=== ANCHOR POEM === ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── they say learning Linux is hard, but it's the only free operating system so really it's a question of learning Linux now, when you have time, or later, when you're busy. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────┘ === SIMILARITY RANKED === --- #1 fediverse/3123 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── using linux requires constant maintenance and that's kind of unfair, actually. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┘ --- #2 fediverse_boost/6017 --- ◀─╔═══════════════════════════════[BOOST]════════════════════════════════────────╗ ║ ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ ║ ║ │ Linux admins when they have to use Windows: :/ │ ║ ║ │ │ ║ ║ │ Windows admins when they have to use Linux: :\ │ ║ ║ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ║ ╠─────────┐ ┌───────────╣ ║ similar │ chronological │ different ║ ╚═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════┴───────╝─▶ --- #3 fediverse/2622 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── what kind of linux user are you if you don't even like reading terminal output? it's USEFUL and INTERESTING information! WHY ELSE WOULD THE PROGRAMMER OUTPUT IT??? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┘ --- #4 fediverse/1246 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────── @user-883 hehe if I don't understand how it works it's difficult for me to use things. My Linux friends get so exasperated with me because I'm like "cool script gimme like 2 days to figure it out" and they're like "bro just use these flags" and I'm like "no" ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────┘ --- #5 fediverse/3907 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────── kinda wanna make a linux distro that has all the capabilities of a GUI distro and isn't so minimal (like screen recording, calculator, screenshot, wifi manager, etc etc) but with i3 instead of a desktop. they could literally just be symlinks (shortcuts) to scripts that are in your /usr/bin or whatever directory seriously it's not like there's THAT many ways to use ffmpeg, why not just write a script for them? that's what you're going to do when you use it for the first time, anyway, so... ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────┘ --- #6 fediverse/2120 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────── sometimes I think performing my art was just an excuse to use Linux. At least, some of my art. But hey, I'm not complaining, it's awesome. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┘ --- #7 fediverse/5832 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────── Linux is so cool, I hate it so much. Linux is so cool, I love it to death. Linux is so cool, I want to scream~ Linux is so cool, nothing works but dreams. yearnyearnyearnyearnyearnyearn ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────┘ --- #8 fediverse/466 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────── I love Linux. All I have to do is type "authserver" and "worldserver" and wouldn't you know it suddenly a universe is created (with very constrained rules) that anyone might inhabit should they desire to. It's not like I'm perfect - oh wait I have a toot about that, gimme a sec ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────┘ --- #9 fediverse/4900 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────── if you wanna trick systems administrators just put a bunch of sleeps in your code so your computer programs don't use up all the mainframe's resources all at once [statements dreamed up by the practically deranged] ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┘ --- #10 fediverse/2875 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── ┌────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: unsolicited advice │ └────────────────────────────┘ @user-192 I use Void Linux so it uses xbps instead of apt, but I know I've heard about how to do it I just forget how. I'll look into it, but for now I can play, so... oh well! :D :D ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┘ --- #11 fediverse_boost/2965 --- ◀─╔═════════════════════[BOOST]═══════════════════════───────────────────────────╗ ║ ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ ║ ║ │ i will use CW for #USpol if computer people start using CW for tech computer boring linux software posting. i said what i said │ ║ ║ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ║ ╠─────────┐ ┌───────────╣ ║ similar │ chronological │ different ║ ╚═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┴───────╝─▶ --- #12 fediverse/369 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── Gaming on Linux is never knowing for sure that a game will launch. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────┘ --- #13 fediverse/5191 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────── do you love linux or do you just love fixing dependency errors? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────┘ --- #14 fediverse/3603 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────── ┌─────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: computers-mentioned │ └─────────────────────────────┘ @user-1573 ooooo I see, yeah I picked one distro and I stuck with it. Void Linux. then my friend wanted me to learn Gentoo, so I did. I use DWM on my Void Linux computer but i3 on my Gentoo one, just to mess with myself and stay on my toes 🤓 ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┘ --- #15 fediverse/4826 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────── the fact that linux software by default shares libraries causes 90% of the difficulty that new and medium skill users of linux face. disk space is cheap. spend more on hard drives and double the software size. make redundancy that prevents software failures but doesn't slow down the machine. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┘ --- #16 fediverse/3282 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── I hate how fragile Linux is It deserves to be strong and durable ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┘ --- #17 fediverse_boost/5464 --- ◀─╔═════════════════════════════[BOOST]══════════════════════════════────────────╗ ║ ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ ║ ║ │ Instead of using butter with your garlic bread, you should switch to Linux. You can set up a virtual machine to try out various distros to see which one works best for your needs. │ ║ ║ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ║ ╠─────────┐ ┌───────────╣ ║ similar │ chronological │ different ║ ╚═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────┴───────╝─▶ --- #18 messages/712 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────── Linux doesn't teach you to to build a perfect system. It's always breaking, after all. It teaches you to rehearse. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┘ --- #19 fediverse/6278 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────── @user-1429 do something fun and hard like walk to seattle or install linux on a toaster or write happy notes on post-its and leave them in public places or make art and leave it in a public place or~ ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────┘ --- #20 fediverse/2601 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── @user-249 you can host anything you'd like on a raspberry pi. If the software requirements are within the hardware specs, of course. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┘ |