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"Being idiot" to increase scientific knowledge.

Why she uses "NOT IDEAL" for BAD examples, is this some kind of fancy-talk?

My linux-desktop systems get better smoothness and less troubles every time I disable swap. Moving .xsessionerrors to ramdisk also helps a lot. Linux memory management on desktop i…

It's fun to see how linux community always tries to make over engineered solution of any problem, instead of repeating Mac OS approach. Idea of ONE SINGLE DEPENDENCY TREE is just n…

Why linux developers can't just replicate MacOS DMG installers and drag'n'drop installing? Seriously. Repositories with dependencies only annoy anyone rather than core linux fans. …

Case-display border makes e-ink devices look old, and obstructs finger movement. I just read from normal IPS-tablet.

> I have a "window system" on my unix box. You see, in the unix world, "system" means "a bunch of unrelated programs." ... and this is still true after almost 30 years!

We don't need to remove CO2 from atmosphere. Let warming happen. Everything will be okay.

Why oil can't be generated by some process in earth like e.g. diamonds?

Will ubuntu hang up in frozen state after huge sql query in psql ? (without tools like earlyoom) (Yes, it will) How in 2020 ubuntu (and linux-desktop in general) can be recommended…

Linux is too fragmented (no to be confused with fermented).

Is it somehow possible to make relatively cheap iPhones or nikes without slavery-like labor (indian or chinese for example)?

Vim is great thing to learn and then go use other text editors.

Some say this world is perfect, you just not part of it…

I actually appreciate Poettering's projects. But all his efforts are futile, because main linux-desktop problem is very complex fragmentation (someone religiously believes that it'…

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> A dream of an ultimate OS I want linux with: — Wayland — KDE and only KDE — Development SDK based on Qt (other toolkits strongly restricted, gtk and gnome gone wrong way) — Packa…

> bundle all of their dependency libs Mother of God! Very popular argument. No one cares (in terms of architecture). > vulnerabilities are found in their bundled libs! Yes, god onl…

It's impossible when you just need pick up one distro and get new desktop software as it releases, and it also being supported by commercial vendors. Amazing example of why linux d…

1. Mac OS somehow achieved exactly this. 2. Actually no-changes and no-brainers are bad for mental health of elderly. In that age brain needs training.

Can you just not upgrade on your own machine. Why other should suffer? Changes in life are inevitable. Let me remind you that binary distros emerged for convenience and speed – you…

How can I find "unofficial" testing image with non-free drivers?