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  • It feels like it never quite decided on what it wanted to be.

    Wow, I feel the absolute opposite. Of all the UXes I have ever used, Gnome feels the most like they have a vision they’re committed to.

    Not everyone likes it, and I get it’s very different to the WinUX that most others have settled on, but they absolutely have a vision, and they execute on that vision.

    Extensions break with every update.

    Sort of.

    When a new Gnome version comes out, Gnome’s default behaviour is to mark extensions as unsupported. But in reality unless you’re upgrading to the first Beta releases, you’re unlikely to run into that, as extension developers will have marked their extensions as compatible long before the new Gnome version has hit stable and distros start pushing it.

    You can disable the check if you like, but hypothetically that could lead to issues (say, if Gnome radically changes the calendar applet, and then you force enable an extension that tweaks the old applet). Gnome, probably wisely, goes with the more stable option.

    If you just use the stable branch, you’re unlikely to ever get broken extensions.










  • Predominantly other men. But that doesn’t make it ok.

    Relax, David, you might get attacked or killed on your way back from work, but I don’t feel sympathy, because it’d probably be done by another man.

    The reality is anybody can feel unsafe at night, and everyone is valid in thinking so. Women generally feel more threatened because, despite being far less likely to be targeted, they’re also far less likely to be able to resist their attacker, which is also very reasonable.




  • More realistically, 3 months of expenses, not 6 of salary. Maybe go higher from there if you’ve paid off debts and stuff.

    It’s unfortunately very difficult to achieve for many, and impossible for some. But if you can, you absolutely should have an emergency fund.

    Some people can but don’t, either due to lack of financial education, lack of impulse control, or feeling they have to spend a lot to be happy.

    Shit happens in life, from a broken boiler or car to a job loss. If you can, please build an emergency fund.