Post AX5eG00XlvxiTsYjTM by mav@hackers.town
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 (DIR) Post #AX5dYjSnPLMyiY8uW0 by adam@hax0rbana.social
       2023-06-26T17:18:51Z
       
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       When I lived in Long Beach, our landlord knew that we did #computer stuff. One day she asked if we could get an old laptop working so she could play games. Symptom: Windows is messed up.We found she was playing games like solitaire and things like that. So we told her we could put something different on there and get it working with that.We installed #Linux and showed her how to use the package manager to installed games. She loved it!
       
 (DIR) Post #AX5e1DRnWPthorG38q by adam@hax0rbana.social
       2023-06-26T17:23:59Z
       
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       But what's really funny is that we enabled wobbly windows on there before showing it to her (it was a new feature at the time).We knew this would probably NOT go over well because it's kinda a ridiculous feature, so we made sure to show her the feature and make it clear we can turn that off if you don't like it.She absolutely LOVED it. She'd mention how fun it was pretty much every time we asked if the laptop was still working for her.Wobbly windows example:https://youtu.be/7g_ld8dxZXI?t=27
       
 (DIR) Post #AX5e2SrJhv3vuIn16m by HenryT@fosstodon.org
       2023-06-26T17:24:09Z
       
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       @adam And there's a good chance you saved her future self from getting malware.
       
 (DIR) Post #AX5eG00XlvxiTsYjTM by mav@hackers.town
       2023-06-26T17:26:39Z
       
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       @adam agreed, those effects are kinda counterproductive for actually Getting Shit Done but you cannot deny that they look very, very cool.One of my faves was either the minimize or roll up (can't remember which) where the window disappears in a puff of flame.