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GlenTheFrog, to programmerhumor in Just getting into JS
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… until you run into a problem which you can’t figure out on your own. Then you search the web, and only find how to do it with Y, instead of the technology you used which is called X. So after determining that you’re truly stuck, you switch to Y. Until you get stuck again, you search the web, and can only find how to do it in Z. And everyone online tells you you’re stupid to use X or Y in the first place. And the cycle continues.

This is why I gave up on being a web developer and stayed far away from JS.

GlenTheFrog, to linux in Which communication protocol or open standard in software do you wish was more common or used more?
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Do you have a link? All I see in a quick internet search is about a crypto company

GlenTheFrog, to linux in What do you use Waydroid for?
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If it’s the Steam version, why not play through proton?

GlenTheFrog, to gaming in GAME staff discovered zero hours contracts move via mass Microsoft Teams calls
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Totally off topic but what is that “Anti Commercial AI thingy” that you have linked? Is it to prevent AI scraping?

GlenTheFrog, to opensource in What apps would you love to have open-source alternatives for?
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Apple remote desktop? Apple doesn’t support RDP. They do have a VNC client built in however

GlenTheFrog, to opensource in What apps would you love to have open-source alternatives for?
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For desktop there’s ncspot, which is a Spotify TUI client written in Rust. Not exactly what you were asking for, but it does work well

GlenTheFrog, to privacy in Discord to start showing ads in the coming week after resisting for almost a decade
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Matrix bridges are nice until you realize that you have to be a mod in the server to add the bridge, you need to do it not only for every Discord server you want to use on matrix, but every channel as well. It’s a huge chore. And ofc it doesn’t work with Discord DMs.

Not blaming Matrix or the matrix bridge developers here because it’s not their fault. But let’s be honest: matrix bridges are a pain to set up for Discord and for a majority of people aren’t worth the hassle. Moving to Matrix would be the better choice if at all possible

GlenTheFrog, to linux in thinking of trying linux,
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Just ot make it clear to OP, Stable does NOT nesesarily mean bug free. Just like how most people are on the “stable” branch of Windows 10 or 11,but they still encounter bugs, “stable” Linux distros can also have bugs.

The difference between “stable” and not stable is that: 1.) The system is “stable” in that it’s very unlikely to crash. Stable Linux distros are much preferred for servers, for instance. 2.) Any OS related bugs you find will still be there likely until the next big release. (with Debian iirc this is like every 4 years)

GlenTheFrog, to steamdeck in Favorite games for traveling?
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How did you ever get the controls mapped correctly? I LOVE Outrun 2, but my ZR /ZL were mapped to a single Z axis, meaning I can’t break and use the gas at the same time, making drifting almost impossible :(

GlenTheFrog, to linux in Don't use Appimages (a writeup about all the reasons they are a pain for users)
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Totally agree with basically every point here. You hit the nail on the head. App images are the .exe’s of the Linux world and I don’t understand how someone can say they love app images but hate Window’s portable exe’s. Even Windows doesn’t have nearly as many portable executable as they once did. And when they do, most people (even those who prefer app images) prefer an exe with a Windows installer.

Anyways, this is all to point out why I avoid app images if at all possible

GlenTheFrog, to linux in I'm relatively unfamiliar with Linux. I'm getting a ThinkPad T460 and want to install Mint on it. Is there anything about the T460 I should know?
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I can’t speak for the T460, but I have a T480 with dual batteries and battery swapping works just fine. With a bit of tinkering I was even able to get the fingerprint sensor to work as well

GlenTheFrog, to linux in looking for half-stable Linux distro
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OpenSuse seems like it would meet your needs. OpenSuse Kalpa might be one to look into since it’s immutable and features KDE Plasma

GlenTheFrog, to linux in what caused you to get into Linux?
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Interesting how there’s so many answers here, but no mention of the one I came here for (and I thought would be most popular) : ricing.

I got into Linux when I saw screenshots of all the cool desktops people made with KDE, XFCE, and tiling window managers. Even Gnome looked sleek and minimal. After a while I got bored of ricing but I stayed for the ease of use as a developer

GlenTheFrog, to asklemmy in Which video game did you bounce off of at first, but then tried again later for it to become one of your favorites of all time?
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Donkey Kong County Returns. Played it back when I was younger and it didn’t click with me. The platforming was too challenging and honestly I think I got too swept up in the hype around the game at the time.

Coming back to it later, I really appreciate it now. The music, animations and platforming is all sublime. It’s sequel, Tropical Freeze is my favorite 2d platfomer hands down. It’s an absolute joy to play

GlenTheFrog, to memes in Everyone loves snaps
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Cinnamon Desktop? Cononical? Since when was Linux Mint owned by Canonical?

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