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Linux is fucking awesome (lemmy.ca)

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I should've used it sooner rather than last year when they announced AI integration to Windows. Every peripheral I tried is just worked without needing to install drivers, and it works better and faster than on Windows, just like today when I tried to use my brother's 3D printer expecting disappointment, but no, it just connected and was ready to print right away (I use Ultimaker Cura), whereas on my brother's Windows computer I have to wait like 20 seconds; sometimes I have to disconnect and reconnect it again for it to see and ready to use. Lastly, for those who are wondering, I use Vanilla Arch (btw), and sorry for bad English.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

My personal experience has been frustrating each time. I've tried to switch over at least 3 times over the years, but I always gave up. This time, I installed Ubuntu and immediately had to spend 3 hours trying to get my Xbox controler dongle to work, but just couldn't do it. Found a driver online that people said would work, it didn't because it wasn't properly signed, tried to sign it but the signing app just didn't create the certificates needed. Gave up, I have Bluetooth so I'd live, though I'd rather use the dongle if I can.

I then immediately encounter another problem that couldn't be fixed (for the life of me I can't remember what it was exactly) and just gave up.

The previous time I tried it I remember that among other things, one of my main problems was the lack of clipboard history (which I use extremely often). I tried installing an app for it but all of them either didn't work or didn't work the way I want them to or I just didn't like their look and feel.

I also hate the font rendering on Linux, it always looks blurry compared to Windows, and the double titlebars most apps have (e.g. Discord, at least on Ubuntu), I like my screen real-estate.

[–] [email protected] 224 points 1 week ago (4 children)

Every time I see someone write "sorry for my bad english" their writing is several times better than many of the native speakers I interact with on a daily basis.

[–] [email protected] 84 points 1 week ago (1 children)

my ukrainian coworker always apologizes for her bad english. meanwhile she can, and does, write poetry in all four languages she speaks

[–] [email protected] 34 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Probably a habit from when they really did have bad English, but they learned, and surpassed the average american at this point.

[–] [email protected] 36 points 1 week ago (1 children)

i think it has more to do with dialect than anything. i speak appalachian dialect so sometimes i'll use an archaic word. the irony is she usually figures it out faster than most other english speakers since our archaics are largely eastern european in origin, but to her in that moment it feels like "oh, i don't know what this native english speaker is saying, i guess english is still a skill i'm working on"

i always am like "oh no, i talk funny" but it's been happening more as she's become closer friends with me and my fiance and we all talk on metaphysics and shit

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[–] [email protected] 52 points 1 week ago (1 children)

"I proffer my contrition for any infelicities in my English articulation, as my proclivity for linguistic precision may yet be inchoate."

[–] [email protected] 22 points 1 week ago (1 children)

what was that about felix and anchovies ?

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[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 week ago (3 children)

When I TA-ed, I swear 75% of the non-Americans students wrote almost perfect papers whereas less than 25% of Americans couldn’t even write and less than 5% had comparably good essays. Honestly depressing.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (4 children)

American culture is one of the few I've found to be actively "anti-knowledge". It's not just their educational system being bad, it's a genuine cultural tendency of not just dismissing experts, but straight out refusing to learn and snobbing those who do.

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[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Haha thanks, My English is self thought, so maybe that's why I'm still afraid of making mistakes (also relied on keyboard auto correct)

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[–] [email protected] 80 points 1 week ago (3 children)

You went straight from windows to vanilla arch ?

Quite impressive

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 days ago

Vanilla arch is nothing like the manually installed arch of old. It's as easy to install and use as any other distro. I started with arch too, and my now permanent distro is arch based

[–] [email protected] 44 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Haha thanks but it's not actually my first distro, I'm distro hopping on my first week of switching to Linux, my first ever distro is EndeavourOS>Nobara>Fedora>OpenSUSE>Vanilla Arch

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 week ago (1 children)

That's a lot of different distros in one week. How do you give each one enough time to evaluate it before you choose to move to another?

[–] [email protected] 24 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

At the time my main goal is to have to all of my games working, while I can make it run on every distro I tried, I found Vanilla Arch is the better one in terms of performance and ease of use (yeah call me weird for saying Arch is easier to use than other distros XD), so I keep using it ever since.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 week ago

Vanilla Arch is the better one in terms of performance and ease of use (yeah call me weird for saying Arch is easier to use than other distros XD)

Not weird at all, I use Arch on my main system exactly because I'm lazy and it's easier to use. It's harder to install, but a lot easier to use.

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 week ago

I remember the USAF handing me an M16 at 18 years old where all I've ever handled before that was even close was the NES zapper.

[–] [email protected] 49 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I use Vanilla Arch (btw), and sorry for bad English.

Sure buddy.... Is the "bad English" in this thread with us right now?

[–] [email protected] 24 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I laughed when I saw this. Like, it was a guy excited that his computer is working better, including with his printer. Maybe a teensy bit of punctuation I'd do differently, but whatever. It's the Internet. Then suddenly "oh yeah sorry English isn't my first language and I'm sure you can all see that"

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Yeah, I assumed they just had a typo or two like we all do from tiem to time.

Your English is great, OP

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[–] [email protected] 39 points 1 week ago (8 children)

Welcome!

For a while now Linux has been better at most personal computing things except gaming. And for server uses an even longer time.

There are some specific hardware/software situations where you'll need Windows but it's unlikely to happen at home. Unless you have very peculiar hobbies.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (10 children)

Unless you have very peculiar hobbies.

Or you take your photography a bit too seriously! Good noise reduction software is next to impossible to do on Linux. It's the only reason I have a windows box in my house

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Just a thought… Don’t use AI noise reduction! I’ve seen the “magic” they produce and am not impressed. I take pride in capturing the image, not relying on software to recreate it the way I wish it had been shot (I recognize this is a bit hypocritical given that I do use noise reduction in Darktable).

Additionally, I stopped caring about (luminance) noise a long while ago, now, and am perfectly happy with the results I get out of Darktable. In fact, much like film grain, I find modern luminance noise quite pleasing, especially on smaller sensors, and it can add texture and feeling to your image. Still, my default style includes the fantastic, camera model specific, noise reduction profiles by default, which effectively removes color noise and brings luminance noise down to appropriate levels.

The rise in clinical photography and “AI” tools has only given me a stronger drive to be creative and embrace the flaws of my camera and my tools. Call me a romantic, but I want people to know my photos were taken and created by a human, not a machine.

Ok, getting off the soapbox, now xD

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[–] [email protected] 32 points 1 week ago (1 children)

And if something doesn’t work, it’s all your fault somehow. Which is both a blessing and a curse.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 week ago (1 children)

That's fine, I can look up the Arch Wiki for solutions, which is also a learning process for me and if it still doesn't work, I can just duct tape the workaround myself XD

[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Tip from long-time arch user (btw). Avoid installing or making changes to system installation without going through pacman. I.e., don't use install scripts or make install invocations requiring sudo. More often than not that will cause headaches long-term. PKGBUILDs are actually reasonably simple to create if you need to install something not in the AUR, and it will keep you from overwriting files and leaving files behind after uninstalling.

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[–] [email protected] 25 points 1 week ago (2 children)

These kind of posts make me a little happy. I don't know exactly why but it does.

Having used Linux on for 25 years or so and now hearing about people who switch from Windows and really enjoying the experience warms my heart a little

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[–] [email protected] 23 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Linux is awesome

& so are you ^🥁 1, 2, 3, 4… 🎸^

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[–] [email protected] 22 points 1 week ago

Welcome to the brotherhood.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Yeah. I've been trying to get the word out.

I've been screwing with Linux for decades, but somewhere along the line, Linux got easier and more reliable than Windows. I was as surprised as anyone. My last couple Linux installs were a cake walk.

I also like Linux more than Mac, but I'm a tinkerer at heart, and Mac's (relative) lack of fiddly bits (customization options) has kept me from staying on it long.

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[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 week ago (5 children)

I've been using Linux for almost 9 years now. Shit is never so smooth for me but I still love it.

The only device it has been smooth on has been my Thinkpad T530. Every other install I have has some annoying issue, usually small

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Awesome!

and your english is perfect, dude. no worries. the only suggestion I have for you in that regard is to watch out for run on sentences :)

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Most of my library just works under Linux.

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Plus it is a pleasure to code under Linux.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Hell yes it's awesome.

It's awesome like physics. It just works.

I use Debian.

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