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Kite boats in c/curatedtumblr@sh.itjust.works

[–] tempestuousknave@sh.itjust.works 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Fore and aft rigged ships sail into the wind pretty well, but square rigged ships were better outfitted for running with the trades. This design would probably do something similar, but yeah, next they'll invent masts and yardarms and booms, and then we'll be back to squabbling over trade routes in the Caribbean.

Piracy Update in c/dnd@lemmy.world

Well hello there. in c/dndnext@ttrpg.network

[–] tempestuousknave@sh.itjust.works 0 points 1 year ago

Jerboa is decent. Probably take a while to get sync/relay/Apollo quality apps, but this is a good start. Definitely better than mobile.

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I have no idea what I'm doing, help! (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by tempestuousknave@sh.itjust.works to c/unix@sh.itjust.works

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Every other forum has rules about these posts because there's such a glut of them, and yes, I could go read a stickied thread elsewhere, but here I am not doing that.

How would someone with no computer skills get acquainted with the OS? What version would you recommend to the hopeless novice? Can I keep windows on my PC and run the new OS or a practice version of it in a partitioned space while I learn? Can someone with minimal skills/time/patience be happy with a unix-like OS?

[Meta] There is a typo in this community name, need to move over to !buyitforlife@sh.itjust.works in c/buytiforlife@sh.itjust.works

[–] tempestuousknave@sh.itjust.works 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I subscribed to this instance specifically for the discussion of quality titanium products and now you're closing the magazine? Back to reddit I go.