freewheel @ freewheel @sh.itjust.works

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Thanks. I have more to say from a long perspective on the subject, but I feel like I might shatter a few psyches along the way.

Thank you for your well-reasoned response.

OP already said their issue was resolved. My response is to the amount of grit OP is showing in their reaction.

You are what’s wrong with the Linux community, not OP.

As you like. The grit to find and create one's own answers is what started the platform. Use it or not, blame the ones who came before you or find your own answers. It's all up to you. I'll be nothing more than an unpleasant memory in a day or two.

Then you and OP might consider spinning up your own distribution from scratch, because one of the basic facts of life in this world is this: As long as you're taking advantage of the fruits of somebody else's labor, you're also subject to their "whims".

Yes, I'm an arch user. But that's not the point. Even using something like mint, you still have to pay attention. Someone who's not willing to do that needs a curated operating system. Simple as that.

I also like to watch locally hosted videos from time to time. I also had the problem with VLC. 10 minutes later I had my answer, the problem was fixed, and I went on with my day. I didn't need to whine about the attitude of someone providing free tech support to someone else, and I didn't whine about a simple package adjustment.

I'll say it again. Linux isn't for everybody. Not yet. It still takes a little bit of grit.

So to be clear, you are willing to upend your entire system and potentially your workflow because a single package update was mishandled and because somebody was a little too direct on a forum?

Have you considered Mac OS? Yes, I'm being snarky, but the Linux world isn't fully user friendly. If you're unwilling to roll with the punches, it may not actually be for you.

EDIT: I guess tough love from somebody who ran slackware from a stack of physical representations of save buttons is unwelcome. Noted.

I'm of a similar, if slightly more relaxed opinion. I'm old enough to have played AD&D from the art-spined books (published before the yellow spines) and was a vocal supporter of TSR. I actually like the 3.5 ruleset, and I'm happy to play any of the indie projects based on the 3.5 SRD; SG-1 was a particular favorite of mine. Just don't ask me to support WotC today either directly or indirectly, especially after this last attempt at a power grab.

Nope. You play what you want. I, however, will not play any game from a company that demonstrably dislikes its customers. So far, wizards of the Coast and games workshop are on my list. In the electronic space, EA, Microsoft, and Sony.

The solution here is even easier than the division they've already been sowing upon the American people.

You don't send them home. You send them to the place that is the most culturally disparate from the way they grew up possible. You're a New England liberal? Great. We'll post you in the center of conservative Texas. Red Cap from a family of Diehard conservatives? You go to Oregon. New York inner city youth? You get special duty, guarding critical corporate infrastructure.

Keep them divided, keep them guessing. All it takes for control of a human being.

All technology eventually trends towards the walled garden, either for reasons of greed or of "safety".

The world's a tough place, Karen. If you want to redefine what a shower thought is, you're free to create your own community. I see nothing in this post that contravenes "thoughts that pop into your head while you’re doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming", and while I see you screeching that rule 2 is broken, consider that the title is, in fact, a complete thought. The text can be seen as followup or self-examination - do you need an explanation of what that is?

You might have a better experience on Reddit.