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A cool guide of commonly believed myths
  • evolution is a theory, it just is

    I realize the person I'm replying to has no interest in the truth, but in case others are interested, read the first paragraph here to get a sense of what a scientific theory is. The myth/misunderstanding is that a scientific theory is a theory in sense 3 here. Not only is it a myth, it's a very common and very dishonest way to dismiss evolution without having to address the fact that it's a fact.

  • Why openSUSE?
  • That's exactly why I am on Tumbleweed as well.

    I am not German myself, but most of my colleagues are. Having gotten to know the German attitude towards technology, I feel I understand why life with openSUSE is as uneventful as it is. How anyone got them to adopt something as subversively radical as a rolling release model is something of a mystery to me, but I won't complain.

  • Why openSUSE?
  • There are a bunch of software-related reasons why openSUSE is a good choice (snapper, zypper, yast, to name a few), although few are exclusive to openSUSE. I think the primary selling point of openSUSE (Tumbleweed) is that it is a rolling release distro that never crashes, never requires attention, and just works. One of the reasons people don't talk about it is probably that it is boring. All packages are tested extensively. It never breaks. And even if it did break, the default btrfs file system and snapper ensure that the system doesn't stay broken for longer than it takes to reboot.

    If you want a distro that is up to date, easy to use, and dependable, openSUSE is a fantastic choice. It's just not very exciting to have something that never requires attention; a lot of people use Linux because they like things requiring attention.

    As an afterthought, I also think the fact that openSUSE and its users seem to be pathologically unable to create any logo or symbol for anything even tangentially related to the distribution that doesn't look like absolute shit might be holding them back.

  • Having to select my single account from a "list" of 1 account when logging in is madness

    This new account selection screen that pops up every single time I visit my inbox is driving me insane. I only have one account. Why do I need to see this account selection screen? What possible benefit could my having to click through that screen have for me or for Proton?

    I don't understand what kind of sick, warped mind would devise such a thing.

    It's like forcing me to pick my car from a list of one car when I click on the unlock door button on my car key in the morning.

    It's like a voice asking me which of my one phone I want to make a call from when I dial a number on that very phone.

    It's madness. Absolute Lovecraftian soul-shattering insanity.

    Please make this insane screen go away for users who only have one account.

    Or make it a setting in my settings that I can toggle on and off.

    Also, please make the login screen stop blinking BRIGHT WHITE multiple times during the authentication process. Why does it have to be white?? Of all colors, white!

    It's like sadists work at Proton.

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