DarienGS

joined 1 year ago
[–] DarienGS 0 points 1 year ago

My MacBook Air and Mac Mini may not be internally upgradeable, but they didn't cost any more than comparable Windows machines.

[–] DarienGS 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

No one has a problem with complaints about Windows, it's the "just install Linux lol" mentality that invites mockery.

[–] DarienGS 1 points 1 year ago

They're not made-up words, they're place names.

[–] DarienGS 3 points 1 year ago

Octal refers to base eight. If we followed the convention it would be the eighth-final.

[–] DarienGS 64 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (17 children)

We always say "Zee Zee Top" - I think there's a sort of unspoken acceptance that they've earnt it. But you sometimes hear people say "Jay-Zed", normally as a bit of gentle mockery.

[–] DarienGS 105 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (23 children)

What's wrong with this? Every OS has permissions that stop users from messing with system files.

[–] DarienGS 1 points 1 year ago

The only thing that's worth more than your money is your time.

[–] DarienGS 2 points 1 year ago

It sounds like he wants relations to be normalised by means of Algeria recognising Western Sahara as part of Morocco. Good luck with that.

[–] DarienGS 3 points 1 year ago

I've found the Mastodon experience much more isolating than Twitter or Threads, because it intentionally does a lot less to help you find interesting posts and like-minded posters.

[–] DarienGS 12 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Brilliant! You've made one post findable!

[–] DarienGS 13 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (5 children)

If someone told you that then I'm afraid I think they were pulling your leg. The phrase might be translated into Latin as something like "deceptio peius sceleris"... what you wrote means "[made-up word] of [made-up word] eight".

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