Bootlicker spotted.

TempleOS is the answer to everything

I assume it’s stuck on version 42 then?

TempleOS?

The sad thing is I’m not even surprised that Meta has that stance. A few years back, people were up in arms claiming there was a bunch of CSAM on Pornhub despite the site having robust systems to prevent it. Meanwhile there was orders of magnitude more CSAM on Facebook and Twitter that was ignored

Great comment. Makes me wish that Lemmy allowed comments to be pinned

A lot of gaming communities that are migrating over are flowing to the aur for their community tools.

Wasn’t there malware found in the AUR just last week?

For Linux newbs, AUR is the Arch User Repository where anyone can post packages and scripts. It’s highly recommended to NOT trust anything on there due to the risk of malware. If you don’t use Arch and stick to your distro’s application manager you don’t have to worry about it

Go lie down on top of the others in a line while Hans gets the MP40 loaded

But for the average user it’s a big negative actually.

With gamers generally being steered towards Bazzite right now, it’s already addressed in part. For everyone else, Linux Mint gets recommended a lot.

Having 2-3 starting choices based on use case is a manageable number for anyone.

For the vast majority of users Linux is just a worse deal.

The vast majority of users only need an office suite, an internet browser, and maybe the ability to play games. Linux does these just fine, with less bullshit than Windows to boot.

The real problem is inertia. People tend to go with what they’re familiar with, and most of them are familiar with Windows. And those that might be willing to try a new OS get turned away from Linux due to outdated stigmas about it being harder to use than Windows. While that stigma may still be true for enthusiast distros like Arch, new users are generally steered away from them

The software looks nice, but it seems there’s no 3D capable hobby-tier. 3D modelling starts at Pro-tier, which is >$700 per year. That’s a low price for commercial software, but not a good option for hobbyists

For example, you actively and intentionally go to the default software store, navigate to the updates tab, update a package you’ve already installed and clearly want, and do so from the official OS repository… This requires that you enter your password to protect you from what exactly?

I have never had this happen before across 3 distros, and I really doubt any casual user will have this experience either

I had a similar problem with a couple of friends a few weeks back. They’re a couple with a lot of debt, so they usually do everything they can to save money. Then the main water line started leaking.

I asked a few questions, and it turned out they could solder the pipes themselves and save hundreds on hiring a plumber. But the wife kept insisting that they were both too dumb to figure it out and by me saying it’s easy to learn she just took it as me calling them stupid (which was a weird bit of gaslighting).

They didn’t even look up a video on how to do it. I looked some up as a sanity check, and yeah it’s fairly straightforward. Here’s a really good video on it for those curious.

Even then, WINEtricks does wonders

I can’t wait for Hollow Knight fans to start getting mad because it sucks

OK? Give it a couple more years and I bet you’ll start seeing that with handheld PC’s too

Not only that, Windows machines need more raw CPU power to account for the increased overhead compared to Linux

Start using monero

Not only does it make it so people have unrealistic expectation in bed That’s more due to shitty sex ed. A good instructor will state clearly that porn isn’t realistic.

but also there are always victims in porn and the porn industry is full of human trafficking “Always” is a big stretch here. Does it happen? Yes. But not always. And it’s better handled through industry regulation than outright banning. All banning would do is drive it underground and make it even more exploitative

Yes

And better yet, he’s simply an asshole.

The epitome of lolcows, Chris-chan, is significantly affected by their messed up upbringing, adding a layer of societal guilt to the whole ordeal. We don’t have that problem with PirateSoftware