#use macos

[nixcraft]

A boy can dream, can't he?

#sysadmin #privacy #windows11 #windows10 #microsoft #use linux #linux #gnu #macos #use macos

[nyaa]

[エース明]

#ace_Akira #pink #art #pixel #smoking #finally someone using macOS

[mirqmarq428]

Switching to Linux hot take:

Recovering windows users shouldn't switch to a "windows-like" DE. Give them something totally alien like GNOME or Budgie. Likewise, we should recommend ex Mac users KDE or Cinnamon.

Reason: Linux is not the same as those OSes. Its imitations of their interfaces are incomplete, so it will feel like a knockoff.

A new GUI paradigm sets Linux apart in the mind and encourages learning. Then once the user is proficient in customizing their desktop, they can bring back the features they valued in those systems.

#have you ever tried PearOS #as someone who occasionally uses a Mac. its bad #KDE skin with the barest veneer. but basically no research #for example. the macos default terminal is an 80x24 box with exactly 1 titlebar #meanwhile PearOS keeps the Konsole default which is tons of buttons and drop down menus. and the font it way too big #ugh it just. feel is all wrong #this is also true of WinFX btw #mir rants #linux #Linux take #desktop environment

[shinelikethunder]

back in the Superwholock days there was this post getting passed around my corner of tumblr about "teflon writing vs velcro writing," ostensibly as a nutshell summary of why fandom reacted so differently to Steven Moffat and Russell T Davies as Doctor Who showrunners: slick and polished and easier to admire (when done well) or coolly assess its flaws (when botched) than to get a grip on or pull apart & tinker with, vs. messy and prickly and grippy and tinkering-friendly and prone to getting its hooks in you whether or not you ever wanted that

and that's very funny to look back on with the distance of hindsight, because to this day--a full decade after peak Superwholock--RTD-era Who and Kripke-era SPN remain THE most insane, crazymaking, irreversible-brain-damage-inducing, "compelling in the way where they make me INCREDIBLY ANGRY and ITCHY TO FIX THEM because i am so stupid-invested that they still have me by the balls, even when my engagement is just picking apart the frustrations of how and why they SUCK" turbo-examples of velcro writing i have ever encountered in my LIFE

hell, they aren't even so much like velcro as they're like snagging the folds of a lace circle skirt on a whole branch of actual cockleburs and trying to wash the shrapnel out with fucking gorilla glue

.....and then there's BBC Sherlock. which was neither velcro writing nor teflon writing but an elaborate many-year con, targeted at the EXACT kinds of people who maintain a secret good Supernatural that lives in their heads, whose one neat trick was to bait its marks into collectively hallucinating a brilliant show so that Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss never had to put themselves to the trouble of writing one.

#computer tinkerers hear me out: if spn is microsoft windows and doctor who is various *nix distros and moffat-era who is macOS #then bbc sherlock is a fucking chromebook that reply guys SWEAR you can do full-stack software development and advanced image editing on #....if you root it and use some horrible 3rd party script to bolt a linux distro on top of chromeOS and physically install 32gb extra RAM #and even then the filesystem access is all screwy and *you're still doing your image editing in the GIMP* #fandom #superwholock #meta

[sheregenerated13]

I changed the Stardew Valley letters from 'Your Mom' and 'Your Dad' to be from 'Your Aunt' and 'Your Bestie' to be a bit friendlier to folks who have estranged parents, etc. I also changed some of the letter contents to make sense (from a friend, not parent, etc.)

I'll pin the file to the #gaymes channel in my LGBTQ safe space server if anyone needs it! Also in my thasmin!! server :)

#Stardew Valley #Stardew Valley Mod #Stardew Valley Mods #Not much of a mod but made a huge impact for me #Estranged Parents #LGBTQ #Gaymer #I learned how to do all of this on the chucklefish forums #and also through this amazing tutorial with screen capture video and written instructions #amazing tutorial at http://web.simmons.edu/~allwarde/LIS488/GameModTutorial/tutorial.html #MacOS #Terminal #Steam #Why does mac have to make it so difficult to use the computer to computer stuff like ffs #the hoops i had to jump through #unreasonable #anyway #enjoy the fruits of my labor or whatever #i'm unemployed and a hot mess trying to figure out a ton of paperwork to get medical care and everything but i decided to stay up to do thi #also my car battery died and it took 6+ hours for AAA to come #and they didn't even fix it tbh cuz they didn't bring a new battery they just said i needed one which i kinda figured cuz it was kaputt #at least i'll always have stardew valley

[sheryl-lee]

question for fellow gifmakers who use a macbook: what software are you using to screencap 1080p files now that the older version of mpv (that doesn't duplicate/skip frames) is no longer compatible with macos sonoma?

#i usually only cap/gif 2160p files using mpv but i can't cap 1080p files at all rn because of this and it's bumming me out #i used to have 2 versions of mpv installed on my macbook but now the older version doesn't work with the new macos update #and the newer one STILL duplicates frames on 1080p #ive tried iina but you can't take continuous caps with that afaik #and i'd prefer to not video record with vlc if i can help it so... #if anyone has any advice or workarounds lmk <3 #sameera.txt

[sarasa-cat]

I really don't know how people get shit done when working on a machine running windows.

This whole fucking operating system is designed to constantly shove visual distractions for NO REASON into my workspace.

Further, it is impossible to figure out where in the mess of overlapping settings menus to turn off certain things. Like, fml, I have spent 30 minutes trying to find the settings someone online says will turn off CLICK WHEN HOVERING because ffs. I only want to CLICK WHEN I CLICK.

WHO WRITES THIS SHIT?

KLJESAFdsajlkgfadsfjkl

#usually I use unix #ios #or macOS which is unix #I just want to turn everything off and then have a calm computing env

[teabutmakeitazure]

will finally probably get a new laptop tomorrow

shall update whether i got a macbook or not

#first off #macbooks are npc laptops #everyone has them here #SECOND #i cant play genshin on that #im dying of workload but i still want something thatll run genshin #no offense to any macbook users out there but its the trademark npc laptop #literally every other person uses it #not every other person more like majority #it also cant run genshin because its not supported on macOS #so thats that #gaming laptop maybe? a budget one idk #thinking of getting the lenovo ideapad gaming 3 with 3050ti #sure its bigger than the 13 inch one but its windows and has 3050ti #can even run tomb raider on that bad boy #we shall see #childe i will see you soon #zuri rambles

[cerealandchoccymilk]

Trigun Bookclub: Trigun Vol.1-2, Chapter #09

previous | all | next

I’m doing a deep-read of the Japanese original print (reread) and Overhaul 1.0 (first read) side-by-side, and writing down everything I notice from small details, version differences, translation differences, etc.

The volume numbers will be mismatched for most of the remainder of Trigun, since the Japanese first edition is 3 volumes while all later versions are 2 volumes.

As always, here are the non-analysis panels:

And the rest is under the cut.

[link for if the images aren’t in horizontal rows]

To start off, we have Meryl talking about buying designer handbags. This part was very confusing in Japanese because even though I could recognize Prada, the two other brands she named were completely bogus to me. What the hell are エピピ(Epipi) and NCM!?

So I asked my mom about it last night (she knows a decent amount about brands popular in the 90's, since she was still living in Japan back then). She was also stumped for a bit, but after a while she asked to see the way "Prada" looked. She noticed that it was written like プラーダ(purāda) rather than the correct プラダ(purada). I didn't notice because I don't know shit about fashion... but she suggested that maybe all of these were slight variations on real-life brands. She said that NCM is probably based on MCM Worldwide.

Epipi probably took a solid 20 minutes to figure out.... We were naming every brand on earth searching for anything that could even vaguely sound like "epipi." Right when we nearly ran out of ideas, she thought of googling just part of the name, like "epi brand," and voila, apparently there's a line of Louis Vuitton leather called Epi.

Epipi (and brain soup) is an inside joke between us now btw.

The chapter cover!! Everyone here is so damn cute... also I'm sitting almost exactly how Vash is right now.

This is the second appearance of Vash's shades. I can't see the details, but the design looks the same as the one before.

I'd completely forgotten how tiny Kaito is??? Literally half of Vash's height.

Vash's response to Kaito's insult(?) is「お前そりゃないだろ…」and is something more like "C'mon, man..." or "Seriously?"

big eyes vash big eyes vash i want to scoop him up and put him in a jar with holes in the lid

It's so cool how Vash immediately understands exactly what's going on through what he's overhearing, thanks to his childhood on the spaceship and his time at Home. How can this man not drive

I think the engineer is talking about the Plant here, so it should be "The shock could kill it." (although the Plant dying would also kill everyone else. ykwim)

Didn't know that guy was called a helmsman.... In Japanese, the word for helmsman, 操舵手 (the scan is super blurry and looked like 士 but the correct word is 手) was written as ライツ(raitsu) with 操舵手 written in the ruby. Maybe raitsu was the name of the helmsman? Or it might be something else boat-related that I don't know about.

Vash's silent reaction to Kaito's words say a lot. This behavior is nearly identical to Vash's (again, more so in Maximum, after Vash remembers the events of July and gets even more depressed). He understands Kaito's pain and guilt, and worries for him, but he also can't help but see himself in the boy... however he feels about that. This gets a bit more into theory territory, but I think Vash doesn't want Kaito to turn out like himself. Of course, he wants everyone to strive for peace; he wants people to be like that part of himself, in that regard. However, he doesn't want people to act self-destructive like he is. One obvious reason is that Vash genuinely doesn't want Kaito to be hurt, especially when he believes that people always deserve to start over and live a happy life.... But another underlying reason could be that he doesn't like percieving parts of himself in others, out of self-hatred.

One of my favorite lines ever!!!!! (has 50 favorites)(its not my fault trigun/trimax is so constantly banger) While humans views the Plant as a tool and an incomprehensible being, Vash simply views them as just a girl that needs calming down—"people" just like him and everyone else. He has a familial relationship with every Plant, which I absolutely adore. And!!! I will expand on this bit in the next(I think) arc and beyond, or maybe even make a separate post!!! I have so many thoughts surrounding this and it's a core theme to Trigun as a whole.

Noting some SFX since some non-Japanese readers may not have noticed - the plant is making a high-pitched scream from here on. Also, Kaito says that it's a "voice," not a "sound."

More Plant object-person dichotomy!! This unfortunately gets lost in translation, but it's a very neat storytelling trick. In Japanese, This is written in an interesting way:「プラント――　それは『造りだす』もの」 with もの(mono) having dots above them (in this context acting like italicization for emphasis in English). Usually, this もの would be more specific. There's 物(mono) which means "object" or "thing," and there's 者(mono) which means "person" or sometimes "being." The narrator intentionally leaves the identity of the Plant vague. Again, in humans' eyes, Plants are machines of production. In Vash's eyes, Plants are full-fledged people.

I would write that line closer to the original format, with quotes around "creates" and leaving it at that.

A longer translation correction—just going to transcribe it here:

水 紫外線 酸素 そして微電力を与える事によって物理法則を超えた『生産』活動を行う生体システムである They are organic systems that, when fed water, ultraviolet light, oxygen, and a bit of electricity, can "produce" things in a process that surpasses all physical law.

The sound effect here is loud footsteps on metal. I think it's neat that Nightow showed Vash running up the stairs with just onomatopoea and a shot of the stairs.

In Japanese, Vash says that he's counting on/leaving the rest up to the engineers/the others on the ship, after telling them to deal with it.

Again, Vash considers the Plant his family, a sister. He is talking directly to them and treating them with respect. The word used here is actually 兄弟(kyoudai), which means "brother(s)"/olderbrother-youngerbrother, where in this situation with a brother and sister of unspecified age/order it would usually just be きょうだい(kyoudai, spelled out)... it may be that back then, people didn't really specify or mix-and-match sibling gender (姉弟 兄妹 etc) in writing as much as we do now.

The first appearance of feathers on Vash!! During my first read, I was absolutely mesmerized by this page. Mannnnnnn the angel imagery....

Also bonus reaction from my dear friend from my Instagram liveposting back in April (yeah. my first read was only a bit over 2 months ago). booty CRACK

This is the "beeeeeeep" sound of a flatlining heart monitor. Until now I thought it was more of an imaginary thing to show that their hearts have stopped, but I just realized that it may also be a real sound of the Plant's vital monitors. Could be either, to be honest.

Apparently "yards" are normal? In Japanese it's written as ヤーズ(yādzu, yards) instead of what would regularly be just ヤード(yādo, yard), so that may be the subtle miles-iles change?

This line would be "The pipes are stuck! They won't even budge!"

And the SFX here is a distant chattering and cheering crowd.

And here is the last scene, with Kaito humming Rem's favorite song. Idk, this just gives me a raw emotional reaction... I can't really analyze it lol. Rejoicing that you've survived through hardship. That while things still aren't perfect, this imminent danger has passed. That you still get to enjoy being alive. The same song of humanity still sang. Something something....

Anyways that’s it for Chapter #09! As always, the Japanese annotations are in the reblogs.

#mother comes to the rescue once again #'how can this man not drive' i say...not having a drivers license #actually yknow its the passenger princess swag. chauffeur for me boy #also finally installed a browser extension to store my em dashes and macrons 💪 <-was googling it every time until now #ik alt codes exist but they dont work on my puter. probably bc its bootcamp (windows on a mac) #we should probably use the macos side more buttttttt all our files and games are on windows :/ #trigunbookclub #trigun annotation #trigun #trigun manga #hopeposting...(clenches fist) #ok time to cry myself to sleep now goodnight yall i hope the best for each and every one of yougjhfkhbm....(sobbing) #like actually im tearing up typign this at 1:30am #anyways anyways nighty night

[soonhoonsol]

hello does anyone know where / how to download photoshop for free?

#personal #i'm using a macbook btw!! #macos ventura also but im lowkey scared to download a cracked photoshop

[mars-ipan]

guys i have to edit videos on macOS in class today. pray for me

#marzi speaks #fuck macOS all my homies hate macOS #WHY is apple the industry standard in art. WHYYY #windows has its problems but come on. APPLE??? you are setting yourself up for hardware issues that cost way too fucking much to fix #literally fucked up and evil and cruel #not to mention windows OS is wayyyy more user friendly in that even if you know nothing you can intuit your way around the ui #macOS? god. godddddd #also apple mice are horrible. who the fuck designs a mouse to be used like that what the fuck is wrong with them #i hate apple so much i hate it i hate itttt. and now i’m gonna have to EDIT on it uuuugghhghhhhggh #i can do it i’ll be fine. it’s just fucking stupid

[saturnsexual]

ipads are legitimately a great option at this point for drawing tablets and it infuriates me to no end that apple isn't completely pivoting to this market. Imagining an 18" ipad that can actually connect to a computer or that can run macOS apps while still having an enjoyable UX using the apple pencil for navigating (which is VERY POSSIBLE) has me losing my mind.

#apple bad etc but like all tech companies bad and apple has the distinct advantage of generally providing a really satisfying and easy UX #while also having the most satisfyingly designed hardware #they had a software called sidecar where you can use your ipad as a second monitor for your mac #and it's a fucking incredible concept but unfortunately it doesn't run very well #and they haven't really tuned the ipad to interact well with macOS apps #but like THEY COULD EASILY #and probably could capture a huger percentage of the digital arts market than they already have #because listen. Wacom. Makes ok stuff but dealing with the DRIVERS #And like an ipad basically is apple's drawing tablet line at this point #like no matter how much they try to be like ohhh its for everything #its best uses are visual arts and roblox and like. Theyre obviously marketing towards the artists with the ipad pro #and theres this whole identity crisis the ipad has #where apple intentionally kneecaps it in order to keep the divide between iPad and macbook discrete #But i feel like they just need to really play into the ipad as drawing tablet/accessory to mac

[dronningnure]

OC, he's a humanisation of one of my laptops. His name is Lasse :)

I have GhostBSD (basically FreeBSD, but pretty. And for noobs) installed on it, and one day I tried finding an antivirus compatible with FreeBSD.

All I could find was a forum post basically saying "Who the fuck would make an antivirus for FreeBSD. Because who the fuck would make a virus targeting FreeBSD when it has less users than Linux"

#it's the laptop my friend let me have!! #darling lenovo thinkpad #runs like a good boi #ghostbsd is awesome!! #one day tho i wanna successfully install freebsd with everything working and a gui #everytime i can't get the internet working.. :( #fun fact freebsd is used more than one might think!! #netflix' servers run on freebsd :) #and macos has some distant relations to bsd!! #ok imma stop os nerding now #my art #oc #os #ghostbsd #bsd #colors 3d #nintendo 3ds

[rackartyg]

every day i get closer to saying fuck it and installing linux

#the only thing stopping me at this point is What If My Viddy Games Break #she speaks #i WOULD install linux on my laptop but we use so much bespoke software for uni stuff that i daren't #half the professors run macOS and half run windows and their stuff will work for their OS #but the students running something else always have so much trouble #first week of most programming courses is like. okay this is the week where we Get The Simulator To Work On Your Computer #you know what subset of professors whose shit actually work? the tiny minority running linux #they're also always the best teachers #cth adventure

[dryams03]

Changing from Windows to MacOS is like to start over.

In my case, it's like to remind a relationship with your beautiful but unbearable brother (my iPad).

The colors are super but when your average network speed is 50 kb/s it's not that magical.

2. 50 Gb are so far away from me to download qwq

#whispers of traumatized designer #((And it's Sunday and there is no service workshop open)) #((cuz we work like that over here)) #((i lost a week of work in my final test because I hadn't any place to use SketchUp)) #((I think this PC would solve my problems)) #((but its actually creating others)) #((I really like them don't misunderstand me)) #((but iPad and MacOS)) #((but i cannot afford them here q-q))

[sibyl-of-space]

my relationship with technology and apple/microsoft specifically can be perfectly represented by the fact that i am typing this on

a Microsoft ergonomic PS/2 keyboard from the 90s

plugged into an active PS/2-USB converter

plugged into the USB slot on a programmable keypad

that can only be programmed on a Windows device

plugged into a USB-C hub with USB A slots, an HDMI slot, an ethernet slot, and SD/microSD slots

that I bought on NewEgg for half the price of Apple's shitty peripherals

plugged into my M1 MacBook Air, which I actually like rather a lot

#i genuinely like a lot of things about macs and macos #but god apple peripherals suck so bad #and you need a PC to do a ton of things because MacOS is unsupported on a lot of things #if i were a real gamer i would use linux but i'm not yet a real gamer #but anyway bottom line is i like to make sure i am always using technology in a way that would piss off its creators #im also using a shitty ergo USB mouse that i had to resolder the wire of in 2 places because it was coming apart #and i taped foam to it so it would fit my small hands