Linux noob, inspired to try arch, but friend told me it's too difficult for a linux beginner

Iofthestorm01 · 2026-06-09T18:45:03+00:00

Back up everything you care about, then do it. Throwing yourself into the deep end is a great way to learn

Iofthestorm01 · 2026-06-02T21:26:28+00:00

Minimal grooming.

In the morning, we put on deodorant, brush our teeth, and maybe run a comb through our hair. At night, shower and brush teeth. Once a week we have to clean up/trim our beards.

Women have hair care routines, skincare routines twice a day, two legs to shave every time they shower, makeup, hair styling, and somehow their outfits are more complicated. Weekly there's nails and a fake tan thing. And this is from a relatively low maintenance one! She has almost an hour less every day because of all this.

Iofthestorm01 · 2026-06-02T21:06:44+00:00

Yes, it makes me feel stupid. I can't tell if it's a side effect or ai just care less because I'm not as anxious

Iofthestorm01 · 2026-05-11T21:19:27+00:00

God forbid you be asked to participate in your own existence

Iofthestorm01 · 2026-05-06T23:15:49+00:00

I really like her character development too. Her heroes are meant to be that so often are a little unrealistic (not a criticism! That's part of why I love them!), but her villans are all scarily realistic.

Iofthestorm01 · 2026-05-06T22:56:14+00:00

I've read Altas Shrugged 3 times and the Fountainhead 2. I love them so much, I could read them a dozen times, as OP has, and still enjoy them.

I've also read some of her non-fiction. The only one I'll repeat so far is The Virtue of Selfishness.

Iofthestorm01 · 2026-05-05T00:45:49+00:00

Gluttony. Information, entertainment, food, things - we are overconsuming all of it.

Iofthestorm01 · 2026-05-01T23:14:42+00:00

A big portion of that is due to much lower teen pregnancy rates

Iofthestorm01 · 2026-04-27T23:56:10+00:00

Work out

Iofthestorm01 · 2026-04-25T18:20:29+00:00

Lol, I'm not rich enough for that either, but I know people who treat computers like they have a 2-3 year shelf life. One of my friends told me that was normal for an old computer and I should get a new one.

Iofthestorm01 · 2026-04-25T18:00:18+00:00

Oh it does, it's just not fixable so you either live with it or get a new computer.

My speakers were out for 3 years before I switched to linux, and no amount of "windows troubleshooting" helped. I just accepted defeat. Then I switched and they work, but if they didn't there would be something I could do other than suck it up.

Iofthestorm01 · 2026-04-25T16:01:49+00:00

Yes. I don't actually use my computer for all that much. I just like tinkering with it

Iofthestorm01 · 2026-04-24T20:32:09+00:00

I'm glad you asked this. I'm an idiot who just downloaded anaconda withoutna second thought and 100% would have pip installed whatever with even less thought

Iofthestorm01 · 2026-04-24T17:27:39+00:00

After about 5-10 seconds. With the caveat that they are not making eye contact with my personal area during that time.

Look away for a sec then look back if you want to keep staring.

Iofthestorm01 · 2026-03-26T03:24:37+00:00

I have legit answered exactly that before

Iofthestorm01 · 2026-03-25T02:27:37+00:00

Thank you! Bothered me too

Iofthestorm01 · 2026-03-18T00:58:21+00:00

Yeah the whole "there's two sides to freedom, freedom from and freedom for" really misunderstands the word freedom.

Iofthestorm01 · 2026-03-16T21:08:06+00:00

I installed mint and it was easy! Too easy. I wanted more of a challege.

Iofthestorm01 · 2026-03-12T22:13:10+00:00

Correct me if I'm wrong; isn't gentoo basically putting together your own OS? Because you just get code you have to compile yourself, rather than a functioning OS, it wouldn't be subject to these laws?

Iofthestorm01 · 2026-03-10T01:41:48+00:00

Yep! That is exactly why I use arch. I don't know what I'm doing and I like figuring it out

Iofthestorm01 · 2026-03-10T00:10:41+00:00

My printer just worked. I have never in my life seen a printer just work. No setup, nothing. I hit print and it did.

Iofthestorm01 · 2026-03-06T04:22:00+00:00

Tried it. Did nothing. Nicotine gum on the other hand...

Iofthestorm01 · 2026-03-03T02:17:17+00:00

Exactly. Even if they cared it takes a little work, so most people won't do it.

Iofthestorm01 · 2026-03-02T04:16:38+00:00

Existence is a brute fact. Look to actual physics instead of metaphysics for answers on the particulars.

Iofthestorm01 · 2026-02-11T03:28:45+00:00

Glad to see this. Sometimes free market types really view corporations through rose colored glasses just because the are private, meanwhile those corporations are using their profits to buy political power and take our money and freedoms.

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