Post 9sfmIDoRP2XMj68v2W by k@bsd.network
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(DIR) Post #9sffSaWD8ckeMebzd2 by xerz@fedi.xerz.one
2020-03-04T17:53:41.269780Z
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omg I was *so* ready to wipe my Debian from my iMac but I have just updated everything and... it works great??? super buttery smooth pretty much at Snow Leopard levels???
(DIR) Post #9sffYOY6YMAiymGaYq by xerz@fedi.xerz.one
2020-03-04T17:54:44.503339Z
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also I have just accidentally uninstalled the kernel, good thing I can just reinstall it back lmao
(DIR) Post #9sffjZp4ygWD86XQjQ by alayna@desvox.es
2020-03-04T17:55:06.867799Z
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@xerz my experience with macOS on apple's own hardware is no they do NOT give a fuck about performance degradations if you're not on their latest modelwhich was really disappointing to witness
(DIR) Post #9sffja9zivFUAyK8Ke by xerz@fedi.xerz.one
2020-03-04T17:56:44.889554Z
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@alayna From what I can tell, here's the thing: usually, they only need to optimize for the hardware once. From there on, they expect you to upgrade your RAM or to buy a new Mac.This Late 2009 cutie still runs Catalina fine despite being unsupported! And it works fine! It's just that it uses *a lot* of RAM.
(DIR) Post #9sffo3r9FxM9R1e0YK by alayna@desvox.es
2020-03-04T17:56:02.987978Z
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@xerz linux never really pulls that shit (you see it from a fairly small number of desktop environments and desktop programs but absolutely not the base system)
(DIR) Post #9sffpdsco2ldRz5ZSa by xerz@fedi.xerz.one
2020-03-04T17:57:51.562810Z
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@alayna I mean, I'm using GNOME, this is supposedly the worst case scenario
(DIR) Post #9sffxLW8xgnsogFMmW by alayna@desvox.es
2020-03-04T17:57:53.178412Z
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@xerz well my definition of performance degradations are far, far from making it unusable so that doesnt surprise me. my experience is that its always usable but it just stops being smooth eventually
(DIR) Post #9sffxLpzlsgPoFXDiy by alayna@desvox.es
2020-03-04T17:58:13.881375Z
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@xerz (this includes frilly shit like UI animations)
(DIR) Post #9sffxMFWEz6F5PTbVY by xerz@fedi.xerz.one
2020-03-04T17:59:14.031767Z
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@alayna System/app startup times are the only part that truly feels bad about running Catalina nowadays. It can take like 5-10 seconds to open, say, Firefox or Garageband. Everything else? 60 fps smooth!
(DIR) Post #9sffzh0e1gMG3GdGxE by xerz@fedi.xerz.one
2020-03-04T17:59:40.445782Z
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@alayna System/app startup times are the only part that truly feels bad about running Catalina nowadays. It can take like 5-10 seconds to open, say, Firefox or Garageband. It also takes some time for Spotlight to do its thing. Everything else? 60 fps smooth!
(DIR) Post #9sfgEbHxZtEWeXq9E8 by alayna@desvox.es
2020-03-04T18:00:10.303395Z
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@xerz impressive! my experiences came from a 2014 mbp so maybe that has to do with it
(DIR) Post #9sfgEbnVgaTEEObLP6 by xerz@fedi.xerz.one
2020-03-04T18:02:21.400466Z
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@alayna Honestly I feel like I got superlucky and the late 2009 iMac was the only good Mac ever. I've abused it SO MUCH and it still works like day 1 and can do almost everything I need (except that the GPU is a 9400M and it supersucks), it just blows my mind.
(DIR) Post #9sfgOjLuS5XUYeWAZU by xerz@fedi.xerz.one
2020-03-04T18:04:12.028911Z
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@alayna Oh, except for the disc drive. It's dead.
(DIR) Post #9sfgyqCmS1byEiSzh2 by alcinnz@floss.social
2020-03-04T18:09:44Z
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@xerz I once accidentally uninstalled the network stack on my laptop at the time.I found that pretty much impossible to recover from, and had to reinstall the whole OS.
(DIR) Post #9sfgyqoMCJfY7G30GO by xerz@fedi.xerz.one
2020-03-04T18:10:41.681911Z
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@alcinnz hmm, an USB with the packages would have probably done it, but I'm missing a lot of context anywaystill, :blobcatsalute:
(DIR) Post #9sfhL8NtXdf6zOINt2 by k@bsd.network
2020-03-04T18:14:01Z
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@xerz @alcinnz Doesn't the network stack also include USB?
(DIR) Post #9sfhL8hkLpXdyxaEpU by xerz@fedi.xerz.one
2020-03-04T18:14:33.764487Z
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@k @alcinnz ...no? :blobcatthink:
(DIR) Post #9sfhcjyT2KAaUknUrQ by k@bsd.network
2020-03-04T18:17:16Z
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@xerz @alcinnz I'm sorry, I don't mean to be condescending, this is real questioning here: isn't the network stack Ethernet, wi-fi, USB, etc.?
(DIR) Post #9sfhckUN7hgs5hiyae by xerz@fedi.xerz.one
2020-03-04T18:17:53.108901Z
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@k @alcinnz I'm not talking about USB networking, I'm talking about using an USB drive to copy the packages on from another computer
(DIR) Post #9sfhmJ0Q9x5BkXGvjc by xerz@fedi.xerz.one
2020-03-04T18:19:39.682986Z
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omg it feels SO good to use a proper display, keyboard and mouse???? like the Surface is comfy except when you're tall and you have to put it on a table, got nothing to improve ergonomics and have to use it literall all day
(DIR) Post #9sfho9UqUB9kpuNpz6 by xerz@fedi.xerz.one
2020-03-04T18:19:59.953447Z
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omg it feels SO good to use a proper display, keyboard and mouse???? like the Surface is comfy except when you're tall and you have to put it on a table, got nothing to improve ergonomics and have to use it literally all day
(DIR) Post #9sfmIDoRP2XMj68v2W by k@bsd.network
2020-03-04T19:09:44Z
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@xerz @alcinnz Doesn't this require networking?
(DIR) Post #9sfmIE7aFrqjgT6CsS by xerz@fedi.xerz.one
2020-03-04T19:10:11.785335Z
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@k @alcinnz no, of course not