• Zink@programming.dev
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      11 days ago

      I thought with them it was more about the entire device than just the OS. People might say they love their mac but nobody is telling friends & family to just install macOS on that old PC that’s losing Microsoft support.

  • j4yc33@piefed.socialEnglish
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    12 days ago

    I think if I were to spend the time analyzing my conversations over the last 6 months I would probably find I spend a lot of time having conversations about why people should explicitly never use a Windows OS.

  • Enzy@feddit.nu
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    10 days ago

    I highly recommend that you recommend some recommended operating systems.

  • spidapida@lemmy.zip
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    11 days ago

    Okay people: Win 10 is infinitely better than Win 11, so like if you’re one of the few eccentric people that for some reason is required to use Win🅱️ows

    Tap for spoiler

    Okay so previously I tried PopOS and it kinda works but when I tried playing games (tetr.io to be exact) my framerate is half of my monitor’s refresh rate and I had no idea how to fix it and at the time I’m using absolutely proprietary software required for my university and dual booting is a nightmare to deal with for some reason with Windows; and then at one point I also tried Bazzite, and no matter what I did, tetr.io would always operate on my iGPU and not on my discrete GPU (thanks NoVIDIA!!1!), so after that I dunno I’ll just probably stick to Win 10 until I got a proper PC, and that’s a whole story to have and I don’t want another yapping session about that

    then… there you go.

    • Blemgo@lemmy.world
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      10 days ago

      For the problems you encountered: the refresh rate can be set in the monitor settings. If you can’t go any higher, then there might be a problem with your graphics drivers. It is also important to add that Pop!OS is based on Ubuntu, which can take ages to implement modern changes. For Gaming I would generally recommend a rolling release distro, maybe it be OpenSUSE Tumbleweed, Fedora, etc… Otherwise you might not get the cutting edge tech that you need.

      As for Tetr.io: it seems to be a problem with Vulcan, namely that improperly configured drivers will use the iGPU by default. How do you install/run that game?

  • UnknowableNight@piefed.socialEnglish
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    11 days ago

    Ever since switching I’ve needed to hold myself back from mentioning it in every conversation. I thought it was a meme, but it’s real!

  • luciferofastora@feddit.org
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    12 days ago

    Even if we assumed Windows was worth using, I’m not sure I would need to explicitly recommend “use the thing that’s everywhere already”. If we’re talking about Linux distros, we’ve already moved on from the standard and into the realm of other options, but the norm generally needs no advertising.

    • ☂️-@lemmy.ml
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      12 days ago

      i always have to look for this answer when this meme is posted.

      people recommend all sorts of niche things out of thr regular stuff everyone does.

    • jaybone@lemmy.zipEnglish
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      12 days ago

      How likely are you to recommend using computer?

      Hello fellow kids, I highly recommend using computer.

    • dev_null@lemmy.ml
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      12 days ago

      A friend asks you: hey, my Windows 7 laptop is getting old, the new ones are all on Windows 10, would you recommend it? Or should I consider a MacBook instead? I really like that Mac has virtual desktops, which my laptop didn’t have.

      This is the situation they are asking about. Are you answering:

      “Actually Windows 10 has virtual desktops, so if that was the only reason for you to learn a new environment and move to Mac, then it might be simpler to choose Windows 10”.

      or

      “Nah, they put a lot of spyware in Windows 10, pick something else”.

  • Limerance@piefed.socialEnglish
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    12 days ago

    They are using the wrong kind of Linux! My kind of Linux is superior, because it’s broken in a different way and more difficult than yours.

  • rustydrd@sh.itjust.works
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    12 days ago

    TBF, almost everyone I work with uses Linux. There’s virtually no conversation about it. It’s just what it is, like even the weather is more deserving of discussion.

    • Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world
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      12 days ago

      I work a job at an airport assisting the elderly and disabled with wheelchair assistance.

      I cannot tell you, literally cannot tell you how many people sit in my wheelchair, and IMMEDIATELY start talking about the weather.

      Uggghhhhhh!

      I would be pleasantly surprised if the conversation instead was like this:

      “So, hows your day going?”

      “I murdered my wife and kids last night. Then I ate their corpses…”

      “Really? That’s fantastic. Hey, what operating system are you using?”

  • M137@lemmy.world
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    12 days ago

    A friend of mine had a party at her place on the most recent new years eve, there were several people who I hadn’t met before there and we quickly realised we were all Linux users and, of course, absolute fucking nerds (I mean that with pride and appreciation).
    She is very much not a nerd in that way and most others there weren’t too. It took about 15 minutes before she threw her hands up in the air and said “guys, this isn’t fun for anyone else, if you really need to only talk about operating systems and shit like that you’ll have to leave. Everyone else wants to hang with you guys too but no one can if you keep this in-group thing going.”
    And, yeah, we all understood her view. Of course we put up a playful fight though, first acting all disappointed and then saying “ok, ok, we’ll leave then. Have fun being all boring and stuff without us cool kids” etc. which it took her a while to realise wasn’t serious, heh.
    For the rest of the night we had to stop ourselves several times from getting back into it, both among ourselves and with other people. All of it was great though, and made some new Linux geek friends!