[-] Nicbudd@beehaw.org 31 points 1 year ago

This is such a boomer meme

[-] Nicbudd@beehaw.org 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Being able to see bug reports is not required to use the software. You've made the decision to block Cloudflare, so now you face the consequences of not being able to access certain websites. Expecting free software developers to ensure that every single part of the experience is seamless for users who decide to block certain services is not reasonable.

[-] Nicbudd@beehaw.org 9 points 1 year ago

This sucks, but on the flip side, before Flatpak and others, if the software wasn't in the repo then we're SOL and can't install it. Asking all developers everywhere to maintain a version of their software for every single package manager and ensure support for every distro is a bit unattainable. If Linux settled on one package manager or one distro then this would be solved, but such a statement is antithetical to the abundance of choice that Linux boasts.

Would you rather not be able to update an app or not be able to install an app?

[-] Nicbudd@beehaw.org 3 points 1 year ago

You think someone should be locked up for "repeat offenses" of having sex? Is that reasonable?

[-] Nicbudd@beehaw.org 1 points 1 year ago

This is also the distro I tell others to use, it's what I started on and I enjoy Linux now.

[-] Nicbudd@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago

Linux Mint with XFCE is what I'd go with

[-] Nicbudd@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago

I've had a much easier time on Ubuntu with NVIDIA cards than with other distros. Also, I'm not sure how this is helpful advice to a new user at all.

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I'm curious to hear thoughts on this. I agree for the most part, I just wish people would see the benefit of choice and be brave enough to try it out.

[-] Nicbudd@beehaw.org 9 points 1 year ago

When did he do that?

[-] Nicbudd@beehaw.org 7 points 1 year ago

How is getting more performance out of a CPU greedy? Is making a better product that people want greedy? Stagnation is lazy, and making CPUs faster is better for the consumer. So is AMD putting pressure on Intel by releasing faster and faster CPUs. This is a large part of why we have such powerful computers now that shape our modern world.

What "hack" are you talking about that they implemented in Zen 3? Speculative Execution has been around for years, and speculative execution vulnerabilities have been happening ever since. Thankfully, the fix is available and not incredibly difficult to implement, which seems to be the case for most of these bugs. Why should we sacrifice speed for the potential that maybe we implement a bug that can be fixed with a BIOS upgrade?

[-] Nicbudd@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago

That's a very valid opinion. I started out with Kubuntu, and after a bit of distro hopping I'm on Pop!_OS now for my laptop and desktop. I love it, but I doubt I would've at the start of my journey

[-] Nicbudd@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago

My pixel expired after I finished it unfortunately. I wish I contributed, it would be cool to make something a little bigger.

[-] Nicbudd@beehaw.org 3 points 1 year ago

It's a fun thing to commit 10 minutes to, kinda satisfying too. It's fun to try to do a job that we normally expect computers to do, and it's cool to work collaboratively towards something bigger than yourself.

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This website is pretty cool. It's a shader algorithm with the goal of rendering an image pixel by pixel, but it relies entirely on human calculation, with no computers and no calculators. Claim a pixel, and follow the instructions to calculate the Red Green and Blue values of the pixel you have claimed.

All of the pixels have currently been claimed, but they do expire after a while, so just wait around a bit and you might be able to contribute!

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