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Corgana

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/r/StarTrek founder and primary steward from 2008-2021

Currently on the board of directors for StarTrek.website

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Corgana, (edited )
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If you are a newby FOR GODS SAKE USE UBUNTU.

Absolutely! I actually recommend Ubuntu for people used to MacOS, and Zorin (based on Ubuntu) for those used to Windows. Start simple and learn from there.

Corgana,
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Yes! Well said. For me it was instrumental in finally making the switch to Linux.

Corgana, (edited )
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I wasn’t calling you an Incel.

Corgana, (edited )
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This is absolutely an incel meme. Incel ideology hinges on always placing the blame on something external (often women and genetics) for their problems, never their own actions. If someone were to blame themselves and take responsibility for their own situation, it would by definition not be Involuntary.

Corgana, (edited )
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Again, this isn’t just some arbitrary opinion I hold, it is actual Incel propaganda. You are welcome to spread it wherever you please, I just thought that you might want to be made aware.

Corgana, (edited )
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(a life condition you’d like to change)

Incel ideology is defined by the “involuntary” (the “In” in “Incel”). So by definition, saying that something can be changed, implies it is not involuntary. And not a part of the ideology.

And because choosing to follow the ideology is a choice, there can be no such thing as a “small ‘i’” incel.

Corgana, (edited )
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I’m not trying to diminish your experience, but it’s called “dogwhistling” for a reason. You, being in a secure happy relationship, are unlikely to hear it. But a deeply insecure young man looking to externalize his shame absolutely will. He is the target, not you.

I know you didn’t mean harm, and FWIW, this is not my opinion, it’s a central tenant to Incel ideology. Here is the exact same “joke” on the Incels wiki.

Corgana, (edited )
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Meme-style dogwhistling actually relies on unwitting “carrier” intermediaries to spread and normalize the ideology. You see the same technique a lot with anti-trans memes too (“I Sexually Identify as an Attack Helicopter” is a common one that gets often repeated by non-transphobes).

By posting, upvoting and laughing, “normies” (emotionally secure people) play into the propagandists hands. A dogwhistle is not just the meme itself, but the entire social scenario around it. The real target of the whistle will see upvotes and laughter as reinforcement that the “unspoken ideas” espoused in it are true (there are a few in this thread).

ajayiyer, to linux
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Gentle reminder to everyone that support for ends in about 90 weeks. Many computers can't upgrade to Win 11 so here are your options:

  1. Continue on Win 10 but with higher security risks.
  2. Buy new and expensive hardware that supports Win11.
  3. Try a beginner friendly distro like . It only takes about two months to acclimate.

@nixCraft @linux @windowscentralbot

Corgana,
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Yep, when you make a Windows installer USB with Rufus it has the option to disable TPM requirement and the need for a Microsoft account.

Corgana, (edited )
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this? http://img2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20120425000301/memoryalpha/en/images/9/9a/Galaxy_class_holodeck_arch.jpg?

Corgana,
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You just reminded me of a bingo card Reddit Risa had during Disco S1:

https://startrek.website/pictrs/image/2aad0797-4b29-49e3-86ef-03e8aac4f15f.jpeg

Corgana, (edited )
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what does this have to do with the meme or are you just kinda doin your own thing over here

Corgana,
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“Unnecessarily emotional falling out with his father” 😂

Can we add /c/AIBI to The Website please

Corgana, (edited )
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Absolutely not I’ll just post them to Risa

Possible to have different desktop folders for different workspaces?

I am a “messy desk” person and like to have a big open visual space for all the pseudo-temporary files belonging to whatever project I’m working on at a given time. It would be nice to have a workspace specifically dedicated for “work” and still be able to create a fresh one when needed, without having to “put all...

Corgana,
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Yeaaaah, likely the route I’ll take.

Corgana,
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I guess maybe I don’t understand what workspaces are? Because I’ve been operating under the assumption that I’ve been using multiple workspaces with GNOME for a* long* time now.

Are you saying the GNOME update in April will each workspace to have it’s own unique desktop folder?

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