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A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects.
-Robert A. Heinlein
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James Freyr wrote:Is this the 21st century version of the old Amiga vs Apple vs PC debate? ;)
My books, movies, videos, podcasts, events ... the big collection of paul wheaton stuff!
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“The most important decision we make is whether we believe we live in a friendly or hostile universe.”― Albert Einstein
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A build too cool to miss:Mike's GreenhouseA great example:Joseph's Garden
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A build too cool to miss:Mike's GreenhouseA great example:Joseph's Garden
All the soil info you'll ever need:
Redhawk's excellent soil-building series
James 1:19-20
Not all those who wander are lost - J. R. R. Tolkien
“The most important decision we make is whether we believe we live in a friendly or hostile universe.”― Albert Einstein
Some places need to be wild
Life on a farm is a school of patience; you can't hurry the crops or make an ox in two days.
Henri Alain
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Chris Kott wrote:The only criticism I ever hear is that there is a huge learning curve. Do you have any suggestions for non-programmer/coders looking to check it out?
Funny thing is, the earliest, trackball-controlled computers I remember were at school in early primary, maybe even kindergarten, and they ran linux. Couldn't tell you which version, though, but it was like thirty years ago...
Also, I wouldn't mind a breakdown as to why you find it superior, and where it is lacking. I know that some linux-heads run partitioned systems, for reasons of interacting with the outer computing world, I guess. Your thoughts on this?
-CK
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Eric Hanson wrote:I love this thread as it dovetails nicely with one of my projects for this summer. Starting in 2011 I stopped buying new desktop computers and instead build them from the ground up. Earlier this summer I rebuilt my my computer (meaning I replaced the motherboard, RAM, and processor) for a fraction the cost of buying new.
For some time I have wanted a media PC to store movies and such on our basement TV. I promised my wife that I would keep the cost down so in a sort of Permies fashion, almost every part of this build was made from left over parts. I only bought a new power supply and SSD. Every other component was recycled/reused. In keeping with this ethic I only use open source, free software.
My son and I installed Linux Mint, one of the most recent editions of Linux operating system and it works perfectly well with all of my software. I can strongly recommend Mint as it has performed flawlessly for us.
We call this build a frankencomputer as it is entirely made of spare parts. I love the fact that it is open source everything. I have installed plenty of software and had no compatibility issues or driver issues
I hope this helps,
Eric
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paul wheaton wrote:I use linux mint. I would say the thing to do is google linux mint.
Caleb Mayfield wrote:My wife has a smoldering love-hate for Linux after the numerous times I have converted client files or burnt discs for her when her "perfect, amazing, and faultless Mac OS" refused to do as advertised.
I just smile. She purses her lips and storms off. I may convert her yet...
Meg Mitchell wrote:The downside is that some specialized software and a lot of games will run only on Win and/or Mac. If you're not intending to play video games, write software or do serious creative work (like 3d modeling, animation, photoshopping, music editing, etc), there's pretty good Linux alternatives available for most common software.
Loxley Clovis wrote:For gloating eh? Hm, I've been a Linux user since 2007 & I've test driven over a dozen flavors. I guess more than a decade is gloatable territory, though I would obviously be totally pn3d by a since-90s slackware user!
-- Wisdsom pursues me but I run faster.
Loxley Clovis wrote:
Meg Mitchell wrote:The downside is that some specialized software and a lot of games will run only on Win and/or Mac. If you're not intending to play video games, write software or do serious creative work (like 3d modeling, animation, photoshopping, music editing, etc), there's pretty good Linux alternatives available for most common software.
I politely beg to differ. "Some specialized [sic: highly specialized] software"... true...
But actually, Linux can do all of the latter things, and most of them quite well in fact:
Linux video games? Pick one to play, or pick hundreds if you're bored enough: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Linux_games
...not to mention Valve & Steam.
Several big budget movies have done their 3D modeling & animation with Blender; I personally know people in Hollywood who use Linux & run this software package.
GIMP is not a perfect replacement for photoshop, but I would argue that it's at least 90% as feature-rich & powerful.
And Audacity is a very mature audio software tool for Linux (as well as for Mac & Windows) used by tons of musicians, podcasters, multimedia pros, etc.
when you're going through hell, keep going!
paul wheaton wrote:I kept a dual boot of windows. I never used it.
I was thinking that if there was a windows app I needed to run, i could try the windows emulator "wine". I ended up never trying that either. Everything I need is on linux.
If I am not for myself, who will be for me?
If I am only for myself, what am I?
If not now, when?
Meg Mitchell wrote:If you told a serious gamer that they should switch to Linux for their gaming machine, they would look at you like you'd grown a third head.
Meg Mitchell wrote:Similarly if you told a professional using Photoshop to switch to GIMP. It may do 90% of what you need as an entry level photoshop user but there are many more features than that which GIMP doesn't have. I would compare GIMP to Paint.NET, not Photoshop. Even then it would be a painful replacement for Paint.NET because the UI is atrocious.
Meg Mitchell wrote:WRT the animation industry, most people are beholden to use whatever is the industry/company standard and Blender especially, unless it's changed significantly in the last 10 years, is different enough that switching to it represents a significant amount of relearning.
Meg Mitchell wrote:You can if you're really determined to, and you're willing to do a lot of work to get your Windows-only programs to run on Linux or if you're willing to use tools that aren't quite as nice.
Meg Mitchell wrote:Most people aren't that gung ho on using Linux specifically though, so as long as their workflow is easier, more pleasant and more powerful on Win than Linux they will continue to use Win and it's hard to blame them.
bob day wrote:I took what seemed to be the best advice here for my needs and reformatted the zorin with the new tricia- linux mint with the cinnamon desktop, and the same issue of no wi fi is still a problem,(although it did recognize the bluetooth immediately on installation, so I think I can use it with my phone as a hotspot.) but I have been working with a network cable just to get the thing going and generally am doing very well.
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