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    I have been using Linux since almost 30 years. It took me almost a week to get X running, since it had to reboot to windows everytime I wanted to look something up or get help. Now I buy games on steam without checking if they run, because… they just do. :)

    Actually I don’t need more people using Linux, I am happy with how it is now - no need to attract the attention of the malware industry. 😜

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    How me, still a Windows user then looked at fellow Windows users because i had planned installing Linux after 2 months.

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    9 hours ago

    And rightfully so. They might not know much about Linux itself BUT they did dare try and for that they deserve recognition.

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    8 hours ago

    To test a very stubborn program I had to install windows in a VM and use it for 20 minutes yesterday. It felt like I was swimming in a swamp located at the exit pipes of a factory that exclusively produce shit and deadly biohazard material.

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      I’m getting close to that point. I started playing with it in 1997 or 1998, trying to avoid grad school work… Daily driver at home for many, many years.

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        Loved that guy! Need to rewatch xfiles…

        I actually did rewatch it all a few years ago. Its quite good, but I see now as a older guy that David Duchovny actually wasnt very good playing Moulder. Didnt notice it as a kid but yeah, he is just reading lines with the same facial expression all the time. If you havent noticed, try rewatching with that in mind… :)

        Gillian Anderson is amazing though, really good actress and she was paid much less than Moulder, despite being able to actually act properly.

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          he is just reading lines with the same facial expression all the time. If you havent noticed, try rewatching with that in mind… :)

          That’s basically Duchovny’s whole range, as far as I can tell.

          I think he was in some non-X-Files related movie. I never saw it, but I remember the commercial for it. Duchovny’s character: “Are you here to kill me?” “Yes, are you worried?” “Just trying to plan my day.” All deadpan.

          I got so tired of X-Files stringing me along. It reminded me of some women that I tried to date. I gave up after the first movie (yeah, the one everyone forgets about) - no answers there, either!

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    4 days?

    Took me 4 seconds to realize I can actually use the super key and have my start menu pop up instantly and not watch it struggle to load 50 ads and tell me to download candy crush

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      I have a couple of Linux machines, but I also use a MacBook. It’s been a year now, and every time I use the Mac it kinda pisses me off that I have to hit Cmd+Space to bring up a search. It feels like a massive step backwards.