LongboardingLad @ LongboardingLad @lemmy.world

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My statements weren't meant to be adversarial and don't take this as disagreeing because I don't. I'm on board with that. If you support Amazon, you're complicit in exploiting the working class people that get exploited by the company. If you don't support Amazon, those same workers are going to get fired to make sure profits still go up. Most people know on some level that Amazon fucks over it's workers but that has not stopped a lot of people from ordering more cheap garbage they don't need.

Across Amazon's network, there are millions of orders a day. The sentiment of deleting your account is nice but it's a drop in the ocean. Unless there is a major societal shift, this serves no other purpose than to make yourself feel better by not supporting the business. It's admiral and way to go taking a principled position but meter your expectations. The sheer vitriol thrown at the Warehouse employees by the customer base is truly sad. As others have stated, AWS is inescapable.

Rocked a lot of Guild Wars 2 and Pokemon today. In Guild Wars, I just unlocked my Skyscale(Flying mount) and I've been cruising around my favorite zones doing some sight seeing. I also found my 1st Gen 3DS and got it cleaned up and updated.

It isn't necessarily in the same vein, but I bought myself an Analogue Pocket and Pokemon Emerald for Christmas. No Battle pass. No 10 year olds telling me they slept with my mother. No slurs getting hurled my way. It's a simple setup, but I'm loving every second of it. Plus, playing old arcade games is a trip I've got my laptop for Guild Wars 2, Elden Ring, and DRG when the mood strikes me. It's a simple gaming life these days and I'm loving it :)

Nope. Don't like that...

The most recent time I watched the TV version it was, "Yippee Ki-yay, my friend".

Stuff like this is why I don't tell people I game. The Gamer Stink is real and I don't want to be guilty by association. Seriously, go touch grass. The things that you're denigrating someone else for are pixels and code on a computer. Find some way to not be garbage humans.

Her music is interesting. Hope she ends up happier

Not insane. That actually did happen.

The Sauce

Thanks for posting this! Being male and being abused is a very isolating experience on many levels. I wish good things upon you, friend.

Based on your post, you sound like you don't want to use it but feel obligated to. You aren't obligated to use it. I purchased a Linux machine and daily drive it for everything I can. It was a little rough to start but I have picked up on it pretty quick. You will deal with weird quirks from time to time. Most issues I run into are common enough that a quick Google search will fix me up or get me pointed in the right direction. If you want to try Linux, just know that there is a learning curve and be patient with it. As far as Distros, start with a "Just Works" Distro. I recommend Linux Mint or Pop_OS. They work well out of the box while having plenty of room for tinkering. I'm by no means a programmer or Developer but Linux is still accessible without a deep arcane knowledge base of CS information to draw from. Regardless if you use Linux or not, I hope you enjoy your new PC!

Ahh, beans!

I guess I'm kind of confused as to the debate between Bleeding Edge vs Stable. I get the concept on paper, but what packages are so imperative that you need a Distro that is "Bleeding Edge". I run Pop_OS and it works great on my hardware(System76 so it kind of has the home field advantage). I have an old laptop running LMDE that doesn't ever need rebooted and it has every package I need for it to accomplish its job.

Others have given better advice than I will, but maybe determine why you need something that's bleeding edge. If the only answer is "Cuz Shiny new stuff!" I don't think it's needed that bad and tailor your setup for stability and functionality. I prefer Just Works Distros though. VM's are also a thing if you want to do some Distro Hopping

I have two Asus gaming laptops. My G74SX from 2011 is still trucking along great. It's not much for games anymore but great for Stardew Valley, browsing, and movies. My Zephyrus M16 is good overall with some complaints. I will throw out that for the same price of a gaming laptop, you can build a PC that is more powerful. You can even get a pre-build that will last you longer than a laptop. If you're dead set on the laptop though, I'd recommend an Asus. The hardware is great but the software fights you a bit

Enigma! Stopped pretty much everything after that incident.

Be the turtle rancher you wish to see in the world, friend. Or something like that

Small story. I've done more than my fair share of shrooms in my day. My guy stopped growing them and raised turtles instead, but that's not the point. I found a new person to acquire them from and being an "expert" psychonaut, I took about the same amount as always(4g) expecting a pretty moderate trip. Turns out the new guy knows how to grow some spicy Bois and I couldn't handle 4g of them. I'm not advocating for drug use, but if you plan on taking shrooms, remember that every bag is different and I am a huge proponent of taking a micro dose of any new batch before going for a macro dose. Dip your toes in before diving head first Anyway, this meme is literally me. Gave me a giggle

Pop_OS and I are going to be able to make it home and have fun with you. Huh....

One of those games you can only experience once. Such a masterpiece!!