yay simplifies the AUR installation

Simple to me means not having to install some random extra tool and just using pacman like normal. That’s why I grumble.

I like package managers just fine. I don’t want to have to have a plurality of software management tools.

Same. I grumble when I have to install things through the AUR. I’d prefer if it was in the official repos.

can continue to blissfully ignore

That’s what I’ve been doing. I haven’t run into a situation where I’ve needed to mess with Flatpak. 🤷 Curious to hear other folk’s experiences though.

Also for your consideration, Flatpak seems to be mainly used for desktop GUI apps. You’ll still need your regular package manager to install CLIs. So… if you wanna keep your software management tools to a minimum…

At one point in my career I cared about what I did and who I worked for I felt pride over my product and my team, and all I feel now is shame to be associated with my company, I feel disgusted with myself that I work not for my customers but for shareholder value.

This tracks with my experience here as well.

keep my job and not get layed off.

For me, it seems like falling in line and kissing the ring is more important than showing ability, if you want to avoid being laid off. At a previous job, I got laid off before my very noob coworker who took months to complete PRs because I wouldn’t shut my mouth about RTO.

a meritocracy

🌎🧑‍🚀🔫🧑‍🚀 Never has been.

TIL about user lingering. Interesting.

but I’ve heard these days it’s not unusual to tip up to 40%!

That seems pretty unusual to me.

I normally tip 20%.

I’m sure whichever version you start with will likely be the one you end up liking the best.

Yeah, that makes sense.

They’re very different. The US version is fun and cheerful, while the original just seemed mean. I watched 2 or 3 episodes of the British version before I lost interest. My wife could only do 1 episode.

IDK. This coming from a Unitedstatian, maybe the British find the US version childish or something?

Yeah! Agree. Pretty chill, easy, and entertaining.

Apparently, Floorp is another Firefox fork. Has anyone tried this?

OK! You’ve had 1 hour to check them out. :D What’s the difference between the two? They’re both Firefox forks, right?

Por qué no sale Mujico!? Claramente esto tiene que ser un error!

https://mujico.org/post/338143/173905

Ah… bueno… por eso…

the keyboard failed multiple times, as well as one of the fans and eventually one thunderbolt port

Aw, dang. That sucks.

I’m typing this on a 2020 9310 and fortunately it’s been pretty solid for me. Everything still works great. If anything, the palm rests are a little worn now, but that’s about it. I also have an older XPS 9370 from 2018 that I keep as a spare and that’s still working fine as well.

I haven’t had to open up this laptop yet, but good to know there are service manuals. Thanks!

put up a fight against management 3 layers above me

Eh, yeah. I’ve been in that kind of situation before. Sucks.

Still, you should try to go rogue where you can. Not for the company, fuck the company, do it to protect yourself. Like, maybe you could create your own git repo and push the changes there yourself. Don’t tell anyone else, just do it privately. You don’t need to use GitHub, you could push to a local folder on your computer or a USB drive.

Usually projects (especially large projects) are kept in a version control system like git. This is a prime reason why. With version control, it wouldn’t have mattered if you deleted the docker compose file, you could just bring it back. Also, usually every change has to go through version control, this way you always have a backup of the latest version of the file.

Yeah! It’s been great for me. No detection issues or weird bugs. The mobile and TV apps are also great!

My top pick for a Linux laptop would be the Dell XPS 13 9310. It’s old I guess, from 2020. But the build quality and Linux support is excellent. You could get a used one from eBay for around 400USD.

Alternatively, maybe you could look for a used Thinkpad X1 Carbon. I’ve purchased several of those in the past and have had really good experiences with them. The hardware is great and the software support is excellent.

I would avoid Framework. I actually just switched back to the Dell XPS 13 9310 after a year of using the Framework. Linux support on the Framework is just not as good as some other laptops. The biggest con of Framework is the HiDPI display. You will never get the display to look good. You’ll have to do a ton of tweaking and debugging—and you’ll still have some apps that are blurry or have weirdly sized icons or text. See: https://lemmy.today/post/22761155/13770242

My wife heavily uses her smartphone. Like, she’ll work on spreadsheets on her phone instead of grabbing her laptop.

I’m the opposite. I try to use my phone as little as possible.

Can confirm. I taught a college freshman CS class last year. The keeds didn’t know what files or folders were.

I mean, the R1 was $200, came with a year of Perplexity, and didn’t require a subscription.

The Pin started at $500 and required a subscription, along with a new phone number.

Not that surprised.

HP, which is buying the company’s intellectual property for $116 million… Humane was seeking a $1 billion buyout

🤣 🤣 🤣