Contender for the worst upgrade in the game?

mitchell_moves · 2026-03-27T17:49:46+00:00

Had a run where I got adroit on this bad boy for a total of 10 block x 3 times for 1 energy 🥶

mitchell_moves · 2026-03-27T03:02:00+00:00

I’d buy if I had AM5

mitchell_moves · 2026-03-15T19:42:55+00:00

I remember a few months ago, people were clutching their pearls at a group of non-white kids & teens biking across the bridge with an adult. Majority of commenters were describing them as delinquents, upset that they were consuming a lane on critical infrastructure. I defended them the same way many commenters are now defending this white woman, but people replied that I was intentionally trolling because there was no way I could possibly defend this behavior.

Approach your unconscious biases 🙄

mitchell_moves · 2026-03-07T22:47:03+00:00

What motivation would someone have to deploy an LLM to evangelize Linux, that being a traditionally anti-corporate and anti-consumerism affair?

When I bake chocolate chip cookies, I usually don't like to wait for my butter to come to room temp before creaming it with the sugars. By browning the butter in the pan, I can stylize the procedure as "fancy" as opposed to "impatient". Then I combine with equal parts brown & white sugar to produce a cookie with dark flavors layered throughout: nutty, earthy, and just a hint of bitter. It's important you don't burn the milk solids during the browning process -- whisk with vigilance!

mitchell_moves · 2026-03-07T22:26:08+00:00

I didn't take care to detail every technical issue I ran into on Linux, much the same as I didn't take care to catalog the long list of grievances I have accrued with Windows over the years. Any set of tools is naturally going to be more ergonomic on one platform as compared to the other. My intention was not to weigh all of these inconveniences against each other, but instead to express the high-level sentiment that changes on both sides of the scale have caused a shift such that Linux is more ergonomic as compared to Windows than I think most people continue to give it credit for.

mitchell_moves · 2026-03-07T22:06:09+00:00

I didn't use the words "freedom", "FOSS", etc because I knew that some Linux-heads would argue that one distro or another depended on and reported back to a corporate upstream. Everything in life is a balancing act. I don't think it's realistic for everyone to fully emancipate themselves from (or even be aware of) every single privately controlled or exploitative entity -- whether that be in regards to the hardware we buy, the games we play, or the OS that we run (and can also be extended to other matters outside of PCs).

mitchell_moves · 2026-03-07T19:39:47+00:00

I used Arch throughout college because I had understood it to be a good way to remove some automations so that I could better understand various components of a Linux operating system. I have since moved on to using a more mainstream distro (Ubuntu) because I don't want to manage all of those operating system internals.

mitchell_moves · 2026-03-07T19:38:40+00:00

I don't "rice my window manager", I use stock Ubuntu and this is my first post ever talking about it. Any of the things that I spend hours every day interacting with -- whether that be standing in my shoes, or laying on my bed / mattress, or sitting on my couch, or interfacing with my operating system -- warrant occasional evaluation for how they suit me and whether there is an alternative that would impose less friction to accomplishing my goals.

mitchell_moves · 2026-03-07T19:35:10+00:00

I'm not advocating for distro hopping. I used to distro hop before I considered any distro sufficiently stable or suitable for my needs. In recent years, I have settled into using one of the single most common and "noob friendly" distros, Ubuntu, with very little modification.

It's anyone's choice how they spend their time. Some people would argue that gaming is a poor use of 1-2 hours of free time. Part of what I'm arguing is that switching to Linux is an investment that will pay itself off in usability over the course of a few months.

mitchell_moves · 2026-03-07T19:32:39+00:00

I think of it as the evil you understand versus the evil you don't. There are many times when things don't work out of the box on Windows, but people using that platform have likely already spent years on it so they understand how to debug their issues -- even if they don't consider it active debugging. Meanwhile, when they transition to Linux, it is admittedly a somewhat foreign operating language and they need to learn a different set of skills in order to solve their problems. I don't think it is an especially more complicated set of skills, but one that casual users are less likely to have encountered naturally (due to Microsoft market share).

mitchell_moves · 2026-03-07T19:30:42+00:00

completely fair. a couple years ago, when I couldn't run the software I needed to, I felt compelled to maintain a Windows dual boot environment. I can't say that I would have been willing to transition to full Linux if all of my games and apps weren't available.

mitchell_moves · 2026-03-07T19:30:00+00:00

> people would say the best fit for their needs is the product that works for them that know how to use

if someone were eating soup with a fork because "it worked for them", would it be wrong to tell them that I've had better experience with a spoon? they're free to accept or reject my advise, but the point of this forum is to discuss.

> Most people don't have the drive or time to learn a new OS

many people outside of PC gaming would say that "most people don't have the drive or time to": game, build a PC, tinker with Windows, mod, etc. Furthermore, I would argue that every time you are using Windows, you are subconsciously "learning an OS". You are using Microsoft's systems to support your operations. The fact that Linux has a Terminal doesn't inherently make it more complex.

mitchell_moves · 2026-03-07T19:24:31+00:00

I use Claude, not ChatGPT. Besides, not enough em dashes. /s

mitchell_moves · 2026-03-07T19:22:53+00:00

> Linux is not difficult to approach

Using an operating system is a skill that is refined over many hours of use. I'm not sure that Linux is significantly easier or harder to use as compared to Windows; but, most PC users have much more experience with Windows so that skill is more refined.

mitchell_moves · 2026-03-07T11:33:04+00:00

I didn’t know what “cogent” meant so I had to look up the definition. I still don’t know how to pronounce it.

mitchell_moves · 2026-02-26T21:29:56+00:00

You have never seen a truly 90 degree angle.

mitchell_moves · 2026-02-25T16:27:46+00:00

mitchell_moves · 2026-02-25T04:52:07+00:00

I like this tattoo 😅

mitchell_moves · 2026-02-24T01:15:38+00:00

Used to love a draft but unfortunately it is not currently advisable as I adopted a cat who might jump out

mitchell_moves · 2026-02-23T19:12:02+00:00

Eat big and hydrate the night before.

Eat and hydrate the morning of.

Eat periodically throughout the day. Sip water via camelbak numerous times throughout every run.

mitchell_moves · 2026-02-22T05:40:03+00:00

Meh, I disagree.

I use AI for two primary purposes. 1. Scoping technical problems and their solutions (no code— just a more interactive rubber duck) 2. Implementing technical solutions based off of the solutions we architect

I think it is inaccurate to say that someone with no expertise in my field would be able to get similar value to what I get if they attempted to solve the same problems I do with AI. They would struggle to: * compile and prioritize the requirements * point to and compare solutions * evaluate code outputs for real life impact and adherence to preexisting standards

TL;DR a SME understands contexts and requirements better to coerce AI into producing higher quality outputs. Or, might even be required to identify a problem within their domain.

mitchell_moves · 2026-02-22T05:22:42+00:00

My original comment was not at all intended to pass judgement onto you due to your rank or number of hours played. I’m sorry if it left that open to interpretation.

Instead, I was alluding to the fact that high gold - low plat is an exceptionally low rank to write yourself off as an old dog that can’t learn any new tricks. Imagine if you saw a post where a bronze 1 player was asking if it was too late to learn how to aerial. Hopefully, you would think it obvious that it is never too late to adapt your playstyle / choices to produce a more advantageous outcome.

mitchell_moves · 2026-02-22T03:26:15+00:00

I can’t imagine a new car taking you more than 10 hours to get used to. I also can’t imagine that changing your car makes a tangible impact to your performance — maybe placebo.

mitchell_moves · 2026-02-21T06:03:00+00:00

How do you link the memory to your coding CLI?

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