It definitely is, and yes, you’re right, I should open a bug report.

But then again, you could make the argument that a user-friendly OS shouldn’t require developer level expertise that’s necessary for opening bug reports in the first place. After all, bug reports require a certain quality level that’s not obvious to newbies (like how to reproduce et cetera).

Absolutely. When I go to a bar or restaurant, I prefer a place that doesn’t look like a co-working space. Also, when I see anyone using a laptop in there, I’m out.

Unfortunately in Linux, UI tools often take away some of the transparency you get with the CLI tools they’re made for.

I’ve recently tried setting up a VPN connection to my workplace using the EndeavourOS configuration UI. It basically just said “can’t connect, haha, fuck you”, so I had to dig deeper. Finding out how to use the CLI commands necessary to identify and fix the problem took some time and effort, but in the end, I managed to set it up successfully (turned out most Windows admins still think l2tp is hot shit while the Linux world considers it obsolete).

In this case, UI wasn’t as user friendly as CLI, because it hid vital information that was necessary to solve the problem.

A better UI would probably have solved that problem quicker and easier. In an ideal world, you get intuitive GUI tools that cover all use cases and you still have the option to use the CLI if you want to dig deeper. So yeah, I agree with the point you’re making - Mint trying to be as user friendly as possible by offering accessible UI tools is a good thing and one of the reasons why Mint is so popular. (It’s also a reason why Windows sucks ass, because for most UI things the CLI equivalent is either non-existent or cryptic as hell…)

The point I’m making - GUI tools should always try and make using the CLI unnecessary. Taking away complexity without taking away functionality is the key, and as a consequence, those GUI tools will not be underappreciated for sure.

John Ecticut?

Still wrong hemisphere.

Lemmy: We hate billionaires!

Me: Gabe Newell is a bill…

Lemmy: NOT THAT ONE.

Three dictators controlling about 11000 nuclear warheads.

Not a doomer, but that looks suspiciously like the Great Filter solution to the Fermi paradox.

When I was a little kid, one of those flying cunts stung my brother. So I vowed bitter revenge.

Over the years of my childhood, I caught dozens, if not hundreds of them with my net. Having caught one, I used to hold the net in front of a cross spider’s web, so that the wasp, triumphantly but mistakenly believing it had regained its freedom, had to fly straight into the web.

And then I watched the little asshole get destroyed. I’m pretty sure that to this day, I’m worshipped as a god by the local cross spider population.

Not an Ossi, you Flitzpiepe.

As a German I can confirm all stereotypes about us are completely true. We hate each other and ourselves, we only eat bratwurst and drink beer and we have no sense of humour whatsoever. My desktop wallpaper is a portrait of David Hasselhoff. I’m always punctual and I don’t know how to party, which makes sense because I work all day anyway.

Hope this helps.

Still sounds really great.

I’m German, and whenever someone here claims the British have bad food I mention all the fantastic chutneys and pickles you guys have over there. Particularly fond of a thing called “Glorious Garlic Pickle” by The Bay Tree. I wish I had the recipe because they don’t ship to mainland Europe.

The onions still do the heavy lifting, I guess, and “a few bottles of malt vinegar” sounds a little excessive.

I personally prefer pure caramelized onions without any other ingredients except a bit of salt, to be honest. Won’t keep as long in the fridge but is the most versatile.

Onion chutney. And it IS divine. Add it to burgers or steak and you will regret having wasted so many years without it.

I hate warriors, too narrow-minded. I’ll tell you what I do like though: a killer, a dyed-in-the-wool killer. Cold blooded, clean, methodical and thorough. Now a real killer, when he picked up the ZF-1, would’ve immediately asked about the little red button on the bottom of the gun.

Edit: Ah, f*** it.

1. It’s a rather lame joke. The premise has been used a thousand times already.
2. It’s at the expense of someone’s disability. Ask yourself how often Peter Dinklage has seen this joke in his life.

You can joke about everything, but at least make a fucking effort.

You can make jokes about absolutely everything. But if you do it at the expense of others, and the touchier and more sensitive the subject, the funnier the joke has to be - so you better make sure it’s fucking hilarious and original.

People tend to miss that part. Especially the one about short people is always the same old punch line - the one along the lines of this post.

I’m not offended that OP made a joke about Peter Dinklage. I’m offended that it was a lame joke that I’ve seen a thousand times before.

Make jokes at the expense of the disabled, races, transgenders, gays or religious people, and you will be rightly criticized and shamed for it.

Make jokes at the expense of people who are ugly, fat or short in stature, somehow that’s still okay with way too many people…

Of course Christians are absolutely fine with people being gay.

After all, they’re the ones down on their knees hoping for a man to come for the second time.