The problem is that people like you believe that nuclear power has some kind of singular position among all the things made by man in that it can turn economics of scale on it’s head.

So far there is not a single one of these magical machines in operation, and 36 months from now there either still won’t be one (like with most nuclear power projects of the last decades) or it will be far more expensive per kWh than the classic models (which already produce the most expensive power and only make sense if you want to perpetuate the know how for a nuclear weapons program or slow down the development of renewables + storage which actually are an economically viable path to net 0).

Let’s talk again in 5 years.

He also did not show the troubleshooting afterwards or even testing another distro which can be done very quickly, and declared that Linux still isn’t a good out of the box experience after just one test.

Because he had people waiting for him in a game lobby (that’s the thing I’d actually give him shit for, trying out a new OS at a LAN) and decided to fall back to a known working OS to be able to get on with his day. And that’s exactly what many average users would do in a similar situation (not necessarily sitting at a LAN but maybe urgently needing to get on with productive task x y or z instead of troubleshooting).

He also did not declare “that Linux still isn’t a good out of the box experience after just one test.”, this is a multi part series and he already said he tried different distros afterwards.

I really hope he realises how not for his use case it is

Installing a deck verified game with a gold protondb rating and playing it?

What’s the difference between watching him struggle with popos or having my mother do the same?

I can’t watch your mom on youtube? Average windows users will want to know if they can make the switch with their average windows user knowledge and approach, that’s valuable information to them.

If he used all these special resources he has, that would be akin to those “I built this super awesome table from scrap wood I found behind my local supermarket” videos that fail to mention they also used the 100.000 bucks worth of tools in their professional woodworking shop. And people would then rightfully complain about that.

And a new user trying to pick a distro would know and understand that … how? Because that’s the experience he’s trying to emulate.

I frequently see pop os recommended on lemmy too, so please don’t act like it’s obviously some outrageously silly choice.

apart of the so-called “privacy features”, I can’t find a single reason to use it instead of regular Firefox.

Because it’s supposed to be Firefox but private. That’s literally the only distinction.

They’re licking Putins boot more because he’s the russian dictator, not because he’s rich. Also, I’m not French and the german Left is not explicitly licking Putin’s boot at all, they’re just weirdly fixated on not fighting anybody under any circumstances, which I still believe they can be woken up from. If I can get a meaningful wealth tax out of them, I’m willing to work from there.

Hence the “hope”.

and a normal left wing party that’s not pro Russia “Die Linke”

Who regrettably still are pacifist to the point of not wanting to help the defending side in a war of aggression right on our doorstep, which still makes them act in the russian interests.

The real problem is when you are only left with the choice between centrist neoliberal billionaire bootlickers, pro russian far right billionaire bootlickers or pro russian leftists (who you at least hope are not billionaire bootlickers).

Those people behind her clearly are.

You can pay 6€ for shipping today or help amazon finally become the monopolist, and then tomorrow your batteries will just cost 10€.

Another way is to ask at the next electronics store as I’m sure they can order them with their next routine shipment.

That’s just not true.

Highly debatable, but let’s assume he is for the sake of the argument.

The thing is, if people like Thiel, Musk, Bezos and Zuckerberg didn’t have the fortunes (and media power) they have, people like Trump would not be elected. This excessive wealth is actively harming democracy, and Trump is actually the prime example of why these billionaires must be taxed into nonexistence.

But yes, if I had to choose between a rock and a hard place, I would pick the bad elected president to control federal funds until the next election over the bad billionaire to just own this fortune until he dies.

Healthcare fees are not taxes, as they are committed to a specific purpose. They’re also not paid to the government.

Why yes, I would very much prefer a democratically legitimized government to decide on how to use the wealth we generate instead of who’s doing it today: A neo-feudalist class of hereditary billionaires who rule like absolutist monarchs.

Looks more like a Dragon to me

One of the most rebellious, authority hating teens from my class ended up a police officer and spewing the usual “cops are always right, obey, don’t resist” bullshit.

they’re quite close in the polls to Merz, who represents the much only marginally saner right-wing.

Ftfy