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Software I’m thankful for (2021)

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Re: Software I’m thankful for (2021)

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Post by benbenolson »

ravenstine wrote: post #63
smoldesu wrote: post #48

Earlier quoted context omitted.

He was also known for his ruthless business practices, sociopathic tendencies, saying his daughter smelled like a 'toilet' on his deathbed and then subsequently starving himself of life-sustaining nutrients until he died. Steve Jobs was not afraid to contradict the image he was "widely known for".

I'm not defending Jobs, but people are more than one thing. It's possible he was entirely sincere when he wrote that email (allegedly), but was not that compelled to reconcile that sort of ideal with his other thoughts and actions. Thus I don't think everything Jobs said should be dismissed. I also understand why many have a hard time appreciating things that "bad" people say. It is a shame that he said that to his d…

As with all things, this definitely deserves some context. His daughter later said that she used some rose mist before visiting him, and admitted that she did smell like a toilet (as in, a fragrance often used to clean toilets).

Re: Software I’m thankful for (2021)

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Post by linsomniac »

Python - It (still) makes writing software enjoyable for me.

Type annotations: Started using them this year and it allows my editor to give me all sorts of hints about things I'm doing wrong.

Typer / Click: I've been writing a bunch of CLIs this year and Typer and Click make this really fun.

Wezterm: Went all in on this terminal 3-4 months ago and it's really great! In particular I like the "copy mode" features and it's "tmux+mosh" abilities.

LunarVim: Been using it for ~9 months, and it gives me all the advanced developer features I felt like I was missing in my various attempts at a custom vim setup, without the pain.

sway / i3wm: On my 4th year using it and it just fits my workflow so well.

Re: Software I’m thankful for (2021)

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Post by Dalewyn »

wing-_-nuts wrote: post #165
Dalewyn wrote: post #58

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I would pick the unholy abomination that is ExplorerMetroUWP in Windows 10/11 over GNOME any day of the week. GNOME is nigh unusable other than as an expensive piece of wall decor.

>GNOME is nigh unusable other than as an expensive piece of wall decor. Examples you can expand on?

Lack of customization for one, either I do things the GNOME way or the highway. Screw that, if I wanted that I would be using MacOS and/or iOS instead since Apple does that far better.

Form factor dissonance for another. GNOME clearly targets the mobile form factor, and it fails me for all the reasons Metro in Windows 8 failed me because guess what: I'm using a desktop/laptop, not a tablet/phone.

Re: Software I’m thankful for (2021)

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Post by dont__panic »

reaperducer wrote: post #9

ItsyCal (macOS). So simple, and so useful. The best part is being able to replace the standard menu bar date with my custom date, including time zone.

Adding another thank you because this simple, cute, incredible app is a new desktop staple for me.

Re: Software I’m thankful for (2021)

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Post by CodeSgt »

bachmeier wrote: post #125
aljgz wrote: post #81

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I use Linux as my main OS for some years now, but use Mac and Windows, mostly because I need to test my software on them, but I have to say: I totally agree. Windows is the only practical desktop OS for most people. Mac is not an OS you can use unless you buy the entire package, and then you have to live with many of its limitations. It absolutely sucks at multitasking (not that most average users care about this one…

> Linux is absolute freedom, but that comes with the cost of having to do much more than install, plug and play. You need to be a computer geek, or you need someone else to fix things for you. Hard disagree. Linux works extremely well for the person that only does basic computing. My mother, for instance, used Linux for years. Folks that need to do things like recompile a kernel in 2022 are way in the tail end of the…

I feel like linux only works for 2 categories of people:

1. The extreme laymen that do essentially nothing outside of the web browser

2. The tech savant that has the time, energy, and motivation to spend the countless hours required to get Linux to run anything sufficiently complex.

Those in-between typically have the desire to do more than they are able to easily do OOTB with Linux, but also lack the technical ability to actually do it.

Re: Software I’m thankful for (2021)

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Post by ivank »

jgillich wrote: post #29
Dalewyn wrote: post #20

Strangely enough: Windows. Yes, I fucking hate Windows 10/11 for several laundry lists' worth of reasons, but you know what? At the end of the day, Windows is the only desktop OS that enables me to use my computer to do the shit I need or want to do. So long as that fundamental principle as a tool is not violated, I will forever be thankful for Windows regardless what criticism I might have for it.

Software development is a much better experience on Linux compared to Windows (unless you stay within Visual Studio). If you do tasks that are well supported by your OS, your experience will be mostly good. Don't run servers on MacOS, don't develop on Windows and don't game on Linux. Or do it anyway and deal with the unpolished aspects of it.

You can have the best of both worlds with `Visual Studio Code Remote - SSH` and a lot of mintty -> ssh user@host (to a VM, if needed).

Re: Software I’m thankful for (2021)

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Post by userbinator »

wing-_-nuts wrote: post #173
Bubble_Pop_22 wrote: post #140

Earlier quoted context omitted.

All Microsoft products are free of charge if you know where to look for them. Basically you have the big Fortune 500 companies subsidizing pirates who download from TPBay...and of course the pirate CD copies being sold in street markets all over Sub-Saharan Africa. Microsoft with Windows, Azure, Office, Outlook and PowerPoint is the backbone of the economy. Come noon you have already used half a dozen of different fl…

>All Microsoft products are free of charge if you know where to look for them. God no. I draw a hard line at pirating executable code. I forget where I read it but a not insignificant percentage of pirated software contains malware, and I don't know about you, but having my bank or brokerage account compromised would cost exponential orders of magnitude more than any software licence. Hell, I'm concerned enough about…

I forget where I read it but a not insignificant percentage of pirated software contains malware

Probably one of the strong antipiracy groups' propaganda. They conspired with AV vendors to make cracks detected as malware (with a vague name/description) despite there being no actual "malice" against the user.

The truth is, they might be the ones trying to seed malware in warez releases to further their narrative.

...and of course Windows is basically ad-supported at this point.

Re: Software I’m thankful for (2021)

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Post by ravenstine »

benbenolson wrote: post #211
ravenstine wrote: post #63

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'm not defending Jobs, but people are more than one thing. It's possible he was entirely sincere when he wrote that email (allegedly), but was not that compelled to reconcile that sort of ideal with his other thoughts and actions. Thus I don't think everything Jobs said should be dismissed. I also understand why many have a hard time appreciating things that "bad" people say. It is a shame that he said that to his d…

As with all things, this definitely deserves some context. His daughter later said that she used some rose mist before visiting him, and admitted that she did smell like a toilet (as in, a fragrance often used to clean toilets).

I guess I assumed the context wasn't that literal.

Re: Software I’m thankful for (2021)

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Post by dblohm7 »

CodeSgt wrote: post #215
bachmeier wrote: post #125

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> Linux is absolute freedom, but that comes with the cost of having to do much more than install, plug and play. You need to be a computer geek, or you need someone else to fix things for you. Hard disagree. Linux works extremely well for the person that only does basic computing. My mother, for instance, used Linux for years. Folks that need to do things like recompile a kernel in 2022 are way in the tail end of the…

I feel like linux only works for 2 categories of people: 1. The extreme laymen that do essentially nothing outside of the web browser 2. The tech savant that has the time, energy, and motivation to spend the countless hours required to get Linux to run anything sufficiently complex. Those in-between typically have the desire to do more than they are able to easily do OOTB with Linux, but also lack the technical abili…

You're precisely correct, IMHO. I use Windows on my desktop primarily because I don't have the patience to deal with (2).
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