erici

joined 1 year ago
[–] erici@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 3 months ago

Vic20 😆 -> C64 -> AmigaOS -> MacOS -> Slackware (much frustration!) -> MacOS -> Ubuntu -> EndeavourOS

[–] erici@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 5 months ago

I don’t use Ubuntu myself but I put Zorin on my dad’s computer. He 82 and he doesn’t know what an operating system is. He seems to be able to use it though 🤷

[–] erici@lemmy.sdf.org 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Amiga Workbench called them drawers. I'm sticking with drawers.

[–] erici@lemmy.sdf.org 45 points 1 year ago (7 children)

I stopped using Facebook 10 years ago, but I'm loathed to actually delete my account because every once in a while, a long lost friend or relative contacts me there. It would be a shame to lose touch with people. Ultimately I care about that more than privacy. It's the same with Whatsapp. I've made a concerted effort to convince my immediate family to try XMPP, Delta Chat and Signal, but they just won't install another app unless everyone they know is using it. I find it a bit frustrating, but that's reality. So I have to keep using Whatsapp.

[–] erici@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 1 year ago

It can work. I used a dating website (pre smartphone) and I just put in a photo of myself sitting at my computer and a list of bands and movies I liked. My wife approved and asked me out on a date.