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Arthur Besse@lemmy.ml to linuxmemes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days ago

the average person

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the average person

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Arthur Besse@lemmy.ml to linuxmemes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days ago
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created using: https://marshdeer.github.io/xkcd2501-generator/

based on: https://lemmy.world/post/53081436 by @VegOwOtenks@lemmy.world

original: https://xkcd.com/2501

see also: https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/2501:_Average_Familiarity

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  • whyNotSquirrel@sh.itjust.works
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    I don’t know why but putting BSDs in all caps disturbed me and I read it as BS DS…

    • Err(()).unwrap()@lemmy.worldM
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      It’s actually a new project called BSD Secure. The entire root filesystem is encrypted using TLS, and you need both a domain and a valid certificate to boot. Better not let them expire!

      • Midnight Wolf@lemmy.world
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        cloudflare sales department: NUT

    • SpongyAneurysm@feddit.org
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      Wait, they weren’t talking about that AC DC tribute band?

    • Thurstylark@lemmy.today
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      Ahh, right… That one weird non-foldable DS. Nearly pointless -_-

      AKA: The BS DS.

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    Its true, though. The number of clients that go silent when I ask what operating system they are running is staggering.

    This is one of your primary tools for work, people. I feel it’s like a painter not knowing what different brushes are for, or a wood worker trying to plane a board with a sander. A professional should have a more than passing knowledge about how to use and maintain their tools. I’ll die on that hill.

    • Midnight Wolf@lemmy.world
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      “what do use?”

      “the Google”

      “huh”

      user pulls up their Bing home page, in IE “see”

      “…my prices just went up 5x”

  • mustbe3to20signs@feddit.org
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    Most people know Windows, “iPad”, “Mac” and “Samsung” as OS.

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      They’re not that bad they know the word andriod.

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    I just want to say, to no one in particular…

    Our ‘home’ MacBook was end of life / support recently (2017 intel). I backed up then nuked the OS and replaced it with Mint/Cinnamon.

    My wife (who is very definitely NOT technical in any way) has embraced this and carried on with no issues so far, with FF and LibreOffice. It’s been nearly 6mo and no home IT support required.

    Edit: I think the point I’m trying to make is: if she can crack on with most regular tasks that really boil down to browser + office tools, and not be overly bothered about what the OS is, then there’s hope for people to migrate - especially with how distros have become so accessible of late.

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      one thing about millenial wives : they can linux through a shitty computer. Technically my one’s been using linux longer (this time round) than I have.

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    Call me when we start taking about BeOS, OS/2 and HyperDOS.

    • TerHu@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      All my homies running Haiku

      • Midnight Wolf@lemmy.world
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        flashes gang signs made by my various USB drives

        • Neverclear@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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          Minix til the day I die.

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    Thanks for putting those links there. I was like I swear I saw a crappier version of this yesterday 😂

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    Okay but surely people get that BSD and Linux aren’t remotely the same thing, even though both are Unix-like and POSIX compatible, right?

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    We need to introduce the commoners to real time OS so they can ditch their fake time stuff

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      or we could just consider time as officially ended

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    BSD means something else methinks

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      Okay, I’ll bite. What?

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        Bungou Stray Dogs of course!

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      i thought the os was bds but that’s boycott, divest, sanction

      bsd is berkley software distribution, an unix based os

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        Yeah yeah I know what they mean… Hahaha

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      It’s missing a little something, but I can’t put my finger on it

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        D-- Do you mean BDSM?! That would’ve been a better joke actually…

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          Indeed :p

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