It’s funny that Ouya’s brand recognition is so infamous that no additional explanation is needed.

I’d say Linux is somewhere around early Windows XP when it comes to usability for a normal person.

I was confused until it struck me that maybe you don’t consider Windows XP the peak of operating system user interface design.

I’ll admit, Vista really messed with my perspective.

Even technical folks aren’t huge fans of RTFM.

If I’m doing something incredibly interesting, and I’m asking for help, I should RTFM.

If I’m doing something routine, we can (and usually do, now), make it simple enough not to need a manual.

Oof. Sorry you had such a bad experience.

Pro tip for others: It takes time for volunteers to reverse engineer new proprietary laptop hardware.

If the laptop manufacturers aren’t advertising Linux support, it’s up to the community to play guess and check, to figure out what the proprietary drivers do.

You might get lucky and pick the same exact model as a passionate reverse engineer. Or you might not.

With old stuff, your odds are much better that someone has figured it out for you.

For new hardware, it’s still essential to pick a vendor that chooses to write and release Linux drivers.

This will get better when truly open hardware platforms gain popularity.

the smog monster voiced by Tim Curry. His song made me feel things.

You’re in for a real treat if you haven’t seen “The Rocky Horror Motion Picture Show” yet.

I’ve never had any issues with any VSCode plugin failing in VSCodium.

But I’m not a PyLance user.

Is there a stable way to use closed (edit: intentionally DRM-ed) extensions (like the MS Python one) with vscodium by now?

Yes. Use this config edit.. Everything (edit: not written by assholes) works fine.

Edit: Damn. PyLance’s developers are up to some bullshit. I would take a hard look at who I’m accepting free candy from, if I used it.

That’s really smart. That way if I ever figure out the command to exit Vim, it’ll behave the same as my current method (powering off the PC.)

Another tip I haven’t seen yet:

• It varies by client, but Markdown generally works, here.

• Spoiler tags seem to still be a separate extension from regular Markdown.

• Many of us try to be more careful to include ALT Text with images, as it supports both blind users, and anyone whose server is just being slow to load images:

Example of Image with Alt text in Markdown:

![alt text](/path/to/img.jpg "Title")

Here’s one I haven’t seen mentioned yet: many of us explicitly state our intended tone after our comments, to avoid miscommunication. Particularly in busy threads.

We have some great accessibility outreach communicators here, some of whom have shared how much it helps them or people they know.

Some examples:

• (Sarcasm)
• (Genuine)
• (Joke)

Sometimes these are abbreviated, but we often even avoid abbreviation - for general clarity, but probably mainly because we’re always gaining new users who might not recognize the abbreviation.

This is a great point.

There’s also very convenient block mechanisms for rude folks, and a “block and move on” culture for those who don’t keep their communication civil.

I can explain this chart: SO and AI both give me questionably useful example code, but AI isn’t as much of an asshole about it as the average SO user.

I’m just learning this is an option, but Matrix Signal Bridge.

Best I can tell from the documentation, we add the Matrix server bot to a signal account, and it relates messages between the two platforms.

Installing software on the command line is often a nightmare

In my experience, installers are often a nightmare.

For me, GUI vs CLI have about the same failure rate (for their operating system).

But I appreciate that the CLI version gives me a message I can search for instead of a “fuck you buddy” pop up box with an “ok” button.

Edit: There’s one case where I have a much harder time with CLI installs - when there’s only a CLI “installer” available. I don’t blame the CLI for that, I blame the person who shares seven CLI commands instead of writing an installer.

You may want to check out Ghost Commander and it’s many cross platform clones. They include a nice mix of graphical and batch command tools.

Shit. I wish we had that option (dragging files between folders) on Linux. Maybe someday.

(This is a joke, about how it feels like a lot of folks with strong opinions about Linux haven’t tried Linux in a long while.)

Linux has a UI now.

The amount of command line is grossly exaggerated.

They mostly ban our accounts when we do, but I don’t mind. I like to tell people when the party has moved, if they seem cool.

Don’t worry, I’ll fix it all with my unchecked political influence once I earn my first billion.

(This is sarcasm.)

Welcome to the party!