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Dumpdog

@ Dumpdog @lemmy.world

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I find useful stuff at the dump and make long winded rants against consumer culture. Inspired by Pickle Rick and whatever I can scrounge.

Workflow is Linux + Lineage based on free hardware.

Quit buying shit from companies that destroy the earth in the name of making the already rich even richer.

  • Black Friday, more like buy stupid shit day.

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  • I was just looking at NVME and RAM prices. Buying those things is a nightmare. I haven't found any larger storage NVME lately but I was given some nice 8gb hdds for media and backups. Also, haven't found ddr5 but found some free ddr4 for some servers.

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  • Ery day is Buy Nothing Day

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  • Hahaha. Yeah buddy. You sound like you are partaking in the grand old tradition of American Style Sarcasm! Fun. I enjoy the more refined Pisstake that the British so skillfully employ.

  • Black Friday, more like buy stupid shit day.

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  • Yeah I agree. Planning what you need definitely helps. I usually make a list and discover I can either buy local, get the shit for free, or in six months I don't really need it.

  • Black Friday, more like buy stupid shit day.

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  • Yeah true. I saved a ton by not buying anything

  • Black Friday, more like buy stupid shit day.

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  • Same. I just enjoy rants against the machine.

  • Black Friday, more like buy stupid shit day.

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  • Sounds like a great day. Sorry about the cold. Unless you enjoy cough syrup. No judgement.

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  • This year I'm thankful for the detainment and deportation of my mother in law who crossed the US border to purchase Chinese manufactured products for Black Friday.

    Um, this is a bad joke that is in poor taste...enjoy if you partake. I am aware of the seriousness of border detainments - hence joke.

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  • If you live in a government or university (or tech industry) town the tech churn happens often. I don't always need the most modern stuff for gaming so ewaste supplies a lot of useful shit for me. Sport stuff can usually be bought from rich quitters for cheap. Same with work stuff (especially blue collar work stuff like workboots). Although, I definitely treat myself to quality sport stuff purchases from time to time.

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  • I feel cleaner having shared the thought though! Now the day feels better somehow.

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  • I was ranting more about having another day that gives corporations an excuse to promote consumption. I rarely buy things. Deals that save money on useful shit are awesome though. I won't be critical of you saving cash.

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  • It was more of a rant against Black Friday and the associated consumer culture. So, I agree with you. I don't purchase anything.

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    Dumpdog @lemmy.world

    Black Friday, more like buy stupid shit day.

  • Interview with GloriousEggroll about Proton-GE, Nobara, and more | Destination Linux

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  • Can't upvote this enough. GE is a legend. A perfect example of build what you want and open it up to benefit a community! Thank you!

  • [ META ] What is the community's opinion of Pop!_OS?

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  • POP is an excellent distro for a number of use cases. I can't speak to System 76 hardware but Pop is definitely one of the good Distros. I have used it for about 5ish years to run Davinci Resolve on video editing laptops and workstations. Another use case for POP was for breaking Mac OS acclimated relatives out of their walled gardens. Relatives as old as 80 have had very little problem adjusting to it after having help installing it. Looking forward to Cosmic but I will make sure I have backups and other stuff to tinker with during the transition - was the same way during Wayland transition on my other machines.

    Positives

    • Davinci Resolve working with a little bit of fiddling and continues to run solidly.
    • No hassle with Nvidia drivers on editing laptop.
    • 4-5 years daily driver on Thinkpads (t460,13) and other older laptops (daily use)
    • Gaming on Nvidia good.
    • Elder folks adjust easily from Mac OS. Its basically Macbuntu for them without the complete pile of shit that is Snaps.

    Negatives

    • POP Shop was kinda shite. Had a few problems years ago. Wasn't patient during upgrades or used terminal. A couple of shitty things happening recently but looking forward to testing out everything Cosmic (I have a rock solid edit station that will remain AMD on Endeavour OS to make sure I can still work).
    • Name doesn't bother me, but would be better as just POP OS

  • Rant: My recent experience of trying to install windows for gaming and why I'm really thankful for Linux

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  • Yeah, you are probably right. I apologize. The tone was meant to add to the point not make it unreadable. I stand by the points I was trying to make but I agree the tone is off putting to some.

  • Rant: My recent experience of trying to install windows for gaming and why I'm really thankful for Linux

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  • It is not that i can’t afford, it is the ease of use.

    That was my point exactly. I agree with you.

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  • The bike analogy is weak tho.

    Just add... he got back on bike (the one with the 20 year old handlebars that he loved) after he fixed everything and learned not to stick Windows in his spokes.

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  • OK bro. Just adding some friendly banter to a very serious topic.

    Dude. The old "is it wrong to make money argument?" No. I'm stating it is DESIGNED to make money in a way that is making the actual product shittier and shittier (insert tired Cory Doctorow quote here) to the consumer.

    Sigh...As stated below... The point is that he has the right to complain about Windows. The point is also that he has the option to ask the Linux community to build a driver to make it work if it didn’t work. The point is Microsoft does not give two shits about what OP wants because it has an extremely large share of the market. It no longer has to do good by its customer because it is no longer neccessary.

    The point is… he can complain because he tried doing it with Windows and it didn’t work.

    Yes, it is creative as is your tasty cake rot analogy. I will upvote that even though I disagree

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  • I also consider it lucky but that's not the point. The point is that he has the right to complain about Windows. The point is also that he has the option to ask the Linux community to build a driver to make it work if it didn't work. The point is Microsoft does not give two shits about what OP wants because it has an extremely large share of the market. It no longer has to do good by its customer because it is no longer neccessary.

    The point is... he can complain because he tried doing it with Windows and it didn't work. Your mileage may vary.