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And how do you feel about it? Does it affect your marriage knowing you’re younger than his child?

Whoa, his son is 7 years older than you??

What is that like? What sort of a conversation did you have with him?

I mostly disagree. I think most parts of Google would do fine on their own. And for something like Chrome, it’s Chromium that really matters, which is open source. If Chrome as a separate entity can’t survive (despite plenty of other browser companies existing), let it die. However I do think Google could just be split into a few companies, rather than each individual product.

Fundamentally, though, I think the strategies that companies like Google and Apple use are inherently anticompetitive. Using the resources of a large corporation to prop up a service or product means that nobody can compete in that space

If a service is necessary, but is only exists because a large corporation is using it for data extraction, then we need a better alternative.

I think the most difficult piece is something like YouTube. Personally, I think we need something open source and publicly funded to replace it.

“Breaking them off would change their business models, raise the cost of devices, and undermine Android and Google Play in their robust competition with Apple’s iPhone and App Store,” the company said.

Honestly I kind of agree. I think Apple needs breaking up too, or at least some serious regulation about their walled garden. Google needs to be broken up, but it does seem unfair without touching Apple.

Touchpad is significantly better for certain games, so it would be a shame to lose it. I hope they just copy what they did with the steam deck, best of both worlds.

Yes. The original was butchered by studio execs that didn’t understand the film. I’ve only seen clips of it, but it’s pretty bad.

The final cut is what I and most people recommend. It’s a small aesthetic and pacing change over the “directors” cut.

And definitely watch Alien too!

That’s what I use at the moment. It works pretty well, although I would prefer something open source.

I really want to use organic maps, but no traffic data is such a dealbreaker. Also it had trouble finding the right address sometimes when I tried it.

Or you could use a gui that is probably already on your system, like I said. Maybe Ubuntu just sucks, I don’t have experience with it. But I have used flatpak on SteamOS, which is incredibly easy and smooth.

But the terminal can be super easy too, it’s not like you’re typing out complicated commands just to install software. I use yay, so it’s literally just ‘yay <software name>’ to search and install.

Just because you are already used to Windows doesn’t mean it’s simple. It’s actually more convoluted and difficult to learn if someone hasn’t used either.

On windows, you have to go to the software’s website, find the download page, click download, run the installer exe, then click through the installation wizard.

On Linux, you can either install it in one command in the terminal, or install in one click from a gui. You almost certainly have a gui app store preinstalled unless you choose a minimal distro like Arch.

If you want to update software on Windows, you go through that whole process again. On Linux, you just do a system update.

I’m not really sure what part of that is easier on Windows

There are very few things that make me proud to be American, but I do love when people from other countries are horrified by “normal” American stuff.

It is quite convenient, though, and better than food going to a landfill. (although composting is still preferable)

As an American, I’m just as sick of it as you are. I voted by mail weeks ago, but because I’m in a swing state I’m bombarded by mail and text messages.

Anyway, I recently switched to the CachyOS kernel. I won’t try Factorio though because I know I’ll get horribly addicted.

I think learning linux and the terminal is a good place to start. Once you get comfortable doing basic stuff in the terminal, it will be easy to start making bash scripts. From there, something like Python would be a good next step.

I love typing ‘yay kitty’ on a new install

I’ve been going to the gym 4 days a week (often just 2, but ideally 4). 2 upper body days, 2 lower body days.

For me, going to the gym means that I’m much more likely to do a full workout than if I stayed home. It’s also easier to properly target all of the important muscle groups. Machines are a good place to start. Use lower weight than you think, and really focus on feeling the muscle and doing slow, controlled motions.

I just do protein shakes, which is maybe not enough. I definitely don’t get enough calories, as I live alone and have a very hard time preparing food and eating a proper amount. Calorie surplus is important for building muscle. I’ve made very little progress because I keep losing any weight that I gain :(

I’ve never felt like I’m part of a community, and I have no idea where to even look for that. I feel like I’m doomed to be lonely and unhappy my whole life.

You’re going to die on the hill that music is objective, and the Beatles are objectively bad? Interesting…

I’m curious what bands you consider “objectively good”

This is a meaningless strawman. I don’t see anyone saying things like this.

Well I didn’t make this post so I can’t really speak to the intent behind it.

But I don’t think that’s what this post is doing at all.

It’s “fuck cars” not “fuck people who drive cars”

Obviously the average driver is not responsible for the societal reliance on cars.