I'm unironically like that with apple things. The last time I used an apple things was 15 years ago. Im comfortable doing just about anything technical on windows, Linux and android, but hand me an iPhone or a MacBook and I instantly realise how those elderly technologically impaired people feel - completely lost.
So this morning I had to go to my mother's house for IT support as one of her monitors wasn't working. I plugged the power cable back in to the back of the monitor and the problem was solved.
I'm not sure the level of IT support I provide is high enough to get blamed for anything š
Thank you, because on here people donāt shut the fuck up about it even if the thread doesnāt involve Linux. Theyāre as bad as Cross-Fitters and Vegans.
this is the same corporate fueled viral joke as āvegans always telling everyone about being veganā.
maybe if windows wasnāt a vibe coded, microslop, death-by-1,000-papercuts, spycrosoft, torment nexus, then nobody would feel the need to tell people about linux?
People walk around smashing themselves in the dick with a hammer, complain about the dick-smashing hammer, and lament the future dick-smashing hammer update, and the moment someone says, "Hey, have you tried these non-dick-smashing, hammer-free pants?" And they say, "Hahaha, do you also do CrossFit?"
This joke is stolen valor, I only just swapped to Linux like two days ago and I haven't had the opportunity to blurt it out to people yet.
as a long time linux user, nobody wants to try it unless theyāre interested in programming or some highly technical thingā¦.
and really thatās where windows wins.
except itās an unearned stereotype pushed by the corporations that lose money from people quitting meat and windows
i could tell you a lot of jokes based on stereotypes but i donāt want to spread fud.
also, iāve never heard a single person talk about crossfit ever, but if they do, itās probably because they enjoy it and want to tell you about things they have benefited from because they want you to be healthy and happierā¦ not to gloat or whatever
The two people I know in real life who do cross fit talking it up constantly, and it's definitely to gloat. I've rarely heard people who are vegan bring it up. As for Linux evangelists I've been one since the late 90s.
this line of reasoning seems right to me. Well, if Windows didn't have all these problems, there wouldn't be as much need to migrate to another operating system
Yesterday someone was murdering their dog in public. I almost intervened, but thankfully they told me just in time that they've already squared that decision with their conscience. Phew, haha, that was close. Wouldn't that have been embarrassing, if I pushed my ideology onto somebody who has already squared that decision with their conscience?
People are boasting about Arch, but my first open-source OS was FreeBSD 4.2, fitting on a single CD-ROM.
It included a tiny base system and C compiler, and practically every other package had to be compiled from source, using the ports system, which was just a collection of makefiles, one for each package.
And you had to be careful to use gmake instead of make, because the default Make was BSD-specific tool incompatible with most of open-source software, which targeted Linux. And you had to make sure to use GNU versions of grep, sed, and awk, and remove all bashisms from shell scripts, because /bin/sh was of course incompatible with bash.
You had only about 50% chance that a given package would compile. Package manager? What package manager? Just run suand then make install.
And my PC was AMD K6, and it had Turbo button, which did absolutely nothing. And I was very proud of my TEAC CD drive.
and it had Turbo button, which did absolutely nothing
These old 'turbo' buttons actually did do something -- they limited your CPU clock speed.
Because some old games (and perhaps other software) relied on counting CPU cycles for timing the game. The faster your CPU, the faster the game would run, and the faster things in the game would happen. When CPUs got too fast for this, such games became unplayable because everything was happening in such fast-forward speed that the player could never hope to keep up. The counter-intuitively named 'turbo' button would bridge a jumper on the motherboard and change your CPU clock speed to a lower value, slowing it down so these old style games could still run at a reasonable, playable pace.
Ironically enough, the 'turbo' button made your PC slower.
(Personally, I think turbo buttons are due for a comeback, but as fan control options. Use a 'turbo' button to switch between fan control profiles -- turbo off for quiet profile, turbo on for maximum performance profile.)
I tell everyone at my part time job that we need Linux on their systems. I know nothing about Linux servers. Lemmy has convinced me most institutions would benefit from the switch.
Feels like one of those jokes that explicitly shouldn't go into programmerhumor. A programmer that doesn't interact with Linux, that's something to tell the world about...
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DarrinBrunner@lemmy.world · 111 pts · 146d
I've never told anyone IRL that I use Linux.
Nor have I actually spoken to anyone for more than a few words since I started using Linux.
Dave@lemmy.nz · 49 pts · 146d
I just generally try to avoid letting people know how technically savvy I am. I'd rather not do basic tech support for everyone I know.
pinball_wizard@lemmy.zip · 10 pts · 145d
The magic words I use are, "Oh! This isn't Linux. I'm not sure how to use these, anymore."
Agent641@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 145d
I'm unironically like that with apple things. The last time I used an apple things was 15 years ago. Im comfortable doing just about anything technical on windows, Linux and android, but hand me an iPhone or a MacBook and I instantly realise how those elderly technologically impaired people feel - completely lost.
yelling_at_cloud@programming.dev · 6 pts · 145d
If anyone irl asks, I'm "trying to learn how to use Linux". Which is technically true, I still learn new things all the time!
TheSeveralJourneysOfReemus@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 145d
Dave@lemmy.nz · 2 pts · 144d
So this morning I had to go to my mother's house for IT support as one of her monitors wasn't working. I plugged the power cable back in to the back of the monitor and the problem was solved.
I'm not sure the level of IT support I provide is high enough to get blamed for anything š
REDACTED@infosec.pub · 2 pts · 143d
Just recently me assisting thru remote desktop:
Windows popup comes up
Me: Cancel
He: Presses OK
Me: WHY did you press Ok, I said cancel
He: I thought we're supposed to continue with this
ExLisper@lemmy.curiana.net · 29 pts · 146d
It's never too late. Don't wait! Go outside, stop the first person you'll see, look them deeply in the eyes and say it. Say it loud and proud!
Ghostie@lemmy.zip · 27 pts · 146d
Agent641@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 145d
This worked so well that I actually got a date! At the magistrates Court is a weird venue but whatever.
SomeDudeFromSpace@lemmy.ml · 6 pts · 146d
Youāre doing it now! /s
ramble81@lemmy.zip · 4 pts · 146d
Thank you, because on here people donāt shut the fuck up about it even if the thread doesnāt involve Linux. Theyāre as bad as Cross-Fitters and Vegans.
OpenStars@piefed.social · 3 pts · 145d
Tbf, here it is (mostly?) often a joke, whereas... š¤Ŗš³šššš¤
SubArcticTundra@lemmy.ml · 1 pts · 146d
Here here
bestboyfriendintheworld@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 145d
Are young among people a lot?
jasoman@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 146d
I heard symptoms get worse the longer you don't talk about it.
deacon@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 146d
I havenāt either but I do find myself having to master the urge more and more.
MajinBlayze@lemmy.world · 0 pts · 146d
And yet here you are
ozymandias@sh.itjust.works · 44 pts · 146d
this is the same corporate fueled viral joke as āvegans always telling everyone about being veganā.
maybe if windows wasnāt a vibe coded, microslop, death-by-1,000-papercuts, spycrosoft, torment nexus, then nobody would feel the need to tell people about linux?
MissesAutumnRains@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 31 pts · 146d
People walk around smashing themselves in the dick with a hammer, complain about the dick-smashing hammer, and lament the future dick-smashing hammer update, and the moment someone says, "Hey, have you tried these non-dick-smashing, hammer-free pants?" And they say, "Hahaha, do you also do CrossFit?"
This joke is stolen valor, I only just swapped to Linux like two days ago and I haven't had the opportunity to blurt it out to people yet.
ozymandias@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 146d
as a long time linux user, nobody wants to try it unless theyāre interested in programming or some highly technical thingā¦.
and really thatās where windows wins.
SubArcticTundra@lemmy.ml · 1 pts · 146d
nymnympseudonym@piefed.social · 8 pts · 146d
One of my favorite jokes:
Q: A Vegan, a crossfit enthusiast, and a Linux user walk into a bar. How do we know?
A: They told every. Damn. Person. In the bar. Within 5 fucking minutes.
ozymandias@sh.itjust.works · 11 pts · 146d
except itās an unearned stereotype pushed by the corporations that lose money from people quitting meat and windows
i could tell you a lot of jokes based on stereotypes but i donāt want to spread fud.
also, iāve never heard a single person talk about crossfit ever, but if they do, itās probably because they enjoy it and want to tell you about things they have benefited from because they want you to be healthy and happierā¦ not to gloat or whatever
A7thStone@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 145d
The two people I know in real life who do cross fit talking it up constantly, and it's definitely to gloat. I've rarely heard people who are vegan bring it up. As for Linux evangelists I've been one since the late 90s.
TheGiantKorean@lemmy.today · 2 pts · 145d
If it's all the same person, which do they tell everyone about first?
calango@programming.dev · 5 pts · 146d
this line of reasoning seems right to me. Well, if Windows didn't have all these problems, there wouldn't be as much need to migrate to another operating system
TheV2@programming.dev · 3 pts · 146d
Yesterday someone was murdering their dog in public. I almost intervened, but thankfully they told me just in time that they've already squared that decision with their conscience. Phew, haha, that was close. Wouldn't that have been embarrassing, if I pushed my ideology onto somebody who has already squared that decision with their conscience?
ozymandias@sh.itjust.works · 0 pts · 146d
i get it but i have a dog and im still mad at you
maxmalrichtig@discuss.tchncs.de · 32 pts · 146d
Arch comments in 3, 2, 1 ...
reabsorbthelight@lemmy.world · 34 pts · 146d
So you've all heard about rolling in your grave, but have you heard about rolling releases? No? Well it works like ....
robocall@lemmy.world · 19 pts · 146d
Ghostie@lemmy.zip · 10 pts · 146d
OpenStars@piefed.social · 3 pts · 145d
Fine, Hannah Montana it is then.
pelya@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 146d
People are boasting about Arch, but my first open-source OS was FreeBSD 4.2, fitting on a single CD-ROM.
It included a tiny base system and C compiler, and practically every other package had to be compiled from source, using the
portssystem, which was just a collection of makefiles, one for each package.And you had to be careful to use
gmakeinstead ofmake, because the default Make was BSD-specific tool incompatible with most of open-source software, which targeted Linux. And you had to make sure to use GNU versions of grep, sed, and awk, and remove all bashisms from shell scripts, because/bin/shwas of course incompatible withbash.You had only about 50% chance that a given package would compile. Package manager? What package manager? Just run
suand thenmake install.And my PC was AMD K6, and it had Turbo button, which did absolutely nothing. And I was very proud of my TEAC CD drive.
OwOarchist@pawb.social · 18 pts · 146d
These old 'turbo' buttons actually did do something -- they limited your CPU clock speed.
Because some old games (and perhaps other software) relied on counting CPU cycles for timing the game. The faster your CPU, the faster the game would run, and the faster things in the game would happen. When CPUs got too fast for this, such games became unplayable because everything was happening in such fast-forward speed that the player could never hope to keep up. The counter-intuitively named 'turbo' button would bridge a jumper on the motherboard and change your CPU clock speed to a lower value, slowing it down so these old style games could still run at a reasonable, playable pace.
Ironically enough, the 'turbo' button made your PC slower.
(Personally, I think turbo buttons are due for a comeback, but as fan control options. Use a 'turbo' button to switch between fan control profiles -- turbo off for quiet profile, turbo on for maximum performance profile.)
pelya@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 146d
The PC case with Turbo button was originally 486-DX, but there was no place on the new K6 motherboard to plug it into.
goatinspace@feddit.org · 3 pts · 146d
Arch-based, the path you choose, btw? Good.
Big endeavour it is.
Closer to the Force, you'll feel... the more you learn.
Lawnman23@piefed.social · 5 pts · 146d
The turbo button actually slowed down the pc.
https://www.howtogeek.com/678617/why-did-the-turbo-button-slow-down-your-pc-in-the-90s/
EDIT: Replied to the wrong post, fuck it, it stays as is.
SubArcticTundra@lemmy.ml · 10 pts · 146d
Oh yeah, did I tell you I'm vegan?
jaybone@lemmy.zip · 13 pts · 146d
There needs to be a vegan distro. Surely someone has created one just so they can make this joke.
Agent641@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 145d
A vegan, a crossfitter, and an arch user walk into a bar. She orders a gluten free beer.
whotookkarl@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 10 pts · 145d
Arch
Emacs
Spaces
Dark mode
Mono space fonts for coding, ligatures for prose
calango@programming.dev · 5 pts · 145d
I exchange emacs for vim
bestboyfriendintheworld@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 145d
I exchange ancient vim for fancy neovim and monospaced fonts upgraded to nerd fonts.
OpenStars@piefed.social · 2 pts · 145d
Ew emacs, yuck š¤¢š¤®. Try Vim and you'll never go back.
/s btw (I use Linux, please don't kill me)
whotookkarl@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 1 pts · 145d
SlykeThePhoxenix@programming.dev · 6 pts · 144d
I use Arch btw.
horn_e4_beaver@discuss.tchncs.de · 6 pts · 146d
I watched Pew Die Pie's video about self-hosting de-googled services with docker.
I did not expect this. What has happened to the world?
Abbysimons@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 145d
That one line probably started a three-hour debate right there at the funeral.
paraphrand@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 145d
Lemmy.
FrowingFostek@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 146d
I tell everyone at my part time job that we need Linux on their systems. I know nothing about Linux servers. Lemmy has convinced me most institutions would benefit from the switch.
cyberpunk007@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 145d
This is sad whatever happened but I use manjaro btw.
Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 146d
Just going to leave us hanging re the distro guy??
OpenStars@piefed.social · 1 pts · 145d
It was the set-up to a joke. Nobody asked who's there so they did not get to finish.:-(
Ephera@lemmy.ml · 2 pts · 145d
Feels like one of those jokes that explicitly shouldn't go into programmerhumor. A programmer that doesn't interact with Linux, that's something to tell the world about...