lka1988

Linux is like the “I own an old hotrod in my garage and work on it as a hobby” compared to “I drive a cheap commuter car and just want it to work”

Really?

Linux gives you choice, sure, but it doesn’t just randomly break unless you’re doing something exotic.

I see it more as a pre-built kit RC car (like Traxxas or Arrma stuff) that in stock form (like a Debian or Fedora distro) is acceptable for 99% of the things we want to do with it, but also allows you to get under the hood and tweak/upgrade/change the inner workings to your liking with support from the manufacturer. Unlike other prebuilt cars from the toy store that have no real upgrade opportunities and don't want you under the hood, they are as-delivered with no other options...

Anyway...

Also, don’t expect Linux to make things faster, you’re still limited by your hardware. But do expect common tasks to work well.

Very well put.

Especially when you get into the laptop scene and proprietary hardware.

Pro-tip for those who go this route: get a Thinkpad T or P series. Both are highly-supported by Linux, come in Intel and AMD flavors, and even have extra power-management features and utilities no other laptops have.

Childhood memories

Hi from a Thinkpad running Debian (Mint), as God intended

IDK, I don't expose that shit to the internet.

Yeah, but that means they don't get your money anymore! Think of the ~~profits~~ ~~shareholders~~ children!

laughs in CUPS server

Oh I love my PineTime. I bought mine two years ago but it never played nice with Gadgetbridge, so it lived in a drawer until last month, when I saw someone had been using theirs pretty regularly with Gadgetbridge. I asked about it and mentioned my difficulties, they said that both had been significantly updated since then. Now here we are. It's a great watch.

You should just get one anyway. It's $30.

No way! That's awesome, I will absolutely be checking that out

Because that's the feature people actually want. The biggest use of these watches is having an active heart rate monitor, as evident by even most of the cheaper watches having them.

Seriously, even my $30 PineTime has a heart rate monitor.

I've never once used a compass on my watch, mostly because the phone it's attached to is a much better compass and even has its own barometer built-in. Plus it's a pain to use a compass on a watch because you have to hold your whole arm up.

That's a pretty bog-standard feature though... My 2008 Toyota has a maintenance reminder light that pops on every 5000 miles.