I hate this discourse that what Joe did is okay because Trump did something similar. Trump did a lot of horrible things. That doesn’t make it okay for the next schmuck to come along and do the same thing. Two wrongs don’t make a right. I shouldn’t have to explain this to people.
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smackjack@lemmy.worldto Linux@lemmy.ml•Tell one thing that you miss after switching from another OS to Linux.4·5 months agoWindows has spell checking and autocomplete that works in pretty much any app and I think it works really well. I often find that I can type sentences a lot faster in Windows.
A lot of times you won’t know what needs attention until you’ve lived in the house long enough. Not everything is immediately obvious.
Don’t let any contractors into your house until you’ve lived there for at least a few months, and learn how to recognize high pressure sales pitches from them. They’ll take advantage of you if you don’t. Always get more than one quote. If you’re as much as tell them you’re getting multiple quotes, they’ll start lowering their prices pretty dramatically.
Examples of high pressure sales tactics:
They’ll insist that your spouse be home during the demonstration. That’s red flag number one.
They’ll go to get something from their car, and Ithey’ll ask if it’s okay for them to let themselves back in. Most homeowners don’t think anything of this, but this is actually a psychological trick. The idea is that you wouldn’t allow someone to let themselves into your house unless you trusted them, and if you trust them, you’re much more likely to do business with them.
They’ll spend 3 hours talking about how great whatever it is they’re selling is, and it will start to feel like the only way to get these people out of your house is to sign a dotted line.
They’ll do whatever they can to stop you from talking to other companies. That’s why they’ll start lowering their prices as soon as you mention that you’re getting multiple quotes.
Void is by far the fastest booting distro I’ve ever used. I like how it allows you to load the boot USB into RAM and I wish every distro did that.
People need to start embracing electric mowers and trimmers. They’re way quieter and easier to maintain. My Ego mower is still going strong after five years on the same battery.
smackjack@lemmy.worldto Linux@lemmy.ml•The least happy computer users: Those running Arch Linux & Firefox3·9 months agoI used to enjoy listening to him on YouTube simply because he didn’t yell in his videos like every other YouTuber. He had a bit of a Bob Ross vibe to him, but then he went off the deep end.
I was in the same boat. Windows 10 was buggy as shit when it first came out, and I thought it was ugly and void of personality (still do). That’s when I committed to using Linux full time and haven’t looked back.
Do you have any recommendations? I’m tired of Google begging me to turn on cloud storage for my photos every time I open the photos app.
Well going to .local/share/… Isn’t very Intuitive either. Try asking someone who’s new to find their Steam Directory.
smackjack@lemmy.worldto Android@lemmy.world•Apple Signals That It’s Working on TV+ App for Android PhonesEnglish3·1 year agoI’m convinced they made iTunes for windows run like shit on purpose.
smackjack@lemmy.worldto Android@lemmy.world•Apple Signals That It’s Working on TV+ App for Android PhonesEnglish5·1 year agoI’m sure it’s going to magically run 100 times better on iPhone.
smackjack@lemmy.worldto Linux@lemmy.ml•My friend didn't have a great experience with Linux6·1 year agoThere’s very few people that hear about Linux and then switch over the next day. It’s something that needs to fester in your head for a while. I didn’t start using Linux full time until like a decade after I tried it for the first time
Another settlement needs her help.
smackjack@lemmy.worldto Memes@lemmy.ml•Could it be that I just have horrible taste? No, it's the market that's wrong!92·1 year agoImagine spending 15,000 dollars to not have a dishwasher. That kitchen is trash even if you don’t account for the color scheme. I don’t even see a way to plug in appliances.
smackjack@lemmy.worldto Linux@lemmy.ml•(Constructively) What is your least favorite distro & why?12·1 year agoI don’t think I’ve ever used Ubuntu for more than a month. I just don’t like the way it looks, how locked down everything is, and how hard it is to customize.
How do you pronounce gin? How do you pronounce giraffe?
Plasma has gone from being one of the worst DEs (slow, buggy, kind of ugly) to being the absolute best in a really short amount of time.
Plasma just has killer features that other desktops just don’t have, like KDE connect and the encrypted vaults. Sure you can get those things on other desktops, but they’re not built in and they’re nowhere near as seamless. Plus KDE apps in general are just better.
There needs to be a constitutional amendment that says that presidents can’t pardon themselves, family members, or anyone that worked for them.