dadarobot

i love capy reader

the point of gentoo is spending all your time watching packages compile.

not talking shit, i love it.

!newcommunities@lemmy.world

!newcommunities@discuss.online

give those a scroll and see if anything works for you.

also search for topics you enjoy, or things you would expect to find as a subreddit. i usually sub to the top couple matches by population. this can backfire when i see the same post multiple times in (for example) 4 different linux coms. not everything wil have a com, but thats ok. make one if you feel strongly enough about it.

when i first joined a few years ago there was a tool that would try to find matches for your subreddits. i cant remember what it was called or if it still exists, but give it a look

a combo between the two is to find the list of your subs on reddit, then search them all one by one in lemmy. it takes time, but it will set you up reasonably well

pay attentiin when things are crossposted, maybe you would like one of those communities too

that and just stick with it. youll find your place.

edit: my links at the top broke

i havent seen any of the discussions leading to this, but i assume the sheer amount of images/video takes up a lot of space, so they instances decided to avoid it altogether.

that and potential risks if something particularly unsavory becomes mirrored on your instance.

thats totally fair. im just noting what ive seen. feels like we’re hitting a tipping point tho. i dont expect a majority any time soon, but i think we could be pushing 20/30℅ before too long

ive been using linux since the 90s, and its finally at the point where the only thing holding it back is specific proprietary software that people think they need, or maybe properly need. i struggled like hell trying to run software i needed in college around 2007 for my math classes.

if we get enough of a market share, there will be more motivation to port to linux. not that that means itll happen

so is macos people running the apple chips and osx is people still running x86/64?

ive noticed lots of videos on youtube of people switching to linux.

honestly, i think the Linus Tech Tips linux challenge videos gave many people confidence to take the leap, along with people’s general distain for win11, and probably also the work Valve’s been doing on proton and the “release” of the steam machine is driving all this.

it really feels like adoption has spiked.

whats the difference between osx and macos?

i find it funny when the people trying to give practical advice are downvoted just because the authorities shouldnt be able to do stuff like this.

im sure youre not saying border control should be allowed to search a phone without a warrant, youre telling peoole how to keep their info safe when you have a warrantless search take place.

Check out ubuntu studio. It comes preloaded with a ton of software which can help expose you to plenty of options to find what you like.

Even if you end up going with a different distro, id recommend booting it up and playing with it for a while to explore.

https://ubuntustudio.org/tour/audio/