Tekchip

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[–] Tekchip 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Wow, a bit touchy. I didn't indicate that your world view was problematic. Just US centric. Was not in any way implying some morals to the debate.

Simply stating facts that not all, arguably not even a majority are IT professionals, except perhaps in the US.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Linux_adopters

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[–] Tekchip 11 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Not sure what windows apps you're using but in my 20+ years IT that has absolutely, in most situations, not been the case.

[–] Tekchip 6 points 1 year ago

Canadian Federal Government? So Britain then? /S

[–] Tekchip 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

This is pretty US centric thinking. Linux doesn't have licensing. That means it's used extensively in other countries, especially poorer ones. Some countries entire governments use it. It's pretty huge in India too. Africa. Places where common folk, not IT professionals, use it but either have rough or no Internet and aren't communicating in English, especially not GitHub.

[–] Tekchip 31 points 1 year ago (4 children)

I think part of this that I'm not seeing talked about, and perhaps confused for "more tech savvy users", is just the user hostility of Windows.

9 times out of 10 when a Linux app or game crashes I get a verbose error and more often than not one that I can simply copy and paste.

9 times out of 10 when Windows, or much of windows software, crashes it gives some random number or code and in a window I can't even copy and paste out of.

My skill level doesn't change. Linux just isn't user hostile in nature making it easy to search for fixes and report issues. Where as on windows I can't summon the care or effort to manually transcribe the error so I can then do something with it.

[–] Tekchip 1 points 1 year ago

I get the joke.

But related real talk phones get got a lot. They won't need to steal your phone they'll just hack it like every other computer on the planet.

You don't have to look much for the evidence.

https://www.pcmag.com/news/ileakage-flaw-can-prompt-apples-safari-to-expose-passwords-sensitive-data

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/samsung-galaxy-s23-hacked-twice-on-first-day-of-pwn2own-toronto/amp/

[–] Tekchip 1 points 1 year ago

I agreed with your factual correction. I'm not sure why you're coming at me so hot.

I will maintain that while their facts may have been incorrect the intent isn't what you seem to want it to be. Of course the op of the reply we're replying to is the only one who can say.

Also, yeah, you're right no systemic change has ever been successful ever so why try. /S

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

While your argument is sound it doesn't dissuade from the point the preceding argument was trying to make. Which maybe you missed, or maybe you just like to debate? Guns as they are now in this country are a big fucking problem. Anomalies are just as bad, and likely preventable, as any other thing with a higher number on some chart. Many might argue >0 is a number to large when it comes to loss of life.

[–] Tekchip 1 points 1 year ago

Sounds like lots of folks who could take advantage of SmartTags/Airtags and the "notify when left behind" function. Tuck/Clip a tag in thing that needs to go with. Get electronically yelled at if you get to far.

[–] Tekchip 23 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

Deployed to Iraq cross leveled to a different unit. One of the staff sargents at this unit, who I didn't know at all, just had a super creepy touch children type look and vibe about him. I knew some shit was going to go down with this guy.

There were two privates, both super young like 18-19, married to each other in this unit. Turns out he slept with the wife and it came out right as we were getting into country.

The Army pretty much straight disappeared that Staff Sgt. I didn't see him again for like 8 months. Not even around the billeting. I wish I had said something before all that went down. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[–] Tekchip 6 points 1 year ago

Not if you install Firefox from Flatpak. ᕕ( ᐛ )ᕗ

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