It’s ok. Literacy isn’t for everyone.

Yeah. He SAID it was a romantic accident!

He says, as he replies to someone who just spent 30 minutes typing out a 14 paragraph message on a cellphone with no physical buttons.

Ok. You seem to understand the basic concept I’ve been screaming for years. That is that not all users are the same.

I’ve been saying for a while that linux doesn’t face a usability issue. It faces an image issue.

I know a friend who will not even LOOK at Linux, because she asked me “how do I install software?”. I answered that there’s two ways. The first is going to a software manager, and using that to download the program. Just like googles app store on android. If it’s not there, you type sudo apt install (program).

The second I mentioned that second part, she said “Ohhhh no no no no no. I won’t remember all that…”

For her the software manager is going to be the absolute best way. HOWEVER, the image of linux is that it’s only for tech gurus who can navigate terminal.

So she has a point here. Yes, there are alternative ways to do things, but for people, it’s all about image. Just look at Coke ads. There’s nothing special about them. Red can, white classic logo, maybe a polar bear or santa during the holidays. But it works because of image.

So, my question is, why doesn’t linux collectively NOT DISABLE terminal, but instead de-escalate the prominance on which the platform is defined. Why not make it in image closer to what cmd prompts in windows are?

If you search “how to _____ in windows 10”, you’ll get a tutorial with photos, and step by step in how to solve your issue, using only the mouse. Almost 100% of the time.

But if you search “how to ____ in (distro of choice)” you’ll be given a tutorial almost 100% of the time in terminal commands.

If you “get” terminal, you’ll understand the errors. I’ve tried using terminal off and on for about 17 years now. I have a 0% succsess rate of it doing the thing it needs to do. I’m sure these errors are simple. If I knew what it was telling me, I’m sure theres probably an easy fix.

But a good example is, there was some program I wanted. Its not in my software center. In order to run it, I need something called “python3”. I attempt sudo apt install python3. I get a message saying python3 is already installed. I try to install the program. Program says prerequisit python3 needs to be installed. I sudo apt install python3. Python3 is already installed. Sudo apt update python3. Python3 is already latest version. Try to install the program. Still doesn’t think python3 is installed.

I don’t know how to fix that. I don’t even know what python3 is. That was 4 years ago. I don’t even remember what program I was trying to install. I just remember it was during the days I was recovering from cancer, so for 3 months, all day every day I tried to solve it.

I never solved it.

So, why can YOU easily see that normal every day users use these machines differently than experts, with different needs?

Just make the IMAGE of Linux easy enough for toddlers. 12 years ago my 2 year old niece was using an iPad. Even today her dad says she’d never understand Linux. She could…if she tried it. Because a lot of distros function user friendly. But it has that image problem. And until Linux becomes mainstream, the software will never be 1:1. It will be “gimp vs photoshop”. And as long as thats the case, usability isn’t 100% for normies. Theres still tons of rough edges. And those rough edges become easily solved through terminal. And now we’re back to the image problem.

Why don’t the distro makers get this?

…really wish this were satire. Really wish this were The Onion, and not reality.

sigh

Pretty sure the dominant majority supports the idea of Rene Good still being alive.

I’ve literally NEVER heard anyone besides trump and noem say they support ICE killing people.

The support is there. The action isn’t.

Nailed it!

Soooooooo…no restraint then? I don’t believe people who fuck kids HAVE morality.

…and don’t call me Shirley! Oh, wait, that doesn’t work here. Dammit!

Here’s the thing about that.

I still think Lee Harvey Oswald was a fall guy. That being said, whomever was resposible for killing Kennedy was a hero that saved the whole plannet.

This may sound harsh at first. But consider this. I challenge you to name another person from any country that brought us as close to WWIII with nukes as he did.

He actively sought out invading Cuba. He armed nukes in Turkey aimed at Russia, then acted surprised when Russia did LITERALLY THE SAME THING BACK!!!

There was a misconception back then that USSR had the advantage in nukes. In reality, the USA had close to 3x the number of nukes as USSR at the time. I still believe if Kennedy knew that, he would have gone all in on a nuclear attack. And I fully believe it would not have been fully effective. I also fully believe USSR would have retaliated. And once that happens, I don’t believe there is descalation. The cold war goes hot. And from there it’s impossible to predict what happens next. It all depends on how many nukes hit their target, and how many were shot down. In any event, I can’t imagine either side using all their nukes in one go. So now you have a hot war, where periodically one side or the other realizes they can wipe out a large portion of the others military.

This would lead to a situation where neither side would place their armies too close together. Which means now this evolves into a series of micro wars all around the world. And whichever side won would be THE superpower.

And no other president has brought us closer to that scenario. There was a time, for 3 weeks, when that was the expected result. USSR nukes pointed at USA, and USA nukes pointed at (mainly) Russia. Tanks for both sides on the east/west German border. Both sides hesitant to fire first. Both sides knowing what would happen if a single shot were fired. Eventually, backing up inch by inch. Both sides compromising.

Kennedy is the one who brought us to that point. He’s remembered fondly, simply because the vietnam war hadn’t escalated under his watch, even though thats what he WAS going to do. He fully prepared to do what Johnson did. His advisors were taking him down that path. But people forget that.

Has he considered his employer?

We have different definitions of “shame”.

One time the nazi leader even demonstrated that on himself! Probably won’t be that lucky today. Though it would be nice…

Hear that, guys? Everything in this timeline is MAJORLY this guys fault!

Right??? When shits fucked, who cares if it changes??? Oh no! Maybe we won’t have a fascist pedophile in office anymore!!! Couldn’t risk not getting to enjoy THAT!!! And what if ICE isn’t able to murder people on the streets anymore???

They may have a micropenis, but they got NO balls!

Yes. Yes it is. I also live here. Although, I almost live in Canada. The only thing seperating me from Canada is a lake. I’d cross the lake, but that lake is Erie.

So you’re saying there’s a likelyhood that space aliens abducted him, and probed his little butthole, until he forgot who he was.

I mean, you’re saying there’s a chance, right?

Which cheeks?

I generally don’t like to see ICE murdering people on days that end in Y.