FOSS_Propagandist [none/use name]

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  • I consider myself lucky that my body started outright rejecting alcohol around 25. Prior to that I was drinking about 3 liters of liquor a month. Half a beer triggers a multiple day migraine now. It's the perfect excuse to not drink as well, so if you're getting pressured feel free to use it.


  • As with many things there's a spectrum from intentional malice to not being paid to care to not even considering it.

    I think especially in laptops not having that feature is really missed by even a lot of "normal people" and the necessary hardware would cost what, a couple dollars max?

    I think the fact that other methods (WiFi direct, Bluetooth file sharing, etc) are so poorly or slowly supported, when the "how do I get this file to you?" question is so common, is evidence enough to suggest that there have been a number of conversations following this form at various companies.
    "Let's support WiFi direct".
    "Why would anyone want that when they have onedrive/icloud? wink nudge"

    I am pleased to hear it's coming with USB 4 however. Maybe the sneakernet isn't dead afterall.


  • Thank you! Same for phones. Why don't you give me 2 USB C ports if you must take away my headphone jack? What if I want to change and listen to music?

    Also it's the highest form of bullshit that I can't just plug two computers into each other with a USB C and transfer a file at like 10 gb/s.

    In fact I have a conspiracy theory that they intentionally make sharing a file directly between two devices with no 3rd parties difficult so they can control and surveil what is shared more easily.












  • FOSS_Propagandist [none/use name]tochatHow are you ~de-corpoing?
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    9 months ago

    They (the people being recommended to) are just coming to linux and don't think about computers being so adaptable. They want a first impression that is already superior to windows or they will dismiss it as just a toy for nerds. Zorin holds your hand a bit with several themes and ready to use layouts it specifically introduces you to.


  • FOSS_Propagandist [none/use name]tochatHow are you ~de-corpoing?
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    9 months ago

    Personally, I've been burned by corporate fucking around so much that using and getting in any way invested in anything that Isn't foss feels like I'm just waiting for the other shoe to drop. I'd rather invest my learning "spoons" in something I can be sure will be there tomorrow.

    It also takes power away from them if people have an alternative that they can bail to.