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  • It's definitely different environment so there are lots of small things that you have to get used to.

    In all my years of using Linux I have used about every major distro there is. I still stick to the old and tried advice, if people want hassle free distro, they should use Ubuntu.

    I'm not happy with snaps but that's a minor flaw. It still provides the best out of the box experience for people who just want stuff to work.

    Dual-boot can be set up at the installation process automatically. Just make sure you have enough space on your NTFS for the installer to make it smaller and stay alert that you pick the correct partitioning scheme on installation "install Ubuntu alongside Windows". Steam, Nvidia drivers all just work on Ubuntu. No need to tinker.

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    Can someone still viewing Reddit explain how it is doing as of right now in terms of content quality and engagement?
  • It's funny that reddit basically just blocked us from contributing. You can still use RIF to lurk.

    Sometimes I forget and try to comment or upvote. After quick disappointment I actually feel relieved that I can't interact with reddit. It's weird.

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    Some Redditors say they're walking away after Apollo app shuts down
  • Rip RIF, you served us well all these years.

    I'm sort of motivated by laziness. When RIF stopped working I thought oh well, guess I just use Lemmy on my phone.

    When old.reddit stops working some day I do the same for the desktop. Reddit is literally driving me away. How badly can they fuck up? The modern reddit they are trying to push on us is not the reddit I signed up for 11 years ago.

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  • ...and the god damn trailer shows way too much of the game! Why do devs do this? It's not making me want to buy the game more, on the opposite, I'm now considering whether it's even worth it. If the devs really want to show off, they could just end the trailer with hinting that there's more and leave it as mystery.

    The whole point of exploration games is to find out stuff for yourself and be amazed about stuff you didn't expect. If you show everything it just spoils the fun out of it.

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    Reddit experimenting with blocking mobile browsers
  • It's great news when the social media oligopoly shoots themselves in the foot.

    So far I've tried:

    • Facebook = Diaspora
    • Irc = Matrix (Element)
    • Reddit = Lemmy
    • Twitter = Mastodon

    Out of all the different federated solutions I've tried, I believe this one has the best chance to hit big. Diaspora didn't work because the network effect is too strong with Facebook. Same with Matrix and Mastodon. But reddit is pseudoanonymous platform, you are not here because of some specific people. It's actually somewhat a benefit when there are less people and you have more room for people to see the content you put out. And the quality of the discussion can be better when there are fewer people.

    It's still likely that everyone will just go back to reddit but we have a good chance here. The Lemmy UI is actually better and more snappy for someone who has used old reddit all this time.

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