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    [–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

    Gotta scrub off the .DS_Store

    [–] [email protected] 0 points 11 months ago (1 children)

    Sorry but as a Linux user I found that Windows is better than macos. Macos doesn't even have proper window management.

    [–] [email protected] 0 points 11 months ago (1 children)

    My experience is the same, but still it's a Unix-like system. People who fear Linux may do Unix-like things with it. It's worth something.

    [–] [email protected] 0 points 9 months ago (1 children)

    Linux is unix-like, macOS is certified unix.

    [–] [email protected] -1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

    Certification is irrelevant really. There are Linux distribution releases which have been certified, just like MacOS.

    [–] [email protected] -1 points 11 months ago (1 children)
    [–] [email protected] 0 points 11 months ago (1 children)

    Mainly because Windows has more support. Software availability is the biggest draw to Windows. I would quite happily drop it in a heartbeat if Linux came close.

    [–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

    MacOS has no proper UI scaling for example. Something windows had for... I don't know, ever? It was never an issue for me.

    For MacOS you need a little extra tool you stumble upon after hours of debugging that teels your MacOS what resolutions your display actually supports so MacOS grants you the option of your desired HiDPI resolution.

    It's stuff like this that drives me mad when dealing with the fucking Mac I am forced to use at work.

    [–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

    Lol, is this meme for real? Most mac users would never touch Linux. Like, yes, they are both based on Unix... But come on now, this is just intellectually dishonest.

    Most Mac users, in my experience, have no idea how to operate anything without an apple logo on it.

    [–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

    Linux users are in the (well constructed) tent camp in the local park that Mac users ride their electric scooters past while desperately trying to avoid eye contact.

    [–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (2 children)

    Linux users are the homeowners who build and fix everything they can, but look down on people that don't find craftsmanship fun, claiming that they're saving money by doing the work themselves. Good on you for having that hobby, but if you don't enjoy it, spending time to learn those skills costs time that could be spent earning more money than you'd save. Paying an expert to do things you don't enjoy is usually the cheaper option. They can be found almost anywhere, similar to how Linux users use Apple or windows products from time to time.

    Mac users are suburb dwellers who view their way of life as what everyone should aspire to, ignorant to the downsides of sprawl and reliance on cars to go anywhere. Commute times suck, while walkable neighborhoods with public transit make most people healthier and happier. There's an important classist component, often bundled with racism, that underscores this ideal.

    Windows users are people that live in urban areas for work, trying to find reasonable rent or home prices as unchecked capitalism makes everything worse, but unaware why things suck. They get annoyed when people share their passion for handiwork, and dislike suburban folks for thinking they're superior rather than the downsides to suburban life. However, because most people live this way, and live this way for work, they usually don't have strong identities like suburbanites or handy homeowners.

    Homeless people are those who can't afford computers, overlapping with actual homeless people, and rural people are those that don't use computers more than they need to, socializing face to face and literally touching grass.

    [–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

    This is a very interesting analogy, thanks for sharing

    [–] [email protected] -1 points 11 months ago

    Thanks, Jessica.

    [–] [email protected] 0 points 11 months ago (1 children)

    All three are shit. You can't change my mind.

    [–] [email protected] 0 points 11 months ago (1 children)

    You're right TempleOS is the only perfect OS

    [–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)
    [–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

    MacOS is still Unix under the hood, and has been since they adapted NeXTSTEP.

    Maybe it's just because I'm fundamentally more of a console user than a windowing-system user, but to me a Unix-based OS is always going to be a winner compared to Windows.

    But, if you want to laugh at OSes, laugh at classic MacOS, where everything would grind to a halt if you clicked and held the mouse button.

    [–] [email protected] 0 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

    I will always choose Windows over Mac, if I have to. Using MacOS is infuriating on so many levels, I'd rather give myself the bullet (which doesn't mean much tbh). At least I can ameliorate Windows for my VMs (in case of apps not working on Wine) which makes it ok to use

    I know that this is irrational and I try to not let it influence my perception of people, but my brain is usually wired to "Mac user detected: technical opinion discarded"

    [–] [email protected] 0 points 9 months ago (1 children)

    Maybe if you noticed a lot of developers run Mac then you'd see their technical opinions are usually worthwhile.

    [–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (3 children)

    I much prefer Windows to MacOS. The fact it is missing decent tiling is a nonstarter. It's too inflexible for my workflow.

    And sure, Windows can be maddeningly inconsistent, but what really destroys the experience is the constant ensh*ttification. I know a lot of people here hate everything about Windows, but for me, it only sucks because Microsoft designs it to suck.

    Not only are there ads and (some) first party lockin, I cannot trust they will continue offering updates, paywall feaures, restrict more functionality, or insert stuff like AI to mess up my workflow.

    I used to think reliability was just about stability and bugginess, but now I think it is about trust as well.

    [–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

    macOS 15 will have tiling. At last lol

    [–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

    I don't understand when people say macOS is inflexible, I find it incredibly flexible, stable and efficient.

    [–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

    I use Amethyst on Mac for tiling: https://ianyh.com/amethyst/.

    Not sure if that's what you meant though.

    [–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago (1 children)

    At least when I open up Mac OS, it doesn’t show me a pop up ad telling me how XBOX CONTROLLERS COME IN SO MANY COLORS NOW click here to buy.

    I’ve gotten that pop up the last 3 times I’ve booted up my windows machine.

    Windows is great for gaming. But it’s the only thing I turn that machine on for.

    [–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

    Gaming on Linux is pretty legit now. I don't even boot into windows very often. In recent memory, only one AAA game didn't work out of the box for me that required booting into windows.

    [–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

    No joke, most of my games work better on Linux because of proton than my Windows box. Such a nice experience.