I think you got it. “Let me show you my collection of assorted lengths of wire.”

Panic on Funkotron is a great for that. It has light platforming, chill vibes, and great tunes. It’s a great game world to just hang out in.

I don’t want to top that. And I’m so sorry you had to go through that.

But I’m sick of people pretending like the issue is the user.

Oh, it’s certainly not. Linux wasn’t accessible to ordinary users for years. But it usually is, today, finally. And we’re justifiably quite excited about that. Many of us worked very hard to get to this point.

But it’s not the users fault if something doesn’t work.

That said, it is absolutely the manufacturers fault, when Linux drivers aren’t available. We can’t fix that.

When we’re talking about a show stopping issue due to lack of hardware drivers, we need to remember to encourage new users to stick to the safe path of a manufacturer pre-installed OS.

The reasons Windows, Mac, IOS, and Android avoid those kinds of issues is that the hardware shipped with the OS pre-installed by the manufacturer, who tested very carefully for those issues. Linux does equally well on hardware designed to run Linux.

No operating system is going to be issue free on proprietary hardware that wasn’t created with that OS in mind. Making a Hackintosh is fun, but it’s a lousy way to become an Apple user.

Pre-installed Linux is now an option, and it is the best option for new Linux adoption. I think we need to be more vocal about that, to help folks avoid those issues.

I’m sorry you had such a bad experience.

Every technology shift creates winners and losers.

There’s already documented harm from algorithms making callous biased decisions that ruin people’s lives - an example is automated insurance claim rejections.

We know that AI is going to bring algorithmic decisions into many new places where it can do harm. AI adoption is currently on track to get to those places well before the most important harm reduction solutions are mature.

We should take care that we do not gaslight people who will be harmed by this trend, by telling them they are better off.

I built an MSI file once.

I love asking,

“What sick fuck thought this was an acceptable solution?”

And a few moments later:

“Oh. It was me.”

The big news here is that YouTube had a code of conduct of any kind, and managed to hide it so effectively.

Thanks for that mental image… Dancing Bear.

This seems foolish. How will I know it’s a Batman film with a name like that?

Oh, thank goodness. It’ll cover book 2, right?

Since we already have a perfect film adaptation of book 1?

I’ll see myself out.

People spend more on Apple/Nintendo because of quality.

Perhaps we had very different experiences with the JoyCon…

Joking aside, I agree. I used to buy Nintendo for that reason. Then came JoyCon drift and out of control Nintendo lawyers.

Oh…That would explain the endorsements by barbeque chefs on the book sleeve.

if you have a Nvidia graphics card… Audio issues are also prevalent.

True. But do we have to include the NVidia disclaimer in every post about Linux adoption?

Maybe we genuinely should start. It seems like it burns a lot of folks.

Some vendors have lousy Linux support.

But then, MacOS on Dell hardware, and Windows on MacBook also both require extensive CLI. iOS on Samsung gets pretty weird.

I think maybe the disclaimer we should get better at adding is:

Take care to purchase hardware that advertises Linux support.

Lots of old hardware just works on Linux, but folks trying Linux for the first time should be encouraged to check for a vendor statement.

This is the most Lemmy interaction I’ve seen in awhile:

Linux is fine without CLI for web browsing.

…

But when I needed an advanced secure virtual machine isolated torrent solution, I had to use the CLI.

…

Here’s some thoughts on accomplishing that in Linux without the CLI.

I’m not complaining, just watching in admiration of you all.

Amazon - the logistics company - is just a front end for (and leech on) various drop shippers, lately, anyway.

Amazon used to carry quality guarantees, and have meaningful reviews, but lately the wild West crapshoot of the rest of the web is just as good.

(And at least on the rest of the web I have some idea who I’m buying from, and can avoid them after a bad experience. On Amazon, it got to where there was no way I could tell.)

Thank you. My big question from this list was “WTF is a Shenmue?”

Crazy how ethics work. Like a pig might be more physically and mentally capable than an individual in a vegetative state, but we place more value on the person.

I looked this up in my ethics textbook and it just went on and on about pigs being delicious.

I think I might try to get a refund.

Controlling people’s media experience to push political propaganda that helps powerful people and harms individuals - that seems really shitty.

I can’t think of any app developer or political party who would do that.

(This is an attempt at surrealist humor.)

I’m sure they will grow out of it, by the time they turn 21

(This is intended as an amusing reference to DOGE’s habit of hiring surprisingly young professionals.)