Do you think that people who don't use Linux think that people that use it are hackers?
I've been using Linux for the past 5 years, and recently I change from DE to WM (i3) which change it my whole workflow. Now I use a lot more the command line to do even simple things.
Recently I note that some relatives called me 'hacker' and I find that kinda funny, may be because I'm so accustomed to the terminal and to i3 that I don't notice that "it looks like a hacker thing".
That's a good point, although I guess Linux programs seem generally like "hacker programs", so I could rephrase my question and say "Do you think using Linux makes you look like a hacker?"
Weakling! I’ve been using a mouse daily since the Genius mouse was released. It’s all about ergonomics. It’s highly inefficient though and a thumb scroller makes for easier transition between mouse and keyboard. There’s also vertical stick mouse that fits your muscles and bones better, but I’d recommend a trackball. If they’re still about
Don’t worry, it’ll spread to the rest of your hands soon ;-)
Seriously, take it seriously. I thought I had carpel tunnel syndrome for years but every test pegged it a mild so I got endless suggestions for stretching exercises and no real help… turned out to be my spine.
I have been using linux for over 20 years and mostly don't think about it. Occasionally I will have someone around who does not know much about it when I do and apt upgrade and I get a "what the hell did you do?"
Yes. Because they don't have any familiarity with the way Linux desktops look and work, it all looks very much like the technology depicted in movies/shows/games that is very frequently a tool of a "hackerman" type character. That's even more true when a terminal enters play.
@Xirup generally just weird. They just look at it and see it so familiar yet so weird. However, if you tell them it's Linux and you even open the terminal once...
Also, it doesn't help the fact that movies use it as a prop for hackers, so people can look at it and be wow, just like in that movie I saw. What are you hacking today?
I figure when someone first adopts Linux they are like Abby and McGee double teaming a single keyboard. As they use Linux more they mature into the Lone Gunman from X-Files.