winning 100,000 internet arguments about why Linux is better than Windows or why FOSS is superior or why enshittification is bad

is still worse than helping one (1) non-technical person install Linux on their machine that can’t run Windows 11. or helping them install and learn to use LibreOffice because they can’t afford Office 365. or teaching them how to disable the spyware and adware on their Windows machine

for every person who’s staunchly anti-FOSS, there’s someone trying Linux for the first time and overwhelmed by driver issues, or someone who simply doesn’t know how to find good free software, or someone who wants to learn photo editing and can’t afford Photoshop

so don’t be pushy or smug or argumentative towards those who have already made up their minds. be informative and helpful to those who are open to help. tell them what their options are and be ready to provide support if things go wrong

looks like Windows 11 just updated and installed Copilot on my PC (including the incredibly invasive screenshotting “feature”). but thankfully O&O ShutUp 10 had already pre-disabled Copilot and it’s still disabled now, so all is well

I’m ngl I would never recommend that anyone use Windows 11 unless they’re also going to run O&O ShutUp 10 alongside it

@mioontje you could always ask! that’s what I did with you, and it worked out fantastically for me 💙 (then again, even after asking I’ve been too nervous to get too flirty with you, as much as your pics make me want to :P)

oh, wait! maybe I’ll do a poll for how they dress. like punk vs. gothic lolita vs. brightly-colored and casual, etc. and maybe body type too? I’m not sure - what do y’all think? I’m generally not too interested in a character’s appearance but this could be interesting too

hm so this concubus is assertive, confident, and possessive. but they’re also soft and comforting. their 3 biggest interests and 3 best non-lewd skills are programming, hardware tinkering, and Linux administration (including self-hosting). I love where this character is going, and they remind me of a few folks that I could name, too 💙

do y’all have any suggestions for non-lewd polls that I could do, or should we get into the lewd things next?

you either die elegant and minimal or live long enough to see yourself become bloated and kludgy

@5225225 I’m glad you liked it! 💙

the less interesting a YouTube video’s topic sounds, the more interesting the video will be

anyway today I am learning about the history and culture of Chinese takeout menus

The most bizarre ruling though, has got to be that they disallow fantasy animals, but specifically make an exception for unicorns, which they call "basically fancy rhinos, if you think about it". I have so many questions.

The only thing that is truly essential for an opera is at least one character wearing a supremely silly hat.

@Owlor from now on I think every opera should also have at least one skirt that short

HES SO RIGHT THO EVERY TIME I HEAR THIS I THINK THIS EXACT THINK THJANK YOU I M THE ANNOYING SPOON

-carrie

@Owlor

I really don’t understand why its supposed to be such a big deal that a pair of characters are secretly blood relatives, or a different kind of relative than what was assumed, but I’ve read enough gothic fiction to know lots of people apparently find that compelling.

I always found this confusing too. the classic “I am your father” reveal in Star Wars had me going “how does this change anything? Vader is still exactly the same character?” but I think that if I grew up with a loving family that supported me then maybe the trope would make more sense