on GIMP rebranding as WLBR? · c/linux · -1 pts · 101dGreat, now I can stop renaming it on business PCs Might look edgy or funny to some, but at the least isn't professional and is offensive to many. Gimp / retard / spaz
on GIMP rebranding as WLBR? · c/linux · 5 pts · 101dYes, also say something is "GIMPed" if it's broken or disabled/restricted in some way.
on reminder to (test your) backup · c/selfhosted · 1 pts · 108dIt's a DIY electronics marketplace, went offline for "routine maintenance" as has been offline for 4 days and counting ...
on Delivery robots keep crashing into bus shelters · c/technology · 10 pts · 119dWhy is the glass so fragile ? I'm sure they used to have a bottom metal frame
on Gimp 3.2 is officially released. The game has changed. Adobe just got punched in the face. · c/opensource · 0 pts · 144dThere was a serious move/fork to call it GLIMPSE a while back, but it got abandoned. https://itsfoss.com/gimp-fork-glimpse/ The name is a bigger problem than many think IMO I personally always rename the launch icon on machines just because so many people comment on seeing GIMP on the desktop or menu.
on Do you have a plan for your self-hosted data if you die? · c/selfhosted · 5 pts · 189dYeah, have a tech mate ready to step in, like a "porn buddy" https://youtube.com/shorts/kgu3PzpKhn4
on Should there be something that installs Linux to disk directly from Windows? · c/linux · 1 pts · 210dBecause a link like that is lazy and sarcastic, a bit like posting a lmgfy link
on When you get tired of Distrohopping · c/linuxmemes · 19 pts · 218dMint forever, Ubuntu without the snaps, and It generally is fuss free. Shout-out to antiX though, revived many a "useless" old laptop with that.
on *Permanently Deleted* · c/technology · 3 pts · 222dFound that on day one, pretty sure it's even in the instructions not to put the sensor somewhere you'll put pressure on.
on What do you use with Waydroid? · c/linux · 2 pts · 229dI use it for the Kindle app on my surface pro3 to read magazines. Kindle unlimited gives free access to magazines, but only on kindle android app NOT on kindle web or Linux.
on Installed Linux for the fist time in Feb, I've now started saving ISO's · c/linux · 9 pts · 236dVentoy for most, but some stuff doesn't work with correctly when booted from ventoy: ChromeOS Flex won't install to internal drive when ventoy booted, it will when flashed directly to a usb. also had Linux Mint 22 try to install to the ventoy drive (wiping it and then crashing halfway through) and dealing with really old 32bit bios laptops you'll have to use direct usb too (AntiX still supports 32bit)
on What are the silliest reasons people have given you for not wanting to try Linux? · c/linux · 64 pts · 258d"Never used Linux," They say, typing on a chromebook or android phone, before picking up their steamdeck.
on Can we possibly do without apps on PCs ? · c/programming · 1 pts · 270dA Chromebook /chromeOS is mostly a PC without apps.
on Can Linux save this tiny laptop from 2010 · c/linux · 2 pts · 271d1GB RAM is tough for a GUI and Firefox, maybe AntiX will work Really need a minimum of 2GB then you can run ChromeOS Flex, or Linux Mint XFCE
Great, now I can stop renaming it on business PCs
Might look edgy or funny to some, but at the least isn't professional and is offensive to many.
Gimp / retard / spaz
Yes, also say something is "GIMPed" if it's broken or disabled/restricted in some way.
It's a DIY electronics marketplace, went offline for "routine maintenance" as has been offline for 4 days and counting ...
Somebody tell that to tindie.com !
Why is the glass so fragile ? I'm sure they used to have a bottom metal frame
There was a serious move/fork to call it GLIMPSE a while back, but it got abandoned. https://itsfoss.com/gimp-fork-glimpse/
The name is a bigger problem than many think IMO
I personally always rename the launch icon on machines just because so many people comment on seeing GIMP on the desktop or menu.
Yeah, have a tech mate ready to step in, like a "porn buddy" https://youtube.com/shorts/kgu3PzpKhn4
Because a link like that is lazy and sarcastic, a bit like posting a lmgfy link
Mint forever, Ubuntu without the snaps, and It generally is fuss free.
Shout-out to antiX though, revived many a "useless" old laptop with that.
Oh, sorry we're base 22
Found that on day one, pretty sure it's even in the instructions not to put the sensor somewhere you'll put pressure on.
I use it for the Kindle app on my surface pro3 to read magazines.
Kindle unlimited gives free access to magazines, but only on kindle android app NOT on kindle web or Linux.
Ventoy for most, but some stuff doesn't work with correctly when booted from ventoy:
ChromeOS Flex won't install to internal drive when ventoy booted, it will when flashed directly to a usb.
also had Linux Mint 22 try to install to the ventoy drive (wiping it and then crashing halfway through)
and dealing with really old 32bit bios laptops you'll have to use direct usb too (AntiX still supports 32bit)
"Never used Linux," They say, typing on a chromebook or android phone, before picking up their steamdeck.
A Chromebook /chromeOS is mostly a PC without apps.
1GB RAM is tough for a GUI and Firefox, maybe AntiX will work
Really need a minimum of 2GB then you can run ChromeOS Flex, or Linux Mint XFCE