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[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago

I only print docs and pictures. But in my opinion printing on Linux is largely better than Windows. It just works most of the time. And if there is an issue the solution is generally restarting the job.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

I suck at the game but I still enjoy it.

I actually love playing against higher tier players and not having skill based match making. It's how a grew up playing games and it refreshing running up against cracked players. It's also how I learn to play better.

For instance I had a match last night that lasted 41 minutes. A large part of it was that I was so out matched I just pushed the objective. The other team had to keep running back to defend the base. Died 24 times but we won and I did my part. I also know I should never play Abrams. I suck at Abrams.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

I don't know what I am doing so pretty much completely random.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Endless Os is solid! It's my go to for ppl who don't know jack about Linux. But it's also just a really well put together distro.

My favorite feature by far is just Auto updates. It's the only distro I've used where Auto updates just work. Everything stays updated zero tweaks required no interruption of workflow. It's honestly so good at it that I forget that it even updates. And that doesn't just go for the OS that goes for apps too.

It also runs well on just about any hardware I've ever put it on. I just put it on my buddy's Toshiba satellite laptop that's rocking an I5 4200u and a 5400rpm hard drive. Takes a second to boot but doesn't miss a beat once it's up and running.

It is very flatpak centric but if you're looking for that Chrome OS feel it's about as close as you can get.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

As a native English speaker I have to look up words all the time. One of the best and worst things about English as a language is that it's actually constantly evolving. It also takes words from other languages and authors have a penchant from just making up words depending on what type of literature you read. I wouldn't worry so much about reading fast. I understand it can be frustrating. But sometimes words being a mystery is part of the experience. I read a lot of sci-fi and there's a lot of times that authors will just simply make up a word or concept. There can be an etymology for it based on some sort of like Sumerian text or random stuff like that. So don't stress it

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 months ago

Thank God. I work at a place where everyone logs into the same Chrome browser. To access everything at work on one computer. There's close to 70 logins on there and all I can think about is it wouldn't take much for someone to screw up and get everyone's account exposed. I've gotten to the point where I've memorized all my passwords and just log in instead of using my Chrome login. It keeps me up at night. Just waiting for somebody to download some malware.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

For me, one of the other annoyances is that both Windows and Mac OS push their services. Windows it's gotten ridiculous and on Mac. I just don't have the compatibility with all the stuff I want to use. Like I'm not in the ecosystem so it just doesn't work for me as an operating system

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 months ago

I went through that phase too! The tweak times are so much fun and breaking things is a good way to learn.

Now I am in a sane defaults mode. Where I just want everything to work well. Pop on so far has been rock solid. I actually have been trying to not touch the terminal to see how that feels as a user. In been 4 months and so far it hasn't been a problem.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

Honestly was my solution for years I never use my webcam 😂

[–] [email protected] 68 points 3 months ago (20 children)

I think the biggest shift in the last 20 years is troubleshooting in Linux and windows.

20 years ago and I had to troubleshoot issues and Linux. It genuinely required a good bit of computer knowledge to get it done. Sometimes hours of work to figure out how to get a webcam to work Or how to fix grub?

Windows back then used to be so easy. And there was usually something that would do a quick fix.

However, now and I run across a windows issue. It's a nightmare. I can put hours of work into trying to fix a driver issue or an issue with updates and get nowhere. Then go to reinstall the operating system and have to spend more hours just to get it installed.

Now in Linux, not only do I rarely have issues but also fixing those issues are pretty straightforward. And if I can't fix it a reinstall takes minutes and I'm back up and running in no time.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I have those apps too. I'm just saying I have never had this issue. I am not saying it's not legit it's just strange.

I also don't use any social media besides lemmy so that might also play a factor. And I block A LOT of ips on my phone.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 4 months ago (3 children)

Yall have to have some shady apps I have never had this issue. Apps starting on boot is not normal

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