Absoutely. It takes like 5 seconds to get a real photo.
But I have considerable downvotes on my original comment. Maybe bots. Maybe AI bros who need to see the light and that their tech is based on the death of IP law.
While I don't disagree with the crux of the article, I find it really strange to single out Netflix. There are a ton of outlets following similar patterns. The biggest offenders aren't even traditional media, but social media.
The FCC Fairness Doctrine has not been a thing since 1987. If they want it back, they should go through the proper channels. This "legislation" based on Trump's whims is pure theater designed to flood the zone with endless distraction.
A bigger issue is that the Steam Deck touchpads don't work without Steam being open
This is interesting, because the touchpads on the Steam Controller do work without Steam being open, at least on Linux, though without cursor acceleration. I wonder why the touchpads on the Deck were handled differently.
Yeah this clown and like half the Dem establishment needs to go. Maybe more than half. I'm not one for the "both parties are the same" bullshit, but between the enablements and the not listening to constituents, it is clear that many of these people are incapable of performing the duties for which they were elected.
Totally. Linux is (in part) about choice. If you like Mint, use Mint.
I've been a Linux user for 5+ years and played with a bunch of different distros. I have Arch (btw) on a laptop that I don't have to depend on. But my gaming rig is still running Pop. Why? Because I like it and it's stable. A bonus that it's now bundled with Cosmic, because I like Cosmic too.
But at the end of the day, it's true that you can kind of do anything with any distro. The package manager is one obvious difference. I do like Pacman (from Arch) more than apt on Debian derivatives, but like, it's just a package manager. Not worth changing a comfortable system over.
Don't listen to people who say you can't run a "beginner distro" until the end of time. If you like it, you like it.
I strongly dislike how the zone is getting flooded with "now it's not X, but Y" in terms of distro recommendations.
Not knowing what a distro is and where to start is one of the main issues with people who may want to switch to Linux but don't know how to do it. If Mint getting called out as a good place to start allows them to switch, then they should install Mint. If Ubuntu is all they have heard of, and it makes them try the switch, then they should install Ubuntu. Tbh, the only really dangerous approach is starting with something like Arch which, despite fantastic documentation, is probably more likely to turn new users away.
Don't let perfection be the enemy of progress. Someone who starts from either Mint or Ubuntu or whatever can distro hop later. Let's not muddy the waters even more for our would-be Windows refugees.
It's just more barebones than lots of other options, and distro hopping tends to be about exploration. There isn't a whole lot to explore on Debian, because its purpose is stability and simplicity.
You find tons of Debian-derived distros exactly for this reason. They build on that stable core but add bells and whistles. Distros usually are defined by which bells and whistles they include by default.
I’m wondering if there is a lot of benefit to going more barebones
Not really. On the scale at which homelabs operate, I doubt you'll see any difference at all -- except what might be the significant time sink to set everything up again.
I’m not having any issues with my current setup
I'd put this firmly in the "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" category. Mint is already a distro which is ultimately a Debian derivative. It operates more like Debian as opposed to, say, Fedora or Arch. While it can be enticing to explore the many options of Linux, the benefit isn't clear here.
Now, distro hopping on a nonproduction system? Something where you don't care what's on it and you just want to experiment? That's one of the best parts of being a Linux user. But at least do that first before even approaching breaking something that isn't broken.
It sounds more like you want to have fun distro hopping, and believe me: I can tell you from experience that distro hopping isn't fun if you have to rely on that machine.
Absoutely. It takes like 5 seconds to get a real photo.
But I have considerable downvotes on my original comment. Maybe bots. Maybe AI bros who need to see the light and that their tech is based on the death of IP law.