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I really wish he’d changed the title to something like “Bootleg DVDs Are Cheapened In a Weird Way” or something to make it more obvious that this was the case. I had no idea that this was what had happened (though I had wondered while watching the video) until I saw a thread about the video.

My partner tried popos and it was awful. Iirc, it didn’t even seem to support her multiple monitors? I can’t remember for sure, but we had some issues and bailed pretty quickly. She and I both are now rocking Kubuntu, which, as you mentioned, was a much easier transition from Windows for her (and me), though I’d have her try bazzite today if Kubuntu wasn’t already set up.

I just said I use Linux, I am aware. There were a couple of games I played that had shitty incompatible anticheat, GTAO and The Crew 2. There are a lot of good games out there, I can live without.

When I switched a while back I somehow got my partner to switch with me. We’ve both been using Kubuntu. I had her try popos, and it was flippin terrible with her multiple monitors, and unfamiliar. If Kubuntu wasn’t already set up, I’d totally have her try Bazzite.

Yeah, when I switched from Linux I had to give up Fusion360, and now am using OnShape. I’m also not generally talking about companies, at work I’m still required to use Windows, and that’s kinda understandable, though I could do my job on Linux. I am a creator, and do wish some of the alternatives for CC apps were better, but I also never considered giving money to Adobe, even when I used Windows.

I wouldn’t expect someone to upgrade hardware just to get the newest OS. And yeah, you can run a windows 7 app on windows 10, there’s a compatibility mode in the properties of the exe where you can tell it to run in Windows xyz compatibility mode, though often you won’t need to bother with that, as it’ll just work.

Isn’t Windows like the king of backwards compatibility? I am of the opinion that it’s more people that just like the OS because they’re used to it, not that it’d actually break their workflows. They’d just have to learn a few new ways of doing things, and they don’t want to.

In thinking about this, I have come up with a couple of reasons to not upgrade OSs:

• If the new OS costs money, like Windows used to, yeah I might not buy it if it isn’t enough better. When my new laptop comes with it, I’m not going to go out of the way to downgrade it though.
• If the only OS maker in town was a monopoly (but then again, if there was a monopoly, they’d probably force you to upgrade to continue using your device, almost like what windows is doing, as they really do have a large monopoly on gaming and non-overpriced/somewhat-repairable machines)

Finally, in thinking about this, I’m just so glad Linux exists and is actually finally a usable alternative to Windows.

You have a valid point about 36 hours being crazy, but an hour or two is also crazy. The kits are not in 3 pieces instead of 1, they are in pieces, and the parts come in bags like Legos. My Mk3s+ took me 10 solid hours to assemble.

My MK3S+ took me a solid 10 hours of working on it straight, basically spent an entire Saturday on it. It was one of the more difficult things I’ve done, probably would’ve been easier in two sittings, but I was too excited haha. I think my main issue was that I ate the gummy bears before opening the manual and learning that they were needed for construction.

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Is this where I brag about using Linux and therefor being superior?

Honestly, I never and still don’t entirely understand people’s clingy-ness to old OSs. I was happily using Windows 8.1, 10, 11 (less happily), (and now Kubuntu brag successful), while apparently many were clinging to Windows 7. Maybe it’s because I try to be more open to change, or maybe it’s because I just like new and shiny software, but rarely do I cling to old software. The newer versions of windows were the new shiny thing with additional features (some useful, and some annoying), and now Linux is that new shiny thing with a lot of useful features and some annoying things.

P.S. I’m not sure if peertube supports timestamped links (it probably does, it’s friggin peertube), but this would’ve been a time to use that feature, as the relevant part to the title doesn’t begin until 1:48.

LibreOffice is so refreshing after dealing with MSOffice’s bullshit and Google’s web-based solution.

Shit, I have an old OnePlus 6 laying around, currently running LineageOS. Hmmmmm

I don’t think anyone should hate gimp, even if they dislike using it. When a shitty subscription based service is the only game in town, you’ve gotta root for the free and open source underdog.

This has been my experience. I couldn’t even get logged in to Fusion via Bottles.

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^This is a really cool Z-Wave one that I use for lighting, as it supports dimming. Works awesome in HA. I have some lights hooked up to it outside for hanging at night, as well as inside, as no-one put ceiling lights in the living room of the house I’m renting. Just make sure your LEDs are dimmable of course. I still haven’t found a different dimmable zigbee/zwave smart plug, though I haven’t looked after I found that one.

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I use those ^ for everything else. Zigbee of course, wifi plugs suck to set up and don’t do the mesh thing. Power monitoring opens you up for some super clever automations. I have my Xbox plugged into one, and when the plug notices the Xbox turns on, my IR blaster turns on the TV. I also have my TV plugged into one, so HA knows when the TV is on.

I don’t see how people can go without using dashboards. Considering I’m in America, I use them just about any time I go anywhere, as nearly all automobiles have them.

Real answer: I just have a script that updates everything. I run it manually when stuff needs updating. If a service goes down, I notice when it’s not accessible.

You can also get obsidian to sync using the guide here: https://www.reddit.com/r/selfhosted/s/GegPIcBjFg. It’s really good.

Least pretentious Lemmy user.

I was wondering if a federated alternative existed, neat. Short form video is not for me, but I’m glad that exists for those that like it.

One could argue that without Meta’s investments into the technology, we might never get an open specification at all. With something like Valetudo, it wouldn’t exist without the privacy nightmare that is off-the-shelf robot vacuums.