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[-] PlasticExistence@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Are you literally here to proclaim that Windows is the better OS because Linux gives you the freedom to screw it up?

My brother in computing, that's on you if you're having problems with fixing problems you've caused in Linux. As a former professional system admin, I've run into issues with Windows that Microsoft's own support team could not figure out and had to refund their fee. I have never, not once, had an issue in Linux that I couldn't fix or find someone who knows how.

[-] PlasticExistence@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

So basically this is where I've landed on this after rooting, moding, etc. all of my electronics for the last 30 years: for devices where I want to customize everything, it's going to be done with a Linux computer to begin with because there's absolutely nothing standing in my way. For other things that I just need to work reliably and not become yet another chore, I buy some product. So I would buy a thermostat, but build my own NAS (with a 3D printed 7-bay case).

I'm beyond sick - as I think you might be too - of all the extra stuff I have to keep up with whenever I jailbreak/root/whatever a device just so I don't fuck it up with some careless action or update. I just don't have the same amount of free time and mental energy to dedicate to this stuff anymore. I wish I did though.

[-] PlasticExistence@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

I can relate. I'm getting tired of having to do this kind of thing for all my devices just to make them work. I'm even probably going to switch to iPhone because at this point I just want my phone to work reliably, and my OnePlus 8T never has.

[-] PlasticExistence@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

My advice is to go to the XDA forums and find your device there. You should be able to tell from replies and view counts of the threads which of the ROMs and mods are the most popular.

[-] PlasticExistence@lemmy.world 36 points 2 weeks ago

With respect, you can screw up Windows by doing things in a non-standard way too. That's not the fault of the OS.

[-] PlasticExistence@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago

Appreciated mainly by people living in a specific district of Akron, Ohio from Spring through Autumn - but never during Winter - during odd-numbered years... far too specifically.

[-] PlasticExistence@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago

Not everybody subscribes every single Linux community

Well then those people must be made to understand our peaceful ways... by force!

[-] PlasticExistence@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Your carrier can sell you stamps or other services. For security reasons they had to stop carrying cash (because nobody wants to be a mobile robbery target for what the Post Office pays), so transactions will have to take a couple days between the request and the delivery if you initiate the transaction in person. But you can also purchase postage online for delivery. Boxes for flat-rate Priority Mail are free and can also be ordered for delivery.

I delivered mail for a while. It's a surprisingly complicated and difficult job, especially if you deliver on foot. One of the reasons for it being complicated is how much flexibility USPS offers people, meaning there is a lot to know and remember for everyone.

[-] PlasticExistence@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago

I would have signed it too, but only because I'm awesome on fiddle and I could totally win my soul back.

[-] PlasticExistence@lemmy.world 0 points 3 weeks ago

Some might call him a hero

[-] PlasticExistence@lemmy.world 4 points 4 weeks ago

What is it that you hate about Core XY?

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