I’d say it’s more like Toad. Overly simplified, weirdly smooth and shiny.
Install app from native app repository of chosen Linux distribution.
I’d love an upgrade for my 2080 TI, really wish Nvidia didn’t piss off EVGA into leaving the GPU business…
Oops, the company we outsourced the software development to went under!
We’re soooooorry
That and running games in a VM has been known to get you the banhammer for multiplayer.
We definitely don’t need more Andrew Tates in the world.
TIL. Electroplating is cool stuff
I mean… actual gold isn’t crazy valuable these days, is it? It’s used in quite a bit of electronics for its corrosion resistance and conductivity IIRC.
I actually tried linux (Fedora) this past weekend; I had fewer issues installing and using it as a day to day computer, than I did with Windows. Tried out Gnome and KDE both, preferred gnome but UI scaling (for my shit vision) was simpler out-of-the-box on KDE (about 125-150% was comfortable for me.) I found KDE a bit overwhelmingly customizable to start out with, and maybe a bit bloated.
The caveat to this was Gaming, in my case I did not have a good time with gaming (probably because I am trying to run at 4k and play a game dependant on Ubisoft DRM, as well as an older MMO that doesnt handle high DPI screens and ui scaling). Very frame-y at 4K, a decent amount of tinkering is/was required. YMMV, check ProtonDB as it is heavily dependent on what games you play, and heavily dependent on Steam. If you want to multi-box (without software, just alt-tab through windows) an MMO, I found functionally no information on how to open multiple instances of the same game to do so (which is why I mentioned the dependency on steam, which only seems to let you have one game launched at any given time)
Moving back to windows for gaming felt like a major downgrade as far as general computer work goes. Inside of an hour I had a fully functional, up to date, linux machine. Windows 11 took 1-2 hours to install and update itself, then another hour to install drivers, then longer to de-bloat and start disabling all the stupid shit from Microsoft. I’m sure I’ll be doing that continuously for the next few weeks.
Company logos on buttplugs, the advertisement of the future.
I read that as “incentivizing keeping AI in labs and out of the hands of people who shouldn’t be using it”.
That said, you’d think they would learn by now from Piracy: once it’s out there, it’s out there. Can’t put it back in the jar.
Is it bad that my first thought for “ASCII porn” is a pelvic thrusting stick figure with a boykisser meme head?
As an admin… end users are generally fucking stupid with regards to technology. I don’t trust the average individual to operate a spoon.
I’m more or less determined to make the jump on my next gaming rig build. I assessed my needs, and frankly, there’s nothing I need that Windows offers and Linux doesn’t. I don’t game competitively, I don’t have any real software needs outside of gaming or a browser with appropriate extensions.
Also, I’m a Windows admin at work, and coming home to more microsoft bullshit is getting old.
Edit: honestly the more I think about it I’d probably be better off migrating sooner than later. New gaming rig is a long ways off (GPU prices are batshit crazy and have been for every generation since the 1080TI) and it would do me good career-wise to familiarize myself with linux. Might be a weekend project for me.
Well that sucks. I don’t particularly want google or amazon hardware on my network in any capacity, nor do I intend to provide network access to a “smart” TV. Guess that leaves AppleTV, maybe a couple other options, or dedicated media PC.
Fair. Added benefit tho; it’s not a Google product.
Downside: it’s Nvidia and they’ve gone off the deep end into AI bullshit. Arguably went off the deep end several years ago into Crypto bullshit.
I’ve heard the nvidia shield is/was the gold standard for this purpose
I have a Sec+ but that’s just a job requirement; the only parts of the test that I’ve actually used were public/private key cryptography, and even then I was just dumbing it down to explain to end users. Otherwise it’s all just experience.
Degree requirements are mostly there to satisfy HR (and can probably be waived in most cases), IT is realistically a trade profession.
Not to mention an ungodly amount of Animated content of all varieties. Anime, cartoons, indie (Helluva Boss is hilarious and (un?)surprisingly dark), I recall seeing a screenshot of something French with amazing art style I want to look into watching.
One Piece is gearing up for a re-animation from the beginning using its new style from the Wano arc IIRC, and that is a hell of a long epic story.