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  • Basically some reasonableness.

    Set boundaries. Meaning you probably should choose specific times to check the news. You could for instance check once in the morning and once in the evening. Or even only on specific days.

    Also curate your sources. Follow outlets that offer reasonably balanced reporting. Misinformation and sensationalism are your sanity’s worst enemies. For example, don't get your news from social media (as is so common with many and which leads to a host of other issues...).

    Try to avoid doomscrolling. If scrolling starts feeling like sinking, it’s okay necessary to stop. You really don’t need to absorb every detail to be informed.

    And just something I personally found is to balance bad with good news. Spend time with positive stuff. Even in this timeline there's good to be had.

  • 3.1 looked terrible.

    2000 was stable and looked decent for it's time. Enjoyed the look of 10, but behind the scenes it was invasive. 11 is terrible on the looks* and the invasiveness.

    *) seriously... it looks dated and cluttered after using something like Gnome for a while

  • Sadly, quite a few things. Here's a few:

    • Application support; some popular software is built with Windows in mind.
    • One-click installers; Software usually comes with user-friendly installation wizards. No command lines or dependency juggling. Also better compatibility woth past versions
    • Driver availability; Linux is getting better, but Windows is superior
    • Better peripheral support like for printers, webcams, game controllers.
    • Gaming performance; although Linux is gaining ground, Windows is just better in this regard
    • Media codecs and formats; again, Linux is getting better, but this isn't always an out-of-the-box experience
    • Business integration; Windows plays nicely with enterprise tools like Active Directory, Microsoft 365, and legacy business apps.

    Don't get me wrong. I use Linux as my daily driver. That also means I get frustrated on occasion when again I must consult man pages instead of just running a troubleshooter or fiddling with Nvidia drivers instead of just running the game.

  • There are so many examples for this. Some that come to mind:

    • "He has 30 years” instead of “He is 30 years old" (Spanish “Tiene 30 años”)
    • “How do you call this?” instead of “What do you call this?” (e.g., French: Comment ça s'appelle? I think German too)
    • “I’m going in the bus” instead of “I’m going on the bus”
    • “She is more nice” instead of “She is nicer”

    Apart from that, try explaining to a learner why “Read” (present) and “Read” (past) is spelled the same but pronounced differently.

    Or plural (or do I capitalize that here? 🤔) inconsistencies: one “mouse,” two “mice”; but one “house,” two “houses.” To be fair, other languages do that stuff too.

  • Personally I find that linking "making money" with "climbing the social ladder" is at the core of many of our issues.

    Going even further, ranking each other based on factors like wealth, education, occupation, influence, etc. is degrading and leads to inequality, corruption and emotional/mental health problems, to name a few. The idea that success is measured almost exclusively by economic gain and social rank distorts human values.

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    Jump
  • Linux @lemmy.ml

    Accidentally wrote an ISO to an encrypted 5TB drive… Help?