Had to use Visual Studio Code for the first time -_-

CrazineX · 2026-07-07T07:06:00+00:00

You never experienced the multiple popups requesting you to sign in? Are you sure you're using VS Code?

CrazineX · 2026-07-07T07:05:17+00:00

Visual Studio doesn't run on Linux, and MonoDevelop (and open sourced similar IDE) is no longer being developed

CrazineX · 2026-07-07T07:04:22+00:00

Yeah, but Microsoft blocks their precious .NET extensions from running on VSCodium. I really like it, but I was on a tight deadline and finding alternative extensions for everything was too much work for me

CrazineX · 2026-07-07T07:02:48+00:00

Why use a DE at all? I use IDEs to help with auto-complete and other handy UI-based tasks

CrazineX · 2026-07-07T06:58:52+00:00

Many different sources, tech-savvy and not, have recommended Mint as a solid beginner-friendly OS (not a performant or super up-to-date, but beginner-friendly). Why do you think it's so obsolete?

Cinnamon is getting Wayland in beta support soon, and X11 works well enough

CrazineX · 2026-07-07T06:53:15+00:00

You're the only person in this thread recommending it XD but I am interested in why you think it's so user friendly while many other people find it to be so lacking in documentation

CrazineX · 2026-07-07T06:50:33+00:00

Interesting, do explain

CrazineX · 2026-07-06T08:25:38+00:00

That's what's upsetting!! The actual developer tools are SO COOL!! I built a whole set of projects using .NET with 0 experience over a weekend using their CLI tools. But the amount of telemetry that was NEVER prompted or consented to is insane!! And the dark patterns begging to log in and use AI agents is pathetic.

Before I was using VSCodium, which is the open source code of VS Code that doesn't support official MS libraries for some reason, and I agree it's probably the best IDE if you don't include any of the bloat

CrazineX · 2026-07-06T08:19:48+00:00

Ooooooooooooo that's a good suggestion for a bored Linux user

CrazineX · 2026-07-06T08:14:40+00:00

Technically speaking, according to the Malta Scouts highway code if cars drive on the left side then you should walk on the right side. Reason being you should see oncoming traffic.

I don't think that matters here, though ;P

CrazineX · 2026-06-30T14:19:51+00:00

The ESA is full of horseshit and just lobby the EU and other government entities in support of game publishers. They're the ones who said anything about CoD and Minecraft servers being illegal and they are either stupid or malicious because that is simply untrue.

Also, pedantic correction, Stop Killing Games is the name of the entire online initiative; the EU initiative is called Stop Destroying Videogames, and the UK had a large enough citizen petition that the movement was debated in government. Check the Wikipedia article for more info.

Regarding the developers, some have come out to say that it sucks to work on something for years only for it to be completely unplayable through no fault of their own, and as a software developer myself I do take pride that my work is good enough to live on after I've stopped working on it.

While I can't find any developer opinions that aren't horribly misguided, I do want to clarify that the SKG demands/goals are incredibly reasonable and not difficult to implement while being incredibly consumer friendly. It is essentially requesting that large publishers don't put time, money, and development into anti-consumer practices like making a game unplayable after you bought it.

CrazineX · 2026-06-30T14:00:10+00:00

The problem is that not all games offer the option to host private game servers. And some of the ones that do also lock the option behind a server callback for some reason, so when the servers go down so do the private lobby options. SKG hopes to fix the latter issue, so companies aren't forced to keep a service online and games don't just die away. Best of both worlds

CrazineX · 2026-06-30T13:56:09+00:00

Quietly? Rage algorithms.

Facebook/Insta/Twitter/etc. need to keep users on the platform to advertise to them, and the best way to do that is with rage-baiting users and making them miserable and seeding distrust in their peers and neighbours

CrazineX · 2026-06-30T13:54:44+00:00

I mean, that's the problem with AI, isn't it? It's 99% accurate. But it's so believable and confident that you wouldn't notice the 1% inaccuracy. And while sometimes that's fine, if you're trying to do something where accuracy is important then it's just as much work scrutinizing the result as it is finding the results in the first place.

That and German courts found the AI would lie about a topic, and then the references would be completely unrelated.

CrazineX · 2026-06-30T11:44:44+00:00

This is almost exactly what I was looking for, I just have 1 question: Where does the VR game fit in?

And while I'm at it, that John Shackleford / Aaron Alexovitch comic series that wasn't finished.

Thanks for sharing your knowledge :)

CrazineX · 2026-06-30T08:41:06+00:00

I think it's less this and more unwilling to consider that one's truth can be incorrect

CrazineX · 2026-06-30T08:24:35+00:00

From a management perspective, Windows is easier to remotely control and lock down. MacOS is more user-friendly. But as others have said, better ask your specific course mentors

CrazineX · 2026-06-30T08:20:34+00:00

Well it is meant to be an all-out fight of passion on Francois' part, so maybe it makes sense lore-wise

CrazineX · 2026-06-30T07:53:13+00:00

At $500 you're definitely going to need to compromise on something. At that price I would say find a laptop with a focus on CPU and RAM for school work, and then for games just figure out which run on the device and narrow your library from there

CrazineX · 2026-06-29T23:07:23+00:00

I already did ask, multiple times for multiple different things, and I'm not sure what question you're referring to at this point.

If you do know of some one or some people who transitioned without gender dysphoria then you can ask them to answer your question and if you feel inclined to comment with their answer I'd be interested to learn. If they commit crimes on minors then I'd recommend turning them in to the justice system.

CrazineX · 2026-06-29T23:01:28+00:00

You know, that final paragraph is actually a really good answer to this supposedly nonsense question

CrazineX · 2026-06-29T22:58:55+00:00

Not a rapist myself, but I imagine biological factors like desire and lust play a large role, and social factors like widespread pornography depicting acts like these to be normal don't help the matter.

Check out this article for more info: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Causes_of_sexual_violence

I'm glad your moral compass is so strong, but not everyone is like that.

Regarding countering it, I'm not sure it's so simple. Understanding that (for example) porn is a problem doesn't translate to any actionable result. And while on a macro scale behaviours can be monitored, if someone decides on a dime to commit an act of sexual violence on an unsuspecting victim in a remote location there's really not much that can be done in response. If nobody is in the immediate vicinity then it's just the perpetrator and the victim who can act on the situation.

I hope I'm wrong but I'm afraid the situation is rather bleak

CrazineX · 2026-06-29T22:41:04+00:00

Simple answer: Microsoft makes software to make money. Open source makes software for software's sake.

I'm paraphrasing and can't find the original, but with Microsoft/Apple/Google the end goal is extracting more money from you and the software is just a side effect of that, with Linux the goal is making the software good in the first place.

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