The way you dress and carry yourself also informs the way different communities react to you. It's not so much about fitting in as it is about not giving people red flags. Different communities have different red flags.

That's my perspective coming from one of the more diverse parts of the Bay Area.

What switches do people use now? I only ever had Cherrys until i switched to buckling springs. Most boards i see in stores dont seem to use Cherry, there is some sort of sheath on the switch stems now.

I still have one Cherry green board i really like. It seems built to last, and the switches feel great.

agreed

They arent stupid. The information is opaque unless you are an enthusiast.

99% of people have no interest in installing an operating system. They have no interest in learning about different types of software installation. That's not stupidity, it's just preference.

Until recently, the only Ps4 and Ps5 emulators were linux only.

This particular point cuts both ways and has for a while. Some emulators are Windows only, some (though likely fewer) are Linux only, and the vast majority are cross-platform

They absolutely do, but i'm sure you'd agree it's a bit technical for most people

Edit: By technical i mean obscure, not difficult.

Until you need to install something that isnt on Flatpak. Then the flat learning curve suddenly becomes a vertical cliff :)

The author lost me when they showed the terminal command to install Nvidia drivers on Debian. Yes, it's one sentence. That's still extremely daunting to the vast majority of computer users. It undermines the author's own thesis.

Linux is a better gaming OS for some (myself included) but there is still a small learning curve. It's nowhere near as bad as it's made out to be, but it's not nothing.

I'd have softened the title and focused on the ways Linux shines as a gaming OS: compatibility with older games (1990-2010 in my experience) that dont work on modern Windows, the ability to get more performace out of older hardware, consistent behavior, and a much more pleasant desktop experience.

Windows is a better choice for many people, but Linux is just as good for many and a better choice for some.

I cant upload images to lemmy unless they are pretty low-res. is that server-side or client side?

Thanks for the elaboration!

Does F-droid have looser security?

She chatters at me conversationally. It sounds like one of the chittering sounds the Predator makes. She also does it when watching birds.

"Good morning Thistle"

very quiet meow, "Kakakakakaka" slow blink

Her timing is pretty good so it does sometimes feel like a conversation

Much like how crustaceans have repeatedly evolved into pseudo-crabs, Linux distros tend to evolve into pseudo-nix

New distros get a lot of crap, but often they are solving a need for someone.

Take Windowmaker Live: ostensibly it's just Debian + Windowmaker. I have seen comments saying why not just install WM on Debian? By asking that question, it's clear the asker hasnt tried recently. There is a lot to configure, and there are lots of usability papercuts.

A custom distro allows someone to fix those problems for themself, and share those fixes with others. It's not fragmentation, it's just FOSS.

Has anyone played these games? How do they compare to each other and to other indie simulators?

I like Ctrl there, Unix/Sun layout. Backspace is also an interesting idea

There is still a great deal of sensitive habitat around Salton Sea. Some of the most beautiful desert spring blooms i have seen in my life were in that area.

My grandpa taught me firearm safety and had the same lesson: "Dont point it at anything you dont intend to kill."

He also added a second point: “If you shoot it, you kill it, clean it, and eat it. No shooting animals for fun"

It was kind of a joke but still is a good lesson. Taking a life (of an animal) should never be a trivial act, even if it is sometimes necessary or worthwhile. He was vocally very anti-poaching so if I'd actually killed an animal without the right tags he would have never let me hear the end of it.

The idea that killing humans is wrong didn't need to be stated explicitly.

Yes. I dont really enjoy target shooting at all. Skeet shooting is fun but expensive.

I don't think guns themselves are cool or interesting so there is no inherent fun for me being around them in the way i know other people enjoy them.

Overall 2/10 not my thing.

Storage and ammunition are also expensive so i do not forsee ownership in my future.

You've got me wrong, but do what you think is best.

A comprehensive reading involves slowing down and taking context into account. It was included for a reason.