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  • Questions about switching to Linux

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  • Distro maintainers are a lot better about keeping libraries up-to-date than random application developers. They will even patch applications to work on newer libraries, even when the app developers do not.

    There's also auditability. If e.g. OpenSSL (or some other library) gets a high rated CVE and Debian ships a same-day patch, I know I am safe. I can verify that I have installed the patched version, and I know my applications use that patched version. Not with flatpak. Now I'm at the mercy of a dozen app developers, many of which probably value security less than the Debian Security team.

    IMHO it's a mistake for Fedora to drop its own packages for flatpak. But Fedora appears just to be a RedHat experiments playground these days, not a user focussed distro.

    Don't get me wrong, Flatpak is fine if you want to install stuff from Joe Random Developer off the internet, but I trust the Debian maintainers a whole lot more. If they ship it, i can trust it.

  • Questions about switching to Linux

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  • Questions about switching to Linux

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  • Distro native packages are:

    • Better integrated into the base system
    • No maintenance for the devs (they are usually maintained by distro package maintainers)
    • Better interoperability with other packages and dependencies, thanks to the package maintainers
    • No duplicate or outdated dependencies
    • More space efficient because they use system dependencies instead of packaging their own
    • Launch even quicker since they don't go through flatpak
    • No missing or broken features due to flatpack limitations or sandbox issues (e.g. inter-process communication)

    If an application is new or niche or small then flatpak is definitely a good option. But if there's a distro native package then that one is almost always the better option. Flatpak is nice for when there is no native package.

  • Questions about switching to Linux

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  • Only install flatpacks if the distro repository doesn't have the application in question. But I agree about snaps. Never ever use snap packages.

  • Power drunk mods

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  • Exactly. Shitty mods have been a thing since newsgroups, AOL chatrooms and good old internet forums. Probably BBSes too.

  • X's fresh temporary ban of several prominent journalists raises alarm

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  • So, kbin? It can interact with both Lemmy and Mastodon at the same time. If you boost a lemmy post on kbin, you essentially retweet (retoot?) it to mastodon under the hashtags associated with the community.

  • European Union set to revise cookie law, admits cookie banners are annoying

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  • It depends on the country. GDPR is not a law. It's a framework that countries use to implement national laws. GDPR doesn't say anything about one-click rejection, but some countries added it to their national law.

  • European Union set to revise cookie law, admits cookie banners are annoying

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  • He said that should be added

  • What is your least favourite acronym?

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  • Accessibility

  • What is your least favourite acronym?

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  • There's a11y and l10n. What else is there?

  • What are some good activities for making friends?

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  • If you're into history, HEMA (Historical European Martial Arts), medieval reenactment and SCA are all very approachable and friendly people. They are not cheap hobbies though.

    Alternatively, board game nights and Dungeons & Dragons are cheaper and also lits of fun. Check your local board games store

  • This app lets restaurants and coffee shops charge to use the bathroom

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  • There are plenty of public toilets that charge a small fee. Train stations and airports for example. Also at gas stations it's pretty common. But I have never seen it at a restaurant or bar. Maybe sometimes there's a sign that says it's 50 cents for non-customers or something. But never for customers.

  • Whats something that is only worth getting the expensive version of?

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  • I'm from Europe, so we don't have that brand here. I used Sikkens Alpha Rezisto. It's washable and scrub resistant. Perfect since I have pets and kids.

  • Whats something that is only worth getting the expensive version of?

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  • Interior wall paints (and rollers/brushes). I recently remodeled my house.and decided to buy the really good stuff instead of just the well known brands from the DIY store. Man, what a difference that makes. Painting is sooo much easier and it dries much nicer.

  • Microsoft is adding a new key to PC keyboards for the first time since 1994

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  • I have ended too many mails with :wq

  • Microsoft is adding a new key to PC keyboards for the first time since 1994

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  • No! I use the "Caps" key a hundred times a day! I have it mapped to output "Esc" though...

  • What games can you not get into because they feel too outdated?

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  • I really liked Witcher 2 though. It's a good game.

  • Removed

    A Plague Tale: Innocence is free to claim on Epic

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  • Don't be sad. It was the shitty version with Monster Energy ads and pruduct placement

  • Does C# (or any other languages) have an official style guide like python has pep8?

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