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"And if you are concerned about privacy...consider a real upgrade … to Linux" [Opens Network tab] GET https://www.googletagmanager.com
I really don't get why Google doesn't have the option to serve these requests from the website's domain (maybe even using a random subdomain each time). Considering Google has their own CA or could use Let's Encrypt, it should be more than feasible.
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MS and Apple are doing plenty more advertising to try to convert people to use their OS. The difference is that Linux is not backed by a large corporation, so naturally it relies on people talking about it, it's more similar to a grassroots movement that tries to e.g. get you to grow your own vegetables instead of buying at the supermarket. I would also argue that the Mac community in particular is pretty vocal about…
Lol. Macs are the best of two worlds for many people. Its like properly secured Linux that you dont need to fiddle with.
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Ever use a 'window manager', particularly tiling, rather than a full 'desktop' or 'display manager'? I've had the opposite experience, i3 and now sway have made macOS & Windows clunky and unusable nightmares to me - even talking strictly just about interface/windowing/interaction.
I've used tiling window managers before, but I don't really find them to be that big of a productivity boost. I have two monitors and I prefer to have all my windows maximized. The only splitting that I need is in my text editor. The one thing I do like is the command line - I find that to be a much better experience than power shell or cmd. But that is it. If I want to do anything creative that isn't text based it f…
I just find it less frustrating and more organised looking than overlapping windows, swiping between desktops (or it being animated, or somehow slow even with animations turned off).
Basically I just meant I don't think I'd like the Gnome/Xfce/whatever Linux desktop experience either - it would have all the same things that frustrate me on macOS/Windows, and I expect I would agree it's inferior to those (with their massive budgets, UX staff count and salary alone probably dwarfing the Linux OSS projects - not a criticism of them or their efforts).
I love Linux systems. My daily driver, an MSI GS-66, runs Ubuntu as the primary OS. But despite the fact that it's 2022, I still have to spend at least a few hours every month fixing things. The latest issue is that after updating the kernel and graphics drivers, I can't suspend the PC anymore. It dumps a bunch of crap to dmesg, then returns to the login screen. This is a known issue on the forums, and it's still bro…
You should consider more linux friendly hardware next time if you still want to run linux. I have mostly owned thinkpads and desktops set up with ubuntu/mint, and my issues have been few and far between. The GS-66 is a gaming laptop with an NVidia card. The nouveau driver does pretty good, but I find trying to upgrade to the latest version or installing Nvidia's official driver causes more problems than it solves. Fo…
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I've used tiling window managers before, but I don't really find them to be that big of a productivity boost. I have two monitors and I prefer to have all my windows maximized. The only splitting that I need is in my text editor. The one thing I do like is the command line - I find that to be a much better experience than power shell or cmd. But that is it. If I want to do anything creative that isn't text based it f…
I'm not one to make 'productivity' claims about tiling wms. I'm certainly more productive in one, but that's because that's what I'm used to. (Maybe a little bit because it's an innate preference too, but not even sure of that.) I just find it less frustrating and more organised looking than overlapping windows, swiping between desktops (or it being animated, or somehow slow even with animations turned off). Basicall…
The ongoing fiddling around – to this day – with a substandard experience regarding battery life, WiFi performance and GPU issues as well as HiDPI especially on laptops is a dealbreaker for me.
But then again, that may be a major purpose of desktop Unix, Linux especially: to enable those who see fiddling around (read: hacking) as an end in itself. After all, a dedicated car mechanic will never be truly happy driving a Toyota.
Again Linux users trying to convert Windows users at every OS change. It wont work well. Windows users expect Windows, not having to relearn everything from scratch
Clicking on the web browser in Ubuntu isn't any different to doing so on Windows. How many people need more than: browser, word/excel clone, and email client? Everything is moving onto the web and Windows becomes less relevant. Why do you think ChromeOS is so popular?
Having worked in Linux for years, I'm sorry Windows is more productive for me. MS office still dominates and our company and customers work in Excel. Without support for office Linux is harder than Windows for me. With WSL2 almost everything I can do in Linux I can now do in Windows. Don't get me wrong there are things that I hate about working in Windows. Especially Windows shared folders and mapped drives. Compared…
Again Linux users trying to convert Windows users at every OS change. It wont work well. Windows users expect Windows, not having to relearn everything from scratch
Clicking on the web browser in Ubuntu isn't any different to doing so on Windows. How many people need more than: browser, word/excel clone, and email client? Everything is moving onto the web and Windows becomes less relevant. Why do you think ChromeOS is so popular?
Mostly for kids who know nothing about computing.
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> I also really like Windows 11 Same! With all the keyboards shortcuts, and "new" apps like Windows Terminal, the experience is just wonderful! Most of my apps are fullscreen, and Windows-Arrows to pin to specific quadrant on the screen is just as good as i3 and tiling wm. Also, there's software for everything you may even think about: just yesterday, I wanted an app to display pictures while keeping the same positio…
Nomacs is about as cross-platform as it gets. Aero snap (or whatever Win+arrows is called now) is not a replacement for a tiling wm, and you being happy to finally have a _terminal_, of all things, is just sad.
Exactly. Most software is cross platform, and a few odd ones run only on Windows, so you get most software.
> Aero snap (or whatever Win+arrows is called now) is not a replacement for a tiling wm
For most cases, yes. Add that other shortcuts to have windows at specific coordinates and stripped of borders, and it's the same.
> you being happy to finally have a _terminal_, of all things, is just sad