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[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago

It's really easy to try out most linux distributions by running them live from a USB drive. You'll need to be able to tell your computer to boot from the drive by entering your BIOS setup.

Once you've done that you've probably done the most technical thing you'll have to do to try linux. If you have a separate SSD to install linux on you'll have a pretty easy time actually installing linux. If not you'll have to learn to partition your drive which can feel a little scary.

I think if you are playing a lot of different games it's likely you will find some that won't run on linux so you'll likely still need to run some form of windows for some games. I'd hope to see that change in the future but I'm not holding my breath. I personally still do most of my gaming on windows because some of my favorite games don't run on linux but it really depends on your preferences.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Rage, disappointment, fear. Also for now the strange feeling that despite everything my life isn't any different than it has been for the most part. I do feel some hope as I have been going to protests and watching the numbers of people there rise every day.
The scariest thing about everything is just how absurdly powerful the US military is, and knowing that they have chain of command which has Donald Trump at the top. My instinct keeps telling me I should flee, but to where? Canada? I could see a possible future where that would make sense, but I also see a possible future where Canada becomes just as bad.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 months ago (2 children)

The camo works pretty good. I didn't notice it until you mentioned it.

[–] [email protected] 37 points 2 months ago

I work at a golf course and I'd rather be doing something meaningful like building homes so this post speaks to me directly.

Unfortunately the big thing lately is we've been dropping a bunch of trees.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 months ago (6 children)

The secret service would kill you if it was Trump. I don't think it's a worthwhile trade, the old guy's going to die soon anyways. His life is not worth more than yours.

Plus violence is what they want so they can really start telling the military to do things.

I agree with the sentiment though. I think they both deserve to be executed.

Trump should have been executed for treason in 2021.

[–] [email protected] 49 points 2 months ago

I mean anything made of real materials that aren't plastics and fiberboard is luxurious to me. So yes I would consider a floor or a countertop made of actual stone luxurious.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I have been keeping up with my dishes lately more than I ever have in my life. It came about in kind of a weird way for me. My dishwasher broke and I suddenly had to hand wash all my dishes. I knew it was going to be a major problem so I made a goal. I decided I was going to make sure I washed every dish every night before I went to bed so they would never stack up to be a nightmare. Eventually my apartment manager got around to replacing my dishwasher and now I have kept up with doing dishes every evening only it's a lot easier with a dishwasher.

Now I run the dishwasher almost every night, unless it's really empty then I just leave it. Every morning I unload it while my coffee is brewing.

To some people this might not seem like a big deal, and to others it might seem impossible to keep up this routine. To me it has been a big improvement to my quality of life. If I feel like cooking something I always have a kitchen that is in a state that will allow me to do that and it always feels so good.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago

As a handheld gaming device it looks pretty terrible compared to other options. I could see myself getting one if it was a phone and it was cheap enough. I think the experience might be better than using the tiny bluetooth controller I keep on my keychain. I wonder if it has shoulder buttons. The photos don't show that side of the device.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 months ago (4 children)

Figure out what's wrong with my car. Taking it to a shop is probably too expensive and figuring it out myself is too daunting of a task. It sometimes dies when I'm slowing to a stop, and I have to put it in park and restart it. Sometimes it's hard to start and then the tachometer stays at zero even though the engine is running.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

It's aesthetically kinda cool I guess but I lost interest when I realized it's literally just a skin around a keyboard. I thought he was going to just use the keyboard's insides and shell as a starting point. His buttons are pressing other buttons underneath.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

So you could say your full name is notspookypippithediddlydo or nspptdd. That looks like it could be a *nix daemon.

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