts off innocent, and goes downhill fast.
The creator, Sean, stating that he started this app as a reaction to the online dating scene his mother experienced, seems fine: an anti-catfishing app would be great.
To give the devil their due, the data they collect might also be valuable as data on how women discuss men online, which at a cursory glance seems to favor far more hyperbole than I see in everyday life.
- Comment on Google, Microsoft say Chinese hackers are exploiting SharePoint zero-day 3 months ago:
When I say things like, “Use linux, the attack surface is much smaller”, people say, “well, that won’t last forever”, to which I say, “if a trillion dollar company can drop the ball like this, I’m taking the route less travelled because society doesn’t change quickly, Microsoft isn’t going anywhere in my forseeable future”
- Comment on Robot performs first realistic surgery without human help: System trained on videos of surgeries performs like an expert surgeon 4 months ago:
Just a hunch, since technological advancements seem to hit the public realm much faster in places like China, in the cities especially. I don’t know what the laws are like there, but I’ve heard rumors that there is less government regulations for technologies that can benefit the general public, like drones and automated metros.