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[–] oranges@lemmy.ml 82 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (4 children)

Glad I made the switch back to FireFox a year or two ago. As a Dev, I was entrenched in Chrome and it wasn't an easy move but with the path Google are currently treading around ad serving, blocking the ad blocks etc. I feel I made the right choice.....

[–] oranges@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

They are good times indeed.... Good times.....

[–] oranges@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

Yes..... Melted on anything.......

[–] oranges@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

Literally have not been back since I decided to leave before the blackout.

Considering incised to spen hours a day s rolling that place, I haven't missed it and just moved on. 12years or more I was a regular contributor and viewer and quit cold turkey style :)

[–] oranges@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago

This hits the nail on the head.... I can get by with GIMP or InkScape or Photopea but they don't quite cut it when I have job going out worth a few grand I want all the tools, checks peace of mind of the locally installed app. I also find GIMP convoluted to achieve basic tasks. Even things like resizing images to canvas etc. Feels clunky by comparison to say Affinity Photo.

Either way, I can never get 100% away from the big boys as ultimately I have to test natively in Windows and Mac OS so it's not the end of the World having to boot into Windows or Mac OS occassionally to undertake the tasks required :)

[–] oranges@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

Hi there, yea I have tried it and kudos to the developer it's an awesome piece of kit.

Unfortunately, for me at least it's just not the same as running native Affinity Suite (which is my go to). We occassionally produce print work for clients as well as developing UX templates and I can't seem to replicate my workflow in Photopea or any of the other available apps. I wish Affinity would produce a Linux version but when asked, they said the uptake just wasn't there to make it worth their while :(

I'm really pleased I have managed to move the bulk of my work over to Mint and ultimately, I will always be left having to test applications natively in Windows and Mac OS so it's not the end of the World I suppose as I can't ever fully get away from them.

[–] oranges@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm currently using Libre Office and It honestly covers the full gamut for me. I haven't once felt "man, where's that option".

It's really solid and come a long way since I first used it !

[–] oranges@lemmy.ml 74 points 1 year ago (40 children)

I technically started with Steam Deck and finally took the plunge of partitioning my daily driver to install Linux Mint back a few weeks ago.

No regrets....

I'm a developer (web app predominantly ) and find I can use it for about 80% - 85% of my daily workflow. Things I miss and can't substitute are mainly around image editing / vector editing where GIMP and InkScape are just not there for the way I work.

Loving my time with it and would highly recommend anyone on the fence take the dive and give Mint a go. It's incredibly familiar the moment you boot it :)

[–] oranges@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

It's good to know I'm not alone..... I buy a lot of games and have a huge catalogue over a number of systems. It really is the thing I enjoy most as downtime.

However, I can count on one hand how many title screens I have seen over the last 5 years. I get so far, lose interest, move on. Several months later I will feel like playing again, wipe the save and start over rinse and repeat.

Games that keep calling me back however are Skyrim, Fallout 4 and the Bioshock trilogy.

[–] oranges@lemmy.ml 30 points 1 year ago

Kudos...... It's very much appreciated and a refreshing change to not be let down by something you enjoy online.

[–] oranges@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 year ago

Gerally it's decent.... I don't use it anywhere near as much as I used Reddit but I'm not sorry to see the back of that place.

It can be a little buggy sometimes, responses dont post or further posts fail to load. I think the lack of consistency is whynim using it less at the moment but overall, happy chappy :)

[–] oranges@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago

Gerally it's decent.... I don't use it anywhere near as much as I used Reddit but I'm not sorry to see the back of that place.

It can be a little buggy sometimes, responses dont post or further posts fail to load. I think the lack of consistency is whynim using it less at the moment but overall, happy chappy :)

 

Remember seeing this and thinking we all have that one client....

 

Hi guys, I have a question if you would be so kind. I'm a professional developer looking to finally make a semi break into Linux.

My daily driver is a Legion 5 / 6800H with 3070ti 32GB and I have been running Linux Mint in a virtual box now for a few weeks.

I can't make a 100% transition over to Linux due to the nature of my work but I could be running at round 80-90% of my work via a Linux OS.

With the above said, I'm finally going to install a dual boot instance today. Is Mint a good starting point? Anyone else have experience with Mint and Legion or would you recommend I start somewhere else? (I have heared many people mention POP OS).

Essentially I want something I can jump head first into and just make a start familiarising myself.

I'm trying to regain some control over my data and a jump to Lemmy and a Jump away from Windows feels like a solid start !

Thank you and keep rocking....

 
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