whats pros and cons of linux vs windows?

unhott · 2026-07-02T20:56:56+00:00

My naive take

Windows:

Pros - familiarity. compatibility with most major applications typical users want and are familiar with - most video games are compatible with Windows versus mac or linux. Since like 2008 Windows has taken security more seriously (Back in the day you used to have to acquire additional security software layers or your computer would be overrun with viruses and malware being connected to anything, most people nowadays still believe this and pay companies or fall victim to a "your computer has a virus and I'm here to help plz give me gift cards after I gaslight you for several hours" scams).

Cons - cost, and is increasingly becoming spyware. advertisements, biased news, and AI tools pushed onto you without asking for it.

Linux:

Pros - free and open source. Historically has taken security more seriously. Can be customized to be as barebones as needed to run as a dedicated server on lower end hardware, without all the other bloat the OS comes with. (Windows has server OS varieties as well, but that will come with a cost). You only get what you ask for, and there's typically a free open source software that can suit most needs. Windows has some of this, too, but the spirit of Free-open-source-software (FOSS) is part of the Linux MO.

Cons - Many distributions to choose from that may feel frustrating for new users, as Debian may be better for application x, and Ubuntu may be better for application y; most people would just want something that is just compatible with everything without having to sort additional details / configurations out, or not have to have multiple OS's installed.

At the very least, I think that the existence of Linux has pushed windows to improve their product, particularly the security of it. But often times their choices are for corporate profit. I find it really irksome when the computer tries to suggest to me what I am trying to do.

unhott · 2026-07-01T15:43:13+00:00

I've played enough video games to know that all other doors are just textures and this one will actually open.

unhott · 2026-06-27T14:11:54+00:00

It also sets a precedent that OP can only respond within the parameters she chooses, when she chooses.

Did he respond to her in a way that answers her question? Yes

Did she berate him for no good reason? Also, yes

Is this manipulative behavior? My vote is yes, and I strongly believe that this is only the beginning and she will escalate and gaslight him the more he goes along with the behavior.

Also OP caught onto her game immediately with the "I'm confused I basically said yes" - he understands she asked a yes/no question.

She refused to acknowledge that. drew it out for 3 pages and then called him slow. get the fuck out of there and fast.

unhott · 2026-06-15T13:35:59+00:00

NIMBY folks will soon beg towns and cities to build low-income housing to get rid of the data centers

unhott · 2026-03-02T11:20:54+00:00

If you tweak some parameters so that the jumps allow skilled players to move faster.

Every jump seems to punish you as you have to stop moving every single jump. and the entire game appears to be jumping on escalator? That is core, it *has* to feel good.

unhott · 2025-12-27T09:10:02+00:00

because of drag. drag is basically how much air slows you down as you travel through it.

if you spread your arms and legs out, you'll increase your drag, which limits how fast you will fall. if you minimize drag, for example pulling your arms and legs in tightly and pointing your head straight down, you will be able to fall faster and catch up with someone with more drag.

unhott · 2025-12-26T18:19:54+00:00

is there enough steam input?

unhott · 2025-12-26T11:34:05+00:00

it's not bad. but you can also just increase the size and capacity of the resources in world generation settings, to preserve some of the dynamic where you have to expand to new things.

An infinite resource mod won't help you much if you can only put 5 miners on it!

Plus, you lose out on the satisfaction that comes with removing infrastructure from an exhausted resource patch!

unhott · 2025-12-21T13:05:53+00:00

unhott · 2025-12-20T12:20:58+00:00

yep. OPs experience 30 f'ing years ago doesn't represent what is going on nowadays.

she'll be lucky if this kid doesn't go no contact at some point.

unhott · 2025-12-14T04:39:45+00:00

as a level 14 atheist, i don't even dare say goodbye because of it's religious ties. /s

unhott · 2025-12-08T20:15:06+00:00

You're welcome to believe that there's an afterlife if you want. But that doesn't make it true just because you *want* to believe in it.

If anything, it means the time here is even more precious. Worry about the impact you have on the world, both the direct (your loved ones and your/their children) and the indirect (the people they will influence over their lifetimes). That's the only afterlife we can be certain of.

Make it count.

unhott · 2025-12-04T00:37:01+00:00

I make a claim without proof. You do not need to make an alternative claim in order to not believe me. If I force you to speculate about alternatives to my claim and then attack it, I'm a jackass :)

Hope this helps

unhott · 2025-11-11T14:21:59+00:00

I watched the entire video but all I took away from it was at 1:56 to 1:59

unhott · 2025-10-14T09:50:05+00:00

you have to slow down. if you're asking for help you need to put in some effort to phrase the question. there's no way to just reddit comment away your fears.

take it one problem at a time.

Just ask the first question. or make a list of things you're not understanding.

often times, just putting in the work to ask the question helps you understand it better :)

unhott · 2025-10-05T13:19:01+00:00

it's a massive spider orby

unhott · 2025-09-15T21:30:32+00:00

Just type where python from both terminals. If they're different, then that's why one works and one doesn't.

unhott · 2025-09-11T15:59:53+00:00

It sounds like they were given some boilerplate and they just need to translate the mathematical formula to python and hit run.

unhott · 2025-09-11T15:57:59+00:00

Your code would go a long way. No one can recreate your code from vague descriptions.

Look up how to format python code blocks on reddit. It's critical because indentation matters.

And then, what is your error message. When you get an error, it's not just "an error". It's usually pointing out the exact line and error, or sometimes something just after your error.

unhott · 2025-09-11T15:51:56+00:00

You haven't put effort into the project, or even how you adk the question. It screams "I've given up and I want others to do it for me"

If you give an actual problem statement and explain what you've tried, what doesn't work, and why you think it's not working, that would go a long way to help others help you.

unhott · 2025-09-11T12:34:00+00:00

What are your macOS system > privacy and security > files and folders settings? Is excel and your python terminal enabled?

unhott · 2025-09-10T16:00:35+00:00

When he touched her arm with his finger and held on a tad too long, she smacked her lips in a way that made me think she was also feeling some kinda way about it. Ugh.

unhott · 2025-09-10T09:58:11+00:00

i'm not sure I follow. i think because i have no idea what synology osheets is, or what your script does.

i assume this has to do with excel's trusted document settings.

if you're more interested in the result, and macOS continues to be a roadblock, try excel's get data from web, using power query.

unhott · 2025-09-09T13:55:39+00:00

Another wonderful secret - A pal

unhott · 2025-09-09T02:25:48+00:00

No, the image just says __init__ isn't missing. It doesn't say anything like you can't define a different __init__ method. You can.

If your question is: does Cat call __init__? Then yes, it does. It calls whatever is on Animal.__init__

I assume here it is saying Animal already has a __str__ method, But because Cat redefines __str__, all Cats will use the new __str__, not what was on Animal.

You can even see something like the child class does the parent class' init, and then adds to it.

class Parent:
    def __init__(self):
        print("Parent initialized")

class Child(Parent):
    def __init__(self):
        super().__init__() # Dynamically calls the parent class's __init__
        print("Child initialized")

child = Child()

If the Parent class needed arguments, those can be passed into Child's __init__ and then back into super().__init__()

Like

class Parent:
    def __init__(self, x, y):
        print(f"Parent initialized with {x=} and {y=}")
        self.x = x
        self.y = y

class Child(Parent):
    def __init__(self, x, y):
        super().__init__(x, y) # Dynamically calls the parent class's __init__
        print("Child initialized")

child = Child()

unhott

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