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selection process because it wasn’t included in the “best linux distros 2023” search result

i just don’t do distrohopping, it’s a pointless venture imo. started with arch linux as my main desktop, never went back.

tried some things occasionally, but i already sunk the time learning all sorts of things that may not even exist in other distros, configuring my system and the DE (and other things like zsh and vim setup), so it’s just a waste of time honestly.

i’m thinking of using NixOS instead of Debian (what i used previously) for my upcoming server project though.

Boy Alfie downvoted a man for speaking facts 🗣️

But do they have a varying degrees of suck?

Obviously. That’s literally my point.

I believe my workflow is more efficient because it’s just frictionless to me. Everything makes sense and is intuitive without the need of a guide (like the GUI), if it isn’t then you can change it or work around it much easier, if it doesn’t exist then you can DIY. Sure it’s more advanced this way, but not time-consuming when you have the knowhow.

That’s why Windows isn’t particularly suited for me. The same concept doesn’t exist in Windows, you’re fundamentally stuck with whatever Microsoft decides to be part of Windows, their proprietary software and their support for plugins or lack thereof (Vim doesn’t even work well on Visual Studio), or even their open-source projects like Powertoys. Functionality used for a more efficient workflow sometimes has a proprietary solution, often paid, often enough making it yourself isn’t feasible because Microsoft locked it down.

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As a result, I ended up with a setup that’s more complicated for regular Windows users vs. regular Linux users where everything seems intuitive, sometimes because the OS was designed to force you to learn using the tools it gave you at the surface level.

My colleagues that use Windows are even surprised that I’m more used to navigating and multitasking at it than they do, where I usually know some little trick or shortcut that they don’t use (which is pretty confusing for me when they’re not even aware that something like it exists). Not necessarily saying I know more than an average enthusiast, nor I know more than the people mentioned above when it comes to their particular field of study or job. But whenever I pull off something, they always see it as magic and start integrating that to their workflow.

The best tool for the job, for someone who treats the OS like a full-stack devbox, has always been Linux. You don’t need a mouse or navigation keys, but of course there’s a learning curve. You don’t need external applications, you can go as bare as a simple Neovim+LSP setup, ZSH with Vi keys. The operating system is your IDE. And you can always bring it with you.

I always bring my laptop on the go, usually you can’t even fit a mouse in that bag. Why not use what the laptop already comes with? The laptop has very small buttons when it comes to navigational keys. Vim works best for this keyboard layout in this case.

Linux isn’t necessarily the best of everything, and it never was supposed to be in the first place. I iterate that I often find everything in Linux to be less tedious. In fact, deploying with Windows Server containers are pretty annoying, though with the added benefit that it’s a simple tickbox in the Server Manager to install the feature, but actually using them compared to say Docker…you get my point.

What you don’t know doesn’t hurt you, nor it should. Likely to apply to me as well with things that I’m not aware yet of. Never stopped anyone as you’re free to use whatever you wish, what you feel is the most efficient for you.

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I don’t really care if there’s a higher being, an afterlife, or otherwise.

I’m still scared of the idea of nihilism, but eventually I’ll have to prepare myself and at least do something that makes my existence worthwhile.

DXVK definitely made all the unoptimized older games easier to run, compared to running them natively on Windows.

Never a day where a Razer product doesn’t have an issue with something in particular.

Funny because it’s what I consider an alternative to Premiere Pro, but not an open-source alternative though.

Literally this. Even though I never faced any of the issues both of you had, but I don’t get why it’s hard to use Windows.

Linux is meant to be difficult to setup for new users.

Windows is meant to be an asshole to setup for enthusiasts.

Want to use Windows? You need: WSL2, Powertools, AltDrag, Scoop, and so on.

You want to install thousands of fonts inside hundreds of folders? You have to learn some obscure undocumented Powershell class to make a script that installs all those fonts for you system-wide (or even user scope for that matter).

You also need MSYS2 for stuff like GNU Make, GDB, etc. You can use Visual Studio, but have fun with that because you’ll be pulling out hairs every once in a while.

Oh you want to process multiple files with regex? Definitely good luck with that.

It’s funny that I find it easier to use Linux, and do everything that I used to do on Windows the same on Linux just as easily.

Fair, but I don’t agree with the choices personally speaking.

Photoshop, sure. I’ve been in groups where you need it to open PSDs to collaborate.

Plex is up for debate. Jellyfin is not there yet, but it’s already a viable alternative.

Steam is proprietary because it’s a distribution platform for pay-to-play software, not sure why you’d want an open-source alternative.

Unraid, will never use it. Heck, can’t see the need to use any NAS-specific operating systems over plain Linux. Yes, it takes a whole lot more to set it up, but it’s just as worth as paying $130, or more if you live in a developing country.

Fences, just no. I’ve used them a long time before, sure they’re really useful, but the best alternative is to just not depend on it. I’m faster at typing the name of the application or the folder I want to access, so I use KRunner. Sometimes the best organisation tool is to NOT use a particular organisation tool. If you really need one when dealing with large amounts of data, you can definitely use methods like Zettelkasten, think of extended attributes or metadata.

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I’d say it’s more of a revelation to me that sitting on the toilet seat itself for long periods causes hemorrhoids, than hemorrhoids being common in general.

I’ve been there for an hour a couple of times, I’ve never had it so I would never notice lol. I guess it’s time to avoid it altogether.

Still find it crazy when one company decides the internet’s fate and seems to act like they own the internet, simply because they have a huge ass market for the browser, search engine & site crawler.

Wouldn’t personally mind myself either, but I don’t think it has to be every 6th post, rather than just being placed somewhere that are slightly prominent (like the not-so-used sidebar) but not overly distracting, like how ads used to work. That ad space can change over time, to show other ads if need to be.

Instance owners should have complete freedom on how they can deliver ads…regardless of what instance is used to access it. The frequency and the type of ad is important. The ad should be at least relevant to that instance. The ad should at least be what the owners consider worthy to be endorsed, to be curated.

I don’t think this is an unpopular opinion, TOTK is just not going to be scratching the same itch that BOTW did.

Edit: I’m not saying BOTW is a better game, but it just doesn’t feel as novel as it used to.

!squirrel