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[–] elbarto777 16 points 1 year ago (3 children)

That would be a plus for me, actually. I never liked fingerprint authentication.

[–] Treczoks 6 points 1 year ago

So YES, from someone who was asked to do fingerprint authentication in a sensitive environment (and had to refuse, even to the salespeople pested me)

[–] regbin_ 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You can choose not to use it even if Linux supports it.

[–] elbarto777 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] regbin_ 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Then I really don't see how it's a plus. Smaller kernel size? lol

[–] elbarto777 1 points 1 year ago

The plus is that I don't even need to think about it.

My phone tries to trick me to enable fingerprint authentication every few months. My laptop? Perfection.

[–] robotica -3 points 1 year ago (3 children)

How is not having support for something a plus for you? I swear to god, some Linux users are so stuck up.

[–] elbarto777 10 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Where to start....

My dumb TV doesn't support smart features. A plus.

My coffee maker doesn't support wifi. A plus.

My games don't support in-app purchases. A plus.

My windows 10 laptop (did you read that?! Whaaat, I'm not a Linux user???!!!) doesn't support Windows 11. Major plus.

My MacBook's OS version (no way!!!) doesn't support unnecessary FaceTime features. A plus.

[–] smort 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

What TV did you get that doesn’t have smart features?

I looked, but all the ones I could find were 1080p, no HDR, and either tiny or made for commercial/industrial installation.

[–] elbarto777 5 points 1 year ago

I got a Sceptre one a few years ago. Okay quality, terrible speakers (though an external soundbar takes care of that.)

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

"what, you dont want to use the new door lock made from soggy white bread? You deadbolt losers are so stuck up"

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

fingerprint login is not secure. period. Being stuck in using a password login is a plus

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You could just disable fingerprint login, though.

[–] elbarto777 3 points 1 year ago

Sure, but that's not the point of the conversation. The point is that some stranger is judging a whole community for the preference of one single person who may or may not belong to said community.