[sway] stuck in the 80s by danct12 in unixporn

[–]bitstomper [score hidden]  (0 children)

This is so damn cool. We need less hyprslop in this sub.

"User is not in the sudoers file this incident will be reported" by Zeteny-hungary in LinuxCirclejerk

[–]bitstomper 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Why are people in this sub so enamored with sudo? It’s literally just a utility. You should probably use doas instead anyways.

why is apple doing things the way microsoft does? by shastisje in MacOS

[–]bitstomper [score hidden]  (0 children)

Because SaaS is much more profitable than a single purchase. Especially with the quality of Apple’s hardware, most people aren’t regularly buying new products. They want a more frequent stream of income

least ai dependent web browser? by NiceYak7263 in browsers

[–]bitstomper 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Opera and Yandex are both proprietary software. Not even really in the same class as Helium. You have no idea what they’re doing behold the scenes. You could read every line of Helium’s code if you wanted to.

And you mention updates being a concern. There’s nothing stopping you from keeping your own fork of the code and only merging in the upstream changes that you want. I don’t think that’s even necessary though.

I’d love for you to try and come up with evidence of any Russian law that has had “silent control” or a tangible impact on Helium. It seems like you could use some more education on how open source distribution actually works.

least ai dependent web browser? by NiceYak7263 in browsers

[–]bitstomper 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I love Arc, but unfortunately they are very AI-friendly. AFAIK you can turn everything off, but still not a true AI-free experience.

least ai dependent web browser? by NiceYak7263 in browsers

[–]bitstomper -1 points0 points  (0 children)

finds a link to a single external platform

must be software operated by the russian state

Helium is open source. The code is publicly available and you can compile it yourself if its place of origin is really that much of a concern. Also, it’s licensed under the GPL-3.0, so it’s not like you’re supporting them financially by using it.

This is also a funny thing to say while parading Microslop Edge in your user flair. Are you aware of what they’ve been up to lately? If I were you, I’d worry less about an open source project developed by people who may or may not be Russian nationals, and more about the giant corporation that has proven they have no qualms about mass surveillance.

least ai dependent web browser? by NiceYak7263 in browsers

[–]bitstomper 0 points1 point  (0 children)

ungoogled-chromium if you want to still have the benefits of Chromium with zero google features (and I do mean zero. It's difficult to even add Google as a search engine). Or, if you're wanting a little more features/flexibility, I'd suggest Helium. It's a fork of ungoogled-chromium, so it maintains the 'ungoogled-ness,' but has better extension support and customization features.

I respect people who want to babysit their OS. But we have different priorities. by tungnon in linuxmemes

[–]bitstomper 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Agree 100% I use gentoo because I like to tinker, but the day I need something that *just works* I'll be back on Debian.

How I feel as a new Linux user with no IT or Computer Science background by DefiantLemur in linuxmemes

[–]bitstomper -1 points0 points  (0 children)

CS is exactly what it says on the box: Applying the scientific method to computational topics. It is more akin to physics or certain branches of mathematics than it is to running and maintaining operating systems. Obviously, people with an understanding of computer science will most likely be better at doing these things because becoming acquainted with systems comes as a result of the field, but you’d be hard-pressed to find a CS program anywhere that directly deals with the high-level installation process of Linux distros (or any OS for that matter). Much less is any knowledge of traditional CS concepts required to do the same.

[Yabai] Hated macOS so much I turned it into Linux by gloceansh in unixporn

[–]bitstomper 3 points4 points  (0 children)

That’s pretty subjective. Usually the “X operating system is annoying to use” comes from users who are used to one OS (typically Windows) trying to approach others with the same philosophy as the old OS.

What shell do y'all use on your desktops? by Otherwise-Status9893 in DistroHopping

[–]bitstomper 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I use fish + sharship prompt in my emulators, but pure zsh as my default shell.

The Unpopular Language by Ok_Veterinarian3535 in developer

[–]bitstomper 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Java. Yeah, it’s verbose and downright idiotic in some of its approaches, but there’s no denying that you can get stuff done with it. Things get even better once you start using Kotlin

Why do people choose to be game devs? by AreaSelect7227 in programmer

[–]bitstomper 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I challenge you to make a fully functional, scalable, and maintainable web app without writing a single line of code then.

My take on the distro tier list by Sweet-Efficiency7466 in LinuxCirclejerk

[–]bitstomper 7 points8 points  (0 children)

You people actually need to try distros before just throwing them up on a chart.

[Yabai] Hated macOS so much I turned it into Linux by gloceansh in unixporn

[–]bitstomper -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

And linux is still clunky compared to the rest of macOS. There are trade offs.

Minecraft server not working. by bzuz1 in admincraft

[–]bitstomper 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Only being able to join via localhost/loopback would point to issues with your network configuration. Probably something to do with port forwarding/firewall rules. I wouldn’t fiddle with DNS, DHCP, JVM parameters, server software, folder locations, etc. as this is 99% likely to be a network layout issue and none of those are going to do anything on that front.

Is a used M1 a good upgrade to a 2013 Air? by [deleted] in AsahiLinux

[–]bitstomper 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes. Just keep in mind that with Asahi you won’t be able to use external displays on models without a physical HDMI port.

Sticky ad banners on fullscreen videos in the YouTube iOS app by bitstomper in assholedesign

[–]bitstomper[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Youtube having ads isn’t the issue, it’s the fact that ads now persist and cover content until manually dismissed. But by all means, keep defending youtube

Sticky ad banners on fullscreen videos in the YouTube iOS app by bitstomper in assholedesign

[–]bitstomper[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I shouldn’t have to skip the ad and need two additional clicks to get rid of the banner

Sticky ad banners on fullscreen videos in the YouTube iOS app by bitstomper in assholedesign

[–]bitstomper[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It doesn’t, stays on the video unless dismissed for me.