unmagical

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[–] unmagical@lemmy.ml -1 points 10 hours ago (2 children)

Ignoring your speculation on the source of my expectations, the expectation that when an application is not doing something I asked it to (i.e. making draw calls to my window manager, processing data, polling for updates or notifications, etc) it doesn't run at all is not unreasonable.

To continue to run when I've instructed it that I'm done and that I have no further work for it is a violation of my intent in interacting with the machine I own. On Windows that violation is up the app developer and most that implement such systems have a settings option to disable staying alive. On MacOs Apple has made the decision of what I want, and, at least in my case, it's the wrong one. On Linux I have extremely acute control over whatever the heck my computer is doing and it works how I like it. Linux is a good OS.

[–] unmagical@lemmy.ml 1 points 10 hours ago (3 children)

If I close all documents I don't want the app running. It takes up visual space in the dock making it more cluttered and it takes up more RAM or swap space that I'd rather have allocated to things I'm doing than to things I've told the computer I'm not doing.

[–] unmagical@lemmy.ml 10 points 17 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago)

It's a fine format for what it's intended for, exact preservation of content, format, and layout. Once you start looking at a the immutable archivist/distribution format and start thinking to yourself "I'd rather like to edit that" then you've messed up.

[–] unmagical@lemmy.ml 10 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

Unix underpinnings make it comfortable for developer work, but that does not necessarily make it good for power users.

MacOs is pretty locked down and basic which makes it a reasonable choice for someone that just needs a computer, but if you're the kinda person who wants to tinker with and change a bunch of stuff to make your computer work for you (i.e. a power user) you're gonna meet resistance.

[–] unmagical@lemmy.ml 7 points 20 hours ago (15 children)

Staying open but hidden is what we call "minimize." "Explicitly quitting" is what should happen when you click the exit button.

[–] unmagical@lemmy.ml 11 points 20 hours ago

Probably had less than when Charlie actually Kirked.

[–] unmagical@lemmy.ml 9 points 20 hours ago (18 children)
  • Exit button minimizes application.
  • Minimize button right next to exit button also minimizes application.
  • Clear all button for notifications doesn't actually clear all notifications.
  • Keyboard shortcuts for window snapping don't snap windows.
  • Necessary to install supplementary tools to accommodate basic functionality that other OSes have out of the box.
  • X code
  • No software support for DP MST so fuck you if want to run your own computer off a single wire dock.

At least the virtual desktops work pretty good.

[–] unmagical@lemmy.ml 8 points 1 day ago

She faced threats over supporting human rights, and the majority of the article is about a copyright claim from a musician getting butt hurt. One of these things is far more important than the other and it ain't our asinine IP regulations.

She had received threats on social media after stating during a pre-Olympics press conference that the queer community was enduring a "hard time" amidst the political climate under President Donald Trump.

Also, way to prove her point ye social media tormentors. Surely there's no better way to show that LGBTQIA+ folk aren't having a hard time under Trump's regime than to accost someone that mentions it.

[–] unmagical@lemmy.ml 14 points 2 days ago

So that's that, then.

[–] unmagical@lemmy.ml 12 points 2 days ago (1 children)

At least now that America is invading America white people are starting to see that America is evil.

[–] unmagical@lemmy.ml 38 points 3 days ago (5 children)

Property rights are human rights

Not unless your property are--oh ... OH!

60K Income you're the global 1%

Still can't afford a house.

 
 

May have been obvious to others, but I only caught this detail recently after using Linux for over 15 years.

 

I've never been able to make up my mind on whether or not the character has its hands raised or just has prominent ears. Frankly I prefer to believe they are its hands and the character is quite pleased with its star.

Is there a canon answer?

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