Noved

joined 1 year ago
[–] Noved@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 weeks ago

If the product works too well they can't sell you other stuff! 🥲

[–] Noved@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 month ago

You are getting down voted because you said the dirty private word, but you are entirely right.

Id say the bigger problem might be your employer Heath insurance company can tell you no to opting out.

[–] Noved@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 months ago

I've never understood how we haven't been considered employees as gig workers.

The only difference from a typical job is that you can "turn off" your job when it's convenient.

You dont get say in the jobs you take, or you don't get all the information to mislead you into taking poor jobs. Sometimes both (looking at you door dash)

Instacart sends you a t4a at the end of the year, and you are for tax purposes considered to have worked for them. But they don't have to pay into any of our various employee protections because loopholes?

They can terminate your "not employment" at any time for any reason and use this as a method to force you to do things you don't want to.

All while paying you less than minimum wage. Instacart specifically is very bad for this. They give you a "predicted shop time " which will often be in the realm of 30-40 mins + 10-20 travel time to and from the store. And the batch will be valued at less then $15m

If then acknowledge that the job will take X amount of time, the base pay needs to hit $15/h x est time.

Same goes for all gig jobs.

[–] Noved@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 months ago

Simply put, I need to buy groceries.

It's not that I will have issues learning or researching, it is that I don't have the time too.

If the barrier to using Linux is needing to spend time troubleshooting and researching to do simple tasks, I just won't.

So far this thread has been very enlightening to me, I'm excited to try something new. But my OS is not my hobby.

[–] Noved@lemmy.ca 7 points 2 months ago

Oh wonderful! Thank you for the suggestions!

[–] Noved@lemmy.ca 6 points 2 months ago

It's what I got to use in highschool computer class, I'm a sucker for what I know.

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submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by Noved@lemmy.ca to c/linux@lemmy.ml
 

So I'm building a new computer before the end of the year and lemmy is obviously pushing me towards Linux.

I am not computer savvy, I have a family member that will help me set up my PC, but I do not want to be calling/messaging them every day when I want to open a program.

Basically my question comes down to: can I operate a Linux PC these days without needing to troubleshoot or type code.

I use my computer about once a week for a few hours I would say, so any time spent troubleshooting is time wasted.

Thanks!

EDIT: since a lot of people are asking what programs I typically use, I'll just list my most used programs.

Word, Excel, ect(I'm fine with alternatives)

Spotify

Gimp (would have been a make or break, so I'm glad it's supported)

Brave browser (browser is a browser)

Steam

Discord

I would say that while I could figure out how the kernels work, I'm at a point with computers these days where I don't have the time. My priorities fall with a seamless daily experience. If I have the time to figure something out I can, but ideally my day to day usage being unbotherd is what I'm after.

A lot of the comments so far have been helpful! I'm definitely going to give Linux a fair shot with my new build, probably start with Mint.

[–] Noved@lemmy.ca 15 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Do we want more orphans and teen mothers stuck in abusive relationships?

The unfortunate answer to that question is yes, they do. Uneducated people vote blue, abused mothers vote what their abuser votes for out of fear. They need to feed the cycle that the church started and we are just starting to climb out of.

There is a reason that the church is anti-sex-ed, it doesn't survive without people raised in it.

[–] Noved@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 months ago

Oh I wondered. I didn't have any for a few years and bought a box. Thought they looked smaller.

[–] Noved@lemmy.ca 6 points 8 months ago

Wow, so not only is this a direct attack on renewables, but non renewables that fall under the same situation are too be reviewed case by case?

Wild

[–] Noved@lemmy.ca 8 points 8 months ago (1 children)

My partner was on one of Shaw's 0$ per month, by the gig plans. It was easily the most competitive plan on the market at the time. Its no wonder they got shut down so fast.

Now she is being harassed by Rogers 3 calls a week to upgrade her plan. They want her off the 0$ plan so bad lol.

[–] Noved@lemmy.ca 15 points 8 months ago (3 children)

In other news, water is wet!

Hopefully the do something about it instead of just watching it go higher

[–] Noved@lemmy.ca 4 points 8 months ago (3 children)

Bad for the fed NDP? That's really not our problem, especially if we are trying to deaffiliate

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