overview for JustAPenguin

I wish you would step back from that ledge, my friend in c/comicstrips

[–] JustAPenguin 3 points 6 days ago

Why the fuck was this the comment that got me

Taliban ban windows to stop women being seen inside homes in c/world

[–] JustAPenguin 2 points 6 days ago (2 children)

Not to support the Taliban but women are scary

You receive an emergency alert: "BALLISTIC MISSILE THREAT INBOUND. SEEK IMMEDIATE SHELTER. THIS IS NOT A DRILL." What do you do? How do you think your neighborhood will react? What memes be on Lemmy? in c/asklemmy

[–] JustAPenguin 7 points 1 week ago

My babies ❤️

You receive an emergency alert: "BALLISTIC MISSILE THREAT INBOUND. SEEK IMMEDIATE SHELTER. THIS IS NOT A DRILL." What do you do? How do you think your neighborhood will react? What memes be on Lemmy? in c/asklemmy

[–] JustAPenguin 25 points 1 week ago (9 children)

Please send penguin pics or else you'll be wishing for a ballistic missile

Gen Z is drowning in debt as buy-now-pay-later services skyrocket: 'They're continuing to bury their heads in the sand and spend' in c/news

[–] JustAPenguin 27 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I hate BNPY so much... I deleted my after pay account, which means I can no long use their services unless I get in contact with support to reopen my account. I did it to explicitly make it near impossible for me to be tempted. It worked. There were times I felt regret, but it was 100% the smartest move.

Then, PayPal introduced pay in 4... All my hard work went right down the drain. I can't afford this shit but fuck it's hard when you're clinically depressed.

Save big money, but not your soul. in c/lemmyshitpost

[–] JustAPenguin 2 points 1 month ago

https://imgur.com/WiFDt09

Boatmen 'legging' through a canal tunnel, a common technique in longer passages with unmotorized vessels, 1961, UK in c/historyporn

[–] JustAPenguin 18 points 3 months ago

Australian boatman have it rough

Tell him? in c/[email protected]

[–] JustAPenguin 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I too believe Australia is not real

Sometimes the grass is greener in c/memes

[–] JustAPenguin 17 points 3 months ago

Poor guy shaved his penis off 😔 My condolences and best wishes

What’s your “I can’t believe other people don’t do this” hack? in c/[email protected]

[–] JustAPenguin 3 points 3 months ago

For the most part, you can over generalise by saying it causes me to obsess/hyper focus on these topics.

What’s your “I can’t believe other people don’t do this” hack? in c/[email protected]

[–] JustAPenguin 1 points 3 months ago

Yeah, I am also a programmer. I'm nearing the end of a double degree in mathematics and computer science. Finding a new video at this point is honestly exciting because I've seen pretty much everything! (or so it feels)

What’s your “I can’t believe other people don’t do this” hack? in c/[email protected]

[–] JustAPenguin 4 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Yeah, I also have premium. I'm a mathematician and it's always great getting suggested all the new channels posting interesting videos.

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Moving to a Linux distro for dev (self.linux)

submitted 8 months ago by JustAPenguin to c/[email protected]

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I'm a long time Windows user who has experience with WSL. Last year, I needed a laptop for university, and out of laziness, opted for a Macbook since, although they're expensive as hell, are reasonably reliable.

Since using the mac, I've absolutely fallen in love with it over Windows. Note that I refer to the non-iOS specific aspects. After not touching my desktop for several months, I now see that I absolutely hate Windows even more. I would like to move my desktop to a Linux system some time in the future. However, my education is limited, and so I'm here to ask for help.

Currently, I'm a student in Mathematics and Computer Science. But outside that, I am, for the most part, a programmer. I rarely game, but I would like the option for the rare occasion that I have the time to do so.

I've grown comfortably with the command line, through my in-depth knowledge of lower level knowledge is limited. So, I feel I'm comfortable enough to extend the possible domain of my options.

I would love to hear recommendations and suggestions. I'm also open to other options such as NixOS, but that would require some research to learn more, which is fine. I'm not doing this soon.

If you could provide any links and resources that I can follow to continue learning, especially if relevant to your suggestions, I would be deeply appreciative!

My Mac is the most Linux-like thing I've used for so long, and it's been so, so much easier to work with compared to Windows (I hate Windows PATH limitations so much).

Thanks, all ❤ 🐧