ian

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[–] ian@feddit.uk 10 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I knew they should have built a real smoke and engine noise generator into the cyber truck. So that all those who insist on polluting, don't have to be left out.

[–] ian@feddit.uk 11 points 2 weeks ago (8 children)

Why not both? It's simple to install both and decide for yourself. I use both for different tasks.

[–] ian@feddit.uk 2 points 1 month ago

I'm also not a text first person. There are a lot of us about. I have found GUI applications to do most commands I need. Most IT users don't know them, as they've never searched for them. I pin the apps as Favourites in the launcher, to help remember my processes. The apps typically keep the last used values, making them quite productive.

[–] ian@feddit.uk 1 points 1 month ago

Oh great! The planet has already got a carbon dioxide atmosphere. So we can't go there and burn stuff to mess it up like web did to the last one.

[–] ian@feddit.uk 4 points 1 month ago

Get a spare computer. Then you will feel more inclined to mess with it. And your main computer is always ready to look up issues and set up boot USB sticks. You will definitely try out lots more distros without hesitation.

And there are some cool mini PCs to buy quite cheap.

[–] ian@feddit.uk 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Many churches have a bible that the church want's you to believe without question. Which is known as faith. It is better to question everything.

[–] ian@feddit.uk 17 points 4 months ago

Me in shop: I want to buy a robot vacuum cleaner. Do you have one of those sweary ones?

[–] ian@feddit.uk 3 points 4 months ago

In this case I wouldn't associate the poor usability with the designers, I think its down to big business not caring. Plus it costs more to make a UI good, and flexible for different user situations. They'll also hire the cheapest designers. It's all about saving money and more profit. Their main aim. And in the case of monopolies, people can't go elsewhere. The problems all come down from the top.

[–] ian@feddit.uk 14 points 4 months ago (2 children)

For some, with only a small screen, wasted space means extra navigation to find hidden commands. A usability fail just so the app looks pretty. Also a symptom of "one UI fits all" just to save businesses money.

[–] ian@feddit.uk 8 points 5 months ago

In KDE Plasma, if you right click on the launch menu button, there is an option Show Alternatives. Here, you can immediately select and use one of the installed alternative start menus. On top of that, you can install further launcher menus, which will then appear in the Show Alternatives list. I installed Simple Menu (from Eike Hein) that has categories, favourites and search. And let's you move the icons around. But its that easy to try out different launchers. I hope you find a good one.

[–] ian@feddit.uk 1 points 5 months ago

Yes. To a typist, it's all about the typing. The design, engineering and drawings don't seem to be important it seems.

[–] ian@feddit.uk 1 points 5 months ago

It's a centralised network. They need to make maximum profit and don't need to care about users, because they won't leave whatever nasty thing happens. Being on there encourages friends and family to stay and suffer too. And keeps people off of decentralized networks.

I'm surprised people stay on Facebook, then grizzle about how bad they've helped it become.

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