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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨A Linux Version of Windows 11⁩ ⁨⁨14⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago⁩:

  I suppose they could, but it would almost definitely be proprietary software and almost definitely include all the anti-features you see in Windows 11 which would defeat the point. If they released it as free software (FOSS) that would be an unqualified win but that’s very unlikely.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨A Linux Version of Windows 11⁩ ⁨⁨15⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago⁩:

  Well Wine is native Linux software, so if you’re running something on Wine you’re (technically) running it natively on Linux, it’s a compatibility layer for Windows applications to run on Linux without breaking patents or having need to use Windows code. Of course clearly, as you know, there are shortcomings to Wine but that answers your question of where we are with this.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How Come Latin Didn't Spread in the Middle East as Much as it did in Europe?⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  (Data source: Google AI)

  Then why bother us with it?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨500,000 households cancel TV licence putting BBC future in jeopardy⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  The problem is that TV is a slowly dying format, so any attempt at saving the BBC is an uphill struggle even with the best will for it. Which I think is a shame, I think it’s culturally important. It needed to have evolved quicker and sooner, but how exactly I don’t know.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Political rivals vow to boycott byelection after Farage quits as MP⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Good, that’s the only way to play this one.

  The other alternatives: if all parties had contested it would split the vote. Any united progressive candidate have trouble winning in Clacton. An all-party backed opposition candidate would have been unlikely and would easily be painted as “the establishment” by Farage.

  As things are: an independent novelty candidate might actually have the best chance, small as it may be, of beating Farage if they can capture all the protest vote (the absolute majority of Clacton didn’t vote Farage in the last election). Or worst, most likely, case Farage wins a hollow victory unopposed by major parties, he hasn’t made his point, things stay the same only now he’s seen as wasting everyone’s time.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Bob Vylan to sue BBC for defamation over Glastonbury coverage⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I don’t, really, separate issues.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨UK: Culture secretary Lisa Nandy quits X in protest at 'misinformation'⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  People this slow are running our country…

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Has anyone ever actually had their vehicle tabs stolen?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Never heard of it either, in the UK we used to have something called a ‘tax disc’ that was displayed in the window of a car but you’d have to break in to get that.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Tough US-style courts to crack down on repeat offenders⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  I wouldn’t hold it up as anything special still.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Physical punishment of children is harmful and must be banned in England and Northern Ireland⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  It should be treated at least the same as any other physical assault surely.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Is there music I haven't heard because I only speak English?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Are you asking whether there’s music in languages other than English?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Do young people still say words like "taped"?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  That’s true. I would always say “filmed” for that which come to think of it alludes to even older technology.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Do young people still say words like "taped"?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  My parents still do (these days to mean recording something on their DVR). I don’t think young people really watch TV like that do they?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What Do People Attending a Tommy Robinson March Really Believe?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I think they don’t believe anything, they just regurgitate the last thing they read in the tabloids, and they do it not through loyalty to the tabloids but purely through conformity to their friends who are also regurgitating the last thing they read in the tabloids. It’s the same mentality as football team supporters, they have no meaningful personal stake in “their” team but it provides a social role, and it’s harmless when it’s just football, let them have their fun, but it’s dangerous when it comes to the well-being of all the people in the country.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨UK Sees Lowest Viewing Figures for Eurovision Final Since 2010⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Almost certainly it wouldn’t be held in Israel, like when Ukraine won in 2022 it was held in the UK the next year. It’s a convention not a rule that the winning country hosts it the next year. Unless you mean that Israel winning itself would destroy the competition, that’s possible.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨UK Sees Lowest Viewing Figures for Eurovision Final Since 2010⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Because it’s a contest for members of the European Broadcasting Union. Technically Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia could enter if they wanted to.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨UK Sees Lowest Viewing Figures for Eurovision Final Since 2010⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Good, I gave it a miss and I’m normally a regular viewer. Not surprised Israel did well since those left watching are more likely to be pro-Israel, I half expected them to win.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Britain is losing the ability to tell anti-Semitism from dissent⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  No we still can, just the government pretends it can’t.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Palantir to be granted ‘unlimited access’ to NHS patient data⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Obviously bad but wasn’t this a breaking news story from several days ago? What’s new?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Man hit by van in Birmingham after residents take down union flags put up by anti-migrant group⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I’d be interested in trying putting EU and LGBTQ flags under each one.

  As a reminder, the “EU flag” is actually the flag of the Council of Europe which we’re still members of, so not a “foreign” flag at all. I wouldn’t personally put up flags since I don’t think that’s the thing to do, dare I say it not the British thing to do, but it could confuse them if done.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Sharon Osbourne attending a Tommy Robinson march proves Kneecap were right about her⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Not to defend Osbourne in any way but from a newspaper owned by DMG Media who the hell are they to be speaking?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Is Kagi Worth It?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I use it, I like it, though there is something in the back of my mind about the company that sets off alarm bells that I can’t quite put my finger on so I’m cautious. But I don’t mind the model of paying for online services in principle. I would say it’s about as good as DuckDuckGo was 10 years ago when it was still good (DDG has gone downhill like a lot of things in my opinion), and Kagi is the best search I can find now. I do research for work so I need the unlimited (middle) tier since I use a lot of search, I consider it reasonable value for money. I suggest doing the free trial and see how long it takes to run out before deciding which tier to choose.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Is 71° F (21° C) the ideal weather to wear shorts?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  In which direction? Because if it’s somewhat warm but raining I’d be more likely to lean towards shorts since they’re easier to dry than long trousers.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I believe they’re pronouncing France to rhyme with your pronunciation of pants, not the other way round, it only works for some accents, not mine either.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Public invited to pick Sycamore Gap tree artwork⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  The article is frustratingly cryptic, reading it (because there are so many gaps) I was left with the impression that this was talking about plans for some kind of permanent monument at the site, but doing a bit of digging the best I can tell this is purely about deciding what to do with the timber, not what should replace it at the site.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨bri'ish people be like⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  No…

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Is there any good laptop cleaners so I can set it to max settings and get rid of bloware that are free?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Never a good idea to use a computer with the preinstalled operating system. Always do a clean install, then you know exactly what’s on it.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Which Linux Distribution has the best Community Support?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Based on experience I’ve always found the Fedora community very helpful and knowledgeable, I wouldn’t exactly say humming with with activity but maybe the best quality to quantity ratio and not much drama.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨It’s Not Just Andrew, the Entire Monarchy Is Rotten⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Since you asked, I just thought the article seemed like a bit of a gossipy tangent of the more serious story of the day, and voted against it, it’s just a vote, not a monarchist, the opposite, just got fed up with too much monarchy for one day.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Thumb-Key Speed⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Yes I’ve been using it in some form for about 15 years - FYI it originally started as the MessagEase keyboard; Thumb-Key is an open source replacement (maintained by none-other than Dessalines of Lemmy).

  The reason I chose it is because I use Dvorak on desktop, but Dvorak is notoriously bad for one thumb typing so I thought if I was going to learn a new layout I may as well learn something that’s optimised for one thumb. As for whether it’s faster, I have nothing to really compare it to, I’m not anywhere near as fast as on my physical Dvorak keyboard (which I use significantly more) but I’ve never used anything else on touch screen.