I dreamt of Titanfall the night before it was announced.

More precisely, I dreamt of Halo, but you piloted humanoid mech suits.

Did I just dream of slightly altered Halo 4? NO. DON’T RUIN THIS FOR ME.

Significantly less than I did right after the Great Migration.

What’s your takeaway from this lizard?

Yeah, I was alright with it in the 60s.

For people still in their working days, I’d agree with you. Every 30 year old really should know how to use a computer at an at least basic level.

My grandparents, however, have had a life full of working for a world that wanted to give them as little as possible. My grandmother wants to relax, and my grandfather wants to keep busy how he wants to work. I think they’ve earned however they want to live, whether that’s with or without learning how to use a computer well. It’s really not harming anyone.

I will give my grandma credit, though. She’s not resistant to learning how to use her phone—she just doesn’t need all of it, and she’s not gonna fully understand that which she doesn’t need. My grandfather is pretty resistant, though. That’s just how he is. The phone is the least of our worries.

To put it plainly, I couldn’t muster a single shit if Facebook ceased to exist.

Actually, I’d celebrate. The web can survive without being commercialized. It’d look much different, for sure. That’s the point.

Edit: I’m not saying this isn’t a super idealized fantasy that will never happen. I’m just saying I’d partake in that fantasy.

Define “they,” and you might answer your own concerns.

“Mental illness creates great art.”

Haven’t picked back up consistently learning Japanese in like 8 years, but it’s a joy to feel the progress of learning such a vastly different language. I know enough Spanish that it’d be a waste to spend this gift on it.

I guess the most tactical option for me that’s still interesting would be Arabic, because while I love the idea of knowing it, I don’t think I’ll ever give myself the time to learn it.

In real life, it would go:

Nancy: Of course! We need to-

Nancy and Steve: dfoi intd foruotm thhoe…

*awkward pause

Nancy and Steve: Go ahea-

*another awkward pause

Nancy and Steve: No, you go ahe-

For me, Will: It’s when… Dustin: The characters in every scene… Max: Talk like… Steve: This.

There are too many characters, and the only way your audience can remember that half of them still exist is… Nancy: For them to start sharing lines.

Small world-view moment

Widespread application compatibility is there for Windows devices. Whatever they feel like they need to install at any point in the future, there’s an unequivocally higher chance that they’ll be able to get it if they’re using a Windows device.

If they’re specifically looking to get a PC, I’m assuming they’re wanting more capability than what their phone can give them. So whatever that thing is, they will more than likely have more options using a Windows machine.

Without more information, I’m not recommending a Linux system in an absolute manner. I’m glad things worked out in your anecdote.

I’m all for a less voracious term by which to refer to ourselves, but it’d help if it were a little neater than “United Statesian.”

Definitely a regional thing.

Most notably, the region of the United States in the Americas.

I’m a Windows hater, but I can’t in good conscience recommend Mac because of the vendor lock-in, and I’m not going to recommend Linux to someone just needing a computer to use when they need it.

Let’s not joke ourselves. I would, however, offer to install Enterprise LTSC and disable as much of the telemetry as possible. After that point, their privacy is in their own hands, but I’ll offer as many tips as I can.

If they are even slightly technically inclined and I know them enough to know they are capable of any level of troubleshooting, I’d recommend Mint.

I’ve still got my first bass clarinet which is a Yamaha. Still plays great for what my dad paid for it.

Can you honestly say that you didn’t come to this thread looking for this fight?

I dual boot Kubuntu and Windows Enterprise LTSC for the best of both worlds, at the price of a little bit of redundant storage. There’s pros and cons to both. I think being able to recognize that is all the other user was initially saying, rather than pretending like they’re not there.

It’s also why I feel like the answer isn’t in the spirit of the question: each of the major OSes hit a different type of user, and you just admitted that the snobs and elitists mostly exist on the Linux side (and Mac), which is true.

Right. Of the major operating systems, I think none of them are good answers for this. Too close of a market share to really be in the spirit of the question, and they all really do hit different markets.

Definitely.