Idk what Microsoft did to the product but I wouldn’t call it an improvement.

I think the article we’re looking at here isn’t really hyperbolic. They got AI to write all their code and broke the Keyboard.

Just FYI, if you can live without swipping, I recommend FUTO keyboard., it is basically Swiftkey but it actually works and doesn’t come with Microsoft’s spyware built in.

It’s what I use now, and I’m really happy. Don’t be fooled by it being in Alpha, because it works flawlessly (minus the swipe, which is hit and miss).

So this explains why Microsoft Swiftkey is total dogshit now. Also why the Outlook app barely works.

Its unbelievable.

Very excited about this.

Recently discovered GNOME and loved the workflow, and now I find out Cosmic improves upon it with a more modern programming language behind it, which is native to Wayland.

I’m not much of an Alpha tester, but ill be following the progress of the project closely.

operating on the same principles

… Which are, by design, addictive.

The upvote/downvote system particularly.

You get a rush every time your comment or post goes into the 3 digits in upvotes, be honest.

You don’t need a sophisticated algorithm to have an addictive design either. All you need is for your home feed to give you more of what you want, which is what your subscribed tab does by default.

Lastly, the “ingroup/outgroup” psychological trigger lemmy induces you into (which was copied from Reddit), is also in itself highly engaging.

Got a 7-day ban for saying fascists should be shot and left for dead in the street.

Really tells you the alignment that Reddit has, when a comment like this gets you banned.

Might not be the recommendation you’re looking for, but I’ve seen “Buy European” sticker templates floating around this sub.

You could grab them as take them to your local print shop to print some.

I 100% agree. Immutable is the way to go for beginners. Source: started on Mint and actually had a few problems. Now I’m on Bluefin (previously Aurora) and I have none.

That’s right, hahaha.

Hey, so I wanted to come back just to say: I ended up trying Bluefin, and frankly… I like it better than Aurora now. Lol. The workflow is insanely good for me who get distracted so easily.

I thought I was finding a distro for my wife (who will surely love it) but I ended up finding it for myself also.

Just thought I’d let you know. Cheers buddy!

It’s like using a chromebook, and the less there is to click on, the better.

Hmm, you may be onto something here.

I think I’ll test drive it and consider the same for my wife. She has a Mac, and she says she prefers Windows (clearly she hasn’t used it in nearly a decade), and this might be an option for her if I can just put all the stuff she uses on the bottom docker.

Thanks for the tip, and best of luck in your Linux journey! 🐧

I agree with you, lol. The other day I tried windows 11 at a store, and it was a pain. The learning curve was bigger from windows 10 -> 11 than from windows 10 -> KDE.

I’m curious about your choice of Gnome for your wife, though. If she’s hopeless with computers, why give her a less (imho) intuitive DE to play with?

Love to read this, I’m exactly on the same journey! Was using Mint until a few days ago, and now I’m on Aurora. There is a bit of a learning curve due to the atomic factor (some apps aren’t in Discover), but overall I’m happy with the stability.

Linux is truly wonderful and I look forward to learning more and seeing it grow. Fuck Microsoft, I’m done with their crap.

NGL that smiley face from Finder looks so condescending lmao. My wife’s laptop is a Mac and it’s hilarious every time how it shows up so often. Like Clippy from Word lol.

Always the same gadlighters trick: acuse others of doing what you are doing.

Sorry to say, but both Zen and Floorp were obvious honeypots from the beginning.

Unsolicited advice, but don’t adopt the latest browser/search engine/OS that promise privacy and/or security, and you’ll avoid a lot of disappointment. Most fall apart at the seams within a year or less.

If the one browser/SE/OS you currently use works, stick with it until more research on the newer stuff comes out. Then you can reassess.

Does he think

No.

And nothing of value was lost.

Those are also the colours of the US flag, the obnoxious font is very reminiscent of Texas hold’em salons, and let’s be honest Tony is not a Dutch name at all.

Look, I totally get it man, I’m just as propagandized as anybody else to just associate certain patterns to US products.

I believe he’s trying to say “here’s other examples of CHEATING other countries do to us that are unrelated to tariffs”. Who knows.

Interesting design, by the colours and font it actually looks American.

I’m now curious to try but it doesn’t seem to exist in Spain, sadly.