With all the calls to bring down immigration, this would be a disaster for that cause and bring more people over to their cause. That is assuming it’s actually about the number of people and the economic implications of that.

Guess we’ll find out if it’s that or just racism.

They charge money for a free OS, but they don’t use that money to provide more than installation support. They don’t offer troubleshooting support or upstream improvements.

I think it’s better to have a work computer and home computer. Not just for ease of switching to Linux, but also because doing anything personal on your work computer is a security risk.

I feel like when people have a work computer (running Windows usually) the switch to Linux is generally far easier. Work is the most important thing someone might need Windows for.

Microsoft is accelerating that trend with incompetence and greed, not as a strategy.

Problem is that Mint and Zorin don’t take security as seriously as they should, and so I’m worried about the risks that would pose.

Plus Zorin is a bit problematic for other reasons.

FFS Altman.

Phones have already become the mainstream computer, Microsoft is accelerating that trend.

You think choosing your Linux distro is bad, imagine having to choose your electricity, water, internet, phone, banking, and insurance provider as well as your local councillor, workplace, school, career, entertainment, childcare, car, house, food, etc.

This “love choice, hate choosing” is a really valuable thing to understand.

I think the hardest part of moving over is the temptation to dual-boot. Linux is better, but if you have Windows 11 installed and you need to boot into it for something or other, you’re never going to use Linux.

And then there are the challenges of setting up a VM in Linux.,

It’s not piracy to shut your ears and plug your eyes whenever an ad is playing … at least not yet. Give the lobbyists a few weeks.

So I should spend more money and natural resources on an overpowered EV so I can save a little bit of money on a wine tour?

Also, I’d just take the bus or train. I wouldn’t really fly domestically because planes suck.

No I’m not. I’d take a bus or train if I were going interstate.

A war criminal is someone we’re obligated by law to arrest. We are not obligated by law to arrest the president of Israel (only the prime minister).

Don’t swap to Ladybird, it won’t be completely secure when (or if) it releases and so far there’s nothing going for it other than it not being Firefox or Chrome. If you’re gonna swap then use the Servo browser which is already actually out.

Why would you drive between capital cities? There’s public transport for that.

I need to drive from the bush into the nearby major town and back again. 50km round trip.

It was a dog, not Homer.

Imagine trying to deal with a refugee crisis coming not via the Arafura or Timor Sea’s, but via the Bass Straight. That’s gonna be a nightmare to untangle politically.

I’ve felt that where I live, winters have gotten colder and summers have gotten hotter.

I’m guessing the sales of emotional support vehicles would drop overnight with that policy.