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user224 , 11 months ago to linux_gaming in Why do you use Linux?

Because I wanted to use a computer and OS is needed. When I got a first computer, I didn’t even understand what OS is. Then researching further, I thought Windows is just another distribution. I tried it, and it was confusing. Linux Mint I immediately liked, so that’s what I stuck with.

No special reasons, I am just used to Linux.
I guess this would be the case for more people if Windows wasn’t the default as it usually is.

user224 , 11 months ago to mildlyinfuriating in New cars are great...

“Please do not turn off the engine during installation”

Tell that to my empty gas tank.

user224 , 11 months ago to world in Boy, 16, arrested after felling of famous Sycamore Gap tree at Hadrian’s Wall

Just look at that tree:
https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/503609e932289590a939950187fbf4557bc41aad/0_269_4032_2419/master/4032.jpg?width=620&dpr=2&s=none#.jpg
That even looks too good to be real. Probably one of the best places for such a tree to grow.

How do you just decide, “Yep, let’s cut it down!” here? Did he take drugs? Like, I mean, all of them.

user224 , 11 months ago to piracy in Unremoval of Piracy Communities @ lemmy.world

You’re acting like lemmy.world is ran by a corporation with plenty of power to fight back.

user224 , 11 months ago to technology in Study reveals some teens receive 5,000 notifications daily, most spend almost two hours on TikTok | Kids officially don't like Facebook

It doesn’t have to. For example ProtonVPN stays active even if it disconnects. There’s still the VPN symbol, but the notification will tell you it’s trying to reconnect.

user224 , 11 months ago to technology in Study reveals some teens receive 5,000 notifications daily, most spend almost two hours on TikTok | Kids officially don't like Facebook

Where are you guys subscribed to? I only get a couple e-mails per month.

user224 , 11 months ago to technology in Study reveals some teens receive 5,000 notifications daily, most spend almost two hours on TikTok | Kids officially don't like Facebook

Can you explain why?
At this point, smartphones can most of the time replace desktop/laptop computers. At least Android. I am not sure how it looks on the side of iOS. Though, of course, using e.g. Collabora Office on smartphone isn’t nearly as convenient as LibreOffice on laptop, but it can be done. And with Termux, it feels anything is possible.

If you mean that they’ll have it 24/7 which feels unhealthy, they can just leave it at home. I did that until high school (my own decision) because I didn’t want to break my phone. In fact, I still do that when I go walk my dog. I just bought the cheapest dumb phone that I don’t have to worry about for cases of emergency. It was less than 10 bucks. Of course I tend to forget it, so it doesn’t really work.

user224 , 11 months ago to technology in Study reveals some teens receive 5,000 notifications daily, most spend almost two hours on TikTok | Kids officially don't like Facebook

That sounds too long to me. Since later in elementary school (3rd grade), smartphone (and tablet I had at the time) have been really useful tools for me. Sure, I definitely wasted plenty of time on Minecraft videos, but it’s not any worse than TV. It helped me learn a lot of what I know now. Without that, I’d have problems getting into any high school. For example, it helped me fly through chemistry and physics like a breeze. Also I learned English, which has unlocked me access to even more info. I wouldn’t have been able to pass 7th grade without studying for history, again on my phone.

But of course, there was less crap than now. I am happy I got to grow up with YouTube channels like ExplainingComputers, ElectroBOOM, LGR, Scott Manley, Techmoan, The 8-bit guy, Tom Scott, Veritasium, Ted-Ed, and others I don’t remember.

But even before I had smartphone, I could already watch youtube on my Sony Ericsson W200i. That was something. It ran at like 5fps in SD quality, but it worked. And 50MB was basically infinite data.

user224 , 11 months ago to technology in Study reveals some teens receive 5,000 notifications daily, most spend almost two hours on TikTok | Kids officially don't like Facebook

Plenty of movies are >2 hours long, plus like an hour of advertisements.

user224 , 11 months ago to technology in Study reveals some teens receive 5,000 notifications daily, most spend almost two hours on TikTok | Kids officially don't like Facebook

My classmates get similar amount of notifications. It doesn’t seem to be a problem, they just ignore all of them. There’s no way you’re going through each of those.

user224 , 11 months ago to technology in Study reveals some teens receive 5,000 notifications daily, most spend almost two hours on TikTok | Kids officially don't like Facebook

I disabled lock screen notification for a) privacy; b) so that I could see my nice lockscreen wallpaper

user224 , 11 months ago to technology in Study reveals some teens receive 5,000 notifications daily, most spend almost two hours on TikTok | Kids officially don't like Facebook

notification bar zero

What about permanent notifications? I’ve got “a few”.

user224 , 11 months ago to technology in Study reveals some teens receive 5,000 notifications daily, most spend almost two hours on TikTok | Kids officially don't like Facebook

I kinda need to do this with my dad, otherwise he doesn’t notice texts. For example he texts me “Buy that spread for €0.79”. “Hazelnut or cocoa?” which if I don’t follow with ~5 question marks, he won’t even notice.

user224 , 11 months ago to memes in They'd better be going through some real shit

Doesn’t even have to be vehicles. It’s useful for pedestrians too. I absolutely hate when they don’t use turn signals.

user224 , 11 months ago to linux in Richard Stallman Reveals He has Cancer at GNU 40 year anniversary conference

Here’s some article I found mentioning this (also check comments): arstechnica.com/…/richard-stallman-leaves-mit-aft…