xyguy

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[–] xyguy@startrek.website 1 points 2 years ago

I've actually been using it for years but I've never messed with the launch gestures before. That's a super useful feature.

[–] xyguy@startrek.website 3 points 2 years ago (2 children)

KISS launcher is exactly what I was looking for in a launcher. 5 always used apps at the bottom calendar and weather widgets on the home screen, search for everything else. It seems like it used to have a lot of problems with custom icons but lately it's been pretty much perfect.

[–] xyguy@startrek.website 18 points 2 years ago

This guy isn't kidding about the garage door springs. I had some of the old style ones in my old garage that broke and launched a piece of metal across the garage right past my head and made a giant dent in a 2x4. Those things are vicious.

[–] xyguy@startrek.website 2 points 2 years ago

Maybe not that much more complicated, but it does give a less experienced user a lot more opportunities to make a mistake that could result in data loss or just a computer that suddenly decides not to boot Linux anymore since a Windows update broke grub.

[–] xyguy@startrek.website 13 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Also Diana Muldaur.

[–] xyguy@startrek.website 18 points 2 years ago (10 children)

From a Star Trek perspective, when they have to eject the (warp) core they are also in for a pretty bad time.

[–] xyguy@startrek.website 12 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Am I crazy, or is that a lot of Tribbles?

[–] xyguy@startrek.website 14 points 2 years ago (2 children)

The most important thing to do is backup your data to an external drive. Unless you are planning on dual booting (much more complicated) you will be wiping out the entire drive that has windows on it when you install Linux.

This guide goes through the whole installation process.

[–] xyguy@startrek.website 27 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Mine is usually sheer horror at the prospect of getting that far and screwing up on an international stage. Secondhand anxiety is in the red zone.

[–] xyguy@startrek.website 5 points 2 years ago

Hopefully more Justin and Tawny than Alex.

[–] xyguy@startrek.website 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

So does writing down a card number or writing a check or even the dreaded IOU. Double also, if things break like they did on Friday, ways to get cash(ATM, tellers at a bank) will also be impacted as well as the things that you might spend cash on (gas pumps, cash registers etc).

I dont think that cashless needs to exist and having paper currency is useful in a lot of cases but in 2024 the idea that cash is the solution to much of anything is a little silly.

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