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Re: A Word on Omarchy

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Post by slig »

manmal wrote: post #14
paulglx wrote: post #2

This blog pranks you with changing titles when you switch tabs (some nsfw), then welcomes you back with a paragraph inciting you to disable Javascript. That's nice, but I actually need Javascript in my browser to do real stuff.

I felt just a tiny bit violated by that. Why does this person care about whether I have JS enabled? What’s the term for author’s affliction? Militant techno-minimalism? The cynicism is also pretty strong, in the first call-out, asking HN audience to jump to the TLDR, because?

Yes, I remembered that other nut-case that shows a NSFW image if the HTTP referrer is from HN.

Re: A Word on Omarchy

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Post by breckenedge »

sgt wrote: post #3

I guess Omarchy looks cool but I remember Linux distros being just as cool in 2002 with Enlightenment and many other custom scripts and setups. Unfortunately, Linux on the desktop hasn't moved on much.

It’s a feature!

Re: A Word on Omarchy

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Post by bloppe »

paulglx wrote: post #2

This blog pranks you with changing titles when you switch tabs (some nsfw), then welcomes you back with a paragraph inciting you to disable Javascript. That's nice, but I actually need Javascript in my browser to do real stuff.

It's like 3 lengthy paragraphs that don't even get to the point until the end. The writing wasn't particularly good in the first place, so I just closed the tab when I saw that.

Re: A Word on Omarchy

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Post by zahlman »

paulglx wrote: post #2

This blog pranks you with changing titles when you switch tabs (some nsfw), then welcomes you back with a paragraph inciting you to disable Javascript. That's nice, but I actually need Javascript in my browser to do real stuff.

That's what NoScript is for, so you can whitelist the things that need it.

Do modern browsers even still offer the built-in option to disable JavaScript unilaterally?

Re: A Word on Omarchy

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Post by donatj »

I really just dislike the tone of this.

The author is remarkably negative without actually trying to help anything. The globbing is borked on some shell scripts in a very young Linux distribution? Submit a pull request rather than writing a blog post.

And then the tab changes its name to something dumb when you leave to try to get you to disable JS.

They're mad things come pre-installed. They're mad things don't. They just like being mad.

Dudes got the vibe of a cat.

Re: A Word on Omarchy

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Post by pizzooid »

mtlynch wrote: post #7

These criticisms all feel very nitpicky and subjective. So many of them seem to boil down to, "this is an opinionated configuration, but their opinions differ from my opinions." This part was where I stopped taking the article seriously: > Moreover, taking into account that the system relies heavily on sudo (instead of the more modern doas), and also considering that the default installation configures the maximum nu…

This seems pretty valid if true:

Moreover, the entire Omarchy ecosystem is held together by often poorly written Bash scripts that lack any structure, let alone properly defined interfaces. Software packages are being installed via curl | sh or similar mechanisms, rather than provided as properly packaged solutions via a package manager. Hansson is quick to label Omarchy a Linux distribution, yet he seems reluctant to engage with the foundational work that defines a true distribution: The development and proper packaging (“distribution”) of software.

Re: A Word on Omarchy

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Post by wyclif »

donatj wrote: post #25

I really just dislike the tone of this. The author is remarkably negative without actually trying to help anything. The globbing is borked on some shell scripts in a very young Linux distribution? Submit a pull request rather than writing a blog post. And then the tab changes its name to something dumb when you leave to try to get you to disable JS. They're mad things come pre-installed. They're mad things don't. The…

OK, I have to admit I cracked up and lost it at "Dude's got the vibe of a cat." That's such a great line with such rich, pointed meaning packed into only a few words.

Re: A Word on Omarchy

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Post by pityJuke »

Is this a deeply petty article? Yes. Is it wrong? I can’t see anything indicating that.

Either way, I appreciate the opinionated and researched review. It was a good read, and certainly highlighted some of the ways Omarchy is… odd.

(Also, the JavaScript is annoying, especially when reading on a phone which backgrounds the tab when you lock it…)

Re: A Word on Omarchy

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Post by slightwinder »

tl;dr of the summary: Omarchy is a toy, not a proper tool, and dangerously "naive".

Why is even the summary longer than most articles nowadays? I will maybe read te full article later, but probably will just let it rot on my pile of readlaters.

Is this enough trash-talk now? Is the Pro-tip pleased?

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