TECH
Discussion of the computing industry and every field of work surrounding it
Actual problems with linux
Anonymous
I've been daily driving linux for years now and here are the things i can think of:
- awful software distribution, especially for proprietary
- corpo tranimals running every project, making it...
utils
Anonymous
a solid computer system needs a solid set of utilities, so which implementation is the most optimal and minimal? here is a comparison of how many lines of code it...
SUMMARY: YOU'RE COOKED
Anonymous
I have been a dev for 25 years. Large sections of industry is in a state of delusion. We have 3 million android apps and 2.99 million of them are...
Modding Minecraft Alpha to make the game enjoyable again
wirefaux
step 1 - add pathfinding
step 2 - make the game harder (as it should be) by making all mobs outpace the player
step 3 - allow mobs to invade bases to...
Does anyone really like writing C++?
Anonymous
Does anyone write C++ for fun? Every time I hear someone using C++ it is out of necessity for performance or work related. Does anyone genuinely like writing it and...
Digdeeper articles short analysis
sabremathia
I observed that digdeeper's articles sound ai generated, adding that why would a man like him waste countless time on schizo phrenic things no one gives a f- about
Example 1:...
The Decline of Internet Communities: How Polarization Killed Creativity and Innovation
Osaka
## A divided web
The internet was once a vibrant and diverse landscape of communities, where people from different backgrounds and with different interests could come together to share ideas and...
I now understand why some people want absolute control over their computers
Aza
I used to think, “Haha, lol, imagine spending 100 hours just to get a working system,” but I have been using Linux Mint for a long time, and I'm just...
WinClassic's Windows Modding Delusion: Why You Can't Polish a Turd
wirefaux
## A Sisyphean Task
Scroll through any Windows theming community and you'll find the same tragic pattern: hundreds of users desperately trying to make Windows 10 and 11 look and behave...
google is no longer a search engine
Anonymous
it is an ad-delivery platform that uses your technical documentation as training data for gemini before hiding it under a pile of sponsored links
if your open source project isn't on...
Digital Cargo Cult: How Zoomers Ruined Old Internet Nostalgia
rave + wirefaux
>+ wirefaux? Who's this?
A reader of this article, who posted it around several "nostalgia" hivemind circles, only to be met with immense backlash and several bans from many tech circles...
Suggestion to improve TF2008 batch script
Anonymous
(The following post is a 1:1 copy from the 4chan to improve visibility)
Hey so, whoever the fuck set up the batch file is probably fairly inexperienced. If you run it...
https://tululoo.com
Anonymous
Trying to operate this game engine, but after a year (maybe more), of solving graphic,i realized i have allergy to * (multiplication) and anything not +-/=() (also including abs(),>
I'm really interested in building a Linux distro that mimics what the BSDs are doing.
Anonymous
Let me begin by saying I don't care about the GPL. I don't care about BSD. I only care about having the code. The FSF has done NOTHING for "freedom"....
fuck the web, embrace the internet
Anonymous
Even a dual core pentium is a supercomputer by 80s standards, that's THE way to look at it
- insert one(1) hdd and use as a backup target (you should have...
how to read man pages, a top tier guide by me :)
sabremathia
# NOTE 1: GLYPHS (CHARACTERS) MAY NOT LOAD.
RENDER THEM AS '#' ACCORDINGLY.
# NOTE 2: THIS SHORT USELESS PIECE OF
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Modern computers/devices aren't backdoored at the OS level.
Anonymous
Although multiple backdoors and exploits put there on purpose exist in them (systemd being prime example) the main way spooks get into modern devices is through CPU level exploits.
On all...
Linux as a whole is compromised
Anonymous
>Gentoo and Funtoo
> >A new evolution of Funtoo's core ideas is being built from the ground up, unencumbered by legacy toolchains, with a target for an initial public release in...
Debian is now officially compromised 100%, (if it wasn't already)
kakalak
https://vote.debian.org/~secretary/leader2026/results.txt
Anyone who works on this piece of shit or even publishes .deb installers is cucked.
You're getting to watch a project being subverted in real time. She will just do whatever...
System76 Laptop
Anonymous
I am considering purchasing a System76 laptop since it has supposedly found a way to undo Intel ME and stuff like that. I figured everyone here is more educated than...