All distros are equivalent, as far as software is concerned. They all have access to the same open source software, and Flatpak; AppImage; and Snap can be used for extra portability.

Think of a distro like a pre-configured image of linux. You can always change the configuration later, if you desire. For example, the Desktop Environment. All you have to do is just install a different DE package (usually via command line)

The DE has a major impact on user experience. Use KDE plasma for a more windows-familiar experience, or Gnome for a more Mac-familiar experience. Or experiment with others

The Linux Experiment is a good resource

Linux is already at 4.5%

https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/worldwide/

Relevant video essay about facebook

My source is that I made it the fuck up

Use a towel

Just make sure it’s not wet, or the resulting steam will burn you

Oh, so that’s what all of you are talking about.

I still don’t really see what all the fuss is about

I’ve done this by accident a few times while reading a really good book

The following day sucks big time, especially if you have to go to work

I don’t understand spelling bee’s, never have

Just watching this is setting my spine on fire from social anxiety

You might be able to clear (or at least relieve) some of the pressure by doing a Eustachian Tube Massage

Apply pressure to the area below the ear and just behind the jaw bone, then follow the jawline down to the neck (I’m not sure if you go under the jaw or straight down the neck. I do both)

Obviously, if this causes pain, don’t continue

(I am not a doctor)

It might be your phone getting a notification, and sending that to the BT speaker, which then takes precedent over the laptop

I usually just disable BT on my phone when stuff like that happens (on android, you can change the playback device without disconnecting, and that should also prevent the phone from stealing your headphones)

You got a purty mouth

This smells of bot/troll account

Maybe some reddit mod or admin taking the piss?

Lol

To be fair, i think making an effort to de-radicalize and deescalate american politics would go a long way

I don’t watch Mr Beast, nor do i know anything about him, but my gut says he’s not a good fit for this purpose

I don’t know, i just wish politics wasn’t such a cult-of-personality, us-vs-them scream fest. I just can’t be bothered to care when everyone is at each other’s throats over everything

Shell scripts don’t count

That’s not a programming language, that’s hieroglyphs

I like Reddit / Lemmy’s system best

Auto up vote your own stuff (or just don’t allow self voting, same difference), and being able to see both up and down votes separately

Although i think the latter isn’t a thing on Reddit

Exactly, that’s why you write down ideas immediately, when you have them

I have obsidian set to dump new notes into an “Inbox” folder

If i have an idea, i jot it down in a new note (usually from my phone), and move on

Then i can later catalog it properly

That’s the whole point if Federated servers

Don’t brainstorm

Collect ideas as you think of them throughout your day. Then when you need to “brainstorm”, read through your ideas and references

Relevant links:
Obsidian/Zettelkasten setup guide

How to take smart notes

I would like to know

[rc]/outOfTheLoop