unfortunate_ferret

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on Kitty terminal 0.48.0 · c/librebyte · 2 pts · 15d

I just switched to Linux six months ago or so, and I've just found out about terminal emulators. I'm using Ghostty at the moment, I like the transparency and tabs and better copy/paste support, but I was looking at Kitty too. Can I solicit opinions on which one is better for what use case? Thanks in advance, kind internet strangers!

Man, you can play. More than I can say. I can barely get out the hook for "Vultures" by the Offspring 😅 Take pride in your talents, you've worked hard to learn this stuff and it's more special than you think. I hope to catch your eventual videos around the 'verse!

I know nothing about guitars but I like building shit and this is awesome. Do you have any video/audio of you playing it and demonstrating the versatility you built in?

This you?

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You know what you can learn? To own up to your mistakes, instead of pretending like you were saying something else the whole time.

Another coping mechanism I've learned is to walk away from people who are more interested in their own narratives than reality. If you respond, I won't see it.

I think you should re-read my post, because nowhere in there did I say everyone should use GPS or it's dangerous to drive. I just said that's how and why I use it. When I do, it does keep people safe, because I'm not putting myself in a situation where I'm likely to be distracted by trying to figure out my route while I'm behind the wheel. Distracted driving is dangerous driving, period dot and end of story, regardless of neurodiversity.

You seem to recognise that people are in fact all different, so I'm very confused as to why you'd then come at me to tell me I'm handling my disability wrong when you don't know me or the spread of symptoms I'm living with. I can't unlearn my brain structure, but I can mitigate it, so I do that. I'm not the idiot, here.

In my case, it's dangerous because I'm suddenly distracted from the road by trying to figure out where I'm supposed to be going in the immediate moment. I'm on the spectrum, and on-the-fly changes of plan spike my anxiety - nothing I can do about that except work around it. That isn't a personal fault, I'm keeping myself and other people safer on the road.

So I'm gonna keep using the GPS even when I know where I'm going, that way if I realise I'm gonna miss my exit I don't panic and instead can keep going with the confidence that the GPS will re-route me and I'll have time to be in the correct lane for the next one.

I'm autistic and do not do well with a change of plans, especially under time pressure, but thanks so much for assuming that it's because I lack "critical thinking skills" (which is not what that is, by the way) and taking the chance to insult me for working around my limitations.

When you grow up, you'll learn that people are all different, and that supplementing one's abilities with the tools available is not a weakness. I'm going to keep using the GPS even when I know where I'm going, not because I'm "overreliant on technology" or "afraid of things I haven't planned for", but because I'd like to keep myself and other people safe. I can't help but feel that if everyone took this sort of attitude, we'd have far fewer collisions.

Even when I know the route like the back of my hand I still use GPS. Why? Because if there's any variation in the route, such as due to construction or a parade, I'm no longer 100% sure of how to get where I'm going, and a driver that doesn't know where they're going in is one of the more dangerous things on the road IMO.