Political Custard

I agree! :)

Like all distros, they have their place. And sometimes if you want to boil a frog you have to heat them up gently. 😅

Any distro can be a steep learning curve and sometimes something to lessen that curve will be a good thing. I wanted my dad to try out Linux and I knew that it had to not look different as he would immediately get confused, he’d seen my setup and I tried to gently show him around and he said he liked it but it was all a bit too different and he would get confused. My dad’s late-70s and apart from programming on the ZX Spectrum in the 1980s he’s always used a PC with Windows and is at the point where if something is too different he knows he’s going to have trouble with it.

I do get where you are coming from, for people who are more mentally agile I would prefer to try something a little less Windows-like but in some cases I don’t think it’s a good idea and it is nice to have a more Windows-like alternative available.

AI text checker https://gptzero.me/ says it’s likely written by a human.

It might be helpful, I’m not going to rule out using it, but it’s all going to happen on my machine and I’m not paying for it or logging in anywhere to use it AND it’s going to talk cockney… “Oi oi, ya fuckin’ muppet, you missed a semi-colon. Ya useless fuckin’ nonce!”

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That is an absolutely fascinating article on the technical operation of a scam app. A definite warning to us all. Also I was very interested to read the terms and conditions of the Snap Store, specifically section 14: Limitation of Liability (which could be titled “Sorry, You’re Fucked”).

I don’t like bitcoin, it’s an environmental disaster that had potential but has turned into a highly volatile speculative device beloved by libertarians, grifters, and scammers. I do feel for the person who lost the coins, that cannot be a very nice experience to deal with.

I still hop but less often, I always come back to an Arch-based distro though, mainly because there’s so much in the AUR. Garuda at the moment after quite a long time with EndeavourOS, and a very short time with Nobara before that.

Konsole kause i’m a kde konformist… kant kontrol it.

I keep a bookmark to this AI detector on my browser bar https://gptzero.me/

I just do random checks for AI generated stuff, especially if it’s a news site I’ve not seen before. There are use cases for AI in text creation but I think it’s very limited - a summary production (with references), for example. Instead I am exited for medical advances, space study, cases where there are huge datasets of good quality and not datasets that are the result of huge dragnets of shite from the internet.

People are quite right to be cynical about AI created stuff; we’re near the zenith of a hype-cycle at the moment.

You’ll be getting no down vote from me.

I think this is a good idea, not because I’d use it but because it’s the sort of thing people will want if we are to expect them to migrate from Ch***e (which already has this feature). It’s just the sort of thing Mozilla should be introducing.

I tried to watch it… completely impossible; he’s unbearable. I did notice he has 65,000 subscribers which shouldn’t really surprise me, but does.

I love Trafotin, he has a wonderfully dry sense of humour. If the ghastly Tom Murosky does a reaction video, it will be the only video of his that I will deign to watch.

Garuda gets a mention, as a gamer I can highly recommend Garuda, a lot of work has gone into it and it looks great too… especially if you like neon. 🥰

I went to bed late last night because of this video! Nicco is a wonderful content creator, there’s very little fluff in his videos and he clearly put a lot of time and research into it. Historically it’s very interesting and we really should be putting effort into taking down Lunduke who is a right-wing piece of shit. I followed him a few weeks ago not knowing about him and after watching a video I was like “what the fuck is this shit?” and unfollowed him, but other Linux people might fall for it - this video will be a great resource to send to people who do fall for it.

Before I do anything at all my VPN gets installed, then whatever firewall gui along with OpenSnitch.

• Keepassxc
• Librewolf
• Signal
• Element
• OpenRGB
• OpenRazer
• Game stuff

I have a text file that lists everything I need to do on a clean install - a list of programmes and bits that need to be set in each programme. It’s really easy to forget important stuff - like making sure my refresh rate is set at 165hz and not left at whatever the default is.

I like your thinking, I guess with Linux everything is a potential project (or two)!

It was the least fun thing I bought for my pc but at least I can relax during bios updates. I got mine because there was some work being done on the house and I was always fearful that an electrician would turn off the power. I would never have a pc without one now.

I think you should try out other stuff, you’ll always be wondering if you are getting the best Linux experience for you. It’s relatively easy to try out other distros with a VM (as someone’s already mentioned) or dual-boot. I also started on Mint (I think it was Mint, it was awhile ago now) but I definitely caught the distro-hopper bug and now I’ve settled down. I still try out new distros from time-to-time, Nobara was the most recent. Also, you’ll learn more about Linux by going through the processes involved and learning how other distros work. It could be fun and most distros have lovely communities.

But as a general rule, if you have Nvidia, then you are not allowed to complain about anything… that was your choice, and with Nvidia under Linux, all bets are off. I thought that was clear a long time a go, especially after Linus not so subtle outburst.

Yes, but Linux users aren’t always the most wealthy computer users, and people get given tech, inherit tech, bin dive for tech or get a good deal on tech in a primary or secondary market. Consumer choice is very often a privilege, and consumer awareness isn’t always total. So complain away Nvidia users!