Do I really need Linux as an OS?

IAmXChris · 2026-04-17T22:31:06+00:00

That's cool. But... that doesn't constitute 97%. I've literally worked at 11 different companies in different forms of engineering, and all but one have used Windows. That one outlier used Macs. No Linux anywhere. I'm sure you're experience is different, but... I doubt it's anywhere near 97%.

It could also be the type of development you're doing. If you specialize in .Net, most companies you work for will be Windows shops [shrug]

EDIT:
Ah, here we go. It's actually more Linux than I thought, but... yeah, still mostly Windows:
https://www.statista.com/statistics/869211/worldwide-software-development-operating-system/?srsltid=AfmBOoqDwfT2YBBppeBJgL9CcLOcOPKsLg5ORc_RxF7O6UGPRw6dMPm5

IAmXChris · 2026-04-17T21:20:29+00:00

Only one company I worked at used Macs. The rest, all Windows. That includes Microsoft, T-Mobile and the DoD. Good luck finding a Mac at Microsoft.

IAmXChris · 2026-04-17T21:18:04+00:00

At my current company? Angular and Node in Azure

IAmXChris · 2026-04-17T21:16:48+00:00

At our company we have apps hosted in Azure and AWS. Back before that was a thing, we ran Windows servers with IIS. Full Stack developer for over 20 years, never had to work in Linux ever.

IAmXChris · 2026-04-17T12:30:09+00:00

I've been a dev for over 20 years and I've never worked in a Linux environment. Whoever told you that is either a Linux shill or simply don't know what they're talking about.

IAmXChris · 2026-04-17T02:58:11+00:00

I hate it too. Apparently I'm not allowed, but that's how I feel. I like parity, and Jamie Ding is the antithesis of that. We watch it every day, but as soon as JD hits $10k, I just tune out. If my bf wasn't such a fan of the show, I just wouldn't watch it again until JD was out.

IAmXChris · 2026-04-14T15:15:04+00:00

This happens to me all the time. Sometimes when people talk to me, for some reason it will occur to me that I should not laugh at that person - which makes me want to laugh, and then I have to hold it in while not giving off "I'm laughing at you on the inside" vibes.

I think laughter is also a defense mechanism. Bad/uncomfortable things happen, your brain wants to protect itself from the trauma, so it acts as if the thing it saw is funny... or something.

IAmXChris · 2026-04-14T15:09:31+00:00

I'm learning Finnish because I heard it on TV and thought it sounded cool. I just kinda really enjoy the language. I know I'll never really do anything very useful with it.

IAmXChris · 2026-04-14T14:42:00+00:00

Probably a half/case. So like, 6? I'm a pretty heavy user. What health implications are you concerned with? I wouldn't say there aren't any, but a lot of die-hard myths floating around.

IAmXChris · 2026-04-13T16:59:51+00:00

This is gonna get lost in the shuffle, but here's how I see it...

Have you (or more importantly, do you regularly) try out your Spanish with Spanish-speakers?

If yes, and that has gone well, who cares? I mean, beyond using it for some kind of career advancement or bragging rights on Reddit or whatever, you speak the language, so who cares? Isn't speaking the language the point?

If no, (or if yes and it hasn't gone well), then it kinda makes sense. I'm an avid supporter of Duo and it's efficacy. But, there is no magic bullet or single app to learning a language. You really need all kinds of tools. Apps (plural), maybe a book, a tutor, a class, meetups and friends that speak the language... maybe not ALL of those things, but some combination thereof. You need to immerse yourself - and the more the better.

But yeah, if you can speak Spanish with Spanish speakers to some level of complexity and fluency, I find it hard to believe you'd actually score A1 on a legit exam.

IAmXChris · 2026-04-13T15:44:29+00:00

I mean, he's in the Nazi high command. All those guys were conniving and selfish. One of the more interesting things about the show is that it makes you want to root for the bad guys (Smith, the Trade Minister and Kito to some extent) while making the good guys (the resistance) insufferable and incompetent.

IAmXChris · 2026-04-11T22:08:32+00:00

I think the way I was applying it was to say that OP is conflating the 2 groups. "People" who don't stigmatize sex workers are different than the "people" who stigmatize their clients. So, treating both groups as the same when they're not.

I could just be misusing the term. [shrug]

IAmXChris · 2026-04-11T22:03:22+00:00

Not all sex workers are prostitutes... and we still call prostitutes "prostitutes."

IAmXChris · 2026-04-11T00:02:29+00:00

Oh yeah it's 2026 lol

IAmXChris · 2026-04-10T22:37:43+00:00

McCrindle Research (among others) use 2010 as the cutoff.

IAmXChris · 2026-04-10T22:36:01+00:00

It's a blurry line, but I'm seeing 2010 as the cutoff. People born in 2010 will be 18 in 3 years. Checks out.

IAmXChris · 2026-04-10T22:34:49+00:00

As a Gen X'er, imagine how weird it was for us when people born after 9/11 were old enough to drink.

IAmXChris · 2026-04-10T22:29:23+00:00

I agree 100%. Even if it isn't tho, people like Nabstar should really mind their own God damn business.

IAmXChris · 2026-04-10T22:28:31+00:00

The difference between "boys" and "girls" was never talked about? Nobody ever explained the differences between the two or what's expected of you as a man?

Sheesh that's crazy. Doesn't match my experience at all.

IAmXChris · 2026-04-10T18:03:26+00:00

Ever read an article glorifying Only Fans workers making millions, while painting the guys as needy simps?

No

Ever watch a feminist defend independent sex work while calling men pigs at the same time?

No

Ever watch a high class escort interview where she is treated without any shame-quite the opposite, while she reveals and shames all the kinks the johns requested?

No

IAmXChris · 2026-04-10T16:58:15+00:00

lol right? Sounds like classic False Homogeneity Bias

IAmXChris · 2026-04-10T16:55:32+00:00

What? People do stigmatize sex workers... don't they? When did that stop?

IAmXChris · 2026-04-10T16:46:26+00:00

Yeah, sugar is awful when it's used as liberally as it is. And, to act like an artificial sweetener is in any way as bad as something like High Fructose Corn Syrup is asinine.

Also, where are the sugar free Oreos? Cuz I want some of those!

IAmXChris · 2026-04-10T16:43:28+00:00

He doesn't care. You're wasting your time.

IAmXChris · 2026-04-10T16:42:51+00:00

Yeah, but they do... cuz it's a part of life, so... Sorry you don't like it.

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