ThePowerOfGeek

No, I’m saying that whenever they would run into any problem with the OS they would need to either figure out how to overcome it, or I works need to help them with it. It could be a more technical issue. It is could be a case of " how do you do this thing in the Linux UI? Because it’s different from Windows."

Those upcoming changes are why I’ve been playing with the idea of a complete switch to Linux. While I use Linux regularly (but certainly not exclusively) and feel comfortable making the transition to it from Windows, my wife and kids would struggle with some aspects of Linux. And committing all of us to that OS transition would mean a commitment for me of troubleshooting, assisting, and educating the family.

Thanks OP for this post. I know you’re getting some shit for it, but I and others appreciate your honest findings.

I don’t think OP’s analysis should be taken as offensive or disingenuous by others here. And I don’t understand why they are getting shit. I’ve been using Linux off and on for 20 years. It’s come an insanely long way in that timeframe with its usability for less technical users. But yes, there are still some gaps to fill. And the way to fix them is to listen to honest feedback like OP’s.

I have no idea why anyone still goes to McDogsbreath (I’ll likely hear some reasons in responses to this comment, but I’ve heard them before and don’t buy them). Back in the day I rarely had positive experiences when I was dragged out there reluctantly. Plasticy food of subpar quality, and very uncomfortable, plastic furniture.

And in recent years, between the prices quadrupling, the limited menu for people who don’t like burgers, the shite Wi-Fi, and now them not even being willing to lose 10c on a relatively small % of customers who get a soda refill… Why go there at all! There are so many better fast food options than that disaster of a chain.

That’s some low-key trolling there.

I like it.

Nah, they are just saying that to live is to short the market.

No, you are correct about the number of posts. But it looks like the community is only about 2 weeks old. And if they focus on quality over quantity that post count isn’t a bad thing.

To add to point #3, they can also sell on the customer data they collect to marketing companies for added revenue.

I’m not sure, but I suspect it’s where they have malt shakes and ice cream socials, and dance the jitterbug to the Big Bopper.

This has got to be a satirical article, right?.. right???

There’s are plenty of people who have won millions / hundreds of millions in the lottery and were initially thrilled, but later profoundly regretted getting all that money. If you’re not prepared it will fuck up your life. Even if you are mostly prepared it often still fucks up your life.

“Provide value to the world”

What value is this scumbag providing? He’s fucking over renters by removing rental properties from the market. And he’s not even providing worth to buyers because he’s doing jack-shit to improve the properties when he puts them on the market.

All he’s doing is lining his own pockets at the cost of other less fortunate people. Fucking sanctimonious hypocrite.

Where I live there are a few little mom-and-pop dry cleaning businesses that do clothing alterations for a reasonable price.

So now they are The Leering Channel.

Some brands now use plant or cellulose derived material for their tea bags. Though they still use plastic for the outer wrappers, which is a bit annoying.

It’s wild to think that a few hundred thousand years from now (probably sooner than that) everything about humanity will be totally gone. Even the most famous humans to have ever lived will have been lost im the mists of time.

All our history, everything we’ve ever done as a species, even our most fundamental presence in they universe will almost certainly be gone.

And within half a billion years we probably won’t even be seen as fossils.

But even then, a few pieces of our burned-out technology that we pushed out of the a Solar system will still exist.

It’s basically marketing people sniffing each other’s butts. To lay people (like you and I) the statements in the screenshots are vacuous, vague walls of useless babble. But to marketing people they are examples of how these companies can help you shape bullshit that dazzles C-suite executives and other senior business managers - they kinda of people who have the power to sign vendor contracts, but don’t usually have the insight to see past this kind of nonsense.

Or the entire timer industry.

Or as some call it: Big Wood.

I’m totally with you on the need for a good third alternative. I prefer Android to iOS from a usability perspective (I used to have an iPhone for work, and that UX was incredibly counter-intuitive to me). But I’m well aware of the shortcomings of Android (including the spying aspect).

A solid Linux-based mobile phone OS that had sufficient carrier support for it to be usable for less tech-savvy users would be amazing. Maybe some day…

I used to have the same problem with my Android phones crapping out at the 2 year mark. That was with Motorola and Samsung phones, and an LG got my wife. I know there are lots of people who have had good fortune with those brands of phones, but that wasn’t the case for me.

I ended up getting a 1st gen Pixel, and that sucker lasted for over 5 years. I’m now on a Pixel 4a, and about two years in and everything is going well. I’m not sure if it’s just Google phones in general, or if the quality of Android phones in general is improving. But either way it’s encouraging. In my experience (and the experience of several other people I know), Google makes damn good phones. It’s a shame they are a shitty company in other (i.e. ethical) areas.

Pfft, who would do that? As a Firefox user myself I never would. Carve out a bit of time on the down-low to enhance cross-browser support on a website after management shortsightedly told me to just block anything other than Chrome? No no no! Not me!

Of course as others here (including you) have pointed out, it’s much less of an issue these days. Though it does still happen, it’s nowhere near as bad as the IE days (that browser can burn in hell for all eternity!).