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[–] Quintus@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I don't know I never felt the need to customize the terminal. I just like what it comes with. It feels wrong to change that. Black background and colored text is fine. The rest of the OS though damn it's like a fucking birthday party! Nothing's at default ffs

[–] Quintus@lemmy.ml 14 points 1 week ago

Hopefully there will be none.

[–] Quintus@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 week ago

I agree with all you've said. Especially the monopoly part is where I disagreed the most. This is a good document to inform people about the ideology behind computers. Well, would be if not for those mistakes you have mentioned.

Other than those, as you have said, it's a thought-provoking essay.

 

EDIT: Thanks everybody for the suggestions! You've been great help to me.

I'm getting prepared for my computer science degree in college but pretty behind in the related classes. What are the best resources out there? Preferably in English as my native language resources are shit at explaining the basics.

I'm currently studying in Khan Academy but was wondering if there are somethings I'm missing out.

NOTE: I am NOT in college yet. I'm trying to get in college now. So the stuff I'm looking for is high school stuff.

[–] Quintus@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 week ago

Of course, you can always say some stuff like "damn who hurt you" and leave the discussion if you wish.

Thanks for obeying! Much appreciated.

[–] Quintus@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

Books are not meant to entertain. If you "realize" when you are over 30 that books are only for entertainment, then you are simply put, a lazy person.

Classics never outdate. They will forever remain as the must-reads for people who want to expand their knowledge and perception of the world because they come from a time where information was not as easily exchangeable as it was today. The only way to share ideas effectively and permanently was writing books.

You have no right to downlook on classics. Reading a classic book that has proven it's value long ago will forever be more beneficial to a person than an author's silly book that is written with the sole purpose of entertainment.

Reading 1984 WILL make a person clever.

Of course, you can always say some stuff like "damn who hurt you" and leave the discussion if you wish. Don't make ignorant comments if you don't know what you are speaking about.

lmao.

[–] Quintus@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 week ago

I like this menu. Seems like they target larger screens with this as it doesn't take up the whole screen anymore. It's like a return to the old design but with a new coat of paint.

[–] Quintus@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Honestly I am really proud of everything in my life. I have learned English all by myself and I have always helped people around school with it which made me (plus being good looking and an interesting person) made me "the popular kid" in the school. In high school I was in a boys only school which really made me anxious when I speak with a girl my age. Guess that's what happens when you don't talk to a single girl of your age for 4 years. I'm not joking. I really have no female friends.

Another thing I'm proud of is my knowledge on computers. Which I assume is the majority here so I'll skip that.

I have befriended people of many types. Some were confident, outgoing people. And some were anxious, shy, insecure people. The kind of people that are afraid of making eye contact with you when speaking. I have seen those people change around me. I learned that simply listening engaging in conversation with them opens them up. And now those people are not shy anymore! They engage in activities with other people and are happy. My companionship helped them navigate through their issues and they realized that if a person such as me listens and cares about them, there are people out there that will. And I'm really proud of myself for changing their lives.

[–] Quintus@lemmy.ml 23 points 2 weeks ago

Linux is a community driven project.

So if I was told this is where Arch got it's logo I would absolutely believe it.

[–] Quintus@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 weeks ago

I would recommend going for the IoT LTSC versions of Windows.

https://massgrave.dev/windows_ltsc_links

[–] Quintus@lemmy.ml 2 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Damn you are now making me paranoid. I'm going to skip on this one and make backups.

 

Until yesterday I used to have long hair. Due to unusually high tempetures I started having problems with the skin on my head. So, to avoid problems. I shaved it clean and it will remain that way until the skin in treated.

Now that I'm bald, I now know what's it's like. It sucks. My old hair suited me perfectly. It was messy just the right amount, perfect length, made me look different than the rest and handsome as hell. Every girl would look at me where ever I went to. Compliments floating over the air, jealous looks from other men etc. etc. It made me feel powerful.

But most importantly, it suited my personality and clothing. It was perfect! But now it's gone. I hate bald me. I will never look back at this bald version of myself.

It feels weird. I don't feel that bad but still it's disheartening.

[–] Quintus@lemmy.ml 7 points 2 months ago

go to settings , updates to try to revert to previous version: no option to install older version , only option is export. weird ok lets try to export old version . Now it lets me install that

Yeah... that's user error. Don't ever do that. I suggest creating a bug report if things go wrong again.

https://wiki.lineageos.org/how-to/bugreport/

[–] Quintus@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Network access requires root, unfortunately. The rest seems to work fine on non-rooted devices though.

 

This might also be an automatic response to prevent discussion. Although I'm not sure since it's MS' AI.

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submitted 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) by Quintus@lemmy.ml to c/privacy@lemmy.ml
 

This year we made good progress. You know, Linux gaming becoming better, Reddit fucking up, Metaverse failing etc. But on the other hand Big Tech has or are planning to make some moves. Such as, Google's Web Enviroment Integrity API (EDIT: they backed off), UK's encryption bill, etc.

So what do you think of the future? I'm currently optimistic. I think the best recent event was Reddit fucking up. Obviously one of the biggest information sources going down that path isn't something to celebrate. But it was bound to happen. I believe decentralized social networks becoming more popular is what Aaron Swartz would have wanted if he saw how Reddit was being managed.

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