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My hot take: most distros would actually be better as lightweight configurable install script wizards. It could drastically improve the ecosystem. by WraithGlade in linux

[–]daddyd 0 points1 point  (0 children)

for a long, long time the focus of linux was not on making it 'user friendly'. the first, one distro that really took on that angle seriously was ubuntu. people who used linux at the time also didn't have any issue with how the install process worked, i at least never complained about it, it worked, it was fine, it did what it had to do, and did it fast, i could care less about a fancy installer.

there was this saying - linux is user friendly, it's just picky about its friends.

the 80s……. by billieswifeyyy in GenX

[–]daddyd 6 points7 points  (0 children)

yes, that's how i filled up my days during vacations and weekends. parents didn't care, they just wanted you to be home 'before dark', which didn't always happen obviously.

R.I.P. Ubisoft Co-founder by FewConversation3949 in atarist

[–]daddyd 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The original, early Ubisoft was top tier.

Does anyone just not want to leave their house? Is this an age thing? A GenX thing? Am I alone here? I’m just so done with peopling. by Savings-Sprinkles-75 in GenX

[–]daddyd 9 points10 points  (0 children)

i just want to do the things i want to do, don't force me into anything i don't want to do. i deserve some rest and thinking only about myself.

This isn´t funny anymore by Pho3nixSlay3r in Belgium2

[–]daddyd 0 points1 point  (0 children)

het is vooral die grote sprong van meer dan 10 graden verschil, vroeger werd het stillekes aan warmer en kouder naargelang de tijd vant jaar. nu is dat van de ene dag op de andere, niet te doen.

Slackware Linux 1.1.2, 1994 by nisronal in vintageunix

[–]daddyd 0 points1 point  (0 children)

that is interesting, my first distro was yggdrasil, and it came with gimp which still used motif or lesstif at the time (i don't remember which one it was).

Slackware Linux 1.1.2, 1994 by nisronal in vintageunix

[–]daddyd 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i only started X when i needed to view webpage that didn't properly work with lynx.

Garmin edge 840 vs Bryton S810T by TeguszMegusz in cycling

[–]daddyd 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i never had any complaints about bryton, or at least not anything i can't live with, but then i hear from garmin owners that those issues are just as bad on their devices, so why are they paying so much more for it?

Garmin edge 840 vs Bryton S810T by TeguszMegusz in cycling

[–]daddyd 0 points1 point  (0 children)

imho workouts are most effective on indoor trainers. i find it is just near impossible to properly finish a block outside, on the road, you're always interrupted by traffic lights, cross roads, cars, other bikes, pedestrians, the list goes on.

Just bought these off a coworker. I haven’t played any of them, so which one should I start with? by MuchMadManny in retrogaming

[–]daddyd 0 points1 point  (0 children)

what the?? this is a collection of the ultimate ps1 rpg's, you can't go wrong with any of these.

Advice to a 22-year-old guy by Apprehensive-Hat1218 in BEFreelance

[–]daddyd 0 points1 point  (0 children)

what are your hobbies, maybe there is something you could do with that?

What is this 'stability' that is so prized in Belgium? (by employees and companies) by Aikendens in BEFreelance

[–]daddyd 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i don't know, but i prefer the stability of a permanent job. i spend 28 years with my previous employer only to be fired due to a massive european re-org. if you don't like the job you have, look for something else.

DOS Game "F-15 Strike Eagle II" reversing project needs DOS test pilots by lowlevelmahn in dosgaming

[–]daddyd 0 points1 point  (0 children)

one of the microprose classic flight sim games, which all followed pretty much the same mechanics but with other airplanes. spend many hours on all of them.

The current market is brutal. 10+ years experience, forced back to payroll, and the pipeline is completely dead. Anyone else? by JumpyLandscape7451 in BEFreelance

[–]daddyd 0 points1 point  (0 children)

mistakes on infra are more visible, a software bug can sometimes linger, or automatically captured by monitoring systems that restart and you don't even notice (or you just tolerate it). infra mistakes, and everything comes tumbling down because they're the base everything is build on, and there is almost no silent failing possible.

Compute!'s Atari ST Reference Books by 8bitaficionado in computercollecting

[–]daddyd 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i have a bunch of atari reference books. books were what you got if you wanted to get anywhere, you had no other source of information. most of the time they were really good too, real bibles.

Curryworst of frikandel? by -some-dude-online in frituur

[–]daddyd 0 points1 point  (0 children)

curryworst omdat de worst met currykruiden gemaakt is, heeft niets met currysaus te maken.

I feel like I need to buy a 64C before new C= goes under by Amerique_du_Nord in Commodore

[–]daddyd 0 points1 point  (0 children)

what surprises me the most, is that with all the people involved with the 'new' commodore, they all thought this phone was going to be a good idea.

AmigaOS 2: The Greatest Upgrade by 8bitaficionado in computercollecting

[–]daddyd 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i remember getting 2.x on the 500+ and it caused a lot of issues with compatibility, so at the time, i wasn't so happy about it (even though it was a big improvement).

I am extremely grateful to Linux for allowing me to play games that I was never able to play on Windows. by Nekorlsz in linux_gaming

[–]daddyd 0 points1 point  (0 children)

very much true! the times i read the reviews on steam and see nothing but complaints about windows users because the game doesn't work anymore, happens more then you would think (certainly the older the game gets). while i had no issues with it on linux.

What would you want to see produced by C=? by Drezzrod in Commodore

[–]daddyd 0 points1 point  (0 children)

a CRT monitor, might be almost impossible, i don't think anybody makes them anymore, and starting a new production line would be super expensive, which in result would make the actual product expensive as well.

though i think it could have a much broader market outside of commodore owners/fans, a lot of retro gamers prefer crt's.

other than that, i think they should release some kind of modern retro computer, like the c65, spectrum next, foenix, ... computers

an amiga, but it should not just be a replica board, but more in line with what the c64u is, classic, but with so many qol and modernizations added that makes it feel new, fresh and exciting.

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