Counterpoint: why should the standard for “just works” mean no CLI? What if distro maintainers decide that their user’s experience is improved by relegating some tasks to the shell?

Thanks for reminding me that the DS9 box set is a high priority on my ripping list

Solution: install windows for them, but complain and evangelize at every opportunity. You’ll be so insufferable they’ll never ask you again.

I only use flatpack when I need the most up to date version of a software for whatever reason.

While AMD is certainly better than the alternatives when it comes to device compatibility, we’re still missing an open multi-platform cross-architecture compile-time standard (like a “C for graphics programing.”). So long as that remains the case, the graphics market will continue to have a number of artificial barriers to entry that favor Microsoft Windows.

They clearly don’t consider their human capital to be all that important if they’re relagating hiring to ai. Take it as a signal that your value is too high for this company. Chaces are they would prefer to hire 2 year grads or bootcampers over experienced engineers.

Welll first you draw this head…

you know, I’m begining to think this whole “readiness” idea is completely arbitrary. The same people who today complain about linux’s supposed difficulty, were just fine using their home micro-computer in the 80’s. If you ask me, the only people who are defining what “ready” means, is Microsoft’s marketing department.

This meme just threatened to undo the last 3 years of daily driving linux, by making me consider going back to windows

I know it’s a meme, but I’ve never had this happen to me. What causes this?

Managers hoping genAI will cause the skill requirements (and paycheck demand) of developers to plummet:

Also managers when their workforce are filled with buffoons:

This is such a non-issue

Electricity isn’t free, and neither is it’s impact on your computer hardware. The life expectancy of a circuit may reasonably be approximated as a function of watt-hours. this is why hardware manufactuers test their circuits in ovens: the heat simulates high wattage.

it doesn’t matter if the power drain is low. So long as your computer is on, it’s lifetime watt-hours are constantly ticking down.

Ah yes, the greek hydra of IT. Disable one policy, two more shall take it’s place.

Imagine sentences being any more than n+1 bytes

We’ve come a long way. Once upon a time, It might’ve said “Linux is only free if you don’t value your time.”

guilty until proven innocent, for it is better that the innocent are condemed than for a guilty man go free. And should a trial be warranted, it shall be conducted not by jury, but by a tribunal of like-minded individuals.

they’re live the perfect anti-libral.

I don’t think performative politics is a FOSS community problem. It’s more of an whole Internet problem.

Challenge: Lemmy users must express their shared interests separably from their politics. Difficulty: impossible

…but some nerds are more equal than others.