• naht@lemmy.world
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    8 hours ago

    I have been using Linux since almost 30 years. It took me almost a week to get X running, since it had to reboot to windows everytime I wanted to look something up or get help. Now I buy games on steam without checking if they run, because… they just do. :)

    Actually I don’t need more people using Linux, I am happy with how it is now - no need to attract the attention of the malware industry. 😜

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      4 hours ago

      I don’t think them and you will run the same Linux, but that’s ok. Choice is good and kind of the point. :-)

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      5 hours ago

      I want everyone to have the benefit of Linux. It’s not just about me. We’d then get those missing applications and drivers. And if anyone wanted to get away from the mainstream, there are distros just for that.

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      Haha same! I’m around 9 months in now tho so it’s evened out. Now I just silently judge haha

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    8 hours ago

    How me, still a Windows user then looked at fellow Windows users because i had planned installing Linux after 2 months.

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    14 hours ago

    And rightfully so. They might not know much about Linux itself BUT they did dare try and for that they deserve recognition.

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    13 hours ago

    To test a very stubborn program I had to install windows in a VM and use it for 20 minutes yesterday. It felt like I was swimming in a swamp located at the exit pipes of a factory that exclusively produce shit and deadly biohazard material.

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    18 hours ago

    4 days?

    Took me 4 seconds to realize I can actually use the super key and have my start menu pop up instantly and not watch it struggle to load 50 ads and tell me to download candy crush

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      8 hours ago

      I have a couple of Linux machines, but I also use a MacBook. It’s been a year now, and every time I use the Mac it kinda pisses me off that I have to hit Cmd+Space to bring up a search. It feels like a massive step backwards.

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      I’m getting close to that point. I started playing with it in 1997 or 1998, trying to avoid grad school work… Daily driver at home for many, many years.

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        14 hours ago

        Loved that guy! Need to rewatch xfiles…

        I actually did rewatch it all a few years ago. Its quite good, but I see now as a older guy that David Duchovny actually wasnt very good playing Moulder. Didnt notice it as a kid but yeah, he is just reading lines with the same facial expression all the time. If you havent noticed, try rewatching with that in mind… :)

        Gillian Anderson is amazing though, really good actress and she was paid much less than Moulder, despite being able to actually act properly.

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          he is just reading lines with the same facial expression all the time. If you havent noticed, try rewatching with that in mind… :)

          That’s basically Duchovny’s whole range, as far as I can tell.

          I think he was in some non-X-Files related movie. I never saw it, but I remember the commercial for it. Duchovny’s character: “Are you here to kill me?” “Yes, are you worried?” “Just trying to plan my day.” All deadpan.

          I got so tired of X-Files stringing me along. It reminded me of some women that I tried to date. I gave up after the first movie (yeah, the one everyone forgets about) - no answers there, either!