Having a bind that just instantly toggles between speakers/headphones is one of the major reasons I'm now stuck with Linux whether I like it or not
Was one of the big things that got me hooked in general because audio config is such a pain on windows
There's still something nice about np++ though, sure it might be unnecessary on Linux but it just feels familiar and reliable
What if I swap it out with helix like that statue in Indiana jones
To be fair I've found it much better to post in more generic communities than specific ones given the much smaller user count here, though generally I do that as a one off
If you mean for picking which distro you like, assuming you don't want something unique like qubes or nixos the only thing that really matters is DE and package manager, everything else you can install/uninstall as you see fit (if you really want to you can change the DE yourself too)
Every Debian based distro is the same operating system underneath with different stuff installed, every redhat based system is the same story
That said certain distros come with a lot more pre installed that you probably want (for example the zip command)
I don't really get the obsession a lot of people seem to have with trying to push Linux on people who are content with windows
It's great for technical people who actually understand the reasons to use it but I really doubt switching to Linux even if it works perfectly and never breaks down (which it probably won't) will it really be a net positive effect on the lives of non technical users.
To repeat the same thing everyone always says if all they're using is a browser they could be using any OS, but at that point windows serves them perfectly well and doesn't require the local nerd's help when they want to edit an image or something
I think all apps should have those explanation screens of what's not going to work if you deny X permission and why, especially in the case of an issue like this
It should request location access, and if it's denied tell the user that it won't be able to get the location data from images and give them a button to have it ask permission again
Windows is not difficult to install, it's just tedious and full of anti privacy options most people don't care about
Also don't think 90% of people will ever install an operating system in the first place anyway
Teenagers are not lazy and are definitely installing it have you seen the hyprland discord
Super easy to do nowadays, everything I write is cross platform just by virtue of every programming language I use being that way provided I'm somewhat mindful about it
Package management in central is a bit of an issue. I think nix has the right approach where it's incredibly difficult to create a package that won't work on x system. I think appimage flatpak and snap all work in a similar way
Pip is a right pain in the arse though, if I had a nickel for every time a pip install has failed for some specific package with an esoteric error message...
The working out analogy is great, everyone with a technical job involving computers probably should keep a Linux machine, switching to it has skyrocketed my knowledge on computers in general
It's difficult though, I would compare daily driving it with cycling into work instead of driving, it's fun and good for you but constant effort
Did the people there actually believe they were robots? Impressive acting of course but you can see they're costumes in the video and I imagine it'd be more obvious in person