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Yeah the base OS seems pretty much centered around pretty fixed images etc for updates, but thankfully most of what I need can live happily in user-land either under the homedir or detachable storage

Most of my Arch experience is with SteamOS, but thankfully it does seem that once you get your desktop environment running it's pretty easy to deal with software there via the graphical package manager, though I'm not really doing anything crazy other than some add-on packages for Minecraft, Emu and the like.

I've been a pretty strong supporter of Debian, but I've definately run into issues where Stable = behind on the packages needed for the hardware/software I want, whereas Ubuntu's continual pushing of Snap and intrusive BS is just irritating. I often end up with Mint for the more-decent-than-Debian but mostly snap-free experience, but for my next hardware cycle I am considering Arch given most of the "support" documentation mentions running on such.

on Anger · c/tumblr · 10 pts · 5d

Yeah, it's a bit fucked to call things "unprocessed anger" etc etc when the things that caused what we're angry about are at best still happening and more likely getting worse.

I've seen certain politicians described as "too angry" before their eventual replacement. You know what, I want an anger politician, just one who is angry about real issues. I want somebody who realizes how shitty things are for the average citizen and wants them to change, then gets angry at the fuckers who sit with their thumbs up their ass with thoughts, prayers and empty platitudes while collecting massive paycheques (and bribes) then actively calls them out.

Note that this doesn't mean I want a dumbass who complains about "foreign smoke " or lies and abuses issues while acting like a petulant toddler who didn't get their way out or personally profit, I just want somebody who actually cares and if they do... then fuck yes they should actually be angry about the way things are and the direction they're going.

Yeah, is feels like we kinda went from:

  • Yay, CD's, no more issues with blowing on carts

  • Yay, hard drives, no more swapping memory sticks

  • Yay, cloud saves, no more needing to transfer my data between devices

  • Nice! Online servers so I don't need to figure out that weird networking stuff and can play with my friends wherever they are

  • Online store, cool I can get a copy of X without needing to wait for Blockbuster/K-Mart to get it in!

  • Damn, I can't play online because the multiplayer servers are down/busted

  • Shit, I can't play single player because the login servers are down/busted

  • Wait... what happened to all my f'ing games!?

Not just car insurance. My house insurance went up 25-30%, and the agent said there's not much point in switching because companies "don't want to take on houses older more than 40yo"

While my general Province hasn't been great for various disasters, my city and neighborhood are on the safer end. The house itself doesn't have any of the nasty stuff like asbestos, aluminum wiring, failure-prone plumbing, etc. The furnace was replaced when I moved in, AC and after tank are new within 5 years, and the roof was just done.

It's just a fuck you tax at this point

I have a couple PS3's. Bought used. No online games. I think I've bought more of their titles on PC than console.

It's not even a boycott, I just haven't seen value in their recent offerings and would rather spend my money elsewhere.

on Thirsty much? · c/lemmyshitpost · 0 pts · 10d

Hell, it doesn't even need to be able "resisting urges". I'd be more behind a guys-only gym where I'm less likely to end up in some random chick's social media session.

Yes, guys do the social media crap too but at least in my experience they tend towards places that don't involve broadcasting everyone else (except maybe the dudes with the creep glasses, fuck them). I'm tired of having to dodge some glam-girl who has decided to make the beach, park, gym or whatever her personal studio and including me or my kids as unwilling participants in their narcissism.

Yeah, it really depends on the album and the way the artist has put it together. Any sort of "mix" album if matters very little the order you play it in, or which songs. Something Iike a concert recording, an (e.g. Pink Floyd) album where one song transitions to another, or a Rock Opera that tells a story across songs, the specific songs played and order can matter a lot!

I've got my own music collection on a self-hosted server which I can stream to my devices, and would love to have some sort of "not a singular/standalone" flag for songs which really don't fit or sound good outside of the larger album when I'm playing random/mix mode.

on Going for glory · c/lemmyshitpost · 13 pts · 18d

Whenever somebody posts about a glory hole I expect to see this one, but it still makes me laugh every time