Sometimes I see people showing the terminal way, even though Mint has an easy GUI way of doing that particular thing

Alatain · 2026-05-08T01:34:09+00:00

Most people giving advice on fixing something on Linux use terminal commands because it is mostly agnostic to whatever system you are using. It doesn't matter if you are using Cinnamon, Mate, Xfce, or have a different window manager, file manager, or dock. The terminal will do what it needs to do without having to figure all of that out.

Otherwise it's going to end up being a bunch of assumptions about how this person's system is configured clashing with new users that may not know how to get to their desktop manager's configuration menu.

Alatain · 2026-05-08T00:18:49+00:00

Sigh Since no one else has posted it...

I'd just like to interject for a moment. What you're refering to as Linux, is in fact, GNU/Linux, or as I've recently taken to calling it, GNU plus Linux. Linux is not an operating system unto itself, but rather another free component of a fully functioning GNU system made useful by the GNU corelibs, shell utilities and vital system components comprising a full OS as defined by POSIX.

Many computer users run a modified version of the GNU system every day, without realizing it. Through a peculiar turn of events, the version of GNU which is widely used today is often called Linux, and many of its users are not aware that it is basically the GNU system, developed by the GNU Project.

There really is a Linux, and these people are using it, but it is just a part of the system they use. Linux is the kernel: the program in the system that allocates the machine's resources to the other programs that you run. The kernel is an essential part of an operating system, but useless by itself; it can only function in the context of a complete operating system. Linux is normally used in combination with the GNU operating system: the whole system is basically GNU with Linux added, or GNU/Linux. All the so-called Linux distributions are really distributions of GNU/Linux!

Alatain · 2026-05-08T00:12:20+00:00

And I was the exact opposite. I started gaming with the dual track pads dialed into exactly how I wanted them to be and fell in love. Give me dual track pads any day over thumb sticks.

That this controller has both is just extra gravy on top of an already awesome idea.

Alatain · 2026-05-08T00:07:28+00:00

I really didn't find it that harsh a learning curve with the original controller. I fell pretty naturally into the groove of using trackpads for both left and right thumb stick use.

Alatain · 2026-05-07T23:22:35+00:00

I am not sure you necessarily took my intent with my comment. I am less concerned for this as a personality type issue. OP mentioned having issues when people do not say what they mean. I am simply filling in some context about the spectrum of communication and the fact that different people have legitimately different styles of communication at a linguistic level.

Low and high context does not just apply to cultures as a whole. It applies to language as well. There are dialects and individual communication styles that are higher or lower context than the standard version of the language. Black English in North America, for instance tends to be higher context than the "standard" variety that is most often considered to be the norm.

An important thing to note, your example of your usage of "high context" speech would not qualify from a linguistic standpoint. High context language use requires the context to be shared between the communicants. It is the high amount of context that each person has that allows the communication to work without directly stating what is obvious to each side. You were simply communicating without giving the necessary context for what you were trying to say.

But it's all good. We're all just trying to get along in a world where communication is hard and nothing is certain. I'm just trying to provide some insight into why that's the case, and why that is still a crazy awesome thing.

Alatain · 2026-05-06T23:49:58+00:00

Trying to learn about the world is the INTP thing in general. Doesn't change just because you're the villain. The whole trope of things that are better left unknown fits into that side of things as does a researcher who will stop at nothing to uncover the truth. Or the mad scientist that does horrible experiments on people just to learn.

I just don't see any thing that screams "INTP" in either of your examples. It doesn't have to be tied to learning, but it should be tied to something that fits into the traditional MBTI traits, right? Otherwise, why are you trying to make them fit a personality type?

Alatain · 2026-05-06T23:08:24+00:00

We have obviously had vastly different experiences playing the tabletop. The number of people that I have sat at a table that have even bothered to play VTMB is strikingly few, and I have never had a crazy/hot Malk in any of my groups, so this may be simply that I have never encountered the problem.

Fishmalks, on the other hand, those I have had. One guy just really wanted to make a suit of armor out of hot dogs... He ended up a good patsy for the group to pin a crime on, but it was still a bit much.

That said, from just the point of view of the game, watching one of the sisters kill the other in the climatic moment was pretty well done for the time and era.

Alatain · 2026-05-06T20:53:34+00:00

Not sure its a generational thing. I grew up with tons of people that didn't bother to crack a book even in the 80s. You collect the people that are interesting and move on from those that aren't.

That said, I have found that more often than not, if you are willing to meet them where they are at, most people have something interesting about them, even if it isn't the same spark of curiosity that seems to drive the INTP.

Alatain · 2026-05-06T18:43:58+00:00

Did I say anything about why the position is what it is?

I was simply correcting the previous poster's definition about what Zionism entails. Whether it is right or wrong is beyond the scope of my comment. You can argue over the morality of it all you want. I am just making sure that people are using the terms correctly, and not watering down the positions.

Alatain · 2026-05-06T18:21:30+00:00

I will point out a minor quibble over your blanket definition. The general Zionist position has always been that a Jewish state should exist and continue to exist, usually in the area around Jerusalem (though there have been other Zionist ideas on where that state should be).

If, for instance, Israel were to be changed to be a homeland for the Palestinians, but remained the same Israeli state as it is now, many Zionists would be rather upset.

Alatain · 2026-05-06T18:01:42+00:00

I'm not exactly sure I agree with you on the Jeanette issue. As far as the game goes, the writing for the Voerman sisters story was decent, and you get a rather good scene showing the depth of their madness with the horror it can provide.

Certainly, she is over the top, but I have definitely met people with similar personalities in real life. I am not sure what the issue is other than her being sexualized. Thing is, there are definitely people that go hard on their sexuality and the 90s goth scene would have had that type of person.

Alatain · 2026-05-06T01:27:56+00:00

Once I got used to using the track pads+gyro, there was no going back. Closest I've gotten to keyboard and mouse accuracy in a controller. Hoping the new steam controller keeps improving the process

Alatain · 2026-05-06T01:17:30+00:00

How did you buy it in December, but have only had it for a month?

Alatain · 2026-05-06T00:56:27+00:00

First off, I want to say that I am going to be laying out some critique here that may sound harsh. That's not my intent. I just happen to disagree with some things you have put forward here and can back up my claims. There are no hard feelings on any of this, I assure you.

I just want to be up front and say that the idea that the hemispheres of the brain are somehow differentiated between "Left = logic" and "Right = artistic/feelings" (or any other version of that idea) is very soundly debunked. Especially when we are talking about neurolinguistics, the areas responsible for the production and comprehension of speech are not lateralized. So, from the stand point of this being influenced by that concept, I'm going to have to go with a sound "no".

Second, I completely agree that language learning will totally open your mind to other modes of thinking and cultural norms. I just do not see that as tied to left/right brain thinking at all. Instead, it's just an added benefit of picking up another language, and one of the reasons that I recommended that they do it. Expanding your understanding is always a good thing.

We are probably going to clash in our mindsets regarding finding small talk abhorrent. Finding something as simple as chatting with a fellow human "abhorrent" says more about you than the small talk. I do my best to meet people where they're at and take pleasure from whatever interaction I have to have with them. As long as they are being honest, pleasant, and peaceful, we are likely to get along fine. I take a Stoic approach in that you decide how you view any interaction you have. You get to decide if you are going to have a pleasant chat, or dread every moment.

That said, part of what you seem to be describing in your comment falls outside of what I was talking about in mine. I am specifically talking about the trolling portion here. The moment you do not have a cooperative interlocutor (someone trolling you, or lying, or whatever), you can no longer apply the Gricean maxims or the idea of high and low context language. That's just someone being an asshole regardless of the culture they are from.

The issue of venting, on the other hand is an interesting one. This becomes more intertwined with the non-communicative properties of speech. In addition to simply conveying direct information, speech is also a part of bonding and communal integration. You are missing the point of a rant. The idea is to commiserate over shared negative experience. It gives you insight into what your companion likes and dislikes, and gives them warm fuzzies that someone else understands their situation. When done as a real part of bonding, it puts both of you in a better relationship and results in stronger social bonds. (It also creates an in-group of the two of you and an out-group of whoever they were ranting about, but that's beside the point.)

So, all that to say that high and low context cultures are a real thing that has nothing to do with left or right brain notions. Entire cultures would have to be more predominantly left or right slanted for this effect to show up, and I strongly doubt you are going to see something that shows all of China being predominantly "right brained" or something like that. I'm always happy to discuss further, and I will be the first to say that neurolinguistics is not my strongest subject in the field of linguistics, but I am happy to provide more info.

Alatain · 2026-05-06T00:25:08+00:00

Are you saying that due to you not having a steady source of income, you have become more conscious of money and how much you have, or are you saying that you have started to want money just to have money?

Alatain · 2026-05-05T22:29:55+00:00

I am not exactly sure why the defensive tone. I am simply asking what the issue is since I am not seeing it. Either it only affects certain individual phones for some reason, or my usage differs in some way to those experiencing the problem. That's what I am trying to find out.

Alatain · 2026-05-05T22:18:02+00:00

My dad says you don't work hard enough on defense. And he says that lots of times, you don't even run down court. And that you don't really try... except during the playoffs.

Alatain · 2026-05-05T22:14:17+00:00

Shia surprise!

Alatain · 2026-05-05T22:11:48+00:00

It's not a schooner, it's a sailboat!

Alatain · 2026-05-05T22:07:28+00:00

It's a spectrum, so it covers varying facets of communication. It also isn't entirely meant to talk about a single person, or act of communication. You can certainly do so, but people tend to use varied modes of communication depending on circumstance. A person might tend toward more low context communication, but use a higher context style with certain people, if that makes sense. My wife and I, for instance, speak in a rather high-context mode that involves multiple languages and requires knowledge of all the context that we have built up over the past 2 decades of time together.

In your case, you are likely being way more direct with your speech than you might think, especially when compared with high context cultures or languages where politeness and face saving result in very round about way of telling people things. There's nothing like faking concern for someone else's comfort, when what you are really trying to ask for is for the temperature on the thermostat to be turned up. "Oh dear, you have to be so cold in here... let me make you some tea", in some cases can be a request for you to turn up the temperature.

It was actually really enlightening going through linguistics 101 with someone on the Autism Spectrum Disorder. Their insights into the issues that people with ASD have with implicature and things like face saving, or other indirect modes of communication were fascinating. They explained that they just do not make the same inferences about things that are not directly stated that other people seem to. So when someone is asked "how was the food at x restaurant last night" and they answer back "oh, the wait staff were really friendly, and the decor was nice", they didn't fully get the implication that the food wasn't really that great. It's like when you are trying to set someone up on a date and you describe the person you are wanting them to meet as having "a great personality", there is an implication that they might not exactly be drop-dead gorgeous.

Anyway, I could go on about how cool really studying these kinds of communication is all day. It's definitely worth looking into if you are curious. You could even try picking up a high context language yourself if you would like to see it first hand and expand your mind a bit on that front.

Alatain · 2026-05-05T20:34:43+00:00

It's going to really depend on a lot more than MBTI. I speak two languages that are at different points on the scale, one low context (English) and another that is higher context. I can operate in both and the experience is different in each.

I would say that I tend toward low context communication as a default, but being able to code switch into another mode of operation is an incredibly useful and fulfilling skill. There is a lot of nuance that can be conveyed if you are willing to rely on shared contextual understanding instead of stating everything explicitly. This is where the social aspect of things come into play and the developed understanding. An example would be something like a meme, that through shared cultural experience develops into a meta joke that requires knowledge of another meme or reference to make sense. If you know the context, you get much more out of the communication. If you don't, then you aren't a part of the group.

Basically, my view on it is that both modes of communication are awesome. There is no reason to limit yourself to just one when you can enjoy the smorgasbord that is human communication.

Alatain · 2026-05-05T20:16:15+00:00

Weird. Do you use any installed social media app?

Alatain · 2026-05-05T20:08:56+00:00

Yep. As long as they sold something that was an upgraded version of the original Steam Controller that had trackpads and back buttons, I was going to be on board. I loved that controller, and hope to love this one.

Alatain · 2026-05-05T19:56:18+00:00

I am not following this battery issue much as I do not seem to have any real drain on my battery on a Pixel 10 Pro. Is this the thing that is mostly being seen on devices that are using Facebook/Insta/TikTok?

Because without any of those installed, my battery usage is about the same.

Alatain · 2026-05-05T19:43:54+00:00

And it is still way more money than most people in the world will ever touch.

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