The real problem is the lack of official support from companies like Adobe, Nvidia, and others that refuse to support Linux. Sure there are workarounds, but not without getting into the console which is already too much for people who are used to the drivers just downloading. Many Linux users tend to overlook how much Windows just does everything for them, for better or worse.

I wouldn’t quite go so far as to say it’s gone “mainstream” since you still have to be moderately nerdy to know about it. I get your point though. This is one of the reasons I am so happy the Steam Deck exists. Before Valve released the Steam Deck nobody wanted to make games for Linux, so Valve said “fuck it, we’ll do it ourselves” and proved it was not only possible, but a better experience overall. While not all games work, having 78-80% of your game library work on Linux, with no Windows OS performance tax, is a great experience. Even with the Proton compatibility layer games generally run faster than on Windows.

They are on all social media platforms.

Can we stop calling these glorified chat bots “AI” now?

My point was that you have to choose which is more important. Is helping people RIGHT NOW important to you or is helping people in the future, sometimes in a more LASTING way, more important. Sometimes the message is more important, but that won’t always also also help people who are struggling right now. If you want to help people right now then it is better to go through the proper channels so bullshit laws can’t slow you down.

It’s only illegal to do so if you don’t have proper qualifications, which you can easily pay for. Of course, that’s not punk, but not everything has to be punk if your intention is helping others.

Pictures you can hear.

Or “here”.

JC, a bomb!

He’s not talking about donations though, he’s talking about paying full price THEN tipping. It’s a blatant excuse to pay developers less while placing financial guilt on the people paying for the product. It’s the same way tipping at a restaurant works.

All I have to say is “TROOOOOOOOGDOOOOOR!”

Unfortunately this isn’t as unusual as you would probably think. I can’t get too specific, but I work for FedEx in a department that deals with damages. Normally stuff like this is a whole operation with multiple individuals involved.

Holy shit, are we really at the point where people don’t know what simile and metaphor are?

Before I read the whole thing I was about to go on a fanboy rant about Teddy. Im glad I read the post before I did that.

In this scenario, solar energy is the establishment though.

It is inherently NOT punk.

I mean, it’s supposed to be a dystopian world. You’re not supposed to want the world they’re giving you, hence the “punk” part. Too many people ignore that punk movements are meant to fight against an established system. That’s what punk is. When you say something is solarpunk or steampunk you are implying a downside to the established order. If nobody is rebelling it’s not punk.

Bold of you to assume I can control how my body moves while I’m asleep.

I’m also too lazy to invest significant time into anything. 🤷‍♂️

I’m at work so I can’t do deep dive searching, and honestly I will probably forget about this by the time I get home, but there are other people I follow who report on this stuff, unfortunately only in podcast format, who have also talked to modders in person. All of them say mods are fine. Take that for what you will.

Why would Windows users be crying. Most users have ambivalence/hate relationship with it.