Did not know, thanks for sharing!
(Admittedly, I'll most likely use this information to be a smug jerk when my aunt starts pearl clutching in a few weeks but still...)
MyBrainHurts
joined 2 months ago
Yeah the implicit argument, to me at least, was that all journalism should be free. Which, sure but that's a way larger discussion than just the internet. We'd need radically new funding models etc.
Oooof, that's rough, sorry to hear it.
I'm not much of a gamer and for now, most I'm interested in a fairly old. (Though I can hear Baldur's gate calling to me...)
Oh wild, I have a switcher for my peripherals but had no idea they existed for hard drives! That blows my mind.
Ha, that's beautiful! I can't wait to be comfortable enough with linux to just wipe and go.
Regularly!
It's imperfect but it's simple, free and does what I need. Been happily using it for years and years.
Honestly, despite being an IT guy, I've never been great at the mechanics of "how the fuck the computer does its magic" which is a huge part of the linux appeal for me.
Interesting notes though and absolutely worth considering, thanks!
Yeah, I think for starters I'm leaning Mint for my first switch on my main. Then maybe a more fun distro like Pop! On a backup computer that's just collecting dust right now. And then re-evaluate and look at distros for an elderly laptop...
This is a dangerous/fun path.
The more I look into it, the more impressed I am. Already starting to think about which of my old beasts I can try to revive with an appropriate distro...
I was going to be extremely lazy this year and draw dignity from the Simpsons on a shirt. Cost - that shirt.
(But then my cat had a seizure so I stayed home with her. She's recovered and had a full night of good skritches.)
It's about a real problem absolutely, and a problem that is worthy of discussion but just this thought process rings so false (at least, among the priviliged western users whom I think make up a large percentage of us.)
Yeah, I think you got it exactly. Once we get used to a thing for free, we get very annoyed when it is no longer free.
And fully agree with paywalled/paid journalism versus the hellish race to the bottom engendered by advertiser supported news.