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In the Lord of the Rings fandom there's a persistent debate whether balrogs, or Durin's Bane specifically, have wings. The text in Fellowship is ambiguous whether what it is describing are literal wings or something else wing-like.

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[–] early_riser@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago (3 children)

And heaven forbid you actually prefer Windows

[–] chunkystyles@sopuli.xyz 30 points 2 days ago

actually prefer Windows

I don't understand. I recognize the words, but in that order, they make no sense.

[–] Nemo@slrpnk.net 7 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Nobody prefers Windows. Some people used to prefer the software suites exclusive to Windows.

[–] early_riser@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

~~Nobody~~most people on Lemmy don't prefers Windows. FTFY

Linux users need to stop assuming everyone is wrong for needing things that Linux can't do at all or doesn't do well. I need accessibility. Linux doesn't do it well. Over a decade and a half of trying to make it work has proven that. Some people need Adobe or MS Office (even though many may not like it), and Linux doesn't do that at all. They're not wrong, their needs differ from yours.

And it doesn't matter whose "fault" it is. Apple fanboys do this, too. If an OS doesn't offer something you need, that's where the conversation ends. They don't care what internal politics at the vendor or lack of community interest by Linux devs or whatever lead to the thing they need not working. All they care about is that it doesn't work.

And no, they're not going to take night classes to get a comp-sci degree so they can code the drivers that their peripheral needs.

"What's that, you need a claw hammer but I gave you a ball peen hammer? Pfffft, just become a blacksmith and forge your own hammerhead, it's not THAT hard." --Every Linux user

[–] hoch@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

I prefer Windows. Every experience I've had with Linux has been a nightmare.

[–] Truscape@lemmy.blahaj.zone 19 points 2 days ago

Microsoft's helping our case by blasting their own foot all the time, fortunately.