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- Comment on About to turn the car to a flying car 4 days ago:
Jup.
Cars actually come with manuals that explain this stuff.
Reading is a lost art.
- Comment on Interesting. It's a constant reminder 1 week ago:
Ok. Your first one is “tomatoes, tomatos.” The second is my go-to solution of sorts as well: use a paper towel, open the door, and dump the paper towel in the nearest bin. This usually works more often than not.
- Comment on Interesting. It's a constant reminder 1 week ago:
But now you have dry urine smeared over your sleeves.
Better than on my hands, but…
- Comment on The casual moviegoer is a thing of the past. That's a big problem for Hollywood 2 weeks ago:
Movie longevity is one factor. Maybe.
Paying entrance fees that are easily the price of a streaming service for an entire month is another. Definitely.
- Comment on Is it possible to have a "free speech" platform that simultaneously stops "hate speech"? 3 weeks ago:
Freedom is always relative. No one has absolute freedom. No matter how much I want to go without sleep, I can’t do that. No matter how much I don’t like gravity, it limits me (or liberates me, depending on my view). I have the freedom to jump off a highrise, but will that freedom actually do me good? Absolute freedom is not necessarily a good thing as it can harm myself and others…
Therefore free speech doesn’t mean I can say whatever I want. It means that I have the right to express my opinions publicly. But there must be restrictions to balance the right to free speech with the need to protect individuals and society from harm (en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_of_speech).
- Comment on This world is cruel… 4 weeks ago:
I understand your take and respect it. However, this is the feature I was hoping Voyager would “fix.” Unfortunately, this means it’s time for me to move to a different client, which is sad because Voyager is a great client.
To explain: Since every other client and interface (as far as I know) uses the display name, it becomes confusing when I post under a different name every time I use Voyager. Like it or not, Lemmy has the display name feature, and it is used. You don’t like it for solid reasons, and that’s okay. This just makes Voyager not a full client for Lemmy, but an opinionated interface. Instead of implementing your opinion on what Lemmy should or should not do, why not move that discussion to Lemmy itself where these decisions should be made and leave the client to be just that - a client?
It’s your client, of course, so you can do what you want, and I respect that. I don’t want to use such a client, though. So why not make the display name optional as it is everywhere else?
Other clients have their own opinions, of course, but that’s another discussion.
Additionally, I agree that impersonation can be an issue. Still, just because Voyager doesn’t use the display name doesn’t make the rest of Lemmy much safer. Eventually, we might need proper verification on Lemmy and then give color-coded badges or something of the sort.
Other considerations: One, as you said, display names make for better user customization.
Two, hypothetically, instead of ignoring the display name and replacing it with flair, why not have both? Display names can provide personal identifiers, while flairs can add context-specific information like roles or achievements within a community. But as I said earlier, such points are better discussed on Lemmy itself, not Voyager.
Finally: you made an awesome client! I used it for long. Not for posting due to this matter, but it offers a superior browsing experience. Well done!
- Comment on [deleted] 4 weeks ago:
What are you talking about?
Science isn’t about WHY! It’s about WHY NOT! In fact, why not invent a special safety door that won’t hit you in the butt on the way out because you’re fired.
- Comment on “Star Trek Origin” Movie Reportedly Headed To Greenlight For Production Start In Early 2025 5 weeks ago:
Origin of what?
- Comment on This hair product remains effective up to 230 degrees C which is really handy because when I'm exposed to ovenlike temperatures, my first thought is "Oh no, my hair!" 1 month ago:
OP learned about hair straighteners today. 💈💇💺
- Comment on What do you like/dislike about lemmy? 1 month ago:
Well, I completely disagree! Taking things seriously is the only way to have meaningful conversations. If we don’t challenge each other’s views, how will we ever grow and learn? We need the “battleground of ideas”!
/s
- Comment on Should I or should I not use/bother with using Linux? (READ THE WHOLE POST) 1 month ago:
You misspelled Neovim. Am understandable mistake.
😁
- Comment on Who all wants a silent spring? 1 month ago:
This is the kind of garbage I would expect AI to write.
- Comment on Seeking feedback: how should lemm.ee move forward with external images? (related to frequent broken images) 2 months ago:
Im trying to avoid saying “this”. Still, your post reflects my thoughts exactly.
3 it is.
- Comment on Suddenly firefox on ios shows ads on homescreen 2 months ago:
I mean, I’m not a big fan of it either. On the other hand, I want Firefox to continue to grow and be actively developed and supported. If not from sources like these - to me unobtrusive - ads, where else can their revenue come from?
Not trying to be controversial. Just asking. What business opportunities would we support Mozilla in that we’d be happy with?
- Comment on Which are the lesser-known movies that are well worth seeing? 2 months ago:
Great question.
Not really. I’m a bit tired of the standard stuff we are given. So many movies seem sameish these days.
Will take a look at any and all suggestions that are… different or unusual or simply intriguing or… rare.
- Submitted 2 months ago to movies@lemm.ee | 80 comments
- Comment on Wildlife Photography 2 months ago:
“Nothing personal. Needs must, bro. Needs must.”
💥🤛
- Comment on I hope you don't have any plans this evening. 2 months ago:
But imagine how foolish we all would look if this would happen.
- Comment on How many squirrels do you think you could take in a fight to the death? 3 months ago:
I am not sure whether I should be impressed or concerned by this amount of thought, detail and analysis.
Anything you’re not telling us?
- Comment on What is this plug on my wall for? 4 months ago:
Awww. It looks happy.
- Comment on How Did Mpox Become a Global Emergency? What’s Next? - The New York Times 4 months ago:
Why not read the article? Here you go:
Until recently, most cases in Congo resulted from consumption of contaminated meat or close contact with infected animals and people. But last year, scientists discovered a new subtype of mpox, Clade Ib, which appears to spread from person to person primarily through heterosexual transmission.
- Comment on Can't beat the classics 4 months ago:
sigh I see a Blues Brothers post, I must watch the Blues Brothers. No choice.
- Comment on Factory Entertainment Unveils Star Trek: The Next Generation Medical Tricorder Replica, Shipping in Late 2024 4 months ago:
No.
Can this Tricorder?
- Comment on Factory Entertainment Unveils Star Trek: The Next Generation Medical Tricorder Replica, Shipping in Late 2024 5 months ago:
Would we have the technical know-how for that?
- Comment on Factory Entertainment Unveils Star Trek: The Next Generation Medical Tricorder Replica, Shipping in Late 2024 5 months ago:
I mean, cool.
It’s just that my early 21st century cellphone has more sensors than this 24th century device… 💁♂️
- Comment on Caw caw motherfucker 5 months ago:
The intelligence of a crow is estimated to be comparable to that of a 7-year-old human.
So I’d say yes, we expect more from a human adult.
Holding a grudge is bad for us anyway. It causes anxiety, depression and other bad things. So yes, let it go. And if you can’t let it go on your own, talk to the person who hurt you about it in a mature way. Many times it’s just misunderstandings. Keeps you healthy in more ways than one and contributes to happy relationships with those around you.
Easier said than done, but dealing with hurt feelings and letting go of resentment is always the healthy way to go.
- Comment on Ok sir 5 months ago:
This needs an ELI5 version…
- Comment on So I got hit with Microsoft's Windows 11 nag screen... 6 months ago:
To answer your question, I think Linux absolutely should target the mainstream, as it already diesinn some ways.
For example, by making Linux more accessible to the average user, the community grows, which will probably lead to more support, more software development, and so on.
It is true that not all users have the same level of computer skills. Especially for that reason Linux should become even easier and even more intuitive to use.
In short: the more use it, the more support it will get.
- Comment on So I got hit with Microsoft's Windows 11 nag screen... 6 months ago:
I answered a bit further down a bit lengthier. Hope that’s OK. 🙂
To be clear, I enjoy my Linux environment. But could I leave Linux on my parents’ devices who recently bought a new printer and use a facial recognition camera? I’d be worried…
- Comment on So I got hit with Microsoft's Windows 11 nag screen... 6 months ago:
Tbf, I work with Linux regularly and for me it’s great. But for the average used who wants basically zero learning curve like your average Android provides? Linux is a hard sell. To repeat what has been said so many times here:
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Gaming. Its better than in the past, but Windows just does it better. Same ist true of general software compatibility. Windows Store apps generally don’t run at all, for example.
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My surrounding never wants to open or see a command line. Ever.
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Driver & Hardware support. Windows still beats Linux on that one. And it is an important one.
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Straightforward compatibility between Distros. What might work on one, might not on another. That’s a problem.
Liket hat.
Really, for someone who is willing to learn how their PC works, Linux might be a gidd choice, maybe even a great choice. I love my Linux PCs. Am on OpenSuse atm and its been a fantastic experience. Couldn’t avoid some of the above issues,of course. But this isn’t about me.
For someone who just wants to click and install games, plug in random hardware and just start using it a few seconds later, never touch an update interface and basically wants a system that just works intuitively, because that’s what they’ve known for years… Windows is the better choice. And I say that with a sad heart, truly wishing Linux would be the competitor Microsoft would fear.
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