From: tnp@invalid.invalid
On 27/10/2025 20:51, Daniel wrote:
> Lawrence D’Oliveiro writes:
>
>> On Thu, 23 Oct 2025 20:30:01 +0000, Ondrej Bucek wrote:
>>
>>> LD>> Yeah I use tmux.
>>> LD>
>>> LD> Try a GUI terminal emulator. Being able to have multiple
>>> LD> windows/tabs open at once is a game-changer.
>>>
>>> Yeah, but he mentioned he's using tmux.
>>
>> Which is not designed to take advantage of a GUI.
>
> I've used gui's for years. Still do but only for rare necessities.
>
> Youd be fucking shocked how I used my computers, almost offended, that I
> don't use GUI's for almost anything on a routine basis.
>
Everyones use case id different. I spend a lot of time running 2D and 3D
CAD software. No way to avoid a GUI there.
I watch a lot of videos.
Ditto.
My friend who is doing mathematical research into billion element
matrices doesn't need a GUI but he does need to keep the windows open to
avoid overheating
> A big part of my transition away from a standard workstation lifestyle
> to a low power/fanless platform like RPI was a trial run that
> effectively became permanent.
>
> Similarly, I opted for a six month trial of life without a cellphone and
> relying on my landline combined with a small screen tablet on LTE for
> SMS. That was in 2018.
I adopted a cell phone because I needed to receive texts.
I adopted a smart phone because it came with Wifi calling when I was
living in an RF desert
Honestly that's as far as it goes.
You pick what you need to live the life you choose. What surprises me is
that other people get surprised about anyone's personal lifestyle.
--
Karl Marx said religion is the opium of the people.
But Marxism is the crack cocaine.
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