@catsalad Why not "Just install OpenBSD" ?

#fanatics

@catsalad You're evil. I love it.

But also I would hate this lmao.

@catsalad "Just buy a Mac" somehow feels worse.

@catsalad but seriously? Windows??

@catsalad "who HURD you?"

@catsalad Even worse: "Just buy a new mac, not an issue for me"

@catsalad Of course it runs NetBSD!

@catsalad i think every full time linux user must run windows 3 months a year just to see what they're missing out on.

maybe some of these are things they like missing out on, sure. but they should make that decision consciously

@catsalad I have lived with Linux longer than I did my parents, and the mutual disappointment is often greater too.

@catsalad look, some simple WMI classes fix all this that you're complaining about, I thought y'all could dig into the details of a system!

@catsalad "here's how I do that on my ipad with no problems..."

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@catsalad i could probably rewrite whichever thing is giving me trouble from scratch in the time it usually takes to install windows.

But whining is faster than both options!

@catsalad i see what you did there 🤣

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"Just buy a Mac"

@catsalad thats just an average tiktok comment section

@catsalad Just code your own OS on a RISC-V CPU... noobs.

@catsalad I instantly felt the need to write a new copy/paste message:

“Have you heard of this small operating system project that might be able to solve your issues, it’s called ‘Windows 11’ - or more technically ‘Microsoft Windows NT version 11’. It has many tools out of the box and offers you upsells to fix the problems it causes”

@catsalad keep in mind that the popularization of Linux will bring all the barely capable of clicking lusers with it.
Do we really want that?

@catsalad It has a Windows Subsystem For Linux now! Or, as I prefer to call it, GNU/NTOSKRNL.EXE or GNU plus NTOSKRNL.EXE

@catsalad Rather comparable to the "buy a Mac" retort whenever a Windows user has a problem they want help for, I guess. 😬

@catsalad ROFL. You are going to get trolled for that.

@catsalad I think it is because we assume that they are people that enjoy griping. If so, they will have more to complain about, and enjoy griping even more, when using windoze.

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hahaha! I'd never dare! But you have a point.

@catsalad JUST CODE YOUR OWN WINDOWS!!! HOW LONG CAN IT POSSIBLY TAKE - A DAY?!

@catsalad It’s tempting sometimes.

Both going back to Windows and telling annoying evangelists to, that is.

@catsalad omg do they even know how powerful powershell is?

@catsalad You joke, but I’ve been hearing “just install Windows” for 30 years.

Funny how being part of a majority culture makes you feel entitled to belittle minority cultures.

@catsalad It’s kind of hilarious how many people are responding with serious comments.

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@catsalad get a V-Tech laptop.

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@catsalad

This bear waits for them to mention GNU, and then says "I met Terry Pratchett a few times. Of course I remember him."

@catsalad just install TempleOS

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Noo, buy a Mac.

@catsalad "just install Mac!"

@catsalad have you considered to install Arch??? Have you???

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@catsalad What?! What was that sound?!! A disturbance in the force! It was like...it was like millions of basement dwellers imploding at once....

@catsalad as a daily Linux user, I can say; you aren't wrong. I respond to a lot of people who say "I need windows for... How do I go to Linux?" The answer, sometimes you don't. Windows, Linux, BSD, OSx all exist for a reason.

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solution to all computer problems: "Just touch grass."

@catsalad aaaah yes Windows!

The best thing Steve Jobs ever did!

But I must say, I tried the Ubuntu 95 BSD version some years back - not for me.
But I wish them well!

@catsalad No need to even do that. I always complain over stupid Terminal and why everything has to be done through it and they all lose their shit. And it's true. Fuck off with your commandline, I was sick of it through entire fucking 90s, surely I don't need that shit in 2025 anymore. I don't want to memorize or search for cryptic super long noodles of commands just to activate some basic shit. Seriously.