Roopappy

joined 2 years ago
[–] Roopappy@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I replaced my Chromebook with Elementary OS. On it's face, it's a lightweight, web browsing OS with a limited "App Center" of approved apps (similar to ChromeOS), but underneath, it is a Debian-based distro that you can do anything you want with.

[–] Roopappy@lemmy.ml 12 points 1 year ago

This just in: Google suddently discontinues support for popular and profitable ad blocker blocker blocker blocker, because literally all they know how to do is kill things that work.

[–] Roopappy@lemmy.ml 19 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Spreadsheets are life. I think in spreadsheets. I hope it comes soon.

[–] Roopappy@lemmy.ml 17 points 1 year ago

My favorite stores in the mall in the 80s and early 90s were the Electronics Boutique, Waldenbooks, Tape World or Sam Goody, and Sharper Image. None of those thing exist anymore. When I go to the mall now, it's 90% clothes and jewelry, and I'm just not that interested in it.

My kids like the rock/skate shops like B&C, Hot Topic, Zumiez, Vans... but it's still just basically clothes.

[–] Roopappy@lemmy.ml 10 points 1 year ago

M as in Mancy?

[–] Roopappy@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

True.

Also, there is a psychological effect of people either feeling excluded from a conversation, or suspicious that they are being secretly insulted when they can't understand it.

[–] Roopappy@lemmy.ml 11 points 1 year ago

It's good if you need to protect and restrict a large group of computer illiterate people with low needs for applications or power.

[–] Roopappy@lemmy.ml 70 points 1 year ago (6 children)

What exactly does Google have left that people like? Gmail?

Shhhh! Dammit. Now they are definitely going to realize they haven't ruined it yet.

[–] Roopappy@lemmy.ml 13 points 1 year ago (2 children)

If you use Debian-based linux (Ubuntu, Minut, others), Mozilla recommends getting the package directly from their respository rather than flatpak or other repos.

Personally, I saw a major performance increase on my low-powered laptop when I switched from flatpak to the Mozilla package.

https://blog.mozilla.org/en/products/4-reasons-to-try-mozillas-new-firefox-linux-package-for-ubuntu-and-debian-derivatives/

[–] Roopappy@lemmy.ml 17 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Back in the day, I used to grab any piece of paper, and then walk around the entire office with a slightly angry and urgent look on my face as if I was going to talk to someone important. Do a lap. Back to your desk. Job done.

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