MrShankles

I like your style. Notes taken

Non-verbal, debilitating autism is extremely difficult. I wouldn't wish that on anyone. It's like asking what's wrong with schizophrenia and "why do they want to 'cure' it"?

Autism is a spectrum (for now; it's the best terminology we have at the moment), and at one end you have severe debility. I don't think a "cure" is possible in the way we think, but better treatment options would be life-saving

I'm some form of neurodivergent myself and have traits that overlap with autism. Someone I love is non-verbal and currently going through the straights with their disability. I see ways in which we share symptoms, but I also see a huge divide between us, in the severity of them

I would give anything to get the best help for my loved one, because they'll never be able to have any independence without 24hr care. And that's what we're working towards. But if there was some "cure" that would allow them to communicate more... I can't even describe what a miracle that would be for so many people. It's a hard thing to see someone go through sometimes, and it can actually be a very big deal

I wanna believe that to be true and can't be bothered to look it up. So, I now know why ferrets are illegal in California!

Any that you recommend? Do you fear that it will spring a leak? Does it get too hot? Does it work if you switch from lying on your back to your side?

I too would like to end my search; please send help

You're not alone in your search for the perfect pillow

It takes me so long to find one that works, then it somehow or another becomes unusable, and I never remember what kind of pillow it was and where I got it

Just bought a new pillow yesterday after giving up on the last one I tried for a few months. I find myself switching between two different pillows every few nights, until eventually I give up on one of them and try another. Rinse and repeat

One day. One day, we'll find that perfect pillow

Or make the CEO's liable, as they are responsible for overseeing the company. Fine the corporation, fine the CEO, and jail them... it seems they can't prevent their corporation from causing harm, and need to be held personally accountable

If their job is so high paying, I figure that's an acceptable risk of being a CEO. I'd take that offer—making damn sure I'm not having my assets seized and going to prison because someone else is corrupt/criminal

Is it? My buddy doesn't like Windows 11, but is into LoL and trying to decide on what he'll do. He has no issue using Linux and computers are his profession, but he likes playing that game

I suspect he'll keep a rig just to play (or maybe dual-boot), but that's kinda cumbersome and wasteful for one game. Not sure what he'll end up doing, but it sucks that it's even an issue in this day and age. If it's a joke, it's a bad one cause there are plenty of people stuck in that type of situation (for various different reasons)

I literally said, "It's an issue" and "a harder sell in that area." I'm just talking about average home-computing, not professional/hobby

You should probably stop laughing on your own accord though; cause I don't know what "Substance" is, and perpetually laughing can't be healthy

Sorry you're locked into Adobe with no decent alternatives. Anti-competitive behavior can really restrict freedom of choice, and that kinda sucks for everyone

TL;DR - Linux is free, it's easy to use, works out of the box (when choosing a distro like Mint), and it can make your old-trusty computer work again. But I'm also too wordy, so...

Ehh, I think the point is that there's a lot of people who don't play "top games" on their pc, if any games at all (non-gamers/console gamers). A lot of people just need file management/storage, a browser, an office suite, and (oftentimes) an email client. Most everything else is done on a "smart phone" and a "streaming device/smart tv". And Linux has come a long way that those types of users wouldn't need to touch CLI any more than they would Powershell

The selling point is that it's free and it works, with (more recently) just a small learning curve... and you don't have to throw away a perfectly good computer because of "planned obsolescence". Hell, people switch between iPhones and Android all the time, just so the family is all on the same system. It's a small learning curve, but manageable for many people

If you feel like you would be alienated from playing games with friends because you use Linux, then that would put you in the other half of the population that don't want to switch. And honestly, is that any different than being "locked-in" with a console or phone? Even with cross-platform-play becoming more common, that still doesn't cover every "top game"

I'm really just saying that a large portion of people don't have an interest in gaming like that. They maybe have a console, a steam deck, or don't game, and their "home computer" is for personal computing

Now Adobe and AutoCad are another issue when it comes to "business computing" and a harder sell (even though there's good alternatives). But a vast majority of home users just need a computer that works, and they don't have the money to suddenly buy a new pc that's "compatible with Microsoft". Just give them a free OS that they can click around and figure out, and they'll probably want to keep their current pc if they can. One of the hardest things is teaching people "how to install a new OS" and how easy it can be, instead of just "updating" or buying a whole new device

Conspiracy time: Companies are trying to lock people into proprietary software and move home-computing to their phone, so that the average user's overall computing power is diminished and monitorable (plus the profit incentive). Easily controlled and exploited. "Free and open = Viruses and incompatibility... stick with what you know/trust and 'keep your information safe with us'"

If you're a pc gamer or power-user, you're probably already going to be acquainted with your hardware and use an OS that suits those needs. But most users are just browsing the internet and editing/storing files

Probablemente tenga una configuración de idioma incorrecta

I honestly read that and kinda just went ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ who am I to judge what someone considers commonly beautiful

Your comment made me realize the typo

Now I'm imagining books with arms, physically removing teachers from the school