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(DIR) Post #9klfSwKyhThF06cN0q by lynnesbian@fedi.lynnesbian.space
2019-07-12T08:18:16Z
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if you're dropping fedilab for not blocking gab, why not drop windows for linux while you're at it?microsoft:. gave notch billions of dollars. recently accepted a $480 million contract to develop VR tech for the US army. profits from nearly every computer sale in the world, regardless of whether you want to even use the preinstalled windows or not. overworks employees and retains "permatemp" employees, who work for the company permanently on a temp contract, to avoid providing medical benefits. bans usage of the word "gay" (even as a surname) on xbox live. collects data from windows users with no means to disable itand the worst part is, because of microsoft's data collection, microsoft actually profits off of you if you have windows installed, unlike fedilab. if you ask others to uninstall fedilab, make sure you uninstall windows!
(DIR) Post #9klfSweTWzIByZjwP2 by lynnesbian@fedi.lynnesbian.space
2019-07-12T08:22:12Z
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you thought the days of me telling you to switch to linux were over :blobcatowoevil:
(DIR) Post #9klfSwumYMKun9Mxou by bithive@social.tchncs.de
2019-07-12T08:24:01Z
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@lynnesbian
(DIR) Post #9km77WO4mg9R9ZdsXI by Deiru@gensokyo.social
2019-07-12T08:22:41Z
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@lynnesbian Somehow I get the feeling that people's lives maybe slightly more dependend on Windows than on Fedilab, but that's just a hunch.
(DIR) Post #9km77Z190OafJJw6i0 by lynnesbian@fedi.lynnesbian.space
2019-07-12T08:23:31Z
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@Deiru well yes, but i think the "uninstall fedilab to fight against nazis" argument is very similar to the "don't use plastic straws to save the environment" one
(DIR) Post #9kmNPogH6f70MvtsEi by Oz@imaginair.es
2019-07-12T08:58:26Z
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@lynnesbian well i'd like to but professional softwares i happen to use are not available on Linux, and video games don't run that well (or at all) on Linux either...plus, i never paid for my windows (i bought my computer with no OS and my laptop with EndlessOS) and i blocked every data collection i can so no profit for them. but i get your point tho
(DIR) Post #9kmNPp8zNu53nzKnzc by tn5421@niu.moe
2019-07-12T16:37:37Z
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@Oz @lynnesbian Games are in a much better state on linux these days. And most professional software should at least run decently under WINE
(DIR) Post #9kmNR5qykDc9v0W2O8 by Lyude@queer.party
2019-07-12T14:02:09Z
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@Oz @lynnesbian actually video games run very well on Linux nowadays, even faster than on Windows sometimes thanks to the work Valve has done with proton
(DIR) Post #9kmNTggalzyAjPtW3E by CarbonCatalyst@mastodon.social
2019-07-12T09:37:11Z
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@Oz @lynnesbian This sounds more like achicken and egg problem or a vicious spiral. No "popular" software gets developed for linux because the userbase is "small" because no popular software gets developed for linux... ad infinitum.
(DIR) Post #9kmNTh53J3XFxHL3B2 by tn5421@niu.moe
2019-07-12T16:38:21Z
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@CarbonCatalyst @Oz @lynnesbian Linux is used on pretty much all but a small fraction of production servers.
(DIR) Post #9kmNYObjPpaC6trl0y by IceWolf@meow.social
2019-07-12T14:15:28Z
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@Lyude @Oz @lynnesbianEh..._many_ games, but certainly not all. And sometimes you'll run into weird issues.(citation: when I load Marvel vs Capcom 3, one particular character has no textures. Also, the performance is terrible compared to Windows.)(counterexample: Warframe runs like a dream. YMMV.)
(DIR) Post #9kmNYPjvCrjDcahoQ4 by Oz@imaginair.es
2019-07-12T15:41:21Z
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@IceWolf @Lyude @lynnesbian i know there have been a lot of progress on the topic. Sadly #GW2 which is the game i play the most, doesn't have a linux version, and using Vine usually makes it laggy and ends up with a low framerate... I also read that the game wasn't really well optimized in the first place so that might not help...And it's still pretty complicate to install, at least to me, even if i feel pretty skillful in computers in general 😅Also, I read today that ubuntu was making things easier with Nvidia graphics cards so that may help a bit... i might give it another try someday but it feels really easier to stick to windows for the use i have of my computer =/
(DIR) Post #9kmNYPx2Q6DiHGqHrc by Oz@imaginair.es
2019-07-12T15:44:53Z
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@IceWolf @Lyude @lynnesbian just after my toot i did some more research and i found a complete updated tutorial on how to install Wine to play GW2 on Linux. Turns out there is a GUI-based Wine installer : that sounds promising to me !
(DIR) Post #9kmNYR0cUGgBYfWf5M by tn5421@niu.moe
2019-07-12T16:39:05Z
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@Oz @IceWolf @Lyude @lynnesbian There are two that I know of. PlayOnLinux and Lutris
(DIR) Post #9kmpBPHlWgx8GkLyca by Oz@imaginair.es
2019-07-12T21:48:41Z
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@tn5421 ok i'll give those a try... after i installed ubuntu (let's begin with the most user friendly)
(DIR) Post #9ko1sitDuK4a89FsfY by trash@mastodon.host
2019-07-12T08:52:04Z
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@lynnesbian I totally agree with everything here, except what's wrong with giving Notch billions of dollars?
(DIR) Post #9ko1sj6L7YZ4mpOM76 by StaleWhiteBread@wandering.shop
2019-07-12T13:27:44Z
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@trash @lynnesbian in case this is a serious question, Notch is a straight up fascist.
(DIR) Post #9ko1sjIOOkCpOD1yts by trash@mastodon.host
2019-07-13T08:07:48Z
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@StaleWhiteBread @lynnesbian How so?
(DIR) Post #9ko1sjT1lCiFvC0TTc by r3bl@ap.input.sh
2019-07-13T11:45:43Z
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@trash @StaleWhiteBread @lynnesbian In case you're not trolling, take a look at this thread: https://mobile.twitter.com/notch/status/898854001520889856In case that's not enough for you, Rational Wiki has plenty of examples: https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/NotchIf you feel like defending him after reading through these two links, then I can't help you. 🤷♂️
(DIR) Post #9ko5xt6jkDAf5MIIsq by trash@mastodon.host
2019-07-13T12:31:30Z
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@r3bl @StaleWhiteBread @lynnesbian The rational wiki sounds like something that'd be hardly neutral. I don't like reading such things. As for the twitter thread, I just see a guy saying that he isn't a Nazi, and that labels are labels. Maybe he is a Nazi, maybe he isn't. Either way, this is just noise to me and while Microsoft totally sucks, I don't think giving some rando a bunch of money despite him possibly being a bad person is really worth mentioning, unless Notch really truly is a horrible person, but unless I see something more than word vomit, I find it hard to believe that he is. Also, heaven forbid I don't keep up with twitter gossip about the guy who made Minecraft. First of all, I don't care about Notch enough to inquire about his daily life. Second of all, I've never used twitter. I'm not a troll at all, and I'm unhappy about how dismissive you're being to me. Is it so hard to talk to people nicely over the internet?
(DIR) Post #9koATpwFSj0UL7sVn6 by r3bl@ap.input.sh
2019-07-13T13:22:06Z
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@trash @StaleWhiteBread @lynnesbian I understand that you don't give enough of a fuck about him to follow him daily. But, you need to acknowledge why those less privileged than us feel threatened by his behavior. Rational Wiki has plenty of examples of him undermining marginalized groups. Acknowledging that establishes a common ground from which we could try to have a conversation. Dismissal feels like trolling, intentional or not.
(DIR) Post #9koDiDu1SdLka0OACm by StaleWhiteBread@wandering.shop
2019-07-13T13:58:20Z
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@r3bl @trash @lynnesbian dudes definitely trolling
(DIR) Post #9kpFjDCVwvmxl8b5Zw by trash@mastodon.host
2019-07-14T01:55:37Z
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@r3bl @StaleWhiteBread @lynnesbian I understand. While I still wont read the rational wiki(I don't trust it as a source), I definitely can understand that, if people are marginalized by him, they definitely don't want to see him get billions of dollars. I was just hoping I could see it for myself. Regardless, it kinda saddens me that someone who's seen as a great guy by a lot of people could also be a total scumbag.