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Perpetual Energy by confusedwiseman in c/[email protected]

[-] [email protected] 20 points 3 months ago

But steam does work on Linux!!!

Behind the Baltimore bridge collapse is a familiar story of a corporation cutting corners by confusedwiseman in c/[email protected]

[-] [email protected] 41 points 3 months ago

Because corporate personhood is different than person personhood?

I always find it interesting to take corporate fines, translate them to a % of gross income and then apply it to my salary to put it in perspective.

Here’s the best part, a basic 1st offense traffic ticket is usually way more expensive. (I assume a ticket would be around $250 not counting the increased insurance rates.)

DOJ Slams XCast with $10 Million Fine Over Massive Illegal Robocall Operation by confusedwiseman in c/[email protected]

[-] [email protected] 32 points 6 months ago

Slam blocked by uno reverse card apparently

[quote]The order, which also imposes a $10 million civil penalty judgment, has been suspended due to XCast's inability to pay.[\quote]

Lemmy.world Should Defederate with Threads by confusedwiseman in c/[email protected]

[-] [email protected] 80 points 6 months ago

I was surprised to see lemmy.world didn’t defederate. I hope it does. And, I hope a mod weighs in on the planned direction for the instance.

Remember these things? by confusedwiseman in c/[email protected]

[-] [email protected] 13 points 7 months ago

I’m with you. I’ve never been able to either. No matter how hard I try.

I found it! The manual! I'm not sure it's helping me though... by confusedwiseman in c/[email protected]

[-] [email protected] 14 points 7 months ago

Read’s instructions: “Doesn’t seem that bad, what’s the issue?”

Sees: ‘Arch User Manual’

Notices community…

D’Oh!

*Permanently Deleted* by confusedwiseman in c/[email protected]

[-] [email protected] 15 points 7 months ago

Why not both? Seriously, why shouldn’t I install both DEs so I can figure out what I like best or suit my mood?

Can’t we actually have it all in this scenario?

DoorDash now warns you that your food might get cold if you don’t tip by confusedwiseman in c/[email protected]

[-] [email protected] 45 points 8 months ago

Is it too much to ask that I might be able to just pay for this service? Sometimes I want or need food ordered. If it costs $20 to have it delivered, and pay the delivery person fairly, sometimes that's worth the cost to me. I wish tips were an extra for "thanks for doing something above and beyond or awesome". They shouldn't need to be expected.

$1.99 convenience fee $4.25 app fee $3.99 delivery fee Oh, and don't forget to tip your driver because none of this goes to them.

^^^^ this cap needs to stop. Just give me the $15-$20 delivery fee and be done with it.

You can no longer activate new Windows 11 builds with Windows 7 or 8 keys; maybe last chance to activate using Windows 7 or 8 keys, for 22H2. by confusedwiseman in c/[email protected]

[-] [email protected] 23 points 9 months ago

There could be a bit of a caveat here. I when I purchased my laptop it had windows 10 installed. When I installed Mint, I could not reuse that key in a VM because it was “different hardware”. The license, could not be transferred under any circumstance. I had also purchased the upgrade to Pro through the windows store. That’s also lost.

I seldom run windows, even in the VM, but it still leaves one a bit bitter.

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Trying to find the right Linux distro: What do you think I need to research more? (lemmy.world)

submitted 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

19 comments fedilink

Good morning everyone. I've got the age old question of what distro should I use. I got started with Ubuntu and eventually moved to Linux Mint Cinnamon. I'm pretty happy with using it as a daily driver, and it's worked reasonably well with my NVIDIA graphics card. I enjoy a bit of the "it just works" I've experienced here, though there's been a few things I've had to address with light usage of the terminal; using the right audio out by default, and disabling HDMI video sources I'll never use. I'd say I'm probably somewhere in the beginner-moderate capability for use of terminal.

I've got Fedora, Debian, Majaro, Gentoo, Ubuntu, and Kali (not a daily driver) installed in virtualbox as VMs. Linux will be used as my daily driver and must accommodate occasional steam gaming. I don't want dual boot windows on my machine, it living in a VM is adequate for any one-off needs.

I think I'm going between Debian and Fedora, though I think Debian might be the way I'm leaning, as I want to get further upstream in the communities. I don't know how to explain it, but I feel a bit "bored" with mint. I think I'm eyeballing some of the fun stuff that exists in KDE.

This machine is my daily driver and used for work, so as long as I can get the basics in place to connect to my work VM through Horizion I'm OK. I do have a backup device to use for work in a pinch.

Laptop/setup overview:

9th gen intel I7 processor
64GB RAM
NVIDIA GForce RTX-2060
Generic style USB3.0 DisplayLink docking station
Secondary display link device
I'm running two 34" 4k monitors (3440x1440) side by side, another output on an HDMI duplicator running a 27" and a 55" 4k tv (,1920x1080) and the laptop display (1920x1080) is the 5th screen) so far working as intended, but I can't get only the built in display to run at 125% scale without affecting the others.

Should I be looking at ways to better customize Mint, or am I on the right path looking at Debian and Fedora? Are there other disros I should be evaluating?

EDIT: I think what I'm wanting is something that gets new features more frequently, yet doesn't become unstable. I feel drawn to the desktop eye-candy that I see getting featured with KDE desktops. I seem to believe I'm missing out on something, but can't directly state what.
Ultimately, I think I simply want to move to a more core/upstream version of Linux so that I get new functionality faster. I'm trying to find what I desperately need but never knew it existed.

EDIT2: Thanks everyone I really appreciate all the info and it's given me a better perspective on what to do next on my learning journey. It's fun, because there's so much to choose from and each has its own sprit.

EndeavorOS has been installed as a VM, and Fedora's KDE Spin in progress!

Is there any form of printer that isn't a complete con-job or scam? by confusedwiseman in c/[email protected]

[-] [email protected] 14 points 10 months ago

Brother or business class printers. Go laser. I hear the eco tanks are decent if you need to print volume with an inkjet.

Almost any consumer grade printer will be pricy to operate.

First Class amenities on Emirates Airlines by confusedwiseman in c/[email protected]

[-] [email protected] 12 points 11 months ago

So without miles and status, this starts around what, $10,000?

Bots are better than humans at cracking ‘Are you a robot?’ Captcha tests, study finds by confusedwiseman in c/[email protected]

[-] [email protected] 24 points 11 months ago

That’s the point. You can’t be identified. You will be stopped or harassed until you comply and be willing to be identified.

Welcome to the brave new internet.