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(DIR) Post #ALSzVmHJ22SLZwrfQu by tdarb@fosstodon.org
2022-07-13T23:19:19Z
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macOS certainly has issues but MY GOODNESS is it ever a world of difference once you: - use any Linux DE for a long stretch of time- switch back to macOSI have yet to find any all-encompassing Linux "system" that feels as well thought out as macOS. Linux is certainly superior in terms of user control at a deeper level, but more experience is needed to tap into those "features".Design, ease-of-use and attention to detail cannot be overlooked. macOS just does this better.
(DIR) Post #ALT3asVjgZuWAqIlWK by nicemicro@fosstodon.org
2022-07-14T02:03:47Z
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@tdarb if your target audience is the all "about the looks" hipsters, you don't have any other choice š¤£ But joking aside, "attention to detail" and "ease of use" are those kind of things that really cost you a lot of money to achieve marginal improvements. In a free software project with limited budget, targeting people who are willing to put up with a few inconveniences for the freedom, it is easy to see why they undershoot whatever Apple is doing.
(DIR) Post #ALTA7F3E16r14YmVJA by joel@fosstodon.org
2022-07-14T03:16:50Z
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@tdarb this comes from a guy who doesn't want to center his blog contents because 2 lines of css is too bloated
(DIR) Post #ALTAO8QpscqjSysdyC by tdarb@fosstodon.org
2022-07-14T03:19:54Z
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@joel Hey! My blog is center aligned Iāll have you know š
(DIR) Post #ALTAQXavISS45PkIsa by sarvo@novoa.nagoya
2022-07-14T03:20:16.787Z
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@joel@fosstodon.org @tdarb@fosstodon.org the web should have never gone beyond simple html files tbh
(DIR) Post #ALTAhM1Bagb76c2zTs by sarvo@novoa.nagoya
2022-07-14T03:23:23.042Z
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@tdarb@fosstodon.org and it never will be, since gnu/linux distros are legos put together with ductape while macOS systems are like a vase for cookies.Closest "integrated" environments I can think of are PoPOS, KDE and GNOME.But is not something you really need, is it? Like coming from windows, KDE and GNOME worked just fine most of the time.
(DIR) Post #ALTPIHycyfkqe2MAxU by kev@fosstodon.org
2022-07-14T06:06:53Z
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@tdarb I think MacOS is a good middle ground between Windows and Linux. Got more opinions on this that can for into 500 chars, so might write about itā¦
(DIR) Post #ALTPJJiC0qdUJb9xE8 by allinone0@fosstodon.org
2022-07-13T23:29:57Z
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@tdarb Linux :linux: : great customizationMac :apple_inc: : : professional and cleanWindows :microsoft: : hot garbage
(DIR) Post #ALTPKOl0jthUFjzeQC by kev@fosstodon.org
2022-07-14T06:07:13Z
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@allinone0 @tdarb ššššš love this.
(DIR) Post #ALTnT1L9ZQnz8GXjEm by tdarb@fosstodon.org
2022-07-14T10:37:46Z
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@kev I have similar āin progressā post sitting in my drafts as well š
(DIR) Post #ALTp62rzutRV7n4tSC by pbx@fosstodon.org
2022-07-14T02:15:01Z
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@tdarb with 30 years of Mac experience and almost 20 with open source desktops, I agree on the UI/UX level. But in terms of app management macOS really suffers (or its users/admins do I should say) for not having a unified approach. Base install, App Store, the inevitable Homebrew, "downloaded from the Internet" items - all with different management/update regimes.
(DIR) Post #ALTp63HsMg8uQ3BYn2 by nicemicro@fosstodon.org
2022-07-14T10:56:02Z
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@pbx @tdarb yeah, but you can run into the same problem on Linux.Stuff from the package manager. Stuff from flathub and the snap store. Stuff built from source for the user.
(DIR) Post #ALTsR3NHXGCmdKQ61Q by pixelherodev@fosstodon.org
2022-07-14T11:33:28Z
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@nicemicro @pbx @tdarb You CAN run into it on Linuxes, yes, but you can also avoid it.You can't avoid it nearly as easily on Mac or, void forbid, Windows.
(DIR) Post #ALU9HbqEERo5r62fMO by pim@writing.exchange
2022-07-14T14:42:11Z
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@kev @allinone0 @tdarb If macOS and iOS didnāt exist, Iād go back to Linux for sure. Microsoft couldnāt pay me to use that dogās breakfast. š
(DIR) Post #ALUQAWZB90xcgmH4ue by tdarb@fosstodon.org
2022-07-14T16:46:28Z
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Following up on this discussion, I decided to jot down my quick thoughts about the "Linux desktop" overall:"The Linux Desktop is Hard to Love"https://tdarb.org/blog/linux-love.html
(DIR) Post #ALeU4lMHlSLIVuG5uy by mpmilestogo@photog.social
2022-07-14T14:48:57Z
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@pim @kev @allinone0 @tdarb I don't think I could do Linux again. Did it for way too many years before in the corporate and startup worlds.
(DIR) Post #ALeU4luJivZ4DSBGxk by sindastra@chaos.social
2022-07-19T06:29:22Z
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@mpmilestogo @pim @kev @allinone0 @tdarb I used to be a Linux... "user" for many years... for a lack of better words, but I was rather... exclusive about it, if you get what I mean. Now I'm on Mac, so there's that.
(DIR) Post #ALeU4mN20AX7eVcCie by pim@writing.exchange
2022-07-19T13:42:11Z
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@sindastra @mpmilestogo @kev @allinone0 @tdarb Honestly if youād told me years ago I would give up macOS at home for an iPad, Iād never have believed it. Yet here I am using iOS/iPadOS only at home and loving it. Iām way past the point in my life where I want to tinker, I just want to create and get things doneāhence why I think plans to self-host things will be changing. Hereās an article I wrote about my experience:https://pimoore.ca/2021/09/12/the-future-of.html
(DIR) Post #ALeU4mu01au9Il2X6e by mpmilestogo@photog.social
2022-07-19T13:55:36Z
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@pim @sindastra @kev @allinone0 @tdarb I had an iPad and iPhone only when I lived in Vietnam. It seemed to be perfect for my needs but then some friends with Vietnamese kids doing online learning for school had problems with accessing the school materials. I gave away the iPad to the boys and bought the M1 MacBook Air there. I love this laptop. I did like moving around only with the iPad and iPhone though. So much easier.
(DIR) Post #ALeU4nHOcbcUTJzDZg by sindastra@chaos.social
2022-07-19T14:00:52Z
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@mpmilestogo @pim @kev @allinone0 @tdarb I also got the M1 MacBook Air! Have been using just this machine with macOS since. Before this, I kept switching machines and distro hopping and sometimes Windows for games, etc. It's so much nicer to just have one machine and OS while feeling right at home. This M1 laptop is thin, lightweight, silent (no fan), has great performance and still lots of battery life. It's like mutually exclusive things all put together. I love it. :D
(DIR) Post #ALeU4npQa4qGAruOcS by kev@fosstodon.org
2022-07-19T14:22:10Z
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@sindastra @mpmilestogo @pim @allinone0 @tdarb +1 for M1 Air here. Been using it for around a year now. Sold my desktop - it's now my only device. It's fantastic.
(DIR) Post #ALeYKwnZOjHaRbzevA by pim@writing.exchange
2022-07-19T15:10:02Z
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@kev @sindastra @mpmilestogo @allinone0 @tdarb You using an external display with it Kev, or just on its own?
(DIR) Post #ALeYbxFgxs2um3G05Q by kev@fosstodon.org
2022-07-19T15:13:07Z
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@pim Iām using 2 external displays with it@sindastra @mpmilestogo @allinone0 @tdarb
(DIR) Post #ALeZfpDmrfACynm97Q by lkhrs@fosstodon.org
2022-07-19T15:25:01Z
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@kev whoa! How did you get two working?@pim @sindastra @mpmilestogo @allinone0 @tdarb
(DIR) Post #ALeafAB7YrhtdomDS4 by kev@fosstodon.org
2022-07-19T15:36:05Z
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@lkhrs @pim @sindastra @mpmilestogo @allinone0 @tdarb
(DIR) Post #ALeai326aHr0Lgw2ka by kev@fosstodon.org
2022-07-19T15:36:30Z
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@lkhrs @pim @sindastra @mpmilestogo @allinone0 @tdarb joking aside, Iām using a DisplayLink dock.
(DIR) Post #ALeanGXpm89fhdGRY8 by kev@fosstodon.org
2022-07-19T15:37:32Z
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@lkhrs @pim @sindastra @mpmilestogo @allinone0 @tdarb ā¦I can have 3 if I keep the laptop open. Itās pretty good.
(DIR) Post #ALebE7sI7OpgdEdn60 by gloopsies@fosstodon.org
2022-07-19T15:42:26Z
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@kev @lkhrs @pim @sindastra @mpmilestogo @allinone0 @tdarb Isn't DisplayLink like really awful
(DIR) Post #ALebdN3knYtgxz2Xjs by kev@fosstodon.org
2022-07-19T15:46:59Z
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@gloopsies how so? Iāve had no problems with it at all. Itās been totally seamless for me.@lkhrs @pim @sindastra @mpmilestogo @allinone0 @tdarb
(DIR) Post #ALedbXIrwPKI4AMYpk by gloopsies@fosstodon.org
2022-07-19T16:09:03Z
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@kev @lkhrs @pim @sindastra @mpmilestogo @allinone0 @tdarb I haven't used it but when I read about it I read that it has really bad latency, screen tearing, low resolution and bad hardware compatibility
(DIR) Post #ALefCp98fDKY4f9iKm by kev@fosstodon.org
2022-07-19T16:27:00Z
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@gloopsies @lkhrs @pim @sindastra @mpmilestogo @allinone0 @tdarb i havenāt experienced any of that. Itās been great.
(DIR) Post #ALefR7Gu4TzGLJbQRc by kev@fosstodon.org
2022-07-19T16:29:36Z
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@gloopsies @lkhrs @pim @sindastra @mpmilestogo @allinone0 @tdarb i donāt game on it, but I do watch YouTube, netflix etc with it and itās no different that the laptop screen.