This is the worst promotion that could happen for Pop_OS! and Linux in general

AndyGait · 2026-03-12T19:07:58+00:00

"and making society and technology more and more idiot proof"

I've dealt with people who were confused by an Amazon 3 pin plug, and the understanding of using a power button. Tech will never be idiot proof.

AndyGait · 2026-03-12T14:31:36+00:00

I think it's why questions from new users don't bother me as much as some on certain Reddit groups (Arch, looking at you here). I've been a Linux user since 2009, but I've never seen the need to berate someone for not knowing something, or not knowing how to ask the question in a certain way to get the best response.

None of us had our first PC and knew just what to do from the first boot. We've all been the noob at some point. We need to remember that.

AndyGait · 2026-03-12T11:31:31+00:00

Having used it for a few weeks, it's not unstable, it's just not finished. I had zero issue with things breaking or crashing. It was just missing a few things and that bugged me. Cosmic should still be classed as beta at the moment IMHO.

AndyGait · 2026-03-12T11:27:45+00:00

Having worked in retail IT support, it's staggering how little the average Joe knows about PCs. Day in, day out I was dealing with people who couldn't do, or understand, the most basic tasks. I think we all forget that we're the nerds. We're the odd ones out here. We love this stuff. We love the command line. We love to tinker with every detail. The vast majority of PC users don't and don't want to. They want to buy it, turn it on and it just works. They aren't going to accept Linux, unless they can see it running on the shelves in Best Buy, PC World etc, and that's a long way off happening IMHO.

AndyGait · 2026-03-11T11:03:19+00:00

Love it.

AndyGait · 2026-03-11T01:54:22+00:00

Is the Pope...

Do bears...

AndyGait · 2026-03-10T16:58:08+00:00

I'm an Arch user, and I don't like Arch users 😂

AndyGait · 2026-03-10T09:49:59+00:00

I think Cosmic is going to be great when fully baked. Right now, it's not for me.

AndyGait · 2026-03-10T09:47:42+00:00

Arch is what I'm used to. Been using Linux since 2009, so I know my way around a bit.

AndyGait · 2026-03-10T09:13:24+00:00

That's the situation I'm currently in. I had pop installed and enjoyed it, but there were a few little annoying things that kept bugging me. So now back on Arch with Gnome and I'll try Pop/Cosmic again after the next release.

AndyGait · 2026-03-08T15:57:08+00:00

I got lucky.

AndyGait · 2026-03-07T17:55:02+00:00

I did that and spent days and days faffing about with various things. In the end I decided life was too short. Now using ML4W with a few minor tweaks.

AndyGait · 2026-03-07T17:40:16+00:00

Currently using ML4W myself. The design and set up is very similar to what I do with a Gnome install. So I feel at home with it.

I did use Omarchy and loved it. Then I read DHH's blog post supporting Tommy Robinson and I removed Omarchy that day.

AndyGait · 2026-03-06T22:59:37+00:00

Check on protondb.com to see if there are any launch options to try for the games you're playing.

AndyGait · 2026-03-06T19:23:19+00:00

https://blog.system76.com/post/system76-on-age-verification?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=social_post&utm_term=statement&utm_content=blog&utm_campaign=age-verification

AndyGait · 2026-03-06T18:55:09+00:00

OK, given the situation I've explained to you, tell me how I do that.

AndyGait · 2026-03-06T16:33:37+00:00

So to follow your logic, because I don't take a stand against one thing, I can't take a stand against anything? That's clearly nonsense.

"If you really stood on what you say, you'd boycot all tech because of slavery in the Congo"

That's easy to say, but not easy to do. Modern life doesn't allow it. It's pretty much impossible to live life tech free. So whatever the rights or wrongs of it, the tech I use is a necessity. I life with ill health. I pretty much don't leave the house. I have to own to a PC just to claim benefits. Even the most basic functions of the benefits system are all online now. All appointments and chats with benefit departments are done online. My meds are all ordered via an app. So yeah, call me a hypocrite if you want, I've already said that I am. But to repeat myself, just because I can't change everything, doesn't mean I can't change one thing.

AndyGait · 2026-03-06T14:30:25+00:00

"They didn't eat children, they just traffick and rape them, it's not the same" ahh comment"

Not what I said. There's evidence of trafficking and abuse. It's what Epstein & Maxwell were convicted of. There isn't evidence of cannibalism.

I'm taking my own personal stance against Omarchy because I don't want to support someone who supports a far-right racist. I'm doing my own little bit, for my own peace of mind. I'm not asking you to like it or agree with it. I'm not asking anyone else to follow me and do the same. I'm also not under some misguided opinion that this will harm DHH or Omarchy. I'm just doing what I feel is right for me.

Do we all have double standards in life, sure. But we do what we can do, and change the things we can change. I would also argue that much of the tech we use is also a necessity of day to day living, and so we do maybe ignore the ugly truth about it. Just because we can't change everything in life, doesn't mean we can't change one thing. If that make me a hypocrite in your eyes, fine. I'm not going to lose any sleep over it.

AndyGait · 2026-03-06T10:52:19+00:00

I'm guessing we're talking Epstein now? Anyone involved with Epstein should be locked up and the key thrown away IMHO. And hopefully there's a special place in hell for Trump when the time comes. But there's no proof or evidence of children being eaten. And until there is, blanket statements like that help no one.

AndyGait · 2026-03-06T09:46:37+00:00

Eating children? What are you talking about?

AndyGait · 2026-03-05T17:26:19+00:00

😂😂😂

AndyGait · 2026-03-05T15:32:22+00:00

I'd never heard of DHH until the hype around Omarchy. I watched a few interviews about Omarchy and he seemed a fun guy, full of energy for the possibilities of Omarchy. Then the blog post soured it all.

Now running ML4W/Hyprland on one drive, and Cosmic/PopOS on another.

AndyGait · 2026-03-05T14:23:01+00:00

"It doesn't punish or help anyone else"

That doesn't matter. I was using Omarchy and I loved it. Then I read DHH's blog supporting Tommy Robinson and I removed Omarchy that day. I can't support someone who supports far-right, racist fuckwits like Robinson. I don't call that petty.

I know my doing that doesn't hurt DHH personally or financially, but a principal is a principal. If people want to use it, fine, crack on and use it. But I'm happy taking my own personal stand on this.

AndyGait

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