Until you need to install something that isnt on Flatpak. Then the flat learning curve suddenly becomes a vertical cliff

The author lost me when they showed the terminal command to install Nvidia drivers on Debian. Yes, it’s one sentence. That’s still extremely daunting to the vast majority of computer users. It undermines the author’s own thesis.

Linux is a better gaming OS for some (myself included) but there is still a small learning curve. It’s nowhere near as bad as it’s made out to be, but it’s not nothing.

I’d have softened the title and focused on the ways Linux shines as a gaming OS: compatibility with older games (1990-2010 in my experience) that dont work on modern Windows, the ability to get more performace out of older hardware, consistent behavior, and a much more pleasant desktop experience.

Windows is a better choice for many people, but Linux is just as good for many and a better choice for some.

I cant upload images to lemmy unless they are pretty low-res. is that server-side or client side?

Thanks for the elaboration!

Does F-droid have looser security?

She chatters at me conversationally. It sounds like one of the chittering sounds the Predator makes. She also does it when watching birds.

“Good morning Thistle”

very quiet meow, “Kakakakakaka” slow blink

Her timing is pretty good so it does sometimes feel like a conversation

Much like how crustaceans have repeatedly evolved into pseudo-crabs, Linux distros tend to evolve into pseudo-nix

New distros get a lot of crap, but often they are solving a need for someone.

Take Windowmaker Live: ostensibly it’s just Debian + Windowmaker. I have seen comments saying why not just install WM on Debian? By asking that question, it’s clear the asker hasnt tried recently. There is a lot to configure, and there are lots of usability papercuts.

A custom distro allows someone to fix those problems for themself, and share those fixes with others. It’s not fragmentation, it’s just FOSS.

I worked at a big box store for a long time and i’d frequently chill on the roof. You needed sunglasses because in sunny weather it was very bright up there

I like Ctrl there, Unix/Sun layout. Backspace is also an interesting idea

There is still a great deal of sensitive habitat around Salton Sea. Some of the most beautiful desert spring blooms i have seen in my life were in that area.

My grandpa taught me firearm safety and had the same lesson: “Dont point it at anything you dont intend to kill.”

He also added a second point: “If you shoot it, you kill it, clean it, and eat it. No shooting animals for fun"

It was kind of a joke but still is a good lesson. Taking a life (of an animal) should never be a trivial act, even if it is sometimes necessary or worthwhile. He was vocally very anti-poaching so if I’d actually killed an animal without the right tags he would have never let me hear the end of it.

The idea that killing humans is wrong didn’t need to be stated explicitly.

Yes. I dont really enjoy target shooting at all. Skeet shooting is fun but expensive.

I don’t think guns themselves are cool or interesting so there is no inherent fun for me being around them in the way i know other people enjoy them.

Overall 2/10 not my thing.

Storage and ammunition are also expensive so i do not forsee ownership in my future.

You’ve got me wrong, but do what you think is best.

A comprehensive reading involves slowing down and taking context into account. It was included for a reason.

To take that passage (Romans 1) and to interpret it to mean that Homosexuality should be persecuted is to ignore Jesus’ lessons in favor of one’s own hatred. That’s not Christian at all. It also ignores the rest of Romans.

I agree about the seagulls! They all look the same to me but there are apparently 2-4 species in my area depending on the season

This is how M+KB natives feel on controller.

You will get used to it if you keep playing, but it might never feel natural unless you use it exclusively for a while.

I’m a trackball + keyboard user so mouse + kb and controller both feel sort of almost right but somehow wrong to me

Also some genres lend themselves better to one or the other. I prefer controller for platformers and fighters, but prefer TB + KB for almost everything else

I’d prefer the forest. I love learning about local flora, and take tons of plant photos on my hikes. At least in my area, beaches are dominated by 1-3 invasive species, while forests mostly have intact native species diversity.

I’m sure if i were into birds i’d have a different answer.

Found Brendan Eich’s sockpuppet :)

A conservative can’t be a Christian, and vice versa. Jesus was absolutely clear: He cares as much about the sex of who you sleep with as He does about the fabric of your underwear. Hatred is never justified.

Homophobia is a plenty good reason not to use a browser. Eich is an unscrupulous person at best, and his name leaves a stink on any project he is involved with. Unsurprising that Brave has decided to embrace the crypto fad and is moving towards becoming an ad platform.

Brave is a scammy project founded by a scummy person. I’m not sure FOSS development can fix that as long as he is in charge.

“Mozilla has a bit been shady lately, so we are making the difficult decision to change our default browser to something significantly more shady. We are confident our users will feel safer knowing their data is in even worse hands than before"